Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SAUNCY, TONI DIAN

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2857 2863 3625 3723 4100

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Analysis

Toni Dian Sauncy operates in Art Unit 2857 of Tech Center 4100. The examiner has a total of 29 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 86.2%. The median days to allowance for these granted patents is 1175, which establishes a baseline for pendency in this unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 18.4%. This suggests that interviews provide a positive impact on the outcome of the 29 resolved cases. The 1175-day median indicates the duration for the path to allowance. Practitioners can use these figures to set expectations for applications assigned to Art Unit 2857, noting that the 86.2% allowance rate is the outcome for the 29 cases resolved. The 18.4% lift further increases the likelihood of success during the prosecution of a patent application. These metrics offer a view of the examiner's performance and the benefits of direct communication.

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

Performance Statistics

86.2%
Allow Rate
+26.2% vs TC avg
57
Total Applications
+18.4%
Interview Lift
1175
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

16.7%
§101 Eligibility
3.0%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
20.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18175732 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18711163 CASE INTAKE SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC TEST RECOMMENDATION AND AUTOMATIC GENERATION OF PROFILED QUESTIONS Non-Final OA KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
17982340 CHARGING FUNCTION INSPECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18687520 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING FLANGE SURFACE PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION IN ROTARY MACHINE, METHOD FOR EVALUATING LEAKAGE OF FLUID FROM BETWEEN FLANGE SURFACES, AND PROGRAM AND DEVICE FOR EXECUTING THESE METHODS Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18708133 ELECTRIC TOOL SYSTEM, ELECTRIC TOOL MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEXRA Field Works Co., Ltd.
17777194 SPATIAL DATA UPSAMPLING METHOD, SPATIAL DATA UPSAMPLING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT, Inc.
18233595 BEHAVIORAL CHANGE DETECTION OF ROOM SENSORS MEASUREMENTS FOR DC EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT Non-Final OA HITACHI, Ltd.
17933811 MACHINE-LEARNING TECHNIQUES FOR SPARSE-TO-DENSE SPECTRAL RECONSTRUCTION Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18063716 PERFORMANCE CONTROL BASED ON A BATTERY STATE-OF-CHARGE OR DEPTH-OF-DISCHARGE IN A HETEROGENEOUS COMPUTING PLATFORM Final Rejection Dell Products, L.P.
18063135 PERFORMANCE CONTROL BASED UPON THE DETECTION OF UNDERVOLTAGE OR OVERCURRENT CONDITIONS IN HETEROGENOUS COMPUTING PLATFORMS Non-Final OA Dell Products, L.P.
18246914 STATE DIAGNOSIS METHOD, STATE DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NSK LTD.
18618850 ESTIMATION OF AUXILIARY LOADS IN HYBRID OR BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES FOR FAILURE DETECTION Non-Final OA Garrett Transportation I Inc.

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