Last updated: July 15, 2026

Application No. 18/828,527

OPTICAL ARTIFACT MITIGATION AND CONTENT DISPLAY ENHANCEMENT

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 09, 2024

Priority

Sep 26, 2023 — provisional 63/540,460

Examiner

ROBINSON, TERRELL M

Art Unit

2614

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Apple Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +7.5% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 83% grant rate with +7.5% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 506 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

ROBINSON, TERRELL M View full profile →

Grants 83% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

421 granted / 506 resolved

+21.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +8% lift

Without

With

+7.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 3m

Avg Prosecution

11 currently pending

Career history

522

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

§103

90.8%

+50.8% vs TC avg

§102

3.0%

-37.0% vs TC avg

§112

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 506 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 09, 2024

Application Filed

Mar 06, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 29, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 30, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 06, 2026

Response Filed

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12675939

GRAPHICS TEXTURE MAPPING

1y 7m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/782,620

Patent 12670681

DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MORE EFFICIENTLY CONTROLLING CLIENT DEVICES TO PROVIDE COMMON CONTENT

1y 11m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/147,924

Patent 12657832

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCED VIRTUAL REALITY INTERACTION

3y 5m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/607,604

Patent 12659444

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/398,689

Patent 12646250

EXTENDED REALITY ASSISTANCE BASED ON USER UNDERSTANDING

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 02, 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

83%

Grant Probability

91%

With Interview (+7.5%)

2y 3m (~4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 506 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.