Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 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
438
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
1616
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 388 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

29.7%
§101 Eligibility
8.7%
§102 Novelty
38.3%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18742559 BUSINESS MOBILE DRIVER’S LICENSE (BMDL) Final Rejection Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
18571270 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18009293 MODEL ORCHESTRATOR Final Rejection Google LLC
17884949 MEDICAL STATION WITH MATERIAL COLLECTION POINTS AND CHANNELS Final Rejection CareFusion 303, Inc.
19341487 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED APPLIANCE END-OF-LIFE CALCULATOR Non-Final OA State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
17359119 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DETECTING AND RESOLVING ITEM DELIVERY ISSUES IN DISTRIBUTION NETWORK Final Rejection United States Postal Service
17553747 AUTO-GENERATING NEWS HEADLINES BASED ON CLIMATE, CARBON AND IMPACT PREDICTIONS Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18585883 METHODS, SYSTEMS, ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE, AND APPARATUS TO ADJUST MARKET STRATEGIES Final Rejection Nielsen Consumer LLC
17731509 AUTO-GENERATION OF ONLINE LISTING INFORMATION Final Rejection Airbnb, Inc.
18927523 MODELING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CARBON EMISSIONS IN LEATHER MANUFACTURING PROCESS Final Rejection SICHUAN UNIVERSITY

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