Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/171,684

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CLIENT SIDE SEARCH RANKING IMPROVEMENTS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Apr 07, 2025

Priority

Sep 29, 2017 — provisional 62/566,084 +2 more

Examiner

DAUD, ABDULLAH AHMED

Art Unit

2164

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Apple Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +31.3% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 55% grant rate with +31.3% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 172 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

DAUD, ABDULLAH AHMED View full profile →

Grants 55% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

95 granted / 172 resolved

At TC average

Strong +31% interview lift

Without

With

+31.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 9m

Avg Prosecution

23 currently pending

Career history

208

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.6%

-39.4% vs TC avg

§103

97.5%

+57.5% vs TC avg

§102

0.3%

-39.7% vs TC avg

§112

0.1%

-39.9% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 172 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Apr 07, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 06, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jun 26, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jun 26, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 07, 2026

Response Filed

Precedent Cases

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Patent 12602292

TENANT COPY USING INCREMENTAL DATABASE RECOVERY

2y 9m to grant Granted Apr 14, 2026

17/765,774

Patent 12566809

GRAPH LEARNING AND AUTOMATED BEHAVIOR COORDINATION PLATFORM

3y 11m to grant Granted Mar 03, 2026

18/098,677

Patent 12487887

FILESET PARTITIONING FOR DATA STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT

2y 10m to grant Granted Dec 02, 2025

17/882,350

Patent 12299037

GRAPH-BASED FEATURE ENGINEERING FOR MACHINE LEARNING MODELS

2y 9m to grant Granted May 13, 2025

16/585,266

Patent 12293262

ADAPTIVE MACHINE LEARNING TRAINING VIA IN-FLIGHT FEATURE MODIFICATION

5y 7m to grant Granted May 06, 2025

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

55%

Grant Probability

86%

With Interview (+31.3%)

3y 9m (~2y 6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 172 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.