Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SAX, STEVEN PAUL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2126 2146 2174 2175 2176 2872

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Steven Paul Sax works in Art Unit 2126 of Tech Center 2800. His record includes 468 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 69.0 percent. This 69.0 percent rate is higher than the 45.9 percent interview lift. The median days to allowance is 1495, which is a significant duration for successful prosecution. This 1495 day timeline is a key factor for applicants in Art Unit 2126.

The 45.9 percent interview lift is a tool for overcoming rejections and improving the 69.0 percent baseline. With 468 cases resolved, the examiner's metrics suggest a stable pattern of examination. Practitioners should factor the 1495 day median into their long-term prosecution strategy. The 468 case history in Tech Center 2800 indicates that proactive communication is highly beneficial. Direct engagement may help resolve issues that contribute to the 1495 day pendency. This examiner's docket responds well to the 45.9 percent lift provided by interviews.

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

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+1.0% vs TC avg
486
Total Applications
+45.9%
Interview Lift
1495
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 468 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.1%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
58.8%
§103 Obviousness
10.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18208849 Device, Method, and Graphical User Interface for Synchronizing Two or More Displays Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18293595 COSMETIC PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, COSMETIC PRODUCTION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17563700 ADAPTIVE TRAINING METHOD OF A BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE USING A PHYSICAL MENTAL STATE DETECTION Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18148162 VIRTUAL MOUSE WITH TACTILE FEEDBACK PROVIDED VIA KEYBOARD KEYS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18325267 CAUSAL EXPLANATION OF ATTENTION-BASED NEURAL NETWORK OUTPUT Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18734855 ROBUST MULTI-HEAD REGRESSION METRICS FOR MACHINE LEARNING Non-Final OA INTUIT INC.
18611543 AUTOMATED CORPUS TOOL GENERATOR FOR AGENTS Non-Final OA INTUIT INC.
18013645 A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR UPDATING A DEEP NEURAL NETWORK-BASED IMAGE OR VIDEO DECODER Non-Final OA INTERDIGITAL MADISON PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
18090565 PRUNING QUANTUM COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18063146 Application Programming Interface for Browsing Media Content Final Rejection Sonos, Inc.
18442826 VEHICLE BATTERY MANUFACTURING PROCESS Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18319017 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Rakuten Group, Inc.
18442930 PROGRESSIVE BANDWIDTH-LATENCY OPTIMIZATION OF LARGE MODELS Non-Final OA Cisco Technology, Inc.
17949787 RESTRICTED REUSE OF MACHINE LEARNING MODEL DATA FEATURES Non-Final OA AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
18307148 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED TROUBLESHOOTING ANALYSIS ENGINE TO IDENTIFY CAUSES OF COMPUTER SYSTEM ISSUES Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18691031 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COHERENT PHOTONIC CROSSBAR ARRAYS Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh - Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education

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