Last updated: August 15, 2026

Application No. 18/949,436

Electrically Powered Slide Rail and Vehicle Seat Provided with Electrically Powered Slide Rail

Non-Final OA

Filed

Nov 15, 2024

Priority

Jan 03, 2019 — provisional 62/787,913 +4 more

Examiner

LYJAK, LORI LYNN

Art Unit

3612

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Ts Tech Co., Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +8.6% interview lift. Interview lift (+8.6%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 1216 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1092 granted / 1216 resolved

+37.8% vs TC avg

Moderate +9% lift

Without

With

+8.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Fast prosecutor

1y 10m

Avg Prosecution

25 currently pending

Career history

1227

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.3%

-37.7% vs TC avg

§103

30.4%

-9.6% vs TC avg

§102

47.0%

+7.0% vs TC avg

§112

17.0%

-23.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1216 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Nov 15, 2024

Application Filed

Jul 17, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12703426

IMPACT ABSORBING STRUCTURE OF AUTOMOBILE

2y 11m to grant Granted Aug 11, 2026

18/461,363

Patent 12703427

VEHICLE FRONT RAIL

2y 11m to grant Granted Aug 11, 2026

18/550,473

Patent 12703439

SEMIPERMEABLE WIND DEFLECTOR SYSTEM

2y 11m to grant Granted Aug 11, 2026

18/702,680

Patent 12697913

CUPHOLDER SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE

2y 3m to grant Granted Aug 04, 2026

18/367,470

Patent 12691942

SPACE FRAME KINETIC NODE CASTING

2y 10m to grant Granted Jul 28, 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

90%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+8.6%)

1y 10m (~1m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1216 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.

Electrically Powered Slide Rail and Vehicle Seat Provided with Electrically Powered Slide Rail

Interview Optional

Examiner Intelligence

Statute-Specific Performance

Prosecution Timeline

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

Strategy Recommendation AI-generated — please review before filing

Prosecution Projections

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