Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LIN, ARIC

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1737 2825 2851

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Aric Lin is an examiner in Tech Center 2800, specifically Art Unit 1737. The examiner has 527 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 59.8 percent, which establishes the baseline for successful prosecution. This 59.8 percent rate indicates that while many applications are granted, the process requires careful navigation of examiner concerns.

The median days to allowance is 1148. This figure represents the typical duration of the prosecution cycle for successful applications. The interview lift is 12.4 percent. This lift shows the increased chance of allowance when an interview is conducted. Compared to the 59.8 percent allowance rate, the 12.4 percent lift suggests that interviews provide a moderate benefit in resolving outstanding issues.

Practitioners working with Lin in Art Unit 1737 should account for the 1148 median days to allowance. The 527 resolved cases offer a robust sample of the examiner's history. The 12.4 percent interview lift is a useful tool for cases that stall. Ultimately, the 59.8 percent allowance rate reflects a balanced examination environment where success is achievable through diligent effort.

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

Performance Statistics

59.8%
Allow Rate
-8.2% vs TC avg
575
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
1148
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 527 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.7%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
21.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18595698 DYNAMIC REFINEMENT OF HARDWARE ASSERTION CHECKERS Non-Final OA University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
18184902 LAYOUT DESIGN TOOL Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17860139 METHOD OF GENERATING CURVE SUB-RESOLUTION ASSIST FEATURE (SRAF), METHOD OF VERIFYING MASK RULE CHECK (MRC), AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING MASK INCLUDING METHOD OF GENERATING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17570432 SERVER, POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND ENERGY MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17697768 CONTROL APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR OPERATION AND CHARGING APPARATUS Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18375419 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMANCE-FOCUSED FREQUENCY SELECTION FOR COMPUTE BLOCKS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17570514 Vehicle Charging Device and Method for the Same Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18451206 PHOTOLITHOGRAPHY METHOD USING CASTELLATION SHAPED ASSIST FEATURES TO FORM A LINE-AND-SPACE PATTERN AND PHOTOMASK CONTAINING THE ASSIST FEATURES Non-Final OA WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.,
18422319 TIMING-AWARE FILL Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17664861 LOGIC LOCKING OPERATIONS Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17525842 SEMI-LOSSY PURCELL FILTER Final Rejection INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17468340 REFINEMENT OF AN INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DESIGN Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18029211 OPTICAL PROXIMITY CORRECTION FOR FREE FORM SHAPES Final Rejection Siemens Industry Software Inc.
17243199 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVE DATASHEETS Final Rejection Texas Instruments Incorporated
18949192 Systems and Methods for Generating Synthesizable Netlists From Register Transfer Level Designs Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd.
18480372 METHOD FOR MODELING CROSS DIE COUPLING CAP IMPACT Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17396523 METHOD OF GENERATING LAYOUT DIAGRAM INCLUDING DUMMY PATTERN CONVERSION AND SYSTEM OF GENERATING SAME Final Rejection TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17220269 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
17111014 INTEGRATED CIRCUIT LAYOUT DIAGRAM SYSTEM Non-Final OA TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
19257390 REINFORCED LEARNING FOR TOPOLOGY GENERATION OF A NETWORK-ON-CHIP Non-Final OA ARTERIS, INC.
17216505 AUTOMATED QUANTUM CIRCUIT JOB SUBMISSION AND STATUS DETERMINATION Non-Final OA Red Hat, Inc.
17332861 Engineering Change Order Scenario Compression by Applying Hybrid of Live and Static Timing Views Non-Final OA Synopsys, Inc.
17449383 MEMORY DEVICE WITH PROGRAMMABLE CIRCUITRY Non-Final OA Stichting IMEC Nederland
18686994 PATTERN SELECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
17968352 SEPARATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS TO METROLOGY DATA Non-Final OA ASML NETHERLANDS B.V.
18334382 DESIGN METHOD OF PHOTOMASK STRUCTURE Final Rejection United Microelectronics Corp.
18154154 OPC Method Non-Final OA Shanghai Huali Integrated Circuit Corporation
17655612 SIMULATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CHANGXIN MEMORY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17501897 INTERCONNECTIONS BETWEEN QUANTUM COMPUTING MODULE AND NON-QUANTUM PROCESSING MODULES IN QUANTUM COMPUTING SYSTEMS Final Rejection SeeQC, Inc.

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