Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Noa William Fran Grooms, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1734 1759 2813 2871 2896 3792

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Analysis

Noa William Fran Grooms is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3700 and art unit 1734. The profile contains 6 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 83.3%, and a median of 993 days to allowance. The interview lift is 0.0%, so the available data does not show an interview-associated change in allowance outcomes. Because only 6 cases are resolved, the figures should be read as an early indication rather than a broad prosecution history.

The listed companies are NICHIA Corporation, SUMITOMO CHEMICAL Company, Limited, and Samsung Display Co., Ltd. The leading firms are FOLEY & LARDNER LLP, CANTOR COLBURN LLP, and ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP - Los Angeles. These names provide context for the chemical, materials, and display technologies in the record.

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

Performance Statistics

83.3%
Allow Rate
+13.3% vs TC avg
56
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
993
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 6 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.0%
§101 Eligibility
12.1%
§102 Novelty
47.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18767210 METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITION, MAGNETIC MATERIAL, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18496793 QUANTUM DOT, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18365337 QUANTUM DOT, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE QUANTUM DOT, AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE QUANTUM DOT Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18452934 FLUORESCENT FIBERS FROM GREEN CHEMISTRY AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING SAME Final Rejection Saudi Arabian Oil Company
18682815 LUMINESCENT NANOPARTICLE AND LUMINESCENT LABELING MATERIAL FOR PATHOLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS USE Non-Final OA Konica Minolta, Inc.
18535025 SINTERED BODY Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18610361 INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP COMPRISING CORROSION RESISTANT PERMANENT MAGNET Non-Final OA Abiomed Europe GmbH
18696125 WATER-SOLUBLE TETRAHYDROPYRENE BASED FLUORESCENT POLYMERS Non-Final OA Beckman Coulter, Inc.
18532461 SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THEREOF Final Rejection NICHIA CORPORATION
18565503 FLUORIDE PHOSPHOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Final Rejection NICHIA CORPORATION
18565218 LIGHT-EMITTING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
18554068 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SEMICONDUCTOR NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection NICHIA CORPORATION
18451325 LANTHANIDE DOUBLE PEROVSKITE NANOCRYSTALS Non-Final OA BROWN UNIVERSITY
18425914 OXIDE CRYSTAL, CRYSTALLINE OXIDE FILM, CRYSTALLINE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A CRYSTALLINE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE Non-Final OA KYOTO UNIVERSITY
18850862 COMPOSITION, FILM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18850820 COMPOSITION, FILM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18404733 Nanocrystal Superparticles Through A Source-Sink Emulsion System Non-Final OA The Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania
18689133 FLUORESCENT POWDER AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
18572828 A RADIATION SENSING MATERIAL Final Rejection Turun yliopisto
18720674 MICROJET REACTOR BASED SYNTHESIS OF NANOPHOSPHORS Non-Final OA Seaborough IP I B.V.
18575267 MICROWAVE FERRITE MATERIAL FOR THIRD-ORDER INTERMODULATION CIRCULATOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA HENGDIAN GROUP DMEGC MAGNETICS CO., LTD
18571679 HIGH-SATURATION AND LOW-LOSS BI-COMPONENT MICROWAVE FERRITE MATERIAL, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA HENGDIAN GROUP DMEGC MAGNETICS CO., LTD

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Noa William Fran Grooms's allowance rate?

83.3% of resolved applications examined by Noa William Fran Grooms were allowed (6 resolved cases), compared with 53.6% across Art Unit 1734 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Noa William Fran Grooms?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Noa William Fran Grooms take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Noa William Fran Grooms took 993 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Noa William Fran Grooms work in?

Noa William Fran Grooms examines applications in Art Unit 1734 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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