Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/819,979

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2100

Examiner

ALCANTARA-RAMOS, EMILIO

Art Unit

2183

Tech Center

NVIDIA Corporation

Assignee

NVIDIA Corporation

OA Round

2 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +100.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 50% grant rate with +100.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 8 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

ALCANTARA-RAMOS, EMILIO View full profile →

Grants 50% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

4 granted / 8 resolved

-10.0% vs TC avg

Strong +100% interview lift

Without

With

+100.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

16.2%

-23.8% vs TC avg

§103

51.5%

+11.5% vs TC avg

§102

9.1%

-30.9% vs TC avg

§112

15.2%

-24.8% vs TC avg

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

Prosecution Timeline

Show 2 earlier events

Jan 05, 2026

Interview Requested

Jan 14, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jan 14, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Mar 11, 2026

Response Filed

May 07, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Jun 25, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 01, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 02, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/717,527

Patent 12596551

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSIGNING INSTRUCTIONS TO DECODERS IN DECODER CLUSTERS

1y 10m to grant Granted Apr 07, 2026

18/454,165

Patent 12541371

PREDICTING BEHAVIOUR OF CONTROL FLOW INSTRUCTIONS USING PREDICTION ENTRY TYPES

2y 5m to grant Granted Feb 03, 2026

18/373,032

Patent 12536021

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING BRANCH INSTRUCTIONS

2y 4m to grant Granted Jan 27, 2026

18/584,167

Patent 12524371

Enhanced Harvard Architecture Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) with Debug Mode Access of Instruction Memory within a Unified Memory Space

1y 10m to grant Granted Jan 13, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 4 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

2-3

Expected OA Rounds

50%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+100.0%)

2y 9m

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

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