Last updated: July 07, 2026

Application No. 18/883,431

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2100

Examiner

METZGER, MICHAEL J

Art Unit

2183

Tech Center

STMicroelectronics International N.V.

Assignee

STMicroelectronics N.V.

OA Round

2 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +7.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 90% grant rate with +7.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 491 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

METZGER, MICHAEL J View full profile →

Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

444 granted / 491 resolved

+30.4% vs TC avg

Moderate +8% lift

Without

With

+7.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 7m

Avg Prosecution

26 currently pending

Career history

519

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

4.1%

-35.9% vs TC avg

§103

75.2%

+35.2% vs TC avg

§102

10.2%

-29.8% vs TC avg

§112

3.4%

-36.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 491 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

2100

Application Filed

Oct 27, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jan 22, 2026

Interview Requested

Jan 28, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jan 28, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jan 29, 2026

Response Filed

Apr 02, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

May 28, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/612,252

Patent 12669998

DATA PROCESSING DEVICE

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/123,898

Patent 12664474

GAP COUNTERS FOR SYNCHRONIZATION OF COMPUTE ELEMENTS EXECUTING STATICALLY SCHEDULED INSTRUCTIONS FOR A MACHINE LEARNING ACCELERATOR

3y 3m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/494,696

Patent 12657130

NEURAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND LOAD/STORE METHOD OF NEURAL PROCESSING DEVICE

2y 7m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/374,363

Patent 12650846

BTB PREFECTHING VIA BACK-ANNOTATION

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

16/834,834

Patent 12645460

OPERATION CACHE

6y 2m 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

2-3

Expected OA Rounds

90%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+7.8%)

2y 7m

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 491 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.