Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SORRIN, AARON JOSEPH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2668 2671 2672

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Aaron Joseph Sorrin has resolved 75 cases in Art Unit 2668. The examiner's allowance rate is 76.0 percent. The median time to allowance is 1110 days. These figures are based on the 75 resolved cases currently available in Tech Center 2600.

An interview lift of 42.0 percent is a high figure, suggesting that interviews are effective for this examiner. This 42.0 percent lift can enhance the 76.0 percent baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should consider the 1110-day median when estimating the time required for a successful outcome. Direct communication is a primary strategy for Art Unit 2668.

The 76.0 percent allowance rate and the 42.0 percent interview lift are the primary metrics for strategy. With 75 resolved cases, the data provides a view of the examiner's tendencies. The 1110-day timeline is a key factor for planning.

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

Performance Statistics

76.0%
Allow Rate
+14.0% vs TC avg
102
Total Applications
+42.0%
Interview Lift
1110
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 75 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

20.0%
§101 Eligibility
14.1%
§102 Novelty
37.1%
§103 Obviousness
28.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18798487 IMAGE PROCESSING FOR ON-CELL OVERLAY MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18665133 OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE PLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18758776 ULTRASOUND IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
18179784 DEPTH ESTIMATION FROM RGB IMAGES Final Rejection Snap Inc.
18884397 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TRAINING MODEL FOR HUMAN IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18364156 EFFICIENT IMAGE-DATA PROCESSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18615855 Whole-Slide Image Classification and Gene Profile Prediction Using Machine Learning Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18773719 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING CAMERA POSE Non-Final OA Kia corporation
18863333 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THE DETECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF LIVE MICROORGANISMS USING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR (TFT) IMAGE SENSOR AND DEEP LEARNING Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18419849 IMAGE RETRIEVING DEVICE AND IMAGE RETRIEVING METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18416578 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ATTENUATION COMPENSATION IN SINGLE-PHOTON EMISSION COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (SPECT) Non-Final OA Washington University
18719247 HYBRID FRAMEWORK FOR POINT CLOUD COMPRESSION Non-Final OA InterDigital VC Holdings, Inc.
18674137 AESTHETIC IMAGE RETRIEVAL SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18968236 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING DEFECTIVE IMAGE Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
19039317 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MOTION CORRECTION OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGES Non-Final OA GE Precision Healthcare LLC
18743427 PATTERN SHAPE MEASUREMENT METHOD, PATTERN SHAPE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
18686882 LEARNING SYSTEM, LEARNING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection RAKUTEN GROUP, INC.
18898120 THREE-DIMENSIONAL MULTI-CAMERA PERCEPTION SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18222725 VISION TRANSFORMER FOR IMAGE GENERATION Final Rejection NVIDIA CORPORATION
19039273 ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, OPERATION METHOD OF ENDOSCOPE APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA OLYMPUS MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORP.
18961433 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING CONTAMINANTS ATTACHED TO CAMERA LENS Non-Final OA Korea Electronics Technology Institute
18482264 MACHINE LEARNING-BASED PREDICTION OF TREATMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR NEOVASCULAR AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION (NAMD) Final Rejection Hoffmann-La Roche Inc.

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