Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/492,551

DETERMINING FEATURE CONTRIBUTIONS TO DATA METRICS UTILIZING A CAUSAL DEPENDENCY MODEL

Non-Final OA

Filed

Oct 23, 2023

Priority

Mar 09, 2020 — continuation of 11/797,515

Examiner

KHAN, USMAN A

Art Unit

2637

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Adobe Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +12.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 75% grant rate with +12.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 879 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 75% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

658 granted / 879 resolved

+12.9% vs TC avg

Moderate +12% lift

Without

With

+12.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

29 currently pending

Career history

909

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

§103

76.0%

+36.0% vs TC avg

§102

16.6%

-23.4% vs TC avg

§112

4.8%

-35.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 879 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Oct 23, 2023

Application Filed

Apr 21, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 29, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 08, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 08, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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1y 11m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/982,586

Patent 12684236

FOCUS DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD, IMAGE CAPTURING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

1y 7m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/689,048

Patent 12671890

Active Image Sensors

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/451,648

Patent 12665982

COMPOSITE IMAGE GENERATION BASED ON IMAGE SEGMENTATION

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/658,253

Patent 12652462

IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

2y 1m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

75%

Grant Probability

87%

With Interview (+12.2%)

2y 10m (~1m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 879 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.