Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 18/972,430

SECURITY DEVICE AND SYSTEM-ON-CHIP INCLUDING SECURITY DEVICE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 06, 2024

Priority

Feb 26, 2024 — RE 10-2024-0027507

Examiner

ALI, AFAQ

Art Unit

2434

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +13.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 90% grant rate with +13.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 136 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

ALI, AFAQ View full profile →

Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

122 granted / 136 resolved

+31.7% vs TC avg

Moderate +13% lift

Without

With

+13.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 5m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

168

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.6%

-38.4% vs TC avg

§103

91.2%

+51.2% vs TC avg

§102

0.7%

-39.3% vs TC avg

§112

2.6%

-37.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 136 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 06, 2024

Application Filed

Mar 23, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Apr 29, 2026

Interview Requested

May 05, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

May 05, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/896,115

Patent 12665926

System And Methods Of Defense Against DDoS Attacks For Applications On A Multi-Substrate Multi-Ingress Shared Infrastructure With Multiple Cloud Architectures

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/591,911

Patent 12639404

Authorization of Access Rights Licenses

2y 2m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/439,524

Patent 12627679

CYBER SECURITY SYSTEM APPLYING NETWORK SEQUENCE PREDICTION USING TRANSFORMERS

2y 3m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/886,246

Patent 12585791

ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

3y 7m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

18/084,007

Patent 12572656

CONTROL FLOW INTEGRITY MONITORING BASED INSIGHTS

3y 2m to grant Granted Mar 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

90%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+13.3%)

2y 5m (~10m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 136 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.