Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/011,096

MACHINE PATH GENERATION USING INDICATORS FOR AUTONOMOUS OR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 06, 2025

Priority

Jan 07, 2018 — provisional 62/614,466 +5 more

Examiner

GORDON, MATHEW FRANKLIN

Art Unit

3665

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

NVIDIA Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +11.2% interview lift. Interview lift (+11.2%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 292 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 73% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

213 granted / 292 resolved

+20.9% vs TC avg

Moderate +11% lift

Without

With

+11.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 8m

Avg Prosecution

5 currently pending

Career history

298

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.6%

-39.4% vs TC avg

§103

89.5%

+49.5% vs TC avg

§102

6.0%

-34.0% vs TC avg

§112

3.7%

-36.3% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 292 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 06, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 24, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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1y 12m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

18/746,463

Patent 12619264

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1y 10m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/640,577

Patent 12608931

Generating Aerial Paths Based on Properties of Aerial Image Data

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

73%

Grant Probability

84%

With Interview (+11.2%)

2y 8m (~1y 1m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 292 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.