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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Joseph R Haley, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HALEY, JOSEPH R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1759 2621 2623 2626 2627 2688 2695 2841

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

HALEY, JOSEPH R is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2800 and art unit 1759. Across 1145 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 79.1%, and the median time to allowance is 883 days. The 7.4% interview lift is modest, indicating that interviews were not strongly associated with a different allowance outcome in the available record.

The leading companies are Samsung Display Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., and Apple Inc. The leading firms are Innovation Counsel LLP, BRAKE HUGHES BELLERMANN LLP, and CANTOR COLBURN LLP. The substantial case record makes these recurring participants useful reference points for prosecution planning.

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

Performance Statistics

79.1%
Allow Rate
+11.1% vs TC avg
1,182
Total Applications
+7.4%
Interview Lift
883
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1145 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
57.2%
§103 Obviousness
6.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18874324 RENDERING REPRESENTATIONS OF USERS ON A USER INTERFACE OF A VIRTUAL REALITY COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
19390877 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
19008970 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., LTD.
19002741 POWER VOLTAGE GENERATOR, DRIVER IC, AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18983352 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18921196 REFERENCE PROJECTION FOR A WEARABLE DISPLAY Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18841432 UPDATE NOTIFICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, UPDATE NOTIFICATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
19122773 DISPLAY PANEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
18992985 DISPLAY PANEL AND DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
19385063 FALSE WAKEUP REDUCTION FOR FINGERPRINT SENSORS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19370692 GESTURE-BASED VIRTUAL INTERFACES Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
19263763 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
18978547 DUAL CELL DIMMING ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Joseph R Haley's allowance rate?

79.1% of resolved applications examined by Joseph R Haley were allowed (1,145 resolved cases), compared with 69.3% across Art Unit 1759 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Joseph R Haley?

This examiner's interview lift is +7.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Joseph R Haley take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Joseph R Haley took 883 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Joseph R Haley work in?

Joseph R Haley examines applications in Art Unit 1759 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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