Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SITTNER, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3621 3622 3626 3627

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

11.0%
Allow Rate
-41.0% vs TC avg
428
Total Applications
+15.4%
Interview Lift
1759
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 381 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.5%
§102 Novelty
36.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17731509 AUTO-GENERATION OF ONLINE LISTING INFORMATION Final Rejection Airbnb, Inc.
18571270 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18009293 MODEL ORCHESTRATOR Non-Final OA Google LLC
19174526 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR CHARACTER STRENGTH-BASED EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW TRAINING Non-Final OA Kessler Foundation Inc.
17884949 MEDICAL STATION WITH MATERIAL COLLECTION POINTS AND CHANNELS Non-Final OA CareFusion 303, Inc.
18176976 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF A SOFTWARE APPLICATION Final Rejection ATOS FRANCE
18185125 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIMODAL SUPPORT Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18469681 DATA CENTER CARBON EFFICIENCY OPTIMIZATION Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18902380 Marketing Display Systems and Methods Final Rejection Quad/Graphics, Inc.
18801351 ONLINE DEBATE PLATFORM AND METHOD Non-Final OA VURBIL, INC.
18582816 Embedding Carbon Offset Credits in Digital Certificates Non-Final OA DigiCert, Inc.
18356659 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SMART ANSWERING ARCHITECTURE Non-Final OA SoundHound AI IP, LLC
17746820 AUTOMATIC PROJECT PLANNING, BUDGETING, AND TRACKING TOOL Non-Final OA Providence St. Joseph Health
18757379 USING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODEL TO IDENTIFY A PRODUCER AND CONSUMER MATCH Final Rejection Sequoia Benefits and Insurance Services, LLC
17631342 INFORMATION DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SOCIAL APPLICATION, DISPLAY TERMINAL, AND MEDIUM Final Rejection BIGO TECHNOLOGY PTE. LTD.
17891098 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL HEALTH SERVICES Final Rejection Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
16038047 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DISPLAY THREE DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL ASSETS IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT BASED ON AN OBJECTIVE Non-Final OA Trivver, Inc.
18128041 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF COOPERATIVELY OPTIMIZING COMPENSATION BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYER AND WORKER Final Rejection Thomas Hecht
18360499 GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection Asuene Inc
18266943 METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR AUDITING DATA BASED ON BLOCKCHAIN, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SHANGHAI NANOJCLEAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18092321 COMPUTERIZED-METHOD AND REAL-TIME INFORMATION SHARING (RTIS) PLATFORM FOR MAINTAINING A DYNAMIC KNOWLEDGE BASE Final Rejection inContact INC.
17704980 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS Final Rejection Client Check, Inc.

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