Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/568,338

AOA MEASUREMENT AND REFERENCE POINT LOCATION INFORMATION ASSOCIATION

Final Rejection

Filed

Dec 08, 2023

Priority

Nov 05, 2021 — provisional 63/276,319 +2 more

Examiner

NGUYEN, TUAN HOANG

Art Unit

2649

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Intel Corporation

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +4.1% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 90% grant rate with +4.1% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1536 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1389 granted / 1536 resolved

+28.4% vs TC avg

Minimal +4% lift

Without

With

+4.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 3m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

1549

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.8%

-38.2% vs TC avg

§103

77.3%

+37.3% vs TC avg

§102

6.4%

-33.6% vs TC avg

§112

5.5%

-34.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1536 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 08, 2023

Application Filed

Mar 05, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Apr 09, 2026

Response Filed

May 07, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

May 12, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/531,139

Patent 12684653

INTERACTION CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

2y 7m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/557,757

Patent 12683643

Middle Frame and Electronic Device

2y 8m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/589,095

Patent 12684503

TRANSCEIVERS WITH ADJUSTABLE CELL SIZES

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

17/940,049

Patent 12677123

BLUETOOTH REPORT EVENTS FOR ULTRA LOW LATENCY

3y 10m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/477,144

Patent 12672176

PAIRING METHOD AND APPARATUS

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

90%

Grant Probability

94%

With Interview (+4.1%)

2y 3m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 1536 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.