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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Nithya Janakiraman Moll, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN

Tech Center 2100 • Art Units: 2100 2123 2124 2128 2129 2148 2189

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

MOLL, NITHYA JANAKIRAMAN is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2100 and Art Unit 2100. Across 548 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 67.3%. The median time to allowance is 1352 days, and the interview lift is 13.0%. These figures describe a substantial examination record with allowance outcomes occurring on a longer median timetable.

The leading company clients are Halliburton Energy Services Inc., Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, and X Development LLC. The leading firms are MORRISON & FOERSTER LLP, SHEEHAN PHINNEY BASS & GREEN, PA, and Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC. Practitioners can use this history to calibrate expectations for prosecution duration and to assess whether an interview should form part of an office-action response strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

67.3%
Allow Rate
+12.3% vs TC avg
575
Total Applications
+13.0%
Interview Lift
1352
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 548 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

24.0%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
38.0%
§103 Obviousness
19.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18526310 UTILIZING DRILLING DATA IN CONJUNCTION WITH A LEARNING MACHINE TO REALISTICALLY MAP GEOLOGY Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18310863 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF A CO-SIMULATOR Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
17891846 USING FABRICATION MODELS BASED ON LEARNED MORPHOLOGICAL OPERATIONS FOR DESIGN AND FABRICATION OF PHYSICAL DEVICES Final Rejection X Development LLC
18126652 SIMULATION DEVICE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17983606 METHOD FOR UNIFORMIZATION OF FLOW FOR STIMULATION OPERATIONS Final Rejection Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. - Petrobras
17798772 SHAPE CHANGE PREDICTION METHOD FOR PRESS FORMED PART Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18345364 DYNAMIC CHECKPOINT FOR SIMULATION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
17440289 THERMAL ANALYSIS OF DRILL BITS Final Rejection National Oilwell Varco, L.P.
18006737 INSOLATION CORRECTION METHOD, INSOLATION CORRECTION DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, MODEL, MODEL GENERATING METHOD, AND MODEL PROVIDING METHOD Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
17989747 METHOD OF GENERATING A DIGITAL TWIN OF THE ENVIRONMENT OF INDUSTRIAL PROCESSES Non-Final OA Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
17980366 CREATING DIGITAL TWINS AT SCALE Non-Final OA PwC Product Sales LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Nithya Janakiraman Moll's allowance rate?

67.3% of resolved applications examined by Nithya Janakiraman Moll were allowed (548 resolved cases), compared with 38.8% across Art Unit 2100 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Nithya Janakiraman Moll?

This examiner's interview lift is +13.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Nithya Janakiraman Moll take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Nithya Janakiraman Moll took 1,352 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Nithya Janakiraman Moll work in?

Nithya Janakiraman Moll examines applications in Art Unit 2100 in Tech Center 2100 (Computing & Software).

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