Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: SAX, TIMOTHY PAUL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3685 3698

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Analysis

Timothy Paul Sax is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3685. The examiner has 166 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 50.6 percent. This 50.6 percent rate indicates the proportion of cases that result in an allowance. The median days to allowance is 1388, which is a metric for managing expectations regarding timing.

The interview lift for this examiner is 45.8 percent. This 45.8 percent increase is a factor when compared to the 50.6 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners can use the 45.8 percent lift to evaluate the value of interviews. The 166 resolved cases provide a sample to observe these trends in Art Unit 3685. The 1388 median days to allowance is a relevant figure for long-term planning in Tech Center 3600.

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

Performance Statistics

50.6%
Allow Rate
-1.4% vs TC avg
192
Total Applications
+45.8%
Interview Lift
1388
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 166 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.4%
§101 Eligibility
4.1%
§102 Novelty
41.0%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18583283 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING RESOURCE TRANSFERS IN A COMPUTER NETWORK Final Rejection The Toronto-Dominion Bank
18987748 PERSONALIZATION OF A PAYMENT INSTRUMENT Final Rejection Block, Inc.
18982211 PRESENTATION OF MULTIPLE CARDS IN A WALLET USER INTERFACE Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
18405090 TRANSACTION PROCESSING USING OPTICALLY ENCODED INFORMATION Non-Final OA Block, Inc.
18207941 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSACTION PROCESSING BASED ON USER AUTHENTICATION Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
18847710 System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Preventing Miner Extractable Value (MEV) Attacks in a Blockchain Network Non-Final OA Visa International Service Association
18540576 DIGITAL ASSET TRANSFER SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18284343 ELECTRIC POWER TRANSACTION SYSTEM, AND ELECTRIC POWER TRANSACTION METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI, LTD.
18762385 VIRTUALIZED HARDWARE SECURITY MODULE Non-Final OA Marvell Asia Pte Ltd
19061213 System and Method to Dynamically Validate Request to Access Network Resources Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
16667372 AUTHENTICATION NETWORK FOR TRANSACTION DATA Non-Final OA NCR Atleos Corporation

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