Last updated: July 12, 2026

Application No. 18/902,182

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2100

Examiner

HTAY, LIN LIN M

Art Unit

2153

Tech Center

Walmart Apollo, LLC

Assignee

Walmart Apollo LLC

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +24.7% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 72% grant rate with +24.7% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 301 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

HTAY, LIN LIN M View full profile →

Grants 72% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

217 granted / 301 resolved

+12.1% vs TC avg

Strong +25% interview lift

Without

With

+24.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 3m

Avg Prosecution

21 currently pending

Career history

334

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.6%

-39.4% vs TC avg

§103

94.6%

+54.6% vs TC avg

§102

3.9%

-36.1% vs TC avg

§112

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 301 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 1 earlier event

Jun 09, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Aug 27, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Aug 27, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Sep 04, 2025

Response Filed

Dec 18, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Feb 19, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Feb 20, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

May 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12619633

FAST DATABASE SCALING UTILIZING A DECOUPLED STORAGE AND COMPUTE ARCHITECTURE

4y 4m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

17/445,676

Patent 12487865

Efficient Data Encoding And Processing In A Storage Network

4y 3m to grant Granted Dec 02, 2025

18/746,491

Patent 12468724

DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

1y 4m to grant Granted Nov 11, 2025

18/195,041

Patent 12461929

DEEP MACHINE LEARNING CONTENT ITEM RANKER

2y 6m to grant Granted Nov 04, 2025

18/451,193

Patent 12411832

CUMULATIVE LOCALIZATION ARCHITECTURE

2y 0m to grant Granted Sep 09, 2025

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

72%

Grant Probability

97%

With Interview (+24.7%)

3y 3m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 301 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.