Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/820,492

PROFILE DETECTING METHOD AND PROFILE DETECTING APPARATUS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 30, 2024

Priority

Mar 03, 2022 — provisional 63/316,125 +1 more

Examiner

GARCIA, SANTIAGO

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Tokyo Electron Limited

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +13.1% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 88% grant rate with +13.1% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1018 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

GARCIA, SANTIAGO View full profile →

Grants 88% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

898 granted / 1018 resolved

+28.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +13% lift

Without

With

+13.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 3m

Avg Prosecution

24 currently pending

Career history

1040

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

§103

77.3%

+37.3% vs TC avg

§102

13.8%

-26.2% vs TC avg

§112

0.9%

-39.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1018 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 30, 2024

Application Filed

May 15, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

May 18, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

May 18, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12677111

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3y 0m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/231,366

Patent 12671959

LOW LEVEL SMARTPHONE AUDIO AND SENSOR CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/290,331

Patent 12666277

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING REFERENCE DATA ASSOCIATED TO WEATHER CONDITIONS, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A RADIO ACCESS NETWORK

2y 7m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/350,286

Patent 12666283

REAL-TIME, DISTRIBUTED WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK FOR CELLULAR CONNECTED DEVICES

2y 11m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/468,360

Patent 12666267

TRUST ARCHITECTURE FOR TELECOMMUNICATION NETWORK SLICE SECURITY

2y 9m to grant Granted Jun 23, 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

88%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+13.1%)

2y 3m (~4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1018 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.