Listed by the USPTO as MCCONNELL, AARON R
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1711 3723
This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases
Aaron R. McConnell maintains a 44.8% allowance rate across 203 resolved cases in Art Unit 1711. The median days to allowance is 1164. Most notably, the interview lift is 53.9%, which is one of the highest recorded, suggesting that interviews are essential for success. This 53.9% lift indicates that the probability of an allowance increases substantially when an interview is conducted compared to the 44.8% baseline.
LG Electronics Inc., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. are frequent applicants. Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch, LLP, Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP (DC), and Fish & Richardson P.C. (TC) are the top firms. The 44.8% allowance rate and 1164-day median pendency highlight the nature of his review process. For the electronics and automotive companies listed, the 53.9% lift provides a clear roadmap for improving prosecution outcomes. The data underscores that for these firms, direct engagement with the examiner is often the deciding factor in securing patent rights.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17994998 | NOZZLE FOR CLEANER | Non-Final OA | LG ELECTRONICS INC. |
| 18671672 | APPARATUS FOR CLEANING BRUSHES | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18573291 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING MANURE FROM A FLOOR IN A BARN, AND, IN COMBINATION, A BARN FOR KEEPING ANIMALS AND A SYSTEM OF THIS TYPE | Final Rejection | LELY PATENT N.V. |
| 18258612 | CLEANING VEHICLE | Final Rejection | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 17671211 | MOVEABLE EDGE RINGS WITH REDUCED CAPACITANCE VARIATION FOR SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | LAM RESEARCH CORPORATION |
| 18135911 | HYDRAULIC WRENCH AND METHOD | Final Rejection | Caterpillar Inc. |
| 18782459 | ELECTRIC TOOTHBRUSH | Non-Final OA | Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd. |
| 18698545 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL NOZZLE ASSEMBLY | Final Rejection | A. RAYMOND ET CIE |
| 18693348 | POLISHING DEVICE, SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS, AND POLISHING METHOD | Non-Final OA | SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd. |
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Build Your Strategy44.8% of resolved applications examined by Aaron R Mcconnell were allowed (203 resolved cases), compared with 63.9% across Art Unit 1711 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +53.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Aaron R Mcconnell took 1,164 days on average from filing to allowance.
Aaron R Mcconnell examines applications in Art Unit 1711 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).
