Last updated: July 07, 2026

Application No. 18/957,815

Untitled Application

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Filed

Examiner

HEFFINGTON, JOHN M

Art Unit

Tech Center

Signet Health Corporation

Assignee

Signet Health Corporation

OA Round

5 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +30.2% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 40% grant rate with +30.2% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 433 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

HEFFINGTON, JOHN M View full profile →

Grants 40% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

173 granted / 433 resolved

-20.0% vs TC avg

Strong +30% interview lift

Without

With

+30.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

5y 1m

Avg Prosecution

24 currently pending

Career history

474

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.2%

-38.8% vs TC avg

§103

87.6%

+47.6% vs TC avg

§102

9.7%

-30.3% vs TC avg

§112

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 433 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 11 earlier events

Oct 10, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Dec 03, 2025

Response Filed

Dec 23, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Feb 18, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Feb 28, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Apr 03, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Apr 14, 2026

Interview Requested

Apr 27, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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5y 2m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/386,107

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4y 11m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/302,718

Patent 12614065

ENHANCEMENT OF WEAK SIGNAL FOR MACHINE TRAINING NEURAL NETWORK REPRESENTING A SOLID-STATE DETECTOR

4y 11m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

17/502,536

Patent 12554999

INLINE VALIDATION OF MACHINE LEARNING MODELS

4y 4m to grant Granted Feb 17, 2026

16/586,188

Patent 12455545

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMART SELECTION AND BUILDING OF INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION CONTROL SYSTEMS FROM INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION CONTROL LIBRARIES AND OBJECTS

6y 1m to grant Granted Oct 28, 2025

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

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Prosecution Projections

5-6

Expected OA Rounds

40%

Grant Probability

70%

With Interview (+30.2%)

5y 1m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 433 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.