Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/776,674

GENERATING SYNTHETIC IMAGES AS TRAINING DATASET FOR A MACHINE LEARNING NETWORK

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jul 18, 2024

Priority

Apr 26, 2018 — continuation of 10/332,261 +3 more

Examiner

DUNPHY, DAVID F

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Capital One Services LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +10.1% interview lift. Interview lift (+10.1%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 776 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

DUNPHY, DAVID F View full profile →

Grants 85% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

661 granted / 776 resolved

+25.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +10% lift

Without

With

+10.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Fast prosecutor

2y 2m

Avg Prosecution

21 currently pending

Career history

786

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.1%

-36.9% vs TC avg

§103

71.6%

+31.6% vs TC avg

§102

9.3%

-30.7% vs TC avg

§112

6.0%

-34.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 776 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 18, 2024

Application Filed

May 12, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/429,774

Patent 12682463

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

2y 5m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/492,154

Patent 12681454

Interference Determination Device

2y 8m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/683,053

Patent 12670626

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD

2y 4m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/507,046

Patent 12664766

HYPERPARAMETER OPTIMIZATION

2y 7m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/584,401

Patent 12664779

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC IDENTIFICATION OF SPATIAL/TEMPORAL ATTENTION REGIONS AND TRAINING DATA GENERATION USING THE SAME

2y 4m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

85%

Grant Probability

95%

With Interview (+10.1%)

2y 2m (~2m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 776 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.