Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Charles Alan Marmor II, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MARMOR II, CHARLES ALAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1685 3735 3791

This examiner grants 13% of resolved cases

Analysis

MARMOR II, CHARLES ALAN is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 1685. Across 413 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 12.6%, while the interview lift is 26.3%. The median time to allowance is 1388 days, so prosecution planning should account for both a low allowance rate and extended timing.

Listed companies include Nicoventures Trading Limited, Boston Scientific Corporation, and NEC Corporation. Listed firms include AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, and Brake Hughes Bellermann LLP. The interview figure makes examiner interaction a potentially important part of case management.

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

Performance Statistics

12.6%
Allow Rate
-57.4% vs TC avg
463
Total Applications
+26.3%
Interview Lift
1388
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 413 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
40.9%
§103 Obviousness
26.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18003000 USER FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Nicoventures Trading Limited
17658179 INFLATABLE PENILE PROSTHESIS WITH REINFORCED CYLINDER Non-Final OA Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
18967842 DETERMINATION DEVICE, DETERMINATION METHOD, AND RECORDING Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17771953 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR SENSOR COMMUNICATIONS Non-Final OA ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC.
17469282 APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USE FOR OCULAR SURFACE POTENTIAL DIFFERENCE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17468266 HEALTH SENSING BATHROOM DEVICE Non-Final OA Kohler Co.
18038534 OPTIMIZED WOUND SITE OFFLOADING FOOTWEAR Final Rejection RAMOT AT TEL-AVIV UNIVERSITY LTD.
19053432 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A GLUCOSE CONCENTRATION Non-Final OA TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH
17776784 Transepidermal Water Loss Final Rejection BRUIN BIOMETRICS, LLC
17789802 OCCLUSION DETECTION IN BODY CAVITIES Non-Final OA Navix International Limited
18808612 VIBRATING HEADBAND Non-Final OA Individual inventor

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Charles Alan Marmor II's allowance rate?

12.6% of resolved applications examined by Charles Alan Marmor II were allowed (413 resolved cases), compared with 40.5% across Art Unit 1685 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Charles Alan Marmor II?

This examiner's interview lift is +26.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Charles Alan Marmor II take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Charles Alan Marmor II took 1,388 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Charles Alan Marmor II work in?

Charles Alan Marmor II examines applications in Art Unit 1685 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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