Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/055,024

ENHANCED MOBILITY WEARABLE ARTICLE WITH ORIENTATION SENSORY CUSHIONING SYSTEM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Feb 17, 2025

Priority

Feb 16, 2024 — provisional 63/554,497 +6 more

Examiner

LE, TIEN MINH

Art Unit

3656

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Nike Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +20.7% interview lift. Examiner has a relatively high allowance rate (70%); +20.7% interview lift. A written response may suffice.

Based on 89 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 70% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

62 granted / 89 resolved

+17.7% vs TC avg

Strong +21% interview lift

Without

With

+20.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

16 currently pending

Career history

119

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.7%

-39.3% vs TC avg

§103

94.5%

+54.5% vs TC avg

§102

3.3%

-36.7% vs TC avg

§112

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 89 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Feb 17, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 21, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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2y 1m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

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Patent 12629833

TRAJECTORY PLANNING SYSTEMS AND METHODS

3y 4m to grant Granted May 19, 2026

17/554,493

Patent 12617439

Impact Load Detection

4y 4m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

18/905,618

Patent 12608023

Article Transport Facility

1y 6m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

18/515,351

Patent 12566070

DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND DETERMINATION METHOD

2y 3m to grant Granted Mar 03, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

70%

Grant Probability

90%

With Interview (+20.7%)

2y 10m (~1y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 89 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.