Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Amanda Marie Haney, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HANEY, AMANDA MARIE

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1634 1682 1693

This examiner grants 36% of resolved cases

Analysis

HANEY, AMANDA MARIE has resolved 724 cases in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1634. The allowance rate is 36.5%, and the median time to allowance is 1276 days. The substantial record supports treating the outcome as a meaningful prosecution signal, while the timing indicates a need for deliberate portfolio scheduling.

The interview lift is 45.0%, showing a meaningful measured association with allowance. Practitioners may consider interviews early enough to address claim interpretation and prior-art issues before prosecution becomes prolonged. The listed companies are The Medical College of Wisconsin Inc., Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC, and 10x Genomics Inc. The principal firms are WOLF GREENFIELD & SACKS, P.C., CASIMIR JONES, S.C., and FOLEY & LARDNER LLP.

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

Performance Statistics

36.5%
Allow Rate
-23.5% vs TC avg
788
Total Applications
+45.0%
Interview Lift
1276
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 724 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

23.3%
§101 Eligibility
10.3%
§102 Novelty
23.2%
§103 Obviousness
32.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17612610 PROTOCOL FOR DETECTING INTERACTIONS WITHIN ONE OR MORE DNA MOLECULES WITHIN A CELL Non-Final OA Oxford Nanopore Technologies PLC
18344339 METHODS FOR DETERMINING A LOCATION OF A TARGET NUCLEIC ACID IN A BIOLOGICAL SAMPLE Non-Final OA 10x Genomics, Inc.
18628011 DIGITAL SEQUENCE ANALYSIS OF DNA METHYLATION Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
17047006 NON-INVASIVE DETECTION OF RESPONSE TO IMMUNOTHERAPY Final Rejection The Johns Hopkins University
17416510 Optimizing Detection of Transplant Injury by Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
17493230 ASSESSING CONDITIONS IN TRANSPLANT SUBJECTS USING DONOR-SPECIFIC CELL-FREE DNA Final Rejection The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
16623725 TRANSPLANT PATIENT MONITORING WITH CELL-FREE DNA Final Rejection The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.
18548972 ISOTHERMAL AMPLIFICATION OF PATHOGENS Non-Final OA BECTON, DICKINSON AND COMPANY
18548865 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIAGNOSIS, CLASSIFICATION, AND TREATMENT OF SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER AND OTHER HIGH-GRADE NEUROENDOCRINE CARCINOMAS Final Rejection BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18038915 METHOD FOR DETECTING SEVERITY OF ATOPIC DERMATITIS Final Rejection KAO CORPORATION
17353279 METHODS AND MATERIALS FOR ASSESSING HOMOLOGOUS RECOMBINATION DEFICIENCY Non-Final OA Myriad Genetics, Inc.
17905129 METHODS OF USING A MULTI-ANALYTE APPROACH FOR DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING A DISEASE Non-Final OA THE TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
18271654 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR INSTANT NUCLEIC ACID DETECTION Non-Final OA Wuhan University
17344792 METHOD FOR ISOLATING POLY(A) NUCLEIC ACIDS Non-Final OA QIAGEN GmbH
18683116 BIOMARKER FOR TRICHOTHECENE TOXICITY Non-Final OA DSM Austria GmbH
18580444 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR DETECTION OF COLORECTAL CANCER Non-Final OA Mercy Bioanalytics, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Amanda Marie Haney's allowance rate?

36.5% of resolved applications examined by Amanda Marie Haney were allowed (724 resolved cases), compared with 30.4% across Art Unit 1634 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Amanda Marie Haney?

This examiner's interview lift is +45.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Amanda Marie Haney take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Amanda Marie Haney took 1,276 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Amanda Marie Haney work in?

Amanda Marie Haney examines applications in Art Unit 1634 in Tech Center 1600 (Biotechnology & Pharmaceuticals).

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