Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/749,472

ACCESSORY DEVICES WITH TEXTILE-BASED WALLS

Final Rejection

Filed

Jun 20, 2024

Priority

Sep 11, 2023 — provisional 63/537,803

Examiner

KUNTZ, CURTIS A

Art Unit

2646

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Apple Inc.

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +2.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 46% grant rate with +2.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 67 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

KUNTZ, CURTIS A View full profile →

Grants 46% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

31 granted / 67 resolved

-15.7% vs TC avg

Minimal +3% lift

Without

With

+2.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 6m

Avg Prosecution

35 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

88.5%

+48.5% vs TC avg

§102

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

§112

8.6%

-31.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 67 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 20, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 20, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

May 28, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

May 28, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 23, 2026

Response Filed

Jul 15, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/582,763

Patent 12684502

TRANSMIT POWER CHANGE INDICATION

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/666,269

Patent 12683637

COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD

2y 1m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/392,138

Patent 12671963

MANAGING SECURITY-COMPROMISED COMMUNICATION DEVICES IN A TALK GROUP

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/565,538

Patent 12666368

INTERFERENCE CONTROL SYSTEM, INTERFERENCE CONTROL METHOD, REPEATER AND PROGRAM FOR INTERFERENCE CONTROL FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/531,318

Patent 12647145

Method and System for Processing an Analog Signal

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

46%

Grant Probability

49%

With Interview (+2.6%)

2y 6m (~6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 67 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.