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Last updated: October 02, 2026
Application No. 19/065,923

Network Backbone Fault Management

Non-Final OA §112
Filed
Feb 27, 2025
Priority
Mar 26, 2024 — provisional 63/569,868
Examiner
BATURAY, ALICIA
Art Unit
Tech Center
Assignee
Boost SubscriberCo LLC
OA Round
1 (Non-Final)
81%
Grant Probability
Favorable
1-2
OA Rounds
1y 2m
Est. Remaining
99%
With Interview

Examiner Intelligence

Grants 81% — above average
81%
Career Allowance Rate
626 granted / 772 resolved
+21.1% vs TC avg
Strong +18% interview lift
Without
With
+18.2%
Interview Lift
resolved cases with interview
Typical timeline
2y 9m
Avg Prosecution
12 currently pending
Career history
783
Total Applications
across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101
13.1%
-26.9% vs TC avg
§103
54.7%
+14.7% vs TC avg
§102
18.4%
-21.6% vs TC avg
§112
6.4%
-33.6% vs TC avg
Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 772 resolved cases

Office Action

§112
DETAILED ACTION The present application, filed on or after March 16, 2013, is being examined under the first inventor to file provisions of the AIA . Claims 1-20 are presented for examination. Specification The disclosure is objected to because of the following informalities: on page 13, in paragraph 48, line 6, Applicants write, “KAFA producer.” It is thought that Applicants meant to write, “KAFKA producer.” Appropriate correction is required. Claim Objections Claim 5 objected to because of the following informalities: in line 10, Applicants write, “retrieving at least one faut metric.” It is thought Applicants meant to write, “retrieving at least one fault metric.” Appropriate correction is required. Claim 12 objected to because of the following informalities: in line 11, Applicants write, “retrieving at least one faut metric.” It is thought Applicants meant to write, “retrieving at least one fault metric.” Appropriate correction is required. Claim 20 objected to because of the following informalities: in line 10, Applicants write, “retrieving at least one faut metric.” It is thought Applicants meant to write, “retrieving at least one fault metric.” Appropriate correction is required. Claim Rejections - 35 USC § 112 The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112(b): (b) CONCLUSION.—The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the inventor or a joint inventor regards as the invention. The following is a quotation of 35 U.S.C. 112 (pre-AIA ), second paragraph: The specification shall conclude with one or more claims particularly pointing out and distinctly claiming the subject matter which the applicant regards as his invention. Claim 3 recites the limitation "the storage coupling" in line 8. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 3 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 16. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 3 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 18. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 3 recites the limitation "the given event" in lines 19-20. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 3 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 21. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 3 recites the limitation "the given event" in lines 23-24. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 3 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 24. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 4 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 7. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 4 recites the limitation "the given ORAN component" in line 8. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 4 recites the limitation "the given degradation" in line 10. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 5 recites the limitation "the given ORAN component" in lines 8-9. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 5 recites the limitation "the given ORAN components" in lines 10-11. Additionally, it is noted that this phrase is plural. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 6 recites the limitation "the given ORAN component" in line 8. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 6 recites the limitation "the given ORAN component" in line 15. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 6 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 16. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 6 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 17. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 7 recites the limitation "the results data" in line 5. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 7 recites the limitation "the results data" in line 6. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 9 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 16. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 9 recites the limitation "the ORAN" in line 17. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 9 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 18. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 9 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 19. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 9 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 21. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 9 recites the limitation "the cache" in line 22. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 9 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 23. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 9 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 24. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 9 recites the limitation "the ORAN" in line 25. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 11 recites the limitation "the ORAN" in lines 9-10. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 11 recites the limitation "the given degradation" in line 11. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 11 recites the limitation "the cache" in line 12. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 12 recites the limitation "the Query engine" in line 3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 12 recites the limitation "the ORAN" in line 8. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 12 recites the limitation "the ORAN" in line 10. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 12 recites the limitation "the ORAN" in line 12. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 12 recites the limitation "the cache" in line 13. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 13 recites the limitation "the cache" in line 5. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 13 recites the limitation "the given ORAN components" in line 8. Additionally, it is noted that this phrase is plural. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 13 recites the limitation "the ORAN" in lines 8-9. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 13 recites the limitation "the ORAN" in line 16. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 13 recites the limitation "the API engine" in line 19. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 15 recites the limitation "the Insights engine" in line 3. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 17 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 9. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 17 recites the limitation "the cache" in line 10. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 17 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 11. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 17 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 12. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 18 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 5. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 18 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 7. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 18 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 8. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 19 recites the limitation "the given degradation" in line 10. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 19 recites the limitation "the cache" in line 11. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 20 recites the limitation "the given ORAN components" in lines 10-11. Additionally, it is noted that this phrase is plural. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 20 recites the limitation "the cache" in line 12. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 20 recites the limitation "the cache" in line 15. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 20 recites the limitation "the given ORAN components" in line 18. Additionally, it is noted that this phrase is plural. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 20 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 21. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Claim 20 recites the limitation "the given event" in line 22. There is insufficient antecedent basis for this limitation in the claim. Conclusion Any inquiry concerning this communication or earlier communications from the examiner should be directed to Alicia Baturay whose telephone number is (571) 272-3981. The examiner can normally be reached at 7am – 4pm, Mondays – Thursdays, Eastern Time. Examiner interviews are available via telephone, in person, or video conferencing using a USPTO-supplied, web-based collaboration tool. To schedule an interview, Applicants are encouraged to use the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) form at http://www.uspto.gov/interviewpractice. If attempts to reach the examiner by telephone are unsuccessful, the examiner’s supervisor, Kamal Divecha can be reached at (571) 272-5863. The fax number for the organization where this application or proceeding is assigned is (571) 273-8300. Information regarding the status of published or unpublished applications may be obtained from Patent Center. Unpublished application information in Patent Center is available to registered users. To file and manage patent submissions in Patent Center, visit: https://patentcenter.uspto.gov. Visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/patent-center for more information about Patent Center and https://www.uspto.gov/patents/docx for information about filing in .docx format. For additional questions, contact the Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 866-217-9197 (toll-free). If you would like assistance from a USPTO Customer Service Representative, call 800-786-9199 (in USA or Canada) or 571-272-1000. /Alicia Baturay/ Primary Examiner, Art Unit 2441 August 31, 2026
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Prosecution Timeline

Feb 27, 2025
Application Filed
Sep 02, 2026
Non-Final Rejection mailed — §112 (current)

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Prosecution Projections

1-2
Expected OA Rounds
81%
Grant Probability
99%
With Interview (+18.2%)
2y 9m (~1y 2m remaining)
Median Time to Grant
Low
PTA Risk
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