Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SALTARELLI, DOMINIC D

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2421 2623

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dominic D Saltarelli has resolved 863 cases in Tech Center 2600. The examiner has an allowance rate of 79.1 percent. This high rate indicates a favorable environment for grant seekers in Art Unit 2421. The 79.1 percent allowance rate suggests that a large majority of applications reach a successful conclusion under this examiner's review.

The interview lift is 15.1 percent. This figure suggests that interviews are effective at facilitating the allowance of applications and resolving outstanding issues. While the 15.1 percent lift is moderate, it still represents a meaningful improvement in the probability of success for practitioners who choose to engage with the examiner directly.

The median days to allowance is 931. This pendency indicates a relatively efficient path to grant for successful applications. The combination of a high 79.1 percent allowance rate and a positive interview lift suggests that a communicative approach can lead to a successful outcome within the 931 day median timeframe.

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

Performance Statistics

79.1%
Allow Rate
+17.1% vs TC avg
878
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
932
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 864 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.4%
§102 Novelty
46.6%
§103 Obviousness
2.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19030657 CHANNEL BAR USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19021452 PREDICTIVE MEDIA ROUTING Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19186742 CHANNEL INFORMATION OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
19084204 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ADAPTING CONFIGURATIONS FOR CONVERTING BETWEEN ANALOG AND DIGITAL SIGNALS Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
19191393 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR APPLYING DEBLOCKING FILTERS TO RECONSTRUCTED VIDEO DATA Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18879957 FREQUENCY DOMAIN COMPRESSION OF CHANNEL STATE INFORMATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18984765 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTENT DISTRIBUTION Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
19111429 POSITIONING USING A POSITIONING REFERENCE SIGNAL TRANSMISSION EMPLOYING A FREQUENCY-HOP PATTERN Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18899595 TEMPORAL MOTION VECTOR PREDICTOR WITH DISPLACEMENT Non-Final OA TENCENT AMERICA LLC
18881369 TRANSMITTER FOR OPERATION WITH RESTRICTED POWER CONSUMPTION Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18868553 PLL Phase Detector/Charge Pump Linearization Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19206198 SIGNALING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MERGE DATA SYNTAX IN VIDEO/IMAGE CODING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy

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