Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/778,915

MULTI-PHASE DISTRIBUTED TASK COORDINATION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jul 19, 2024

Priority

Oct 03, 2019 — continuation of 11/372,690 +2 more

Examiner

WU, QING YUAN

Art Unit

2199

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +11.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 91% grant rate with +11.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 770 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

WU, QING YUAN View full profile →

Grants 91% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

699 granted / 770 resolved

+35.8% vs TC avg

Moderate +11% lift

Without

With

+11.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

16 currently pending

Career history

783

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

13.7%

-26.3% vs TC avg

§103

43.4%

+3.4% vs TC avg

§102

14.2%

-25.8% vs TC avg

§112

19.4%

-20.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 770 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 19, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 24, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 04, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 04, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/990,086

Patent 12681756

AUTOMATIC SYNCHRONOUS OR ASYNCHRONOUS EXECUTION OF REQUESTS

3y 7m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/212,532

Patent 12670033

MULTI-TIERED HYBRID MULTI-CLOUD SERVICE MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTURE

3y 0m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

17/993,803

Patent 12645461

SYSTEMS AND METHODS RELATING TO A VIRTUAL CHANNEL ENABLED CREDIT BASED REPEATER PIPELINE

3y 6m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/309,009

Patent 12645507

POWER MANAGEMENT FOR VIRTUAL NETWORK FUNCTIONS OR CONTAINERIZED NETWORK FUNCTIONS

3y 1m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/246,481

Patent 12639117

Method, System and Apparatus for Configuring Computing Resource of Service

3y 2m to grant Granted May 26, 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

91%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+11.0%)

2y 10m (~10m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 770 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.