Last updated: July 11, 2026

Application No. 18/975,697

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

Examiner

SONG, HOSUK

Art Unit

Tech Center

Rolls-Royce North American Technologies Inc.

Assignee

Rolls-Royce plc

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +2.8% interview lift. Interview lift (+2.8%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 1536 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

SONG, HOSUK View full profile →

Grants 95% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

1455 granted / 1536 resolved

+34.7% vs TC avg

Minimal +3% lift

Without

With

+2.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 2m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

1556

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

18.4%

-21.6% vs TC avg

§103

8.1%

-31.9% vs TC avg

§102

36.7%

-3.3% vs TC avg

§112

12.4%

-27.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 1536 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 13, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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3y 1m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/431,009

Patent 12676739

QUANTUM NEURAL NETWORK

2y 5m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/615,933

Patent 12671579

SYNCHRONIZING AN ENCRYPTED DATA STREAM ACROSS CHIP-TO-CHIP GROUND REFERENCED SIGNALING INTERCONNECT

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/770,945

Patent 12664242

INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE

1y 11m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/457,085

Patent 12659748

DETECTING MITM VIA FTM

2y 9m 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

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

95%

Grant Probability

98%

With Interview (+2.8%)

2y 2m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 1536 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.