Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SANTOS, AARRON EDUARDO

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3663

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

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.

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

Performance Statistics

45.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
202
Total Applications
+14.5%
Interview Lift
1258
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 143 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

9.1%
§101 Eligibility
5.7%
§102 Novelty
63.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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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