Last updated: July 07, 2026

Application No. 18/906,814

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

3600

Examiner

HO, THOMAS Y

Art Unit

3624

Tech Center

International Business Machines Corporation

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

2 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +30.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 16% grant rate with +30.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 181 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

HO, THOMAS Y View full profile →

Grants only 16% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

29 granted / 181 resolved

-44.0% vs TC avg

Strong +30% interview lift

Without

With

+30.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 7m

Avg Prosecution

31 currently pending

Career history

230

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

12.9%

-27.1% vs TC avg

§103

72.4%

+32.4% vs TC avg

§102

11.8%

-28.2% vs TC avg

§112

2.0%

-38.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 181 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 2 earlier events

Jan 06, 2026

Interview Requested

Jan 27, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jan 27, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Feb 05, 2026

Response Filed

May 06, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Jun 29, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 06, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 06, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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3y 7m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/415,451

Patent 12608670

Generative Business Intelligence

2y 3m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

18/446,064

Patent 12572893

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM OF INDUSTRIAL COPPER PROCUREMENT

2y 7m to grant Granted Mar 10, 2026

17/635,341

Patent 12456126

SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES THAT AUGMENT TRANSPARENCY OF TRANSACTION DATA

3y 8m to grant Granted Oct 28, 2025

17/480,151

Patent 12406215

SCALABLE EVALUATION OF THE EXISTENCE OF ONE OR MORE CONDITIONS BASED ON APPLICATION OF ONE OR MORE EVALUATION TIERS

3y 11m to grant Granted Sep 02, 2025

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

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Prosecution Projections

2-3

Expected OA Rounds

16%

Grant Probability

46%

With Interview (+30.4%)

3y 7m

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 181 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.