Last updated: July 11, 2026

Application No. 19/062,413

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

Priority

Aug 03, 2018 — GB 1812709.2 +9 more

Examiner

CARTER, RICHARD BRUCE

Art Unit

Tech Center

V-NOVA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

Assignee

V-nova International Limited

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 64% of cases after interview

— +20.5% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 459 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

CARTER, RICHARD BRUCE View full profile →

Grants 64% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

295 granted / 459 resolved

+4.3% vs TC avg

Strong +20% interview lift

Without

With

+20.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 4m

Avg Prosecution

11 currently pending

Career history

472

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.0%

-38.0% vs TC avg

§103

81.7%

+41.7% vs TC avg

§102

6.4%

-33.6% vs TC avg

§112

2.8%

-37.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 459 resolved cases

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/781,827

Patent 12666079

SELECTIVE SIGNALING OF INTER TRANSFORM TYPES AND/OR TRANSFORM SETS

1y 11m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/853,250

Patent 12666089

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VIDEO CODING USING IMPROVED INLOOP FILTER FOR CHROMA COMPONENT

1y 8m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/286,648

Patent 12659513

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DESIGNING LOW FREQUENCY NON-SEPERABLE TRANSFORM

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/385,888

Patent 12659472

NETWORK BASED IMAGE FILTERING FOR VIDEO CODING

2y 7m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/566,062

Patent 12647565

QUANTIZATION LEVEL BINARIZATION IN VIDEO CODING

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 02, 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

64%

Grant Probability

85%

With Interview (+20.5%)

3y 4m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 459 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.