Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jovon E Hayes, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HAYES, JOVON E

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3615 3617

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

HAYES, JOVON E is assigned to tech center 3600 and art unit 3615. The profile covers 920 resolved cases and reports an allowance rate of 84.6%. The median time to allowance is 658 days, and interviews are associated with a 9.8% lift. The record therefore combines a high allowance rate with the shortest reported median timing in this profile’s data.

Volvo Group, Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and Polaris Industries Inc. are the represented companies. The listed firms are Andrus Intellectual Property Law, LLP, Farber LLC, and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER. Practitioners may focus on efficient prosecution management and claim refinement, while using interviews to clarify issues without treating them as the primary driver of the reported allowance outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

84.6%
Allow Rate
+32.6% vs TC avg
947
Total Applications
+9.8%
Interview Lift
658
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 920 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
25.8%
§102 Novelty
38.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18987854 MARINE PROPULSION UNIT COMPRISING A DOUBLE-PINION PLANETARY GEAR Non-Final OA VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
19075547 PROPULSION DEVICE FOR WATER-SURFACE MOVABLE BODY Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jovon E Hayes's allowance rate?

84.6% of resolved applications examined by Jovon E Hayes were allowed (920 resolved cases), compared with 79.2% across Art Unit 3615 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jovon E Hayes?

This examiner's interview lift is +9.8 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jovon E Hayes take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jovon E Hayes took 658 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jovon E Hayes work in?

Jovon E Hayes examines applications in Art Unit 3615 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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