Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Aaron L Troost, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as TROOST, AARON L

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3661 3662 3666 3668

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

TROOST, AARON L is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 3661. The examiner has 757 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 74.9%, and a median of 885 days to allowance. The substantial record provides a useful foundation for prosecution planning, while the allowance figure and median timing together support attention to both claim strategy and scheduling.

The interview lift is 10.5%, suggesting that interviews may be best used for targeted clarification. The listed companies are Toyota Motor Corporation, NEC Corporation, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. The listed firms are ALSTON & BIRD LLP, AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, and BANNER & WITCOFF, LTD. These names provide context for recurring participants in the profile.

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

Performance Statistics

74.9%
Allow Rate
+22.9% vs TC avg
804
Total Applications
+10.5%
Interview Lift
885
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 757 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

15.0%
§101 Eligibility
17.3%
§102 Novelty
46.9%
§103 Obviousness
18.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19065220 DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE DEVICE LINK Final Rejection Deere & Company
18968126 CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18966993 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, NETWORK SYSTEM, AND CALIBRATION METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19473597 LANE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM, LANE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, AND LANE IDENTIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18666239 TECHNOLOGY FOR NOTIFYING VEHICLE OPERATORS OF INCIDENT-PRONE LOCATIONS Non-Final OA STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
19237429 CONTROL UNIT Non-Final OA Volvo Construction Equipment AB
19166495 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18409417 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE Final Rejection Zoox, Inc.
18956708 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVELY INSPECTING COMPONENTS Final Rejection THE BOEING COMPANY
18886057 Method and Apparatus for Controlling Autonomous Driving of Autonomous Vehicle Final Rejection Kia Corporation
19110915 METHOD FOR GENERATING TRAINING DATA SETS FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND A SYSTEM FOR GENERATING TRAINING DATA SETS Non-Final OA MERCEDES-BENZ GROUP AG
19099109 A METHOD OF OPERATING A COORDINATOR SYSTEM, COORDINATOR SYSTEM, AND A VEHICLE WITH THE SAME Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18763626 Systems and Methods for Managing Space at a Location for Receiving Assets Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
18352578 MAP CREATION AND LOCALIZATION FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
18869904 Diagnosis Device and Diagnosis Method for Internal Combustion Engine Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
19287001 PATH GEOMETRY BASED ON VEHICLE SENSING Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
19015030 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAVEL PLANNING THAT CALLS FOR AT LEAST ONE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE UNIT Final Rejection Uber Technologies, Inc.
18661714 VEHICLE-MOUNTED, HUMAN-LIKE, MOBILE SECURITY ROBOT Final Rejection Individual inventor

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Aaron L Troost's allowance rate?

74.9% of resolved applications examined by Aaron L Troost were allowed (757 resolved cases), compared with 77.3% across Art Unit 3661 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Aaron L Troost?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.5 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 L Troost take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Aaron L Troost took 885 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Aaron L Troost work in?

Aaron L Troost examines applications in Art Unit 3661 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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