Last updated: July 12, 2026

Application No. 18/940,451

Untitled Application

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Filed

Examiner

NGUYEN, NGA B

Art Unit

Tech Center

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

Assignee

T-Mobile USA Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 53% of cases after interview

— +25.2% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 702 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

NGUYEN, NGA B View full profile →

Grants 53% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

374 granted / 702 resolved

-6.7% vs TC avg

Strong +25% interview lift

Without

With

+25.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 9m

Avg Prosecution

36 currently pending

Career history

754

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

43.0%

+3.0% vs TC avg

§103

31.3%

-8.7% vs TC avg

§102

22.0%

-18.0% vs TC avg

§112

0.8%

-39.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 702 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Apr 14, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/172,724

Patent 12664492

AUTOMATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND AUTOMATION SUPPORT METHOD

3y 4m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/427,552

Patent 12664403

MACHINE LEARNING, CAUSAL INFERENCE, AND PROBABILISTIC COMBINATORIAL TECHNIQUES FOR FORECASTNG AND RANKING PREDICTION-BASED ACTIONS

2y 4m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/228,669

Patent 12572871

Heterogeneous Treatment Prediction Model for Generating User Embeddings

2y 7m to grant Granted Mar 10, 2026

18/072,311

Patent 12547975

GENERATING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PICKERS SERVICING ORDERS PLACED WITH AN ONLINE CONCIERGE SYSTEM BASED ON ACTUAL AND FORECASTED ORDERS

3y 2m to grant Granted Feb 10, 2026

18/108,896

Patent 12547986

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTION LIST EVENT UPDATER

2y 12m to grant Granted Feb 10, 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

53%

Grant Probability

78%

With Interview (+25.2%)

3y 9m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 702 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.