Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/526,373

OVERCOMING MAXIMUM TOKEN LIMITATIONS OF LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 01, 2023

Examiner

RIFKIN, BEN M

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 44% of cases after interview

— +16.2% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 321 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

RIFKIN, BEN M View full profile →

Grants 44% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

142 granted / 321 resolved

-15.8% vs TC avg

Strong +16% interview lift

Without

With

+16.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 12m

Avg Prosecution

22 currently pending

Career history

357

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

12.6%

-27.4% vs TC avg

§103

76.1%

+36.1% vs TC avg

§102

3.3%

-36.7% vs TC avg

§112

6.4%

-33.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 321 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 01, 2023

Application Filed

Jun 05, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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17/289,356

Patent 12608641

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

4y 11m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

17/121,149

Patent 12541685

SEMI-SUPERVISED LEARNING OF TRAINING GRADIENTS VIA TASK GENERATION

5y 1m to grant Granted Feb 03, 2026

16/151,431

Patent 12455778

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DATA STREAM SIMULATION

7y 0m to grant Granted Oct 28, 2025

16/746,866

Patent 12236335

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TIME-DEPENDENT MACHINE LEARNING ARCHITECTURE

5y 1m to grant Granted Feb 25, 2025

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

44%

Grant Probability

60%

With Interview (+16.2%)

4y 12m (~2y 4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 321 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.