Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/918,440

PHYSICAL ACTION-BASED AUGMENTED REALITY COMMUNICATION EXCHANGES

Non-Final OA

Filed

Oct 17, 2024

Priority

Sep 01, 2021 — provisional 63/239,869 +1 more

Examiner

GODDARD, TAMMY

Art Unit

2611

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Snap Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 32% of cases after interview

— +18.8% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 143 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants only 32% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

46 granted / 143 resolved

-29.8% vs TC avg

Strong +19% interview lift

Without

With

+18.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 8m

Avg Prosecution

5 currently pending

Career history

154

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.4%

-38.6% vs TC avg

§103

86.7%

+46.7% vs TC avg

§102

10.1%

-29.9% vs TC avg

§112

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 143 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Oct 17, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/821,364

Patent 12682512

METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING CONTENT USING A DIFFUSION MODEL

1y 10m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/137,293

Patent 12614363

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING A USER POSITION IN VIRTUAL REALITY

3y 0m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

18/515,378

Patent 12573004

GENERATIVE IMAGE FILLING USING A REFERENCE IMAGE

2y 3m to grant Granted Mar 10, 2026

18/491,599

Patent 12548257

Systems and Methods for 3D Facial Modeling

2y 3m to grant Granted Feb 10, 2026

18/505,009

Patent 12530839

RELIGHTABLE NEURAL RADIANCE FIELD MODEL

2y 2m to grant Granted Jan 20, 2026

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

32%

Grant Probability

51%

With Interview (+18.8%)

4y 8m (~2y 11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 143 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.