Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/910,250

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2600

Examiner

HALEY, JOSEPH R

Art Unit

2621

Tech Center

Dell Products L.P.

Assignee

Dell Products L.P.

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +7.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 79% grant rate with +7.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 1130 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

HALEY, JOSEPH R View full profile →

Grants 79% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

895 granted / 1130 resolved

+19.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +7% lift

Without

With

+7.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 5m

Avg Prosecution

24 currently pending

Career history

1159

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

§103

82.5%

+42.5% vs TC avg

§102

8.9%

-31.1% vs TC avg

§112

2.0%

-38.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1130 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 2 earlier events

Oct 20, 2025

Response Filed

Dec 18, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Jan 26, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Feb 26, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Feb 27, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Mar 02, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Mar 02, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Apr 28, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/944,799

Patent 12676120

DISPLAY DEVICE

1y 7m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

19/058,169

Patent 12674928

BACKLIT FINGER FEATURE RECOGNITION STRUCTURE

1y 4m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/790,331

Patent 12664815

FINGERPRINT SENSOR PACKAGE AND FINGERPRINT AUTHENTICATION CARD INCLUDING THE SAME

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/790,902

Patent 12664772

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCODING IMAGE DATA IN HYPERDIMENSIONAL COMPUTING SYSTEMS

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/931,196

Patent 12657948

ELECTRONIC DEVICE

1y 7m to grant Granted Jun 16, 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

79%

Grant Probability

86%

With Interview (+7.0%)

2y 5m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 1130 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.