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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Aaron M Richer, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RICHER, AARON M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2612 2614 2617 2618 2628 2677

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

RICHER, AARON M is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2600 and art unit 2612. The profile includes 483 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 52.2%, and a median of 1376 days to allowance. The resolved-case volume offers a meaningful basis for assessing the docket. The allowance rate reflects an outcome split between allowances and other resolutions, while the median timeline points to prolonged prosecution.

The interview lift is 20.7%, suggesting that interviews can materially affect allowance outcomes in this record. NVIDIA Corporation, Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Intel Corporation are the listed leading companies. CALDWELL LLC, FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, and Hanley, Flight and Zimmerman, LLC are the listed leading firms. Practitioners may benefit from preparing interview positions early and budgeting for the 1376-day median interval when advising on filing and continuation strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

52.2%
Allow Rate
-9.8% vs TC avg
516
Total Applications
+20.7%
Interview Lift
1376
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 483 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.0%
§101 Eligibility
12.8%
§102 Novelty
54.4%
§103 Obviousness
20.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19045927 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INITIALIZATION OPERATION Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18072974 APPARATUS AND METHOD WITH OBJECT POSTURE ESTIMATING Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18962328 Direct Host Submission to Graphics Processor Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
19206677 MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUES TO CREATE HIGHER RESOLUTION COMPRESSED DATA STRUCTURES REPRESENTING TEXTURES FROM LOWER RESOLUTION COMPRESSED DATA STRUCTURES Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC
17879852 VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE, VEHICLE, VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM RECORDING VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL PROGRAM Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18818840 DISTORTION MESHES AGAINST CHROMATIC ABERRATIONS Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17967666 IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNOLOGIES Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18971901 COHERENT THREE-DIMENSIONAL PORTRAIT RECONSTRUCTION VIA UNDISTORTING AND FUSING TRIPLANE REPRESENTATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18361987 SURFACE TEXTURE GENERATION FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT MODELS USING GENERATIVE MACHINE LEARNING MODELS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
17382027 SYNTHESIZING VIDEO FROM AUDIO USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Final Rejection Nvidia Corporation
17095556 IMAGE BLENDING USING ONE OR MORE NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
19194293 IMAGE GENERATION BASED ON TRACKED 3D SCANNING Non-Final OA Shopify Inc.
18162317 GENERATING HARD OBJECT SHADOWS FOR GENERAL SHADOW RECEIVERS WITHIN DIGITAL IMAGES UTILIZING HEIGHT MAPS Final Rejection Adobe Inc.
18057453 TEXT AND COLOR-GUIDED LAYOUT CONTROL WITH A DIFFUSION MODEL Final Rejection ADOBE INC.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Aaron M Richer's allowance rate?

52.2% of resolved applications examined by Aaron M Richer were allowed (483 resolved cases), compared with 70.3% across Art Unit 2612 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Aaron M Richer?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Aaron M Richer take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Aaron M Richer took 1,376 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Aaron M Richer work in?

Aaron M Richer examines applications in Art Unit 2612 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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