Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SANDIFER, MATTHEW D

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2151 2182 2183 2193

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.1%
Allow Rate
+25.1% vs TC avg
649
Total Applications
+25.2%
Interview Lift
1099
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 639 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.7%
§102 Novelty
28.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17632028 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COOKING ROBOT, COOKING METHOD, AND COOKING EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17794007 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17884777 HARDWARE-BASED GALOIS MULTIPLICATION Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17917560 DATA PROCESSING METHOD, DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, AND DATA PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
17956387 CIRCUIT AND METHOD OF TRANSMITTING DIGITAL DATA WITH ERROR DETECTION Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
17476181 CALCULATION DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17867625 ADAPTIVE MATRIX MULTIPLIERS Non-Final OA XILINX, INC.
17871539 NEURAL NETWORK COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UPBEAT TECHNOLOGY Co., Ltd

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