Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/935,952

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

2100

Priority

Sep 05, 2024 — provisional 63/691,225

Examiner

GIROUARD, JANICE MARIE

Art Unit

2138

Tech Center

Apple Inc.

Assignee

Apple Inc.

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +15.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 74% grant rate with +15.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 181 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

GIROUARD, JANICE MARIE View full profile →

Grants 74% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

133 granted / 181 resolved

+13.5% vs TC avg

Moderate +15% lift

Without

With

+15.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 8m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

198

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.9%

-39.1% vs TC avg

§103

85.7%

+45.7% vs TC avg

§102

11.1%

-28.9% vs TC avg

§112

1.7%

-38.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 181 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 5 earlier events

Jan 20, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jan 22, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Feb 02, 2026

Response Filed

Apr 08, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

May 18, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

May 28, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Jun 03, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jul 07, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/652,805

Patent 12669957

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS FOR USING A SUBMISSION QUEUE FOR WRITE BUFFER UTILIZATION

2y 2m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/761,519

Patent 12662130

HARDWARE TIMER DATA EXPIRATION

1y 11m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/954,671

Patent 12638974

Reduction of Parallel Memory Operation Messages

3y 8m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/673,804

Patent 12639221

OPTIMIZED TAG LOOKUP IN A WAY HALTING CACHE

2y 0m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/677,357

Patent 12638969

DATA COMPRESSION METHOD AND FLASH MEMORY DEVICE

1y 12m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

74%

Grant Probability

88%

With Interview (+15.0%)

2y 8m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 181 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.