Last updated: August 17, 2026

Application No. 18/642,376

CONTRAST AND COLOR COMPENSATION IN WORLD-ADDITIVE DISPLAY FOR HEAD MOUNTED DEVICE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Apr 22, 2024

Priority

Apr 21, 2023 — provisional 63/497,621

Examiner

ELAHI, TOWFIQ

Art Unit

2623

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Google LLC

OA Round

2 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +14.5% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 80% grant rate with +14.5% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 738 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 80% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

587 granted / 738 resolved

+17.5% vs TC avg

Moderate +14% lift

Without

With

+14.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 5m

Avg Prosecution

13 currently pending

Career history

757

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.3%

-37.7% vs TC avg

§103

66.7%

+26.7% vs TC avg

§102

18.8%

-21.2% vs TC avg

§112

4.5%

-35.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 738 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 1 earlier event

Dec 03, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Feb 13, 2026

Interview Requested

Feb 26, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Feb 26, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Mar 03, 2026

Response Filed

Jul 08, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Jul 10, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jul 22, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/139,485

Patent 12705013

COMPUTING DEVICE HEADSET INPUT

3y 3m to grant Granted Aug 11, 2026

19/028,557

Patent 12705325

DISPLAY LAYOUT AND INTERACTIVE OBJECTS FOR PATIENT MONITORING

1y 6m to grant Granted Aug 11, 2026

18/865,616

Patent 12699270

INPUT/OUTPUT COUPLING GRATING AND DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME

1y 8m to grant Granted Aug 04, 2026

18/988,942

Patent 12699448

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING CORRESPONDENCE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN SENSOR DATA AND FINGER JOINT ANGLES

1y 7m to grant Granted Aug 04, 2026

18/844,248

Patent 12681580

SKIN STIMULATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DRIVING SKIN STIMULATION DEVICE

1y 10m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

2-3

Expected OA Rounds

80%

Grant Probability

94%

With Interview (+14.5%)

2y 5m (~1m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 738 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.