Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/927,068

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Examiner

HEFLIN, BRIAN ADAMS

Art Unit

Tech Center

International Business Machines Corporation

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 40% of cases after interview

— +33.3% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 210 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 40% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

85 granted / 210 resolved

-19.5% vs TC avg

Strong +33% interview lift

Without

With

+33.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

234

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

27.6%

-12.4% vs TC avg

§103

70.3%

+30.3% vs TC avg

§102

0.5%

-39.5% vs TC avg

§112

1.3%

-38.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 210 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Apr 21, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/952,556

Patent 12670461

ELECTRONICALLY CONNECTABLE PACKAGING SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR SHIPPING ITEMS

1y 7m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/485,264

Patent 12608672

LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL (LLM) INTEGRATION FOR SCENARIO GENERATION IN A RISK MANAGEMENT PLATFORM

2y 6m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

18/162,132

Patent 12586066

FREIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

3y 1m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

17/852,850

Patent 12567007

AUTOMATED REMOTE TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN A VEHICLE AND A LODGING SYSTEM

3y 8m to grant Granted Mar 03, 2026

18/913,554

Patent 12567019

Container Device And Delivery Systems For Using The Same

1y 4m to grant Granted Mar 03, 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

40%

Grant Probability

74%

With Interview (+33.3%)

3y 0m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 210 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.