Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: HANN, JAY B

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1685 1783 2123 2129 2148 2186 2187 2189 2874

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jay B. Hann is an examiner in Art Unit 1685 within Tech Center 2800. The examiner has 481 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 61.1 percent. This baseline provides a clear view of the prosecution landscape for applications in this biotechnology or organic chemistry area. The 61.1 percent rate suggests a balanced approach to examination, with a majority of the cases reaching a grant.

The median days to allowance for these cases is 1280. This timeline indicates that successful applications may face a moderate to long prosecution process. Practitioners should account for the 1280-day duration when advising clients on patent strategy and potential delays. The figure serves as a benchmark for pendency expectations for applications that ultimately reach an allowance in Art Unit 1685.

The data highlights a significant interview lift of 31.9 percent. This is a high figure, suggesting that interviews are an effective mechanism for advancing prosecution and securing an allowance. The 31.9 percent lift indicates that a formal discussion with the examiner can improve the 61.1 percent baseline allowance rate. For practitioners, scheduling an interview appears to be a productive tactical decision to move a case toward a positive outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

61.1%
Allow Rate
-6.9% vs TC avg
502
Total Applications
+31.9%
Interview Lift
1280
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 481 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.3%
§101 Eligibility
11.9%
§102 Novelty
41.7%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17841612 METHODS TO PERFORM REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF FLUID FLOW IN A WELL, METHODS TO PERFORM REAL-TIME ANALYSIS OF A WELL OPERATION, AND REAL-TIME WELL OPERATION SYSTEMS Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18074140 ADDRESS SOLVING FOR INSTRUCTION SEQUENCE GENERATION Final Rejection Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18248458 Faster Coverage Convergence with Automatic Test Parameter Tuning in Constrained Random Verification Non-Final OA Google LLC
18228202 Integrated Design Optimization and Material and Subassembly Selection using Machine Learning Non-Final OA Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
17922421 OPTIMIZATION ANALYSIS METHOD AND APPARATUS OF ADHESIVE POSITION IN AUTOMOTIVE BODY Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18244977 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING GEOMETRIC DESIGNS Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18546328 System for Planning a Room and/or Surface, and Use of a Genetic Algorithm Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
17273438 DATA-DRIVEN REPRESENTATION AND CLUSTERING DISCRETIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DESIGN OPTIMIZATION AND/OR PERFORMANCE PREDICTION OF MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS OF SAME Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18367485 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING UNFOLD LAYOUTS IN B-REP- BASED CAD SHEETMETAL MODELS Non-Final OA HCL Technologies Limited
18314045 MACHINING METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DENTAL OBJECT Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
17999011 PREDICTING INCIPIENT SEPARATION IN TURBULENT FLOWS Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
18254083 DESIGN ASSIST DEVICE AND DESIGN ASSIST PROGRAM Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18162764 Computer simulation methodology to analyze mass, momentum, energy and charge transport in a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Non-Final OA Dassault Systemes Americas Corp.
18072947 Universal Wall Boundary Condition Treatment for K-Omega Turbulence Models Final Rejection Dassault Systemes Americas Corp.
17988990 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING RELATIVE PERMEABILITY CURVE BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Institute of Geology and Geophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences

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