Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CARTER, AARON W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2661 2665

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.2%
Allow Rate
+23.2% vs TC avg
1034
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
1116
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1017 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.1%
§101 Eligibility
30.2%
§102 Novelty
28.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18639515 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEFECT DETECTION Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18573564 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18603400 SCENE PARSING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18388623 DEFECT CHARACTERIZATION IN SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES BASED ON IMAGE PROCESSING Final Rejection MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
18684613 DETECTED OBJECT PATH PREDICTION FOR VISION-BASED SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Tesla, Inc.
18188437 IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18749996 METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT A PERSON BASED ON FACIAL RECOGNITION Final Rejection Clearview AI, Inc.
18637156 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING GERMINATION POTENTIAL OF SEEDS Non-Final OA RiceTec, Inc.
18687105 MANDIBULAR CANAL SEGMENTATION POSTPROCESSING Non-Final OA PLANMECA OY
18529185 ANALYZING CONTENT OF DIGITAL IMAGES Non-Final OA DST Technologies, Inc.
18175806 CLOUD-BASED SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF SUBJECT AND IN-VEHICLE CLOUD-BASED SYSTEM Non-Final OA Advatech Healthcare Europe Ltd
17910777 Methods for Selecting, Inspecting and Evaluating Brackets and Their Fastening Configurations in Construction Non-Final OA Simpson Strong-Tie Company A/S

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