Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/902,742

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2600

Examiner

DAVIS, DAVID DONALD

Art Unit

2627

Tech Center

Lenovo (United States) Inc.

Assignee

Lenovo (United States) Inc.

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +9.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 70% grant rate with +9.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 916 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

DAVIS, DAVID DONALD View full profile →

Grants 70% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

643 granted / 916 resolved

+10.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +9% lift

Without

With

+9.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

29 currently pending

Career history

950

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§103

65.1%

+25.1% vs TC avg

§102

28.9%

-11.1% vs TC avg

§112

3.9%

-36.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 916 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 1 earlier event

Jun 13, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Sep 15, 2025

Response Filed

Dec 22, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Jan 30, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jan 30, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Mar 23, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Mar 25, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

May 15, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

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Patent 12663900

TOUCH SCREEN PANEL HAVING ELECTROSTATIC DISPERSION PAD

2y 10m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/521,364

Patent 12663898

TOUCH MICROCONTROLLER UNIT AND TOUCH SENSING CIRCUIT FOR CALCULATING TOUCH COORDINATES

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/406,481

Patent 12656901

TOUCH SENSOR INCLUDING AUXILIARY LINE OVERLAPPING SENSOR ELECTRODE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

19/170,118

Patent 12638685

INDEPENDENT CONJUGATE IMAGE GENERATION

1y 1m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

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

70%

Grant Probability

80%

With Interview (+9.4%)

3y 0m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 916 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.