Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/756,039

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Examiner

ADROVEL, WILLIAM

Art Unit

Tech Center

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 43% of cases after interview

— +54.6% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 157 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

ADROVEL, WILLIAM View full profile →

Grants 43% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

67 granted / 157 resolved

-17.3% vs TC avg

Strong +55% interview lift

Without

With

+54.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 12m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

182

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.9%

-39.1% vs TC avg

§103

86.4%

+46.4% vs TC avg

§102

11.8%

-28.2% vs TC avg

§112

0.2%

-39.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 157 resolved cases

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

14/052,629

Patent 10319035

IMAGE CAPTURING AND AUTOMATIC LABELING SYSTEM

5y 8m to grant Granted Jun 11, 2019

14/284,737

Patent 10293252

IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD

5y 0m to grant Granted May 21, 2019

14/390,165

Patent 10261300

Light microscope and method for image recording using a light microscope

4y 6m to grant Granted Apr 16, 2019

13/939,174

Patent 10230970

DECODED PICTURE BUFFER SIZE MANAGEMENT

5y 8m to grant Granted Mar 12, 2019

13/359,377

Patent 10205953

OBJECT DETECTION INFORMED ENCODING

7y 0m to grant Granted Feb 12, 2019

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

43%

Grant Probability

97%

With Interview (+54.6%)

3y 12m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 157 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.