Last updated: July 10, 2026

Application No. 19/433,849

Untitled Application

Unknown

Filed

Priority

Jul 02, 2019 — continuation of 12/046,068 +2 more

Examiner

FABER, DAVID

Art Unit

Tech Center

Snap-on Incorporated

Assignee

SNAP-ON Incorporated

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

This examiner grants 51% of cases after interview

— +37.2% interview lift. A telephonic interview to clarify the technical implementation could significantly improve the outcome.

Based on 535 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

FABER, DAVID View full profile →

Grants 51% of resolved cases

Career Allowance Rate

274 granted / 535 resolved

-8.8% vs TC avg

Strong +37% interview lift

Without

With

+37.2%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 12m

Avg Prosecution

30 currently pending

Career history

575

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

7.0%

-33.0% vs TC avg

§103

72.3%

+32.3% vs TC avg

§102

4.7%

-35.3% vs TC avg

§112

6.4%

-33.6% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 535 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Apr 13, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

18/395,089

Patent 12670312

INTELLIGENT DOCUMENT CREATION AND REVIEW GENERATED BY A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/535,197

Patent 12664806

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/381,519

Patent 12639386

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED BROWSING USING A REMOTE DEVICE ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE

2y 7m to grant Granted May 26, 2026

17/839,658

Patent 12571650

APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR UPDATING MAP

3y 9m to grant Granted Mar 10, 2026

18/491,370

Patent 12561512

METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROMPTING LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL TO GENERATE FORMATTED OUTPUT

2y 4m to grant Granted Feb 24, 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

51%

Grant Probability

88%

With Interview (+37.2%)

4y 12m

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 535 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.