Last updated: April 24, 2026

Application No. 18/813,632

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2600

Examiner

MAUNG, THOMAS H

Art Unit

2692

Tech Center

Ford Global Technologies, LLC

Assignee

Ford Global Technologies LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 63% of cases after interview

— +38.2% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 383 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

MAUNG, THOMAS H View full profile →

Grants 63% of resolved cases

Career Allow Rate

243 granted / 383 resolved

+3.4% vs TC avg

Strong +38% interview lift

Without

With

+38.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 11m

Avg Prosecution

21 currently pending

Career history

404

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

6.4%

-33.6% vs TC avg

§103

54.6%

+14.6% vs TC avg

§102

13.6%

-26.4% vs TC avg

§112

13.0%

-27.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 383 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

2600

Application Filed

Mar 03, 2026

Non-Final Rejection (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/508,120

Patent 12602446

DATA COMMUNICATION SYSTEM

2y 5m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

17/878,697

Patent 12602196

Audio Playback Adjustment

2y 5m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

17/478,948

Patent 12585653

PARSING IMPLICIT TABLES

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

17/658,807

Patent 12586562

ANIMATED SPEECH REFINEMENT USING MACHINE LEARNING

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

18/136,779

Patent 12578918

STREAMING AUDIO TO DEVICE CONNECTED TO EXTERNAL DEVICE

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 17, 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

63%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+38.2%)

2y 11m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 383 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allow rate.