Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, AREN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3774 3783

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Analysis

Aren Patel has 219 resolved cases in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3774. The examiner has a 77.6% allowance rate and a median days to allowance of 1084. This 1084-day figure represents the time from filing to grant for the 219 resolved cases. Practitioners should use this timeline to plan their prosecution strategy.

The interview lift is 17.2%. For the 219 resolved cases, this lift suggests that interviews are a productive way to improve the chances of an allowance. Practitioners should factor the 1084-day median timeline into their expectations. The 17.2% interview lift and 77.6% allowance rate together provide a data-grounded view of the examiner's current record in Art Unit 3774.

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

Performance Statistics

77.6%
Allow Rate
+7.6% vs TC avg
267
Total Applications
+17.2%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 219 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
64.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18785007 WEARABLE APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18406978 THREE-LENS INTRAOCULAR LENS SYSTEM Non-Final OA ALCON INC.
18767437 DEVICES AND METHODS OF COMMISSURE FORMATION FOR PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18766277 EXPANDABLE SHEATH WITH LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING REINFORCING MEMBERS Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18142668 SELF-EXPANDING, TWO COMPONENT SHEATH AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES CORPORATION
18561055 COMPOSITE SKIRTS FOR PROSTHETIC VALVE DEVICES Final Rejection Medtronic, Inc.
18330483 POWERED PROSTHESIS WITH TORQUE DENSE, LOW RATIO ACTUATION Non-Final OA Board of Regents, The University of Texas System
18658227 Prosthetic Device Non-Final OA DEKA Products Limited Partnership
18510434 HEART VALVE PROSTHESES INCLUDING TORQUE ANCHORING MECHANISMS AND DELIVERY DEVICES FOR THE HEART VALVE PROSTHESES Final Rejection Medtronic Vascular, Inc.

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