Last updated: April 24, 2026

Application No. 18/886,726

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

3600

Examiner

GILLS, KURTIS

Art Unit

3624

Tech Center

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 57% of cases after interview

— +30.0% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 538 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 57% of resolved cases

Career Allow Rate

307 granted / 538 resolved

-2.9% vs TC avg

Strong +30% interview lift

Without

With

+30.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 4m

Avg Prosecution

42 currently pending

Career history

580

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

37.5%

-2.5% vs TC avg

§103

42.7%

+2.7% vs TC avg

§102

6.4%

-33.6% vs TC avg

§112

6.7%

-33.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 538 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

3600

Application Filed

Feb 06, 2026

Non-Final Rejection (current)

Precedent Cases

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INTELLIGENT MEETING TIMESLOT ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION

2y 5m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

17/659,077

Patent 12572864

AVOIDING PROHIBITED SEQUENCES OF MATERIALS PROCESSING AT A CRUSHER USING PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 10, 2026

18/024,673

Patent 12572872

Mine Management System

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 10, 2026

18/208,608

Patent 12567013

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SOLVING SUBSET SUM MATCHING PROBLEM USING DYNAMIC PROGRAMMING APPROACH

2y 5m to grant Granted Mar 03, 2026

17/706,397

Patent 12561703

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONA GENERATION

2y 5m to grant Granted Feb 24, 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

57%

Grant Probability

87%

With Interview (+30.0%)

3y 4m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 538 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allow rate.