Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HANEY, NOAH JAMES

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2855 2877

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+10.4% vs TC avg
105
Total Applications
+35.0%
Interview Lift
902
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 88 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
28.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18397598 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING SURFACE-ENHANCED RAMAN SCATTERING-ACTIVE HOTSPOTS WITH NEAR-FIELD SCANNING OPTICAL MICROSCOPY Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18429660 OPTICAL MEASURING DEVICE Final Rejection Dräger Safety AG & Co. KGaA
18511780 OPTICAL EXTINCTION ANALYZER WITH CONTINUOUS AIRFLOW SAMPLING Non-Final OA Nikira Labs Inc.
18791451 COLORIMETER AND REFLECTIVITY MEASURING METHOD BASED ON MULTICHANNEL SPECTRUM Non-Final OA CaiPu Technology (Zhejiang) Co., Ltd.
18686358 SCREENING SYSTEM TO IDENTIFY PATHOGENS OR GENETIC DIFFERENCES Non-Final OA Avicena Systems Limited
18079269 CALIBRATION METHOD OF OPTICAL COHERENCE TOMOGRAPHY DEVICE Final Rejection HUVITZ CO., LTD.
17756893 A DEVICE FOR SMOOTHING SPECTRAL TRANSMISSION MODULATIONS AND A METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Neola Medical AB

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