Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/201,516

UTILIZING POWER-DRAW DEVICE SIGNALS TO IMPROVE THE RECOVERY OF VIRTUAL MACHINE HOST DEVICES

Final Rejection

Filed

May 07, 2025

Priority

Dec 20, 2022 — continuation of 12/314,108

Examiner

MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA

Art Unit

2113

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

1 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +6.6% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 84% grant rate with +6.6% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 740 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

MEHRMANESH, ELMIRA View full profile →

Grants 84% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

620 granted / 740 resolved

+28.8% vs TC avg

Moderate +7% lift

Without

With

+6.6%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 8m

Avg Prosecution

12 currently pending

Career history

762

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

3.5%

-36.5% vs TC avg

§103

50.3%

+10.3% vs TC avg

§102

37.5%

-2.5% vs TC avg

§112

2.8%

-37.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 740 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

May 07, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 22, 2026

Final Rejection mailed

Jun 30, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 09, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Jul 09, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Precedent Cases

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2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

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Patent 12670059

TEMPORAL GRAPH-BASED ANOMALY ANALYSIS AND CONTROL IN CYBER PHYSICAL SYSTEMS

2y 3m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/940,608

Patent 12670051

ADAPTIVE ANOMALY DETECTION IN TIME-SERIES DATA

1y 7m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/380,123

Patent 12664067

DATA PROCESSING PIPELINE WITH DATA REGRESSION FRAMEWORK

2y 8m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/417,955

Patent 12657078

COPROCESSOR, HOST PROCESSOR, CRASH DETECTION METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE

2y 4m to grant Granted Jun 16, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

2-3

Expected OA Rounds

84%

Grant Probability

90%

With Interview (+6.6%)

2y 8m (~1y 6m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 740 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.