Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/768,062

CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jul 10, 2024

Priority

Jul 14, 2023 — JP 2023-115928

Examiner

REPSHER III, JOHN T

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Canon Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 58% of cases after interview

— +47.6% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 350 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

REPSHER III, JOHN T View full profile →

Grants 58% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

204 granted / 350 resolved

-1.7% vs TC avg

Strong +48% interview lift

Without

With

+47.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 3m

Avg Prosecution

31 currently pending

Career history

376

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

4.9%

-35.1% vs TC avg

§103

72.6%

+32.6% vs TC avg

§102

2.8%

-37.2% vs TC avg

§112

18.7%

-21.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 350 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 10, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/191,862

Patent 12681629

FUNCTION SIMULATOR DRIVEN BY GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE PROTOTYPES

3y 3m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

16/983,941

Patent 12675206

REDUCED-SIZE NOTIFICATION INTERFACE

5y 11m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/519,735

Patent 12663958

AUGMENTING IMAGE CONTENT WITH SOUND

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/091,844

Patent 12574602

CONTROL DISPLAY METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM

3y 2m to grant Granted Mar 10, 2026

17/171,794

Patent 12568166

TIME-AVERAGED PROXIMITY SENSOR

5y 0m to grant Granted Mar 03, 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

58%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+47.6%)

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

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 350 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.