Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SITTNER, MICHAEL J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3621 3622 3626 3627

This examiner grants 11% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

11.1%
Allow Rate
-40.9% vs TC avg
429
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
1616
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 387 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.8%
§101 Eligibility
7.1%
§102 Novelty
80.7%
§103 Obviousness
5.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18703385 RECOMMENDATION SUPPORT DEVICE AND RECOMMENDATION SUPPORT METHOD Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
19175221 CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18361496 CARBON-AWARE WORKLOAD ALLOCATION IN CLOUD ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
19174526 COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS FOR CHARACTER STRENGTH-BASED EMPLOYMENT INTERVIEW TRAINING Non-Final OA Kessler Foundation Inc.
16565970 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SELECTION, FILTERING OR PRESENTATION OF AVAILABLE SALES OUTLETS Non-Final OA TrueCar, Inc.
18185125 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIMODAL SUPPORT Non-Final OA Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
18902380 Marketing Display Systems and Methods Final Rejection Quad/Graphics, Inc.
18801351 ONLINE DEBATE PLATFORM AND METHOD Non-Final OA VURBIL, INC.
17891098 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING DIGITAL HEALTH SERVICES Final Rejection Advanced Neuromodulation Systems, Inc.
17746820 AUTOMATIC PROJECT PLANNING, BUDGETING, AND TRACKING TOOL Non-Final OA Providence St. Joseph Health
17731509 AUTO-GENERATION OF ONLINE LISTING INFORMATION Final Rejection Airbnb, Inc.
18582816 Embedding Carbon Offset Credits in Digital Certificates Non-Final OA DigiCert, Inc.
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.
16038047 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO DISPLAY THREE DIMENSIONAL DIGITAL ASSETS IN AN ONLINE ENVIRONMENT BASED ON AN OBJECTIVE Non-Final OA Trivver, Inc.

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