Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/708,859

PRESS FORMING ANALYSIS METHOD, PRESS FORMING ANALYSIS APPARATUS, AND PRESS FORMING ANALYSIS PROGRAM

Non-Final OA

Filed

May 09, 2024

Priority

Dec 07, 2021 — JP 2021-198176 +2 more

Examiner

LIANG, VEI CHUNG

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

JFE Steel Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 62% of cases after interview

— +63.7% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 136 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 62% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

85 granted / 136 resolved

+2.5% vs TC avg

Strong +64% interview lift

Without

With

+63.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 10m

Avg Prosecution

7 currently pending

Career history

136

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

5.6%

-34.4% vs TC avg

§103

71.9%

+31.9% vs TC avg

§102

20.5%

-19.5% vs TC avg

§112

1.8%

-38.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 136 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 09, 2024

Application Filed

May 06, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 09, 2026

Response Filed

Precedent Cases

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Patent 8386524

NULL

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12/694,434

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2y 11m to grant Granted Jan 01, 2013

12/208,294

Patent 8332368

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4y 3m to grant Granted Dec 11, 2012

12/507,244

Patent 8301660

ENFORCING RESTRICTIONS FOR GRAPH DATA MANIPULATION OPERATIONS

3y 3m to grant Granted Oct 30, 2012

11/451,845

Patent 8271452

METHOD, SYSTEM, AND DATABASE ARCHIVE FOR ENHANCING DATABASE ARCHIVING

6y 3m to grant Granted Sep 18, 2012

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

62%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+63.7%)

3y 10m (~1y 8m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 136 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.