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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Matthew T Sittner, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SITTNER, MATTHEW T

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3626 3629 3682 3688 3689

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Analysis

SITTNER, MATTHEW T works in Tech Center 3600 and art unit 3626. The profile records 910 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 57.9%. Interview activity is associated with a 56.1% lift, a figure close to the allowance rate and therefore important to prosecution planning. The median time to allowance is 1122 days, so early alignment on claim scope and interview objectives may help manage the case trajectory.

The listed companies are University of Florida Research Foundation Inc., Capital One Services LLC, and SoftBank Group Corp. The listed firms are BakerHostetler, BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD., and Cooper Legal Group LLC. These organizations provide practical portfolio context. Counsel can use the profile to prepare focused interviews while preserving written fallback positions for applications that require continued negotiation.

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

Performance Statistics

57.9%
Allow Rate
+5.9% vs TC avg
948
Total Applications
+56.1%
Interview Lift
1122
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 910 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

35.8%
§101 Eligibility
9.5%
§102 Novelty
42.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19094455 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED BUILDING CODE CONFORMANCE Final Rejection University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc.
19315138 DETECTING RELIABILITY ACROSS THE INTERNET AFTER SCRAPING Final Rejection Capital One Services, LLC
19361636 System Final Rejection Softbank Group Corp.
18834202 ATTENTION NEURAL NETWORKS WITH GATED ATTENTION UNITS Non-Final OA Google LLC
19408620 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19416112 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MARKING VIRTUAL OBJECTS Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
19094696 OBJECTIVE FUNCTION SOLVING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND COMPUTING DEVICE CLUSTER Final Rejection Huawei Cloud Computing Technologies Co., Ltd.
18982162 BATTERY REPLACEMENT Final Rejection VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18887957 PLANNING FOR AGENT CONTROL USING RESTART-AUGMENTED LOOK-AHEAD SEARCH Non-Final OA X Development LLC
19348336 DETERMINING MAINTENANCE INTERVALS USING A COMBINATION OF MODELS Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18827521 GENERATING IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
19338345 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS USING TRUSTED ON-DEMAND DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURING Final Rejection Siemens Corporation
18952253 MANAGEMENT METHOD, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18822285 PIXEL BASED WITH OBJECT BASED DECISION MAKING APPROACH FOR DRIVING Non-Final OA AUTOBRAINS TECHNOLOGIES LTD

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Matthew T Sittner's allowance rate?

57.9% of resolved applications examined by Matthew T Sittner were allowed (910 resolved cases), compared with 24.6% across Art Unit 3626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Matthew T Sittner?

This examiner's interview lift is +56.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Matthew T Sittner take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Matthew T Sittner took 1,122 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Matthew T Sittner work in?

Matthew T Sittner examines applications in Art Unit 3626 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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