Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Nadja N Chong Cruz, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as CHONG CRUZ, NADJA N

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3623 3683

This examiner grants 28% of resolved cases

Analysis

CHONG CRUZ, NADJA N works in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3623. The profile covers 377 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 28.1% and a median of 1831 days to allowance. Interview lift is 42.7%, indicating that interviews are associated with better allowance outcomes even though the overall allowance rate is comparatively constrained within this record.

The leading companies are Lyft Inc., Honeywell International Inc., and The Nielsen Company (US) LLC. The principal firms are Keller Preece PLLC, BALLARD SPAHR LLP, and DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP. Applicants may benefit from treating interviews as a central prosecution tool and from budgeting for extended examination before filing.

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

Performance Statistics

28.1%
Allow Rate
-23.9% vs TC avg
403
Total Applications
+42.7%
Interview Lift
1831
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 377 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

32.5%
§101 Eligibility
7.3%
§102 Novelty
35.4%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17949812 METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ADJUST FOR NON-RESPONSE USING BIG DATA Final Rejection The Nielsen Company (US), LLC
18477723 Data Vault Methodology for the Management of Decarbonization and Circular Economy Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18378726 METHOD FOR PROVIDING A SURVEY OF A PLURALITY OF PERSONS BY A SURVEY SYSTEM, A CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, A CORRESPONDING COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AS WELL AS A CORRESPONDING SURVEY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18676004 WORK ITEM SIZING PREDICTIONS Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18082049 EXECUTION OF FORECASTING MODELS GENERATED BASED ON PLANNING CALENDARS Non-Final OA SAP SE
18789704 MODELLED QUESTIONNAIRE GENERATION Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18783429 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXTRACTING DATA FROM DOCUMENTS ASSOCIATED WITH ASSETS IN A FACILITY Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
19253744 Systems And Methods For Agent-Client Matching For Engagement Platforms And Other Applications Non-Final OA Individual inventor

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nadja N Chong Cruz's allowance rate?

28.1% of resolved applications examined by Nadja N Chong Cruz were allowed (377 resolved cases), compared with 24.1% across Art Unit 3623 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nadja N Chong Cruz?

This examiner's interview lift is +42.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nadja N Chong Cruz take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nadja N Chong Cruz took 1,831 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nadja N Chong Cruz work in?

Nadja N Chong Cruz examines applications in Art Unit 3623 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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