Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/897,108

CONTEXTUAL SYSTEMS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 26, 2024

Priority

Sep 30, 2023 — provisional 63/541,814

Examiner

MCNALLY, KERRI L

Art Unit

2686

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Apple Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +11.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 80% grant rate with +11.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1058 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

MCNALLY, KERRI L View full profile →

Grants 80% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

852 granted / 1058 resolved

+18.5% vs TC avg

Moderate +11% lift

Without

With

+11.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 3m

Avg Prosecution

10 currently pending

Career history

1066

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.4%

-37.6% vs TC avg

§103

70.4%

+30.4% vs TC avg

§102

8.3%

-31.7% vs TC avg

§112

11.0%

-29.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1058 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 26, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 10, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 30, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 08, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 08, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/723,590

Patent 12681173

IMPROVED PRESENCE DETECTION

2y 0m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/843,960

Patent 12658052

DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/419,964

Patent 12635605

SENSOR, SENSOR HOUSING, AND ATTACHMENT FOR MONITORING BIN PRODUCT LEVEL

2y 4m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/906,583

Patent 12637110

ADAPTING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE'S NAVIGATION BASED ON FEEDBACK FROM A COOLING SYSTEM

1y 7m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/289,802

Patent 12618956

OBJECT DETECTION DEVICE AND OBJECT DETECTION METHOD

1y 10m to grant Granted May 05, 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

80%

Grant Probability

92%

With Interview (+11.2%)

2y 3m (~5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1058 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.