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Last updated: October 10, 2026

Carlos A Azpuru, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as AZPURU, CARLOS A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1611 1612 1615 1616 1617 3774

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Carlos A. Azpuru is a patent examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1611. He has managed 1298 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 83.7%. The median days to allowance for these cases is 965. An interview lift of 10.8% is also present in the data.

Practitioners can use the 1298 resolved cases to understand the examiner's experience level. The 83.7% allowance rate provides a probability for success in this art unit. The 965 median days to allowance offers a timeline for planning prosecution cycles. The 10.8% interview lift shows the increase in the probability of allowance after an interview.

Top companies like The Procter & Gamble Company, Ocular Therapeutix Inc., and University of Southern California appear in the records. Firms like FOLEY & LARDNER LLP and BakerHostetler have handled these 1298 resolved cases. Best & Flanagan LLP is also a top firm in this examiner's history. These entities interact with the 83.7% allowance rate and the 965-day median pendency. The 10.8% interview lift suggests that practitioners should consider an interview as a tactical option.

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

Performance Statistics

83.7%
Allow Rate
+13.7% vs TC avg
1,322
Total Applications
+10.8%
Interview Lift
965
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1298 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.9%
§102 Novelty
24.6%
§103 Obviousness
30.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18733177 DEODORANT AND ANTIPERSPIRANT COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18443360 COSMETIC INK COMPOSITION COMPRISING A SURFACE TENSION MODIFIER Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
18790605 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ATTACHING SOFT TISSUE TO AN IMPLANT Non-Final OA PURDUE RESEARCH FOUNDATION
18325567 SUSTAINED FORMULATION FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE CONTAINING NALTREXONE AND METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA INVENTAGE LAB INC.
18695487 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR T CELL TARGETED DELIVERY OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Non-Final OA The Trustees Of The University of Pennsylvania
18824295 NUCLEIC ACID NANOSHELLS FOR CO-DELIVERING PROTEINS AND PROTEIN-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING NUCLEIC ACID NANOSHELLS CONTAINING PROTEINS AND PROTEIN-CONTAINING COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Howard University

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Carlos A Azpuru's allowance rate?

83.7% of resolved applications examined by Carlos A Azpuru were allowed (1,298 resolved cases), compared with 35.0% across Art Unit 1611 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Carlos A Azpuru?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Carlos A Azpuru take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Carlos A Azpuru took 965 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Carlos A Azpuru work in?

Carlos A Azpuru examines applications in Art Unit 1611 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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