Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/887,653

ZERO POWER PUPIL RELAY

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 17, 2024

Priority

Sep 20, 2023 — provisional 63/583,869

Examiner

YE, LIN

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Meta Platforms Technologies LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +27.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 32% grant rate with +27.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 73 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants only 32% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

23 granted / 73 resolved

-28.5% vs TC avg

Strong +27% interview lift

Without

With

+27.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 4m

Avg Prosecution

6 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.7%

-39.3% vs TC avg

§103

79.4%

+39.4% vs TC avg

§102

14.7%

-25.3% vs TC avg

§112

1.5%

-38.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 73 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 17, 2024

Application Filed

May 22, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 26, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 03, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/700,148

Patent 12621582

SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR, IMAGING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR SOLID-STATE IMAGE SENSOR

2y 0m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/585,314

Patent 12581187

IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS CONTROLLING AN OPERATING MODE, ITS CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

2y 0m to grant Granted Mar 17, 2026

18/601,990

Patent 12513383

ELECTRONIC DEVICE

1y 9m to grant Granted Dec 30, 2025

18/531,487

Patent 12457406

MOBILE SINGLE LEAF SCANNER

1y 10m to grant Granted Oct 28, 2025

18/582,050

Patent 12407938

ADAPTIVE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE CONTROL (AEC)

1y 6m to grant Granted Sep 02, 2025

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

32%

Grant Probability

59%

With Interview (+27.2%)

3y 4m (~1y 6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 73 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.