Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SAX, STEVEN PAUL

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

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.3%
Allow Rate
+1.3% vs TC avg
484
Total Applications
+45.1%
Interview Lift
1497
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 466 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
58.4%
§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.
17563700 ADAPTIVE TRAINING METHOD OF A BRAIN COMPUTER INTERFACE USING A PHYSICAL MENTAL STATE DETECTION Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18752600 LIVE ROOM PAGE PRESENTATION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
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
18013645 A METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR UPDATING A DEEP NEURAL NETWORK-BASED IMAGE OR VIDEO DECODER Final Rejection INTERDIGITAL MADISON PATENT HOLDINGS, SAS
18442826 VEHICLE BATTERY MANUFACTURING PROCESS Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18611543 AUTOMATED CORPUS TOOL GENERATOR FOR AGENTS Non-Final OA INTUIT 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
18090565 PRUNING QUANTUM COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17893462 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A STORAGE BIT IN AN ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK Final Rejection Everspin Technologies, Inc.

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