Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SITTA, GRANT

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2621 2622 2628 2629 2694 2891 2893 2899

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Analysis

Grant Sitta in Art Unit 2621 has a significant track record of 952 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 72.4 percent. The interview lift for this examiner is 13.3 percent. This indicates a high likelihood of success for applicants, with interviews providing a modest improvement in the chances of allowance.

The median time to allowance is 1100 days. Given the 72.4 percent allowance rate, the examiner appears to be efficient and reasonable. The 13.3 percent interview lift suggests that while interviews are beneficial, the examiner's high baseline rate may result from a clear understanding of the technology or a less adversarial approach to prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

72.4%
Allow Rate
+4.4% vs TC avg
992
Total Applications
+13.3%
Interview Lift
1100
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 952 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
63.5%
§103 Obviousness
6.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19328334 INPUT RECOGNITION BASED ON DISTINGUISHING DIRECT AND INDIRECT USER INTERACTIONS Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
19202618 State Machine and Rejection Criterion for UI Gesture Invocation Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19020406 Pinch Recognition Using Finger Zones Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18985305 Screenless Object Selection with Head Pose and Hand Gestures Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18675723 Active and Inactive Mode Transitions for User Input Final Rejection Apple Inc.
19161921 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE AND DISPLAY POWER SUPPLY DEVICE Non-Final OA LX SEMICON CO., LTD.
19342712 SENSOR DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PRESUMING METHOD Non-Final OA Ricoh Company, Ltd.
19244338 DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING NARROW BEZEL Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18569564 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVITY DETECTION Final Rejection Google LLC
18946165 VIRTUAL CONTENT INDICATORS FOR LOCATION SENSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18821414 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DYNAMIC INTERACTIONS WITH NON-PLAYER CHARACTERS (NPCS) IN VIDEO GAMES Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18732014 Method and Apparatus for Operating Data Glasses in a Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19151611 SHIFT REGISTER, DRIVING METHOD THEREOF, GATE DRIVING CIRCUIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
18225136 MULTIPLE DISPLAY CONFIGURATION TECHNIQUE Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17936228 ADAPTIVE REMOTE CONTROL Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
19234909 MEDICAL DEVICE CONFIGURATION PROCEDURE GUIDANCE RESPONSIVE TO DETECTED GESTURES Non-Final OA MEDTRONIC MINIMED, INC.
19038319 STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA NINTENDO CO., LTD.
18672472 PROGRESSIVE AWARD COMPETITION ELIGIBILITY BASED ON LEADERBOARD RANKINGS Final Rejection IGT
19060948 Lip-based user interface system Final Rejection THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

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