Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/548,151

DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DENOISING AN INPUT SIGNAL

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 28, 2023

Priority

Jun 15, 2021 — DE 10 2021 206 110.9 +1 more

Examiner

SHIFERAW, ELENI A

Art Unit

2497

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Robert Bosch GmbH

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 38% of cases after interview

— +35.3% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 133 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

SHIFERAW, ELENI A View full profile →

Grants only 38% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

50 granted / 133 resolved

-20.4% vs TC avg

Strong +35% interview lift

Without

With

+35.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 3m

Avg Prosecution

8 currently pending

Career history

143

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

§103

86.7%

+46.7% vs TC avg

§102

8.0%

-32.0% vs TC avg

§112

1.5%

-38.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 133 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 28, 2023

Application Filed

Mar 11, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

10/527,570

Patent 7983414

PROTECTED CRYPTOGRAPHIC CALCULATION

6y 4m to grant Granted Jul 19, 2011

11/762,885

Patent 7984512

INTEGRATING SECURITY BY OBSCURITY WITH ACCESS CONTROL LISTS

4y 1m to grant Granted Jul 19, 2011

11/688,445

Patent 7965844

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING USER DATA IN AN ENCRYPTION PIPELINE

4y 3m to grant Granted Jun 21, 2011

10/511,218

Patent 7954164

METHOD OF COPY DETECTION AND PROTECTION USING NON-STANDARD TOC ENTRIES

6y 7m to grant Granted May 31, 2011

12/498,795

Patent 7954156

METHOD TO ENHANCE PLATFORM FIRMWARE SECURITY FOR LOGICAL PARTITION DATA PROCESSING SYSTEMS BY DYNAMIC RESTRICTION OF AVAILABLE EXTERNAL INTERFACES

1y 10m to grant Granted May 31, 2011

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

38%

Grant Probability

73%

With Interview (+35.3%)

4y 3m (~1y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 133 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.