Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/894,872

Active Listening for Assistant Systems

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 24, 2024

Priority

Apr 21, 2021 — provisional 63/177,812 +1 more

Examiner

BLANKENAGEL, BRYAN S

Art Unit

2658

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Meta Platforms Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +33.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 67% grant rate with +33.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 387 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BLANKENAGEL, BRYAN S View full profile →

Grants 67% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

259 granted / 387 resolved

+4.9% vs TC avg

Strong +34% interview lift

Without

With

+33.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 9m

Avg Prosecution

16 currently pending

Career history

409

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

10.6%

-29.4% vs TC avg

§103

85.3%

+45.3% vs TC avg

§102

1.8%

-38.2% vs TC avg

§112

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 387 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 24, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 20, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 15, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 15, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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Patent 12682912

Pseudo Real-time Content-Aware Auditory Cleansing

2y 9m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/905,705

Patent 12676159

HARMONIC TRANSPOSITION IN AN AUDIO CODING METHOD AND SYSTEM

1y 9m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

16/439,569

Patent 12670895

INVERTIBLE NEURAL NETWORK TO SYNTHESIZE AUDIO SIGNALS

7y 0m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/905,649

Patent 12670916

HARMONIC TRANSPOSITION IN AN AUDIO CODING METHOD AND SYSTEM

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 30, 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

67%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+33.6%)

2y 9m (~11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 387 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.