Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/735,236

VARIABLE-AIRFLOW INLET BARRIER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jun 06, 2024

Examiner

STIGLIC, RYAN M

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +7.0% interview lift. Interview lift (+7.0%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 386 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

STIGLIC, RYAN M View full profile →

Grants 72% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

277 granted / 386 resolved

+11.8% vs TC avg

Moderate +7% lift

Without

With

+7.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 8m

Avg Prosecution

2 currently pending

Career history

388

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.5%

-37.5% vs TC avg

§103

56.4%

+16.4% vs TC avg

§102

21.2%

-18.8% vs TC avg

§112

6.0%

-34.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 386 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 06, 2024

Application Filed

May 21, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/358,613

Patent 12670029

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING RESOURCE

5y 0m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/384,405

Patent 12647484

BLOCKCHAIN SHARDING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK-LONG SHORT-TERM MEMORY (CNN-LSTM) PREDICTION MODEL

2y 7m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

13/516,149

Patent 9176770

NULL

Granted Nov 03, 2015

13/599,353

Patent 9137038

NULL

Granted Sep 15, 2015

13/763,152

Patent 9137005

NULL

Granted Sep 15, 2015

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

72%

Grant Probability

79%

With Interview (+7.0%)

2y 8m (~6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 386 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.

VARIABLE-AIRFLOW INLET BARRIER FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT

Interview Optional

Examiner Intelligence

Statute-Specific Performance

Prosecution Timeline

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

Strategy Recommendation AI-generated — please review before filing

Prosecution Projections

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