Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/539,008

USING LANGUAGE MODELS TO ASSIST TUMOR BOARD DISCUSSION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 13, 2023

Examiner

EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Siemens Healthineers AG

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 41% of cases after interview

— +39.5% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 277 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

EL-HAGE HASSAN, ABDALLAH A View full profile →

Grants 41% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

113 granted / 277 resolved

-19.2% vs TC avg

Strong +40% interview lift

Without

With

+39.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 4m

Avg Prosecution

36 currently pending

Career history

314

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

34.9%

-5.1% vs TC avg

§103

57.3%

+17.3% vs TC avg

§102

6.6%

-33.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 277 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 13, 2023

Application Filed

May 27, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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3y 1m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/094,037

Patent 12657541

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF BOT INTERACTIONS

3y 5m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/388,215

Patent 12646024

Managed Inventory

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/477,547

Patent 12596980

INSPECTION SYSTEM AND INSPECTION METHOD FOR BUILDING COMPONENTS OF BUILDING STRUCTURES BASED ON COMMON DATA ENVIRONMENT AND BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING

2y 6m to grant Granted Apr 07, 2026

18/313,011

Patent 12578995

Distributed Actor-Based Information System and Method

2y 10m to grant Granted Mar 17, 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

41%

Grant Probability

80%

With Interview (+39.5%)

3y 4m (~9m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 277 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.