Last updated: July 11, 2026

Application No. 19/009,205

Untitled Application

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Filed

Examiner

LOONAN, ERIC T

Art Unit

Tech Center

International Business Machines Corporation

Assignee

International Business Machines Corporation

OA Round

3 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +26.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 65% grant rate with +26.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 435 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

LOONAN, ERIC T View full profile →

Grants 65% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

282 granted / 435 resolved

+4.8% vs TC avg

Strong +27% interview lift

Without

With

+26.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 9m

Avg Prosecution

21 currently pending

Career history

457

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.0%

-37.0% vs TC avg

§103

65.3%

+25.3% vs TC avg

§102

25.8%

-14.2% vs TC avg

§112

4.9%

-35.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 435 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Show 2 earlier events

Feb 04, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Feb 04, 2026

Response Filed

Feb 07, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Apr 07, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Apr 13, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

May 07, 2026

Request for Continued Examination

May 09, 2026

Response after Non-Final Action

Jun 17, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/816,473

Patent 12663934

TAPE DEVICE TO REPLICATE DATA TO A PLURALITY OF REMOTE STORAGE DEVICES

3y 10m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/559,753

Patent 12632184

PREDICTING LIFESPAN OF FLASH MEMORY BASED ON ACTUAL USAGE PROFILE

4y 4m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/478,429

Patent 12632186

STORAGE DEVICE DETERMINING WHETHER DATA IS ALL ONE OR ALL ZERO BASED ON STATE VALUE AND OPERATING METHOD OF THE STORAGE DEVICE

2y 7m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/502,234

Patent 12632393

COMPUTER DEVICE AND MEMORY REGISTRATION METHOD

2y 6m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

18/940,372

Patent 12608139

CONFIGURATION METHOD FOR A PHASE-CHANGE NON-VOLATILE MEMORY

1y 5m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

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

65%

Grant Probability

91%

With Interview (+26.6%)

3y 9m

Median Time to Grant

High

PTA Risk

Based on 435 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.