Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/826,385

FAULT DETECTION IN A REAL-TIME IMAGE PIPELINE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 06, 2024

Priority

Dec 20, 2021 — continuation of 12/125,122

Examiner

TRAN, KIM THANH THI

Art Unit

2615

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Texas Instruments Incorporated

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +24.6% interview lift. Examiner has a relatively high allowance rate (77%); +24.6% interview lift. A written response may suffice.

Based on 372 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 77% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

286 granted / 372 resolved

+14.9% vs TC avg

Strong +25% interview lift

Without

With

+24.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

9 currently pending

Career history

385

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.9%

-37.1% vs TC avg

§103

88.3%

+48.3% vs TC avg

§102

4.1%

-35.9% vs TC avg

§112

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 372 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 06, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 07, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/263,516

Patent 12675837

IMAGE EDITING METHOD AND DEVICE

2y 11m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/203,468

Patent 12645506

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REALLOCATION OF GPU POWER

3y 0m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/147,117

Patent 12639561

Wearable Electronic Device with Built-in Intelligent Monitoring Implemented using Deep Learning Accelerator and Random Access Memory

3y 5m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/516,950

Patent 12639898

IMAGE QUALITY ADJUSTING METHOD AND HOST

2y 6m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/536,019

Patent 12639780

WARP ACCESS PATTERN-AWARE CACHES

2y 5m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

77%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+24.6%)

2y 9m (~11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 372 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.