Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RICHER, AARON M

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

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Aaron M. Richer is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2612, with 479 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 52.2 percent reflects a balanced environment where roughly half of the applications are granted. This 52.2 percent rate suggests that the examiner is open to arguments but maintains a consistent standard for patentability.

The median days to allowance for his cases is 1380. This 1380 day timeline indicates a relatively long prosecution period, which is a key consideration for applicants in Art Unit 2612. With 479 resolved cases, the 1380 day figure is a well-established benchmark for the time required to reach a successful conclusion.

Practitioners should also consider the interview lift of 20.8 percent. This 20.8 percent boost in allowance probability indicates that interviews are a productive way to resolve issues and improve the chances of a grant. Utilizing this 20.8 percent lift can be a strategic move to navigate the 1380 day process and exceed the 52.2 percent baseline allowance rate.

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

Performance Statistics

52.4%
Allow Rate
-9.6% vs TC avg
506
Total Applications
+20.7%
Interview Lift
1376
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 481 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
54.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§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.
18189429 Discovery of Services Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
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
18205213 IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, MODEL TRAINING METHOD, RELATED APPARATUSES, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
18057881 SPECIAL-EFFECT EDITING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA BEIJING ZITIAO NETWORK TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18062239 MULTI-MODAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL FACE MODELING AND TRACKING FOR GENERATING EXPRESSIVE AVATARS Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18057453 TEXT AND COLOR-GUIDED LAYOUT CONTROL WITH A DIFFUSION MODEL Final Rejection ADOBE INC.
19006822 CLUSTERING GEOMETRIC PRIMITIVES USING A SPATIAL AREA HEURISTIC Non-Final OA Nvidia 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.
19062827 GENERATING GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS FOR VIEWING 3D DATA AND/OR IMAGE DATA Final Rejection FARO Technologies, Inc.

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