Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/922,328

SELECTION OF PIVOT VERTICES IN POLYGON MESH COMPRESSION

Non-Final OA

Filed

Oct 21, 2024

Priority

Mar 26, 2024 — provisional 63/570,219

Examiner

GHEBRETINSAE, TEMESGHEN

Art Unit

2626

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +3.4% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 76% grant rate with +3.4% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 164 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 76% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

124 granted / 164 resolved

+13.6% vs TC avg

Minimal +3% lift

Without

With

+3.4%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 10m

Avg Prosecution

5 currently pending

Career history

169

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.9%

-36.1% vs TC avg

§103

61.1%

+21.1% vs TC avg

§102

17.5%

-22.5% vs TC avg

§112

10.2%

-29.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 164 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Oct 21, 2024

Application Filed

May 01, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 22, 2026

Interview Requested

Jun 30, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 02, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/570,617

Patent 12646138

METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR IMAGE PROCESSING

2y 5m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

19/035,362

Patent 12626671

METHODS FOR PRODUCING FULL-COLOR EPAPER IMAGES WITH LOW GRAIN

1y 3m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

18/410,711

Patent 12620169

DENSE NON-RIGID VOLUMETRIC MAPPING OF IMAGE COORDINATES USING SPARSE SURFACE-BASED CORRESPONDENCES

2y 3m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/520,710

Patent 12613517

FAULT MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

2y 5m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

18/505,278

Patent 12579731

SUB-PIXEL CURVE RENDERING IN CONTENT GENERATION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

2y 4m to grant Granted Mar 17, 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

76%

Grant Probability

79%

With Interview (+3.4%)

3y 10m (~2y 1m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 164 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.