Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/233,704

SELECTING CELL-BASED CONTEXTUAL OPTIONS

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jun 10, 2025

Priority

Jan 30, 2015 — continuation of 10/061,824 +2 more

Examiner

BULLOCK, JOSHUA

Art Unit

2153

Tech Center

2100 — Computer Architecture & Software

Assignee

Cisco Technology Inc.

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +16.1% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 83% grant rate with +16.1% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 643 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

BULLOCK, JOSHUA View full profile →

Grants 83% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

531 granted / 643 resolved

+27.6% vs TC avg

Strong +16% interview lift

Without

With

+16.1%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 0m

Avg Prosecution

22 currently pending

Career history

674

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

2.1%

-37.9% vs TC avg

§103

53.5%

+13.5% vs TC avg

§102

39.8%

-0.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 643 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jun 10, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 09, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 02, 2026

Interview Requested

Jul 15, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 15, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/443,797

Patent 12670164

DATABASE MANAGEMENT BASED ON PREDICTED RETRIEVAL OF DATA

2y 4m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

19/018,940

Patent 12670147

PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL VALUES FOR EVENTS

1y 5m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

19/172,354

Patent 12670152

READING QUERY RESULTS FROM AN EXTERNAL DATA SYSTEM

1y 2m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/663,417

Patent 12619650

TECHNIQUES FOR SECURING COMPUTING INTERFACES USING CLUSTERING

1y 11m to grant Granted May 05, 2026

17/472,723

Patent 12602401

NON-DISRUPTIVE TRANSITION TO SYNCHRONOUS REPLICATION STATE

4y 7m to grant Granted Apr 14, 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

83%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+16.1%)

3y 0m (~1y 11m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 643 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.