Last updated: July 13, 2026

Application No. 18/965,609

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

Priority

May 16, 2023 — continuation of 12/158,907

Examiner

TO, BAOQUOC N

Art Unit

Tech Center

Google LLC

Assignee

Google LLC

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +8.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 90% grant rate with +8.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 956 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

860 granted / 956 resolved

+30.0% vs TC avg

Moderate +8% lift

Without

With

+8.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 7m

Avg Prosecution

30 currently pending

Career history

992

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

11.2%

-28.8% vs TC avg

§103

46.6%

+6.6% vs TC avg

§102

22.9%

-17.1% vs TC avg

§112

6.5%

-33.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 956 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 16, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Sep 25, 2025

Interview Requested

Oct 04, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Oct 15, 2025

Response Filed

Dec 11, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Mar 11, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Mar 19, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Apr 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/807,981

Patent 12652161

DATA CLASSIFICATION MODEL WITH KEY STORE FOR IMPORT, STORAGE, EXPORT AND SECURITY COMPLIANCE END POINTS CHECKS

3y 11m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/775,977

Patent 12625907

Entity Cards Including Descriptive Content Relating to Entities from a Video

1y 9m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

18/604,283

Patent 12613923

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCAPSULATING IMAGES IN A FILE

2y 1m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

18/924,366

Patent 12613906

HIGH-SPEED SEARCH MATCHING METHOD FOR LARGE-SCALE HETEROGENEOUS DATABASES

1y 6m to grant Granted Apr 28, 2026

18/962,502

Patent 12596744

MULTIMODAL SEARCH ON WEARABLE SMART DEVICES

1y 4m to grant Granted Apr 07, 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

90%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+8.0%)

2y 7m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 956 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.