Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/531,119

APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH HYBRID QUANTUM-CLASSICAL NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE GENERATION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 06, 2023

Priority

Aug 02, 2023 — RE 10-2023-0101075

Examiner

ALABI, OLUWATOSIN O

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +22.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 60% grant rate with +22.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 215 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

ALABI, OLUWATOSIN O View full profile →

Grants 60% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

130 granted / 215 resolved

+0.5% vs TC avg

Strong +22% interview lift

Without

With

+22.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 11m

Avg Prosecution

24 currently pending

Career history

253

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.4%

-37.6% vs TC avg

§103

86.6%

+46.6% vs TC avg

§102

7.6%

-32.4% vs TC avg

§112

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 215 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 06, 2023

Application Filed

May 20, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 18, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 02, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 08, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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17/154,401

Patent 12670402

MOMENTUM CONTRASTIVE AUTOENCODER

5y 5m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/655,253

Patent 12670432

METHOD FOR TRAINING DATA PROCESSING MODEL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM

4y 3m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/873,491

Patent 12657432

BACKPROPAGATION-BASED EXPLAINABILITY METHOD FOR UNSUPERVISED ANOMALY DETECTION MODELS BASED ON AUTOENCODER ARCHITECTURES

3y 10m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

17/747,175

Patent 12645767

WATERMARKING QUANTUM MODELS BY LEVERAGING METADATA

4y 0m to grant Granted Jun 02, 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

60%

Grant Probability

82%

With Interview (+22.0%)

3y 11m (~1y 3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 215 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.