Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Analysis

Aaron Rogers Merriam, in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3791, has 38 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 31.6 percent, but the interview lift is a very high 63.1 percent. This 63.1 percent lift is extremely significant compared to the 31.6 percent baseline. The 31.6 percent allowance rate is low, but the 63.1 percent lift suggests that interviews are the most effective way to get a case allowed.

The median time to allowance is 1374 days. While the 31.6 percent allowance rate is challenging, the 63.1 percent interview lift is a powerful tool for applicants. Counsel should be prepared for a 1374 day timeline and should always request an interview. With only 38 resolved cases, the data is limited but very clear on the value of interviews. The 1374 day pendency and 63.1 percent lift are the defining characteristics of prosecution with this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

31.6%
Allow Rate
-38.4% vs TC avg
81
Total Applications
+63.1%
Interview Lift
1374
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 38 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

8.9%
§101 Eligibility
10.6%
§102 Novelty
51.9%
§103 Obviousness
27.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19054808 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18525223 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
18584978 DETERMINING A PHYSIOLOGICAL PARAMETER USING OPTICAL SIGNALS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
17766352 INTRAVENOUS INFILTRATION SENSOR DEVICE Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19306885 BLOOD-VESSEL-ANCHORED CARDIAC SENSOR Final Rejection EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18294757 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS VASCULAR FLOW MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
17481757 AUTOMATIC DISABLING OF ALERTS FOR DIABETIC CONDITIONS Non-Final OA Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
18580433 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Honor Device Co., Ltd.
17486497 BREATH CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
18931335 POINT-OF-CARE MULTIPLEXING BIOSENSOR ARRAY AND SCALABLE METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
19068531 MEDICAL SENSOR, AND SENSOR SUPPORTING MEMBER Non-Final OA NIHON KOHDEN CORPORATION
18518758 GUIDE WIRE Final Rejection ASAHI INTECC CO., LTD.
18486138 SECURE BROADCAST MESSAGING IN SUPPORT OF GLUCOSE MONITORING Final Rejection Dexcom, Inc.
18902235 SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD OF A ONE-HANDED ASPIRATOR Non-Final OA University of Virginia Patent Foundation
17782393 WEARABLE DEVICE Final Rejection INTERAXON INC.
17656660 TERRITORY MAPPING IN PSEUDO-CONTINUOUS ARTERIAL SPIN LABELING Non-Final OA The Trustees of The University of Pennsylvania
18194286 SYSTEM FEATURING OPTICAL AND ELECTRICAL SENSORS FOR CHARACTERIZING EFFLUENT FROM A PERITONEAL DIALYSIS PATIENT Non-Final OA BAXTER HEALTHCARE SA
17640568 IMPLANTABLE ELECTRONIC SENSING SYSTEM FOR MEASURING AND MONITORING MEDICAL PARAMETERS Final Rejection UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA
17797361 COMMUNICATION DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA DATAFEEL INC.

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