Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/839,770

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Aug 20, 2024

Priority

Mar 28, 2022 — nonprovisional of PCTJP2022014796

Examiner

MORALES, JON ERIC C

Art Unit

3796

Tech Center

3700 — Mechanical Engineering & Manufacturing

Assignee

NEC Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +9.5% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 86% grant rate with +9.5% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1253 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

MORALES, JON ERIC C View full profile →

Grants 86% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1073 granted / 1253 resolved

+15.6% vs TC avg

Moderate +10% lift

Without

With

+9.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 7m

Avg Prosecution

39 currently pending

Career history

1295

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.0%

-38.0% vs TC avg

§103

51.8%

+11.8% vs TC avg

§102

27.9%

-12.1% vs TC avg

§112

0.8%

-39.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1253 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Aug 20, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 06, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 13, 2026

Interview Requested

Jun 23, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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3y 1m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

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2y 0m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/390,438

Patent 12649058

TRANSCUTANEOUS ELECTRICAL STIMULATOR FOR TREATMENT OF FECAL INCONTINENCE

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/263,178

Patent 12642971

FEEDBACK CONTROL OF ELECTRICAL STIMULATION THERAPY BASED ON ELECTRIC FIELD IMAGING

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/340,119

Patent 12642956

MULTI-CHANNEL OPTICAL PRESSURE SENSOR

2y 11m 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

86%

Grant Probability

95%

With Interview (+9.5%)

2y 7m (~9m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1253 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.