Last updated: July 11, 2026

Application No. 19/003,944

Untitled Application

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Filed

Examiner

RICHER, AARON M

Art Unit

Tech Center

eBay Inc.

Assignee

eBay Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 52% of cases after interview

— +21.3% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 472 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

RICHER, AARON M View full profile →

Grants 52% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

243 granted / 472 resolved

-8.5% vs TC avg

Strong +21% interview lift

Without

With

+21.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 9m

Avg Prosecution

27 currently pending

Career history

500

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.8%

-38.2% vs TC avg

§103

87.8%

+47.8% vs TC avg

§102

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

§112

7.4%

-32.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 472 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 16, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/880,115

Patent 12651414

VISUALIZATION OF A KNOWLEDGE DOMAIN

3y 10m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/632,073

Patent 12620205

USING TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGES AND MACHINE LEARNING TO IDENTIFY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO FACIAL FEATURES

2y 0m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

17/909,937

Patent 12608918

MICROSCOPY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MICROSCOPY IMAGES

3y 7m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

17/954,872

Patent 12608122

Image Synthesis with Multiple Input Modalities

3y 6m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

17/437,298

Patent 12586151

Frame Rate Extrapolation

4y 6m to grant Granted Mar 24, 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

52%

Grant Probability

73%

With Interview (+21.3%)

3y 9m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 472 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.