Last updated: July 11, 2026

Application No. 18/976,151

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

Priority

Oct 30, 2024 — provisional 63/714,094

Examiner

STARKS, WILBERT L

Art Unit

Tech Center

Dropbox, Inc.

Assignee

Dropbox Inc.

OA Round

4 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +4.0% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 76% grant rate with +4.0% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 657 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

STARKS, WILBERT L View full profile →

Grants 76% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

496 granted / 657 resolved

+15.5% vs TC avg

Minimal +4% lift

Without

With

+4.0%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 4m

Avg Prosecution

37 currently pending

Career history

705

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

30.0%

-10.0% vs TC avg

§103

18.8%

-21.2% vs TC avg

§102

45.9%

+5.9% vs TC avg

§112

2.6%

-37.4% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 657 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 7 earlier events

Oct 08, 2025

Request for Continued Examination

Oct 15, 2025

Response after Non-Final Action

Dec 03, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Feb 12, 2026

Interview Requested

Feb 23, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Feb 23, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Mar 03, 2026

Response Filed

Mar 23, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/392,858

Patent 12664479

AUTOMATED DATA EXTRACTION AND ADAPTATION

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/519,156

Patent 12646005

OPTIMIZED PREDICTION OF TREE ENSEMBLE

4y 7m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

17/360,155

Patent 12626116

Integrated Optical Neuromorphic Computing Apparatus

4y 10m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

19/087,299

Patent 12561587

DATA PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

11m to grant Granted Feb 24, 2026

17/940,768

Patent 12555007

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INFERRING DEVICE FINGERPRINT

3y 5m to grant Granted Feb 17, 2026

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

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Prosecution Projections

4-5

Expected OA Rounds

76%

Grant Probability

80%

With Interview (+4.0%)

3y 4m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 657 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.