Last updated: July 10, 2026

Application No. 18/988,138

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

Examiner

ALCON, FERNANDO

Art Unit

Tech Center

Block, Inc.

Assignee

Block Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +8.1% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 74% grant rate with +8.1% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 742 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 74% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

545 granted / 742 resolved

+13.5% vs TC avg

Moderate +8% lift

Without

With

+8.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 8m

Avg Prosecution

10 currently pending

Career history

753

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

§103

88.8%

+48.8% vs TC avg

§102

3.4%

-36.6% vs TC avg

§112

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 742 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Apr 08, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 18, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 18, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12677046

DYNAMICALLY PREPROCESSING OF STREAMING VIDEO DATA AND REVIEW OF THE VIDEO DATA BY A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL

1y 9m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/821,457

Patent 12671861

ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING A PLURALITY OF SOURCE DEVICES AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/605,295

Patent 12656180

SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TEMPERATURE

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/894,220

Patent 12659553

Methods and Systems for Determining Creation Attributes of Video Content

1y 8m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/637,679

Patent 12639853

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CALIBRATING CAMERA AND INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT, AND COMPUTER DEVICE

2y 1m to grant Granted May 26, 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

74%

Grant Probability

82%

With Interview (+8.1%)

2y 8m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 742 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.