Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/721,651

ESTIMATION APPARATUS, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jun 18, 2024

Priority

Dec 22, 2021 — nonprovisional of PCTJP2021047697

Examiner

HUYNH, LINDA TANG

Art Unit

2172

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

NTT Technocross Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +30.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 37% grant rate with +30.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 281 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

HUYNH, LINDA TANG View full profile →

Grants only 37% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

104 granted / 281 resolved

-18.0% vs TC avg

Strong +31% interview lift

Without

With

+30.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 9m

Avg Prosecution

20 currently pending

Career history

310

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

§103

96.2%

+56.2% vs TC avg

§102

2.1%

-37.9% vs TC avg

§112

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 281 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 18, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 14, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 29, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 29, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12651114

DYNAMIC USER INTERFACE RELATED TO AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT CREATION THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/190,499

Patent 12645342

Software Development (DevOps) Pipelines for Robotic Process Automation

3y 2m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/416,007

Patent 12645306

ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME

2y 4m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

17/827,651

Patent 12638950

OBJECT PLACEMENT FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES

4y 0m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

17/932,248

Patent 12638923

TOUCHLESS IMAGE-BASED INPUT INTERFACE

3y 8m to grant Granted May 26, 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

37%

Grant Probability

68%

With Interview (+30.6%)

3y 9m (~1y 8m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 281 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.