Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/527,768

MULTI-MODEL TIMESERIES FORECASTING OF SET-LEVEL VARIABLES

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 04, 2023

Priority

May 05, 2023 — provisional 63/464,278

Examiner

HONORE, EVEL NMN

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Expedia Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 48% of cases after interview

— +24.6% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 25 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

HONORE, EVEL NMN View full profile →

Grants 48% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

12 granted / 25 resolved

-12.0% vs TC avg

Strong +25% interview lift

Without

With

+24.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 2m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

9.2%

-30.8% vs TC avg

§103

88.3%

+48.3% vs TC avg

§102

1.8%

-38.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 25 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 04, 2023

Application Filed

Jun 05, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/726,268

Patent 12657480

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCTION OF DATA TRANSMISSION BY INFERENCE OPTIMIZATION AND DATA RECONSTRUCTION

4y 1m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

17/399,470

Patent 12566942

System and Method For Generating Parametric Activation Functions

4y 6m to grant Granted Mar 03, 2026

17/484,623

Patent 12547946

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIELD EXTRACTION FROM UNLABELED DATA

4y 4m to grant Granted Feb 10, 2026

17/687,918

Patent 12547906

METHOD, DEVICE, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR TRAINING MODEL

3y 11m to grant Granted Feb 10, 2026

17/189,160

Patent 12536156

UPDATING METADATA ASSOCIATED WITH HISTORIC DATA

4y 11m to grant Granted Jan 27, 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

48%

Grant Probability

73%

With Interview (+24.6%)

4y 2m (~1y 7m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 25 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.