Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/905,959

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2100

Examiner

TOUGHIRY, ARYAN D

Art Unit

2165

Tech Center

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +19.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 68% grant rate with +19.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 195 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

TOUGHIRY, ARYAN D View full profile →

Grants 68% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

133 granted / 195 resolved

+8.2% vs TC avg

Strong +19% interview lift

Without

With

+19.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 3m

Avg Prosecution

13 currently pending

Career history

209

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.2%

-39.8% vs TC avg

§103

91.3%

+51.3% vs TC avg

§102

8.4%

-31.6% vs TC avg

§112

0.2%

-39.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 195 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 4 earlier events

Nov 25, 2025

Response Filed

Jan 12, 2026

Final Rejection (signed)

Feb 13, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Apr 07, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Apr 07, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Apr 09, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Apr 13, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

May 19, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12664176

CUSTOMIZED DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION USING STRUCTURED DATA TABLES AND NODAL NETWORKS

3y 10m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/598,378

Patent 12664189

Method for Analyzing Technology and Device Thereof

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/442,351

Patent 12650978

AGGREGATING UPDATES FOR A DISTRIBUTED DATABASE USING A QUEUE

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/314,663

Patent 12639368

Visual Citations for Information Provided in Response to Multimodal Queries

3y 0m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/600,828

Patent 12625877

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORGANIZING DATA OF DIFFERENT LOCAL DATA SCHEMAS BASED ON SIMILARITY RANKINGS, SCORING, AND SIGNATURES

2y 2m to grant Granted May 12, 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

68%

Grant Probability

87%

With Interview (+19.0%)

3y 3m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 195 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.