Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/985,590

PORTABLE PAYMENT TERMINAL

Non-Final OA

Filed

Dec 18, 2024

Priority

Feb 28, 2024 — JP 2024-028560 +1 more

Examiner

BURSUM, KIMBERLY SUZANNE

Art Unit

3627

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Panasonic Holdings Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +11.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 33% grant rate with +11.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 159 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BURSUM, KIMBERLY SUZANNE View full profile →

Grants only 33% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

52 granted / 159 resolved

-19.3% vs TC avg

Moderate +11% lift

Without

With

+11.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 3m

Avg Prosecution

20 currently pending

Career history

177

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

6.6%

-33.4% vs TC avg

§103

83.2%

+43.2% vs TC avg

§102

8.5%

-31.5% vs TC avg

§112

1.1%

-38.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 159 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Dec 18, 2024

Application Filed

Apr 23, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 01, 2026

Interview Requested

Jun 18, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jun 18, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/487,619

Patent 12682317

Out-Of-Stock Prediction Model and Intervention Method

2y 9m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/610,730

Patent 12682318

Non-Fungible Tokens for Tracking Fungible Assets

2y 3m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/904,908

Patent 12675769

OPTIMIZED ORDER FULFILLMENT FROM MULTIPLE SOURCES

1y 9m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

16/737,717

Patent 12639667

SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR TRIGGERING OBJECT RECOGNITION AND PLANOGRAM GENERATION VIA SHELF SENSORS

6y 4m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/549,120

Patent 12602652

Systems and Methods for Controlling and Optimizing Order Fulfillment from A Network of Fulfillment Centers

2y 7m to grant Granted Apr 14, 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

33%

Grant Probability

44%

With Interview (+11.3%)

3y 3m (~1y 8m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 159 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.