Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 19/271,198

TRANSACTIONAL DATABASE LAYER ABOVE A DISTRIBUTED KEY/VALUE STORE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Jul 16, 2025

Priority

Jun 29, 2015 — continuation of 11/301,457 +1 more

Examiner

OBERLY, VAN HONG

Art Unit

Tech Center

Assignee

Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +15.5% interview lift. Examiner has a relatively high allowance rate (75%); +15.5% interview lift. A written response may suffice.

Based on 611 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

OBERLY, VAN HONG View full profile →

Grants 75% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

459 granted / 611 resolved

+15.1% vs TC avg

Strong +16% interview lift

Without

With

+15.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

3y 1m

Avg Prosecution

8 currently pending

Career history

621

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.0%

-39.0% vs TC avg

§103

91.4%

+51.4% vs TC avg

§102

2.9%

-37.1% vs TC avg

§112

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 611 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Jul 16, 2025

Application Filed

May 29, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

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Patent 12682375

Dynamic Adjustment of Profile Feed in a Social Network

1y 5m to grant Granted Jul 14, 2026

18/599,510

Patent 12675479

SELECTIVE CACHE ENTRY REMOVAL FEATURE

2y 4m to grant Granted Jul 07, 2026

16/836,829

Patent 12664129

Applying Rules to Client Updates on Shared Records to Trigger System-Generated Updates

6y 2m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

17/528,769

Patent 12664200

Centralized Resource Management for Disparate Communication Platforms

4y 7m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/911,533

Patent 12645424

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING A LEVEL OF SIMILARITY BETWEEN A PLURALITY OF DATA REPRESENTATIONS

1y 7m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

75%

Grant Probability

91%

With Interview (+15.5%)

3y 1m (~2y 1m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 611 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.