Last updated: April 24, 2026

Application No. 18/819,418

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2600

Examiner

LOWEN, NICHOLAS DANIEL

Art Unit

2653

Tech Center

Adobe Inc.

Assignee

Adobe Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 62% of cases after interview

— +75.0% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 8 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LOWEN, NICHOLAS DANIEL View full profile →

Grants 62% of resolved cases

Career Allow Rate

5 granted / 8 resolved

+2.5% vs TC avg

Strong +75% interview lift

Without

With

+75.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 7m

Avg Prosecution

23 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

36.0%

-4.0% vs TC avg

§103

42.9%

+2.9% vs TC avg

§102

16.8%

-23.2% vs TC avg

§112

3.1%

-36.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 8 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

2600

Application Filed

Apr 10, 2026

Non-Final Rejection (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/442,441

Patent 12592224

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 31, 2026

18/064,095

Patent 12511494

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FINETUNING WITH LEARNED HIDDEN REPRESENTATIONS OF PARAMETER CHANGES

2y 5m to grant Granted Dec 30, 2025

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 2 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

62%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+75.0%)

2y 7m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 8 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allow rate.