Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/924,223

Untitled Application

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Filed

Examiner

BARTELS, CHRISTOPHER A.

Art Unit

Tech Center

International Business Machines Corporation

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

2 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +11.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 67% grant rate with +11.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 560 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BARTELS, CHRISTOPHER A. View full profile →

Grants 67% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

377 granted / 560 resolved

+7.3% vs TC avg

Moderate +12% lift

Without

With

+11.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 3m

Avg Prosecution

23 currently pending

Career history

594

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.1%

-39.9% vs TC avg

§103

80.6%

+40.6% vs TC avg

§102

17.6%

-22.4% vs TC avg

§112

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 560 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 31, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Mar 11, 2026

Interview Requested

Mar 31, 2026

Response Filed

Mar 31, 2026

Examiner Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 04, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 07, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOW LATENCY PACKET PROCESSING

2y 11m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/170,741

Patent 12664111

COMPUTER DEVICE, EXCEPTION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INTERRUPT PROCESSING METHOD

3y 4m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/437,924

Patent 12664113

MULTI-CORE SYSTEM AND READING METHOD

2y 4m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/523,590

Patent 12626026

METHODS AND APPARATUS TO PREVENT A FALSE DISCONNECTION IN UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS DEVICES

2y 5m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/625,229

Patent 12606101

CONTROL APPARATUS

4y 3m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

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

67%

Grant Probability

79%

With Interview (+11.8%)

3y 3m

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 560 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.