Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663
This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases
Aarron Eduardo Santos is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3663, with a portfolio of 143 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 45.5 percent reflects the competitive nature of prosecution in this unit. This figure suggests that applications require careful strategy from practitioners to reach a grant.
The data shows an interview lift of 14.5 percent, which indicates that the probability of allowance is higher with an interview compared to the baseline 45.5 percent allowance rate. While this lift is present, it is a factor influencing the outcome of the 143 resolved cases. Applicants should prepare for a median days to allowance of 1258 when their cases are successful.
The 1258 median days to allowance provides a clear expectation for the duration of the patent acquisition process. Within Art Unit 3663, the tech center context and the examiner's historical disposition are key factors for strategy. These metrics combined offer a detailed look at the prosecution environment for Tech Center 3600.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17864943 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING POSITION OF MOVING OBJECT | Final Rejection | SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. |
| 18135370 | PATH ESTIMATOR FOR DRONE | Final Rejection | AIRBUS HELICOPTERS |
| 18782172 | SATELLITE CONTROL APPARATUS, SATELLITE CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | NEC Corporation |
| 16586604 | BLOCKING OBJECT AVOIDANCE | Final Rejection | Zoox, Inc. |
| 18787509 | SPACE-BASED MONITORING OF AIRCRAFT | Final Rejection | The Boeing Company |
| 18357382 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENSURING ACCURATE ENTRY OF QNH WITH RESPECT TO AN AVIONICS SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT | Non-Final OA | THE BOEING COMPANY |
| 17352075 | COLLISION AVOIDANCE BASED ON CENTRALIZED COORDINATION OF VEHICLE OPERATIONS | Non-Final OA | The Boeing Company |
| 18941856 | VIRTUAL SAFETY BUBBLES FOR SAFE NAVIGATION OF FARMING MACHINES | Final Rejection | Deere & Company |
| 17564068 | Compensatory Actions for Automated Farming Machine Failure | Final Rejection | Deere & Company |
| 17086756 | TOPOGRAPHIC CONFIDENCE AND CONTROL | Non-Final OA | Deere & Company |
| 17463745 | Providing Data of a Motor Vehicle | Final Rejection | AUDI AG |
| 17851259 | ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE AND POWER SOURCE MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 17690703 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF IMPROVING BRAKING PERFORMANCE DURING FAILURE BY BRAKE-BY-WIRE DEVICE | Final Rejection | Kia Corporation |
| 18740293 | DISPATCHING PROVIDER DEVICES UTILIZING MULTI-OUTCOME TRANSPORTATION-VALUE METRICS AND DYNAMIC PROVIDER DEVICE MODES | Non-Final OA | Lyft, Inc. |
| 18276041 | FLYING OBJECT COPING SYSTEM, SATELLITE UNIFIED ORDERING CENTER, COMMUNICATION ROUTE SEARCH DEVICE, FLIGHT PATH PREDICTION DEVICE, ABOVE-EQUATOR SATELLITE SYSTEM, ABOVE-EQUATOR SATELLITE, INCLINED ORBIT SATELLITE SYSTEM, INCLINED ORBIT SATELLITE, UNIFIED DATA LIBRARY, AND SATELLITE CONSTELLATION | Non-Final OA | Mitsubishi Electric Corporation |
| 17133232 | EFFICIENT BRAKING AND ANTI-TAIL TIP CARGO HANDLING SYSTEMS | Non-Final OA | Goodrich Corporation |
| 17426672 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINE | Non-Final OA | KOMATSU LTD. |
| 18250358 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | FANUC CORPORATION |
| 17965142 | ROTATABLE SEAT WITH LOGIC FOR A VEHICLE | Final Rejection | Ford Global Technologies, LLC |
| 17984413 | MULTI-MODALITY DATA ANALYSIS ENGINE FOR DEFECT DETECTION | Final Rejection | NEC Laboratories America, Inc. |
| 19202878 | Contingency Planning | Non-Final OA | Joby Aero, Inc. |
| 18090000 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL BASED ON ROAD GRAPHICAL NEURAL NETWORK | Non-Final OA | SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION |
| 18330184 | SMART PREDICTIVE CUT HEIGHT PER SPECIFIC CROP | Non-Final OA | CNH Industrial America LLC |
| 17405649 | MONITORING OF TRACK SYSTEM FOR TRACTION OF A VEHICLE | Final Rejection | Camso Inc. |
| 18298456 | AUTONOMOUS RECONNAISSANCE SYSTEM FOR UTILITIES | Final Rejection | Florida Power & Light Company |
| 18319650 | ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION AND AVOIDANCE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | Final Rejection | GM Cruise Holdings LLC |
| 17713648 | PERCEPTION ERROR IDENTIFICATION | Final Rejection | GM Cruise Holdings LLC |
| 17706055 | PERCEPTION ERROR IDENTIFICATION | Non-Final OA | GM Cruise Holdings LLC |
| 18385772 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INTERFACE USING BUS IMPEDANCE TO IDENTIFY CONTROL UNITS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | VAY TECHNOLOGY GMBH |
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