Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2116 2118 2124 2142 2147 2187 2615 2698 4100
This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases
Austin James Hicks examines applications in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 2116. With 420 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 75.0%. This high rate indicates a favorable environment for applicants, where many cases result in a grant. The median days to allowance is 1165, which provides a clear expectation for the duration of the prosecution cycle from filing to issuance.
The interview lift for this examiner is 25.8%. This 25.8% lift suggests that conducting an interview provides a significant increase in the probability of allowance, even with an already high 75.0% baseline. Practitioners should use interviews to resolve rejections and potentially shorten the 1165-day process. The 420 resolved cases provide a reliable statistical basis for these metrics in Art Unit 2116.
Attorneys should view the 75.0% allowance rate and 1165-day median pendency as key advantages. The 25.8% interview lift is a valuable tool for overcoming any specific issues. With 420 cases resolved, these figures are stable indicators of examiner behavior, suggesting that a proactive approach involving interviews can further enhance the already high likelihood of success.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18336687 | DIMENSIONAL ATTENTION FOR WEIGHT ALLOCATION IN LANGUAGE MODELS OR OTHER MACHINE LEARNING MODELS | Final Rejection | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 17966012 | Method for an Intelligent Alarm Management in Industrial Processes | Non-Final OA | ABB Schweiz AG |
| 17957592 | Method of Transfer Learning for a Specific Production Process of an Industrial Plant | Non-Final OA | ABB Schweiz AG |
| 17907807 | GROWTH POTENTIAL ESTIMATION SYSTEM, GROWTH POTENTIAL ESTIMATION DEVICE, GROWTH POTENTIAL ESTIMATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH GROWTH POTENTIAL ESTIMATION PROGRAM IS STORED | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
| 18362435 | Neural Network Training Method and Related Device | Final Rejection | Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 18316369 | NEURAL NETWORK STRUCTURE DETERMINING METHOD AND APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD. |
| 18428515 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOUNDATION MODELS BASED REWARD DESIGN FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18349195 | MACHINE LEARNING DEVICE, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING EMBODIED THEREON A MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | JVCKENWOOD Corporation |
| 18431804 | CODE-LEVEL NEURAL ARCHITECTURE SEARCH USING LANGUAGE MODELS | Non-Final OA | Google LLC |
| 18292539 | GENERATING LOCATION DATA | Non-Final OA | KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V. |
| 18488779 | EFFICIENT DIFFUSION MACHINE LEARNING MODELS | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18040385 | WEIGHTS LAYOUT TRANSFORMATION ASSISTED NESTED LOOPS OPTIMIZATION FOR AI INFERENCE | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 18086586 | TEST-TIME ADAPTATION WITH UNLABELED ONLINE DATA | Non-Final OA | QUALCOMM Incorporated |
| 19046114 | Execution of Machine Learning Models at Client Devices | Final Rejection | PayPal, Inc. |
| 19303931 | Neural Network Representation Formats | Final Rejection | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. |
| 19303981 | Neural Network Representation Formats | Final Rejection | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. |
| 17711569 | Neural Network Representation Formats | Non-Final OA | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. |
| 18113753 | MODULE FOR IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION TO SORT CELLS BASED ON THE NUCLEAR TRANSLOCATION OF FLUORESCENCE SIGNALS | Final Rejection | Sony Corporation of America |
| 18008351 | System and Method for Processing Information Signals | Non-Final OA | Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft |
| 18399674 | STATISTICAL SAMPLING USING REJECTION-FREE PARALLEL TRIAL MARKOV CHAIN MONTE CARLO PROCESSES | Final Rejection | Fujitsu Limited |
| 17770953 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | NTT, Inc. |
| 17904633 | ENERGY-AWARE PROCESSING SYSTEM | Final Rejection | Nokia Technologies Oy |
| 18406374 | PROVIDING BALANCED TRAINING DATA | Non-Final OA | Nokia Solutions and Networks Oy |
| 18485278 | MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT FOR MAJORANA SURFACE CODE IMPLEMENTATION | Non-Final OA | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 18215801 | ENSEMBLE MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUE FOR VISUALIZING COMPLEX DATA RELATIONSHIPS | Final Rejection | MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC |
| 18213138 | INCORPORATING APPROXIMATE NEAREST NEIGHBOR SEARCH AS IMPLICIT EDGE IN KNOWLEDGE GRAPH | Final Rejection | Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC |
| 18074567 | HYBRID ANALOG SYSTEM FOR TRANSFER LEARNING | Non-Final OA | International Business Machines Corporation |
| 17866104 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACQUIRING PRE-TRAINED MODEL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
| 18747784 | SYNCHRONIZED EXECUTION OF NEURAL NETWORK LAYERS IN MULTI-CORE ENVIRONMENTS | Non-Final OA | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED |
| 18606938 | TECHNIQUES FOR TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS USING ROBOT SIMULATION DATA | Non-Final OA | NVIDIA CORPORATION |
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