Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sanjiv D Patel, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as PATEL, SANJIV D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2621 2622 2623 2625 2629 2697 2844 3645

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

PATEL, SANJIV D has 995 resolved cases in tech center 3600 and art unit 2621. The allowance rate is 78.2%, the interview lift is 3.8%, and the median time to allowance is 769 days. The large resolved-case record gives these figures practical value for planning, while the modest interview measure indicates that direct engagement should be tied to a defined prosecution objective.

BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Ams-osram AG, and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the listed companies. The listed firms are Houtteman Law, LLC, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, and CHIP LAW GROUP. Counsel may use interviews to narrow disputed issues, but the principal strategy should continue to rest on clear claims and well-supported written responses.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

78.2%
Allow Rate
+26.2% vs TC avg
1,037
Total Applications
+3.8%
Interview Lift
769
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 995 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.9%
§101 Eligibility
16.2%
§102 Novelty
61.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19035473 ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING DIGITAL PEN PLACED THEREON Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19096401 Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Updating a Cursor of an Input Device Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19216838 DISPLAY APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18262736 DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND DISTANCE MEASURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18730829 IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, IDENTIFICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19464667 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY TOUCH-CONTROL APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
19342778 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18024027 SPLICER FOR BEARING BOX AND TILED DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
19175955 PROFILE CACHING FOR A PERIPHERAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Logitech Europe S.A.
19363738 Method for non-intrusively analyzing human activity in a connected environment Non-Final OA ORANGE
19303706 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF THE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18935515 DISPLACEMENT SENSORS CONSTRUCTED USING LOW COST ToF SENSORS AND OPTICAL FIBERS WITH LARGE ELONGATION CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18849976 OPTICAL DEFLECTION DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
19474188 TOUCH-SENSITIVE SENSOR DEVICE FOR SENSING A POSITION OF AN OBJECT TOUCH Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM AG
18267366 PROXIMITY SENSOR Non-Final OA ams International AG
18518847 CIRCUITRY TO CONTROL LIGHT EMITTING DIODES Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18476720 DETECTOR FOR OPTICALLY DETECTING AT LEAST ONE OBJECT Non-Final OA TRINAMIX GMBH

Facing This Examiner?

IP Author analyzes examiner patterns and generates tailored response strategies with the highest chance of allowance.

Build Your Strategy

Who Appears Before This Examiner

Top companies before this examiner

Law firms appearing most often

Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sanjiv D Patel's allowance rate?

78.2% of resolved applications examined by Sanjiv D Patel were allowed (995 resolved cases), compared with 64.2% across Art Unit 2621 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sanjiv D Patel?

This examiner's interview lift is +3.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sanjiv D Patel take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sanjiv D Patel took 769 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sanjiv D Patel work in?

Sanjiv D Patel examines applications in Art Unit 2621 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

Sign in with your work email

Enter your email to receive a magic link. No password needed.

Personal email addresses (Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) are not accepted.

Free tier: 3 strategy analyses per month