Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/818,010

Multilingual Re-Scoring Models for Automatic Speech Recognition

Final Rejection

Filed

Aug 28, 2024

Priority

Mar 26, 2021 — provisional 63/166,916 +2 more

Examiner

GAUTHIER, GERALD

Art Unit

2692

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Google LLC

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +6.5% interview lift. Interview lift (+6.5%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 1813 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 91% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1651 granted / 1813 resolved

+29.1% vs TC avg

Moderate +6% lift

Without

With

+6.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 7m

Avg Prosecution

29 currently pending

Career history

1831

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

4.6%

-35.4% vs TC avg

§103

41.8%

+1.8% vs TC avg

§102

28.3%

-11.7% vs TC avg

§112

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1813 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 28, 2024

Application Filed

May 12, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 22, 2026

Response Filed

Jul 02, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

91%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+6.5%)

2y 7m (~9m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 1813 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.