Last updated: July 09, 2026

Application No. 18/906,673

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2100

Examiner

MAY, ROBERT F

Art Unit

2154

Tech Center

ThinkAnalytics Ltd.

Assignee

ThinkAnalytics Ltd.

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +30.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 75% grant rate with +30.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 293 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

MAY, ROBERT F View full profile →

Grants 75% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

221 granted / 293 resolved

+15.4% vs TC avg

Strong +30% interview lift

Without

With

+30.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

30 currently pending

Career history

333

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

4.2%

-35.8% vs TC avg

§103

82.6%

+42.6% vs TC avg

§102

10.2%

-29.8% vs TC avg

§112

2.3%

-37.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 293 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 2 earlier events

Nov 13, 2025

Response Filed

Jan 09, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Feb 13, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Feb 13, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Feb 24, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Mar 16, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Mar 20, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

May 15, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/106,665

Patent 12586145

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EDITING VIDEO IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

3y 1m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

18/062,635

Patent 12468740

CATEGORY RECOMMENDATION WITH IMPLICIT ITEM FEEDBACK

2y 11m to grant Granted Nov 11, 2025

18/526,359

Patent 12367197

Pipelining a binary search algorithm of a sorted table

1y 7m to grant Granted Jul 22, 2025

18/115,713

Patent 12360955

Data Compression and Decompression Facilitated By Machine Learning

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 15, 2025

18/480,392

Patent 12347550

IMAGING DISCOVERY UTILITY FOR AUGMENTING CLINICAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT

1y 9m to grant Granted Jul 01, 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

75%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+30.3%)

3y 0m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 293 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.