Last updated: July 11, 2026

Application No. 19/008,502

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

Priority

Aug 13, 2021 — provisional 63/233,187 +2 more

Examiner

SHAH, BHAVIN D

Art Unit

Tech Center

Block, Inc.

Assignee

Block Inc.

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +23.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 41% grant rate with +23.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 146 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

SHAH, BHAVIN D View full profile →

Grants 41% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

60 granted / 146 resolved

-18.9% vs TC avg

Strong +24% interview lift

Without

With

+23.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 11m

Avg Prosecution

17 currently pending

Career history

175

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

46.5%

+6.5% vs TC avg

§103

51.3%

+11.3% vs TC avg

§102

1.6%

-38.4% vs TC avg

§112

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 146 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 4 earlier events

Oct 25, 2025

Examiner Interview Summary

Oct 28, 2025

Response Filed

Nov 19, 2025

Final Rejection mailed

Jan 06, 2026

Interview Requested

Jan 22, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Feb 19, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

Mar 09, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

May 04, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/882,198

Patent 12626260

Training a Machine Learning System for Transaction Data Processing

1y 8m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

18/590,862

Patent 12619972

TOKEN INTERACTION USING MULTIVARIABLE REGRESSION PROCESS

2y 2m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/422,858

Patent 12536544

AUTOMATED VALIDATION OF SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY REPORT NARRATIVES USING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

2y 0m to grant Granted Jan 27, 2026

18/659,309

Patent 12482000

GENERATION OF DIVERGENCE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR AUTOMATED DATA ANALYSIS

1y 6m to grant Granted Nov 25, 2025

16/365,778

Patent 12443927

PRIVACY-PRESERVING GRIDLOCK RESOLUTION

6y 6m to grant Granted Oct 14, 2025

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

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

41%

Grant Probability

65%

With Interview (+23.6%)

2y 11m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 146 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.