Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/059,462

SECURITY MEASURE DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND SECURITY MEASURE DETERMINATION METHOD

Non-Final OA

Filed

Feb 21, 2025

Priority

May 20, 2024 — JP 2024-081985

Examiner

FARROW, FELICIA

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Hitachi Ltd.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 59% of cases after interview

— +33.9% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 266 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

FARROW, FELICIA View full profile →

Grants 59% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

157 granted / 266 resolved

-1.0% vs TC avg

Strong +34% interview lift

Without

With

+33.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 11m

Avg Prosecution

27 currently pending

Career history

300

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

§103

93.3%

+53.3% vs TC avg

§102

2.1%

-37.9% vs TC avg

§112

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 266 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Feb 21, 2025

Application Filed

Jun 05, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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Secure Systems of Guardrails for Securing the Use of Large Language Models (LLMS)

2y 3m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/425,431

Patent 12664303

DATA SHARING METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

2y 4m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/304,986

Patent 12651052

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A SECURE PLATFORM DRIVEN ROOT OF TRUST (ROT) FOR INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM COMPONENTS

3y 1m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

17/823,868

Patent 12621332

STATIC VULNERABILITY ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES

3y 8m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

17/744,887

Patent 12598186

INTELLIGENT RESOURCE ALLOCATION BASED ON SECURITY PROFILE OF EDGE DEVICE NETWORK

3y 10m to grant Granted Apr 07, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

59%

Grant Probability

93%

With Interview (+33.9%)

2y 11m (~1y 6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 266 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.