Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/916,289

EFFICIENT MULTI-GPU RENDERING OF GEOMETRY BY ASSIGNING GEOMETRY TO GPUS TO PERFORM GEOMETRY ANALYSIS AND RENDERING THE GEOMETRY BASED ON THE GEOMETRY ANALYSIS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Oct 15, 2024

Priority

Feb 03, 2020 — divisional of 11/170,461 +1 more

Examiner

LHYMN, SARAH

Art Unit

2613

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Sony Group Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +14.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 66% grant rate with +14.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 553 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 66% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

363 granted / 553 resolved

+3.6% vs TC avg

Moderate +15% lift

Without

With

+14.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 4m

Avg Prosecution

30 currently pending

Career history

586

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

§103

88.5%

+48.5% vs TC avg

§102

1.3%

-38.7% vs TC avg

§112

4.2%

-35.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 553 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Oct 15, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 14, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 14, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

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

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

66%

Grant Probability

80%

With Interview (+14.8%)

2y 4m (~7m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 553 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.