Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/787,616

Attribute Recognition with Image-Conditioned Prefix Language Modeling

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jul 29, 2024

Priority

Aug 09, 2023 — provisional 63/518,407

Examiner

VARNDELL, ROSS E

Art Unit

2674

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Google LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +13.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 85% grant rate with +13.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 622 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

VARNDELL, ROSS E View full profile →

Grants 85% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

526 granted / 622 resolved

+22.6% vs TC avg

Moderate +13% lift

Without

With

+13.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 3m

Avg Prosecution

33 currently pending

Career history

659

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.6%

-38.4% vs TC avg

§103

89.2%

+49.2% vs TC avg

§102

2.8%

-37.2% vs TC avg

§112

4.9%

-35.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 622 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 29, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 23, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 11, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 11, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

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17/855,763

Patent 12646343

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PERFORM DENSE PREDICTION USING TRANSFORMER BLOCKS

3y 11m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/562,799

Patent 12646221

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2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/483,427

Patent 12633106

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

2y 7m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

19/044,857

Patent 12626488

POST-PROCESSING UNIT FOR NEURAL PROCESSING UNIT

1y 3m to grant Granted May 12, 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

85%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+13.2%)

2y 3m (~3m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 622 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.