Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/811,460

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2600

Examiner

JOSHI, SUNITA

Art Unit

2691

Tech Center

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +6.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 81% grant rate with +6.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1124 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 81% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

910 granted / 1124 resolved

+21.0% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+6.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 2m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

1143

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

§103

86.8%

+46.8% vs TC avg

§102

8.2%

-31.8% vs TC avg

§112

0.7%

-39.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1124 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

2600

Application Filed

Apr 17, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 09, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 09, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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Patent 12671928

MICROPHONE CHIP AND MICROPHONE

3y 6m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/849,270

Patent 12671930

TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/553,773

Patent 12666212

VARIABLE STIFFNESS DIAPHRAGM FOR A PLAYBACK DEVICE

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/367,162

Patent 12659668

SPEAKER DIAPHRAGM AND SPEAKER WITH IMPROVED ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCE

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/439,146

Patent 12647731

SOUND TRANSDUCER UNIT

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 02, 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

81%

Grant Probability

87%

With Interview (+6.0%)

2y 2m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1124 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.