Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/263,105

Visual Search Interface in an Operating System

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jul 08, 2025

Priority

Sep 22, 2023 — provisional 63/584,539 +1 more

Examiner

WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Google LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +16.8% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 71% grant rate with +16.8% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 557 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

WILSON, KIMBERLY LOVEL View full profile →

Grants 71% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

395 granted / 557 resolved

+10.9% vs TC avg

Strong +17% interview lift

Without

With

+16.8%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 11m

Avg Prosecution

9 currently pending

Career history

571

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

6.0%

-34.0% vs TC avg

§103

80.2%

+40.2% vs TC avg

§102

8.4%

-31.6% vs TC avg

§112

1.9%

-38.1% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 557 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 08, 2025

Application Filed

May 12, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jul 07, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Jul 08, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/871,531

Patent 12681982

Systems and Methods for Efficient Multimodal Search Refinement

3y 11m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/803,085

Patent 12670195

CODE RETRIEVAL METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL

1y 10m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/838,726

Patent 12639366

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A PET IMAGE SEARCH BASED ON A PET IMAGE CREATED BY A USER

1y 9m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

18/654,437

Patent 12625919

GENERATING AND PROCESSING SUMMARIES OF SEARCH RESULTS USING A LANGUAGE MODEL

2y 0m to grant Granted May 12, 2026

18/585,765

Patent 12619624

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AI-BASED SEARCHING

2y 2m to grant Granted May 05, 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

71%

Grant Probability

88%

With Interview (+16.8%)

3y 11m (~2y 10m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 557 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.