Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/065,949

MESSAGE-BASED PROCESSING WITH ASSIGNMENT OF NEURAL NETWORK LAYERS TO PROCESSOR CLUSTERS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Feb 27, 2025

Priority

Jul 24, 2020 — EU 20187770.1 +2 more

Examiner

PETRANEK, JACOB ANDREW

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Snap Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +8.7% interview lift. Interview lift (+8.7%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 773 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 80% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

617 granted / 773 resolved

+19.8% vs TC avg

Moderate +9% lift

Without

With

+8.7%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 9m

Avg Prosecution

21 currently pending

Career history

804

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.7%

-37.3% vs TC avg

§103

80.5%

+40.5% vs TC avg

§102

5.9%

-34.1% vs TC avg

§112

5.3%

-34.7% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 773 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Feb 27, 2025

Application Filed

May 27, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

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2y 1m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

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Patent 12675367

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2y 0m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

18/797,799

Patent 12657156

MULTIPLE MULTITHREADED PROCESSORS WITH SHARED DATA CACHE

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

18/828,069

Patent 12651306

LOW LATENCY STREAMING REMAPPING ENGINE

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 09, 2026

16/845,007

Patent 12627726

Edge Server with Deep Learning Accelerator and Random Access Memory

6y 1m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

80%

Grant Probability

88%

With Interview (+8.7%)

3y 9m (~2y 4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 773 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.