Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/828,691

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2100

Examiner

LIN, ALLEN S

Art Unit

2153

Tech Center

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +57.1% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 67% grant rate with +57.1% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 248 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LIN, ALLEN S View full profile →

Grants 67% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

166 granted / 248 resolved

+6.9% vs TC avg

Strong +57% interview lift

Without

With

+57.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 4m

Avg Prosecution

14 currently pending

Career history

278

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

4.7%

-35.3% vs TC avg

§103

91.8%

+51.8% vs TC avg

§102

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§112

2.8%

-37.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 248 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 3 earlier events

Aug 27, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Sep 17, 2025

Response Filed

Oct 30, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Jan 02, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Jan 20, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

May 06, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

May 20, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

May 20, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/669,838

Patent 12639326

DATABASE MANAGEMENT STORAGE CONFIGURATION ADVISOR IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

2y 0m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/115,461

Patent 12599842

Anonymizing User Location Data in a Location-Based Application

3y 1m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

17/751,579

Patent 12596687

PRIORITIZING CONTENT ITEM SYNCHRONIZATION BASED ON SHARING

3y 10m to grant Granted Apr 07, 2026

17/867,886

Patent 12561370

RANKING GRAPH ELEMENTS BASED ON NODE PROPERTY CRITERIA

3y 7m to grant Granted Feb 24, 2026

17/732,118

Patent 12487892

BACKUP DATA CONSOLIDATION

3y 7m to grant Granted Dec 02, 2025

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

67%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+57.1%)

3y 4m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 248 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.