Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/946,165

Untitled Application

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Filed

Examiner

SITTA, GRANT

Art Unit

Tech Center

QUALCOMM Incorporated

Assignee

Qualcomm Incorporated

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +13.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 72% grant rate with +13.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 940 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 72% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

679 granted / 940 resolved

+12.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +14% lift

Without

With

+13.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

30 currently pending

Career history

976

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§103

89.4%

+49.4% vs TC avg

§102

7.4%

-32.6% vs TC avg

§112

1.1%

-38.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 940 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 1 earlier event

Nov 03, 2025

Interview Requested

Nov 12, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Nov 12, 2025

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Nov 18, 2025

Response Filed

Jan 20, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Mar 16, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Mar 18, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jul 06, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/359,054

Patent 12675166

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A USER EXPERIENCE

5y 0m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/622,070

Patent 12675170

METHOD FOR ISSUING AN INPUT TO A COMPUTER FROM A HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE

2y 3m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/642,528

Patent 12669871

HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY WITH USER-OPERATED CONTROL

2y 2m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/878,861

Patent 12669872

DATA TRANSFER METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

1y 6m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/641,176

Patent 12656878

TECHNIQUES FOR MANIPULATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS USING MULTIPLE HANDS IN EXTENDED REALITY ENVIRONMENTS

2y 1m to grant Granted Jun 16, 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

72%

Grant Probability

86%

With Interview (+13.6%)

3y 0m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 940 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.