Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/898,640

USER INTERFACES SIMULATED DEPTH EFFECTS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 26, 2024

Priority

Sep 11, 2018 — provisional 62/729,926 +2 more

Examiner

MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI

Art Unit

2612

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Apple Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +11.7% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 65% grant rate with +11.7% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 384 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

MAZUMDER, SAPTARSHI View full profile →

Grants 65% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

248 granted / 384 resolved

+2.6% vs TC avg

Moderate +12% lift

Without

With

+11.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

25 currently pending

Career history

412

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.8%

-38.2% vs TC avg

§103

85.9%

+45.9% vs TC avg

§102

2.4%

-37.6% vs TC avg

§112

6.4%

-33.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 384 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 26, 2024

Application Filed

May 05, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Apr 09, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 03, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 03, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/366,086

Patent 12670669

Systems and Methods for Selectively Editing Attributes in a Three-Dimensional Space

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/257,126

Patent 12659436

METHOD FOR VISUALIZING A PLAN IN REAL DIMENSIONS AND FOR CONSTRUCTING AN OBJECT

3y 0m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

17/995,086

Patent 12642538

MIXED REALITY GUIDANCE FOR BONE GRAFT CUTTING

3y 8m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

18/351,405

Patent 12639893

ACCELERATED SUM-OF-SQUARES COLLISION DETECTION FOR TIME-VARYING CURVED SHAPES

2y 10m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

17/936,518

Patent 12614355

Mapping a Real-World Room for A Shared Artificial Reality Environment

3y 7m to grant Granted Apr 28, 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

65%

Grant Probability

76%

With Interview (+11.7%)

2y 10m (~1y 1m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 384 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.