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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Aaron W Carter, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CARTER, AARON W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2661 2665

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

CARTER, AARON W is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2624. The profile includes 1039 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 85.0%, and a median of 1070 days to allowance. The interview lift is 8.9%, indicating that interviews have a limited additional association with allowance outcomes despite the high overall allowance rate.

The listed companies are Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Sony Group Corporation, and NEC Corporation. Representative firms include Adams Intellex, PLC, Fox Rothschild LLP, and Harrity & Harrity, LLP. Practitioners may prioritize comprehensive written claim positioning and use interviews as a focused supplement within a generally favorable examination setting.

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

Performance Statistics

85.0%
Allow Rate
+23.0% vs TC avg
1,063
Total Applications
+8.9%
Interview Lift
1070
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1039 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.9%
§102 Novelty
29.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19038498 DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF STEREO MODE IN IMAGE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19007949 METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH IMAGE ANOMALY DETECTION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18873519 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18840192 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18786631 ASSISTANCE CONTROLLING APPARATUS, ASSISTANCE CONTROLLING METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
18652733 LIVE NEURAL RECONSTRUCTION ON EDGE DEVICES Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18694816 ON-DEMAND VEHICLE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, ON-DEMAND VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND LOST ITEM DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18603400 SCENE PARSING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18897477 MONOSCOPIC RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODEL REGISTRATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Arthrex, Inc.
18966596 POST-ALIGNMENT ASSESSMENT AND PROCESSING FOR PATHOLOGY IMAGES Non-Final OA Verily Life Sciences LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Aaron W Carter's allowance rate?

85.0% of resolved applications examined by Aaron W Carter were allowed (1,039 resolved cases), compared with 74.2% across Art Unit 2624 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Aaron W Carter?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Aaron W Carter take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Aaron W Carter took 1,070 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Aaron W Carter work in?

Aaron W Carter examines applications in Art Unit 2624 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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