Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HANEY, NOAH JAMES

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2800 2825 2855 2877

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.6%
Allow Rate
+11.6% vs TC avg
114
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
891
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 98 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
46.4%
§103 Obviousness
28.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18949710 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO RETARD H2S REACTION WITH A TARGET SENSING ELEMENET Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
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
18685153 REAL TIME DETECTION AND QUANTITATION OF PLANT INNATE IMMUNITY RESPONSE USING RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY Non-Final OA MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18229423 ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSING OF A TARGET GAS COMPOSITION Final Rejection Analog Devices, Inc.
19016073 CONCEALMENT COMPONENT FOR AN OPTICAL SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA VIAVI Solutions Inc.
18525539 INTEGRATED WAFER BOW MEASUREMENTS Final Rejection Lam Research Corporation
18991234 METROLOGY DEVICE NORMALIZATION CHANNEL Non-Final OA Onto Innovation Inc.
18677487 DUAL FREQUENCY COMB IMAGING SPECTROSCOPIC ELLIPSOMETER Non-Final OA KLA Corporation

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