Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, SANJIV D

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

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sanjiv D. Patel is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 2621. With 989 resolved cases, the examiner has an extensive track record. The allowance rate is 78.1 percent, which indicates a high probability of success for applications assigned to this examiner.

The interview lift is 3.8 percent. This positive lift suggests that while interviews are beneficial, the impact is modest compared to the 78.1 percent base allowance rate. Practitioners should still consider interviews to clarify technical points, but the 3.8 percent lift indicates that the written record is already quite effective for reaching an allowance.

The median days to allowance is 770. This 770 day timeline is very efficient for applications that reach a grant. Given the 78.1 percent allowance rate and the 3.8 percent interview lift, the 770 day period reflects a fast and successful prosecution path for the majority of applicants in Art Unit 2621.

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

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+26.1% vs TC avg
1,022
Total Applications
+3.8%
Interview Lift
770
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 989 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
16.0%
§102 Novelty
62.4%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19096401 Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Updating a Cursor of an Input Device Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19380028 TOUCH SENSOR AND TOUCH INPUT DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection HiDeep Inc.
18992261 NON-CONTACT INPUT DEVICE Non-Final OA INTERMAN 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.
18993677 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DEBUGGING DRIVING WAVEFORMS OF E-PAPER DISPLAY DEVICE, DEVICE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18024027 SPLICER FOR BEARING BOX AND TILED DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
19184575 SUB-PIXEL AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
19233917 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18621811 SWITCH-BASED PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT ARCHITECTURES FOR MULTI-POINT SENSING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
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.
18262736 DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND DISTANCE MEASURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18845934 TIME-OF-FLIGHT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
19479166 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING AN IMAGE, DEVICE, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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
18935515 DISPLACEMENT SENSORS CONSTRUCTED USING LOW COST ToF SENSORS AND OPTICAL FIBERS WITH LARGE ELONGATION CAPABILITIES Non-Final OA NEC Laboratories America, Inc.
18518847 CIRCUITRY TO CONTROL LIGHT EMITTING DIODES Final Rejection TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18913929 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.
18476720 DETECTOR FOR OPTICALLY DETECTING AT LEAST ONE OBJECT Non-Final OA TRINAMIX GMBH
18759053 TECHNIQUES TO COMPENSATE FOR PHASE IMPAIRMENTS IN LIDAR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Aeva, Inc.

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