Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MERRIAM, AARON ROGERS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3791

This examiner grants 31% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

30.6%
Allow Rate
-39.4% vs TC avg
80
Total Applications
+66.7%
Interview Lift
1367
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 36 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

7.5%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
50.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17518975 BIOPSY DEVICE FOR USE WITH ENDOSCOPE Non-Final OA BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
17481757 AUTOMATIC DISABLING OF ALERTS FOR DIABETIC CONDITIONS Final Rejection Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
18525223 INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM Final Rejection PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
17727573 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR FLUORESCENCE IMAGING Final Rejection Canon U.S.A., Inc.
18580433 WEARABLE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, BODY TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT METHOD, AND WEARABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Honor Device Co., Ltd.
17902207 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SELECTIVELY OCCLUDING THE LUMEN OF A NEEDLE Final Rejection Magnolia Medical Technologies, Inc.
18307512 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MEASURE AND IMPROVE EYE MOVEMENTS AND FIXATION Final Rejection Ohio State Innovation Foundation
18294757 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTACTLESS VASCULAR FLOW MEASUREMENT Final Rejection ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY

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