Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/033,828

OBSCURING ELEMENTS BASED ON BROWSER FOCUS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jan 22, 2025

Priority

Jul 06, 2022 — continuation of 12/235,991

Examiner

ALI, AFAQ

Art Unit

2434

Tech Center

2400 — Computer Networks

Assignee

Snap Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +13.3% interview lift. Interview lift (+13.3%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 137 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 90% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

123 granted / 137 resolved

+31.8% vs TC avg

Moderate +13% lift

Without

With

+13.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 5m

Avg Prosecution

18 currently pending

Career history

168

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.2%

-37.8% vs TC avg

§103

90.8%

+50.8% vs TC avg

§102

0.6%

-39.4% vs TC avg

§112

2.5%

-37.5% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 137 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jan 22, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 20, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/896,115

Patent 12665926

System And Methods Of Defense Against DDoS Attacks For Applications On A Multi-Substrate Multi-Ingress Shared Infrastructure With Multiple Cloud Architectures

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/591,911

Patent 12639404

Authorization of Access Rights Licenses

2y 2m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/439,524

Patent 12627679

CYBER SECURITY SYSTEM APPLYING NETWORK SEQUENCE PREDICTION USING TRANSFORMERS

2y 3m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

17/886,246

Patent 12585791

ENCRYPTED COMMUNICATION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

3y 7m to grant Granted Mar 24, 2026

18/084,007

Patent 12572656

CONTROL FLOW INTEGRITY MONITORING BASED INSIGHTS

3y 2m to grant Granted Mar 10, 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

90%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+13.3%)

2y 5m (~11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 137 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.