Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/656,257

TECHNIQUES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF OUT-OF-DISTRIBUTION INPUT DATA IN NEURAL NETWORKS

Non-Final OA

Filed

May 06, 2024

Priority

Apr 06, 2021 — continuation of 11/978,258

Examiner

ALAM, FAYYAZ

Art Unit

2646

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

NVIDIA Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +11.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 83% grant rate with +11.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1021 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 83% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

851 granted / 1021 resolved

+21.3% vs TC avg

Moderate +11% lift

Without

With

+11.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 6m

Avg Prosecution

13 currently pending

Career history

1030

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

§103

74.9%

+34.9% vs TC avg

§102

6.7%

-33.3% vs TC avg

§112

5.1%

-34.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1021 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 06, 2024

Application Filed

Dec 23, 2024

Response after Non-Final Action

Apr 07, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

May 27, 2026

Interview Requested

Jun 04, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 04, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12684315

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM

2y 11m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/476,548

Patent 12684337

THIRD-PARTY WIRELESS DEVICE IDENTIFICATION

2y 9m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/470,901

Patent 12672072

WIRELESS NETWORK ENERGY SAVING WITH GRAPH NEURAL NETWORKS

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/289,657

Patent 12666371

USER EQUIPMENTS, BASE STATIONS, AND METHODS FOR SRS TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION POWER CONTROL

2y 7m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/252,412

Patent 12659871

MAXIMUM PERMISSIBLE EXPOSURE REPORTING

3y 1m to grant Granted Jun 16, 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

83%

Grant Probability

94%

With Interview (+11.2%)

2y 6m (~3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1021 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.