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Last updated: October 14, 2026

James Orville Hansen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HANSEN, JAMES ORVILLE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3619 3637 3675

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

James Orville Hansen is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3619. He has resolved 1127 cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 70.5%. An interview lift of 21.9% is also recorded. The median days to allowance is 856. Julius Blum GmbH, Inter IKEA Systems B.V., and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. are the top companies on his docket. The top firms include WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P., BLANK ROME LLP, and Brooks Kushman P.C.

The 70.5% allowance rate and 21.9% interview lift are based on the 1127 resolved cases. The 21.9% lift indicates the statistical change in outcomes when an interview is conducted. The 856 median days to allowance shows the time taken to reach an allowance. Practitioners should consider the 70.5% allowance rate when developing a strategy for this examiner. The 856 days to allowance provides a timeline for cases in Art Unit 3619. These figures reflect the examiner's history with the listed companies and firms.

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

Performance Statistics

70.5%
Allow Rate
+18.5% vs TC avg
1,157
Total Applications
+21.9%
Interview Lift
856
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1127 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
41.0%
§103 Obviousness
26.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19193218 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19082947 SECURITY GRILL PANEL FOR A CABINET AND A METHOD OF INSTALLING Non-Final OA Vertiv Corporation
19009678 SLIDE RAIL DEVICE Non-Final OA FOSITEK CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner James Orville Hansen's allowance rate?

70.5% of resolved applications examined by James Orville Hansen were allowed (1,127 resolved cases), compared with 68.6% across Art Unit 3619 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner James Orville Hansen?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner James Orville Hansen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by James Orville Hansen took 856 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner James Orville Hansen work in?

James Orville Hansen examines applications in Art Unit 3619 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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