Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/545,042

SEMI-SUPERVISED FRAMEWORK FOR EFFICIENT TIME-SERIES ORDINAL CLASSIFICATION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 19, 2023

Priority

Jan 10, 2023 — continuation of 18/152,238

Examiner

KIM, SEHWAN

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

NEC Laboratories America Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 60% of cases after interview

— +66.4% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 148 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 60% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

89 granted / 148 resolved

At TC average

Strong +66% interview lift

Without

With

+66.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 0m

Avg Prosecution

16 currently pending

Career history

183

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

5.0%

-35.0% vs TC avg

§103

88.2%

+48.2% vs TC avg

§102

2.3%

-37.7% vs TC avg

§112

4.4%

-35.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 148 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 19, 2023

Application Filed

May 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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5y 6m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

17/899,124

Patent 12619921

PREDICTIVE FOG DATA CENTER MIGRATION

3y 8m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/000,845

Patent 12608592

AUTOMATED ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP (ESP) FAILURE ANALYSIS

3y 4m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

15/360,454

Patent 12602595

SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING A KNOWLEDGE REPRESENTATION FOR FEATURES IN A MACHINE LEARNING CLASSIFIER

9y 4m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

16/453,380

Patent 12602580

Dataset Dependent Low Rank Decomposition Of Neural Networks

6y 9m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

60%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+66.4%)

4y 0m (~1y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 148 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.