Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/731,139

GENERATIVE AI-BASED TOOL FOR DEBUG

Non-Final OA

Filed

May 31, 2024

Priority

Mar 20, 2024 — provisional 63/567,558

Examiner

LEE, MARINA

Art Unit

2192

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +18.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 86% grant rate with +18.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 659 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LEE, MARINA View full profile →

Grants 86% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

564 granted / 659 resolved

+30.6% vs TC avg

Strong +18% interview lift

Without

With

+18.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

19 currently pending

Career history

674

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.7%

-36.3% vs TC avg

§103

79.5%

+39.5% vs TC avg

§102

8.0%

-32.0% vs TC avg

§112

3.3%

-36.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 659 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 31, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 23, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 14, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 14, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/623,784

Patent 12681704

ITERATIVE GENERATION OF INTERMEDIATE REPRESENTATIONS WITH LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS

2y 3m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/236,212

Patent 12675645

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED LOCALIZATION OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS AND USER INTERFACES

2y 10m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/202,756

Patent 12657010

DOC4CODE - AN AI-DRIVEN DOCUMENTATION RECOMMENDER SYSTEM TO AID PROGRAMMERS

3y 0m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/043,813

Patent 12650827

Application Deployment Based on Image Fingerprint

3y 3m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

17/465,118

Patent 12632360

METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ASSESSING GENERALIZABILITY OF BENCHMARKS

4y 8m to grant Granted May 19, 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

86%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+18.2%)

2y 10m (~8m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 659 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.