Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GROOMS, NOA WILLIAM FRAN

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

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Noa William Fran Grooms serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1734. The examiner has 4 resolved cases, which show an allowance rate of 75.0 percent. This 75.0 percent rate provides a baseline for practitioners to understand the frequency of grants in this mechanical engineering and manufacturing center. The 4 resolved cases offer a starting point for analyzing the examiner's prosecution style.

The interview lift for Grooms is 0.0 percent. This figure indicates that, based on the current data, an interview is associated with no change in the probability of allowance compared to cases where no interview occurs. Practitioners should note the 0.0 percent lift when evaluating the potential impact of verbal communication on their case. This metric suggests that the written record is the primary driver of outcomes in Art Unit 1734.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 975. This 975-day timeline serves as a benchmark for the duration of successful applications. The combination of the 75.0 percent allowance rate and the 0.0 percent interview lift presents a specific profile for applicants to consider. With 4 resolved cases, these figures, including the 975-day median, provide an initial framework for managing expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

75.0%
Allow Rate
+5.0% vs TC avg
24
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
975
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.0%
§101 Eligibility
10.0%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18516015 METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND A LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING METAL OXIDE NANOPARTICLES Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18496793 QUANTUM DOT, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18767210 METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITION, MAGNETIC MATERIAL, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
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
18600138 TEMPERATURE AND SALINITY TOLERANT MAGNETIC NANOFLUID, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA CHINA UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM (EAST CHINA)
18264362 NITRIDE MATERIAL, PIEZOELECTRIC BODY FORMED OF SAME, AND MEMS DEVICE, TRANSISTOR, INVERTER, TRANSDUCER, SAW DEVICE, AND FERROELECTRIC MEMORY USING THE PIEZOELECTRIC BODY Final Rejection NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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.
18640334 REDUCED CRITICAL CERIUM-BASED HIGH TEMPERATURE MAGNET Non-Final OA Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18535025 SINTERED BODY Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18702602 QUANTUM DOT COMPOSITION, QUANTUM-DOT-COMPOSITION-CONTAINING LIQUID, LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING QUANTUM DOT COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Sharp Display Technology Corporation
18610361 INTRAVASCULAR BLOOD PUMP COMPRISING CORROSION RESISTANT PERMANENT MAGNET Non-Final OA Abiomed Europe GmbH
18451325 LANTHANIDE DOUBLE PEROVSKITE NANOCRYSTALS Non-Final OA BROWN UNIVERSITY
18707800 RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN 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
18664873 HYDROPHILIC QUANTUM DOT, HYDROPHILIC SOLVENT-TYPE QUANTUM INK COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND DISPLAY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA HANSOL CHEMICAL CO., LTD
18425914 OXIDE CRYSTAL, CRYSTALLINE OXIDE FILM, CRYSTALLINE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE, SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF A CRYSTALLINE MULTILAYER STRUCTURE Non-Final OA KYOTO UNIVERSITY
18689133 FLUORESCENT POWDER AND LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA DENKA COMPANY LIMITED
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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