Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CARTER, AARON W

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2624 2661 2665

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
1,037
Total Applications
+8.4%
Interview Lift
1071
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1022 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18639515 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DEFECT DETECTION Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18694816 ON-DEMAND VEHICLE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, ON-DEMAND VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND LOST ITEM DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18650654 PROCESSING METHOD, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18603400 SCENE PARSING Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18584829 OBJECT GROUPING FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT RANGING ALGORITHMS Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18749996 METHODS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION ABOUT A PERSON BASED ON FACIAL RECOGNITION Non-Final OA 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 A/S

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