Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Claire A Norris, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as NORRIS, CLAIRE A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1778 1779 3752

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Analysis

NORRIS, CLAIRE A is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 1778. The profile covers 855 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 66.0% and a median of 1030 days to allowance. The interview lift is 27.9%, indicating that interviews have a meaningful association with allowance outcomes in this record. The data supports treating examiner interviews as an important prosecution option rather than a secondary formality.

The listed companies are Organo Corporation, Bl Technologies Inc., and Evoqua Water Technologies LLC. The listed firms are Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP, Egbert, McDaniel & Swartz, PLLC, and GREENBLUM & BERNSTEIN, P.L.C. Applicants facing this examiner may benefit from preparing a focused interview agenda tied to claim amendments, while allowing for a prosecution timeline that extends beyond the initial filing stage.

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

Performance Statistics

66.0%
Allow Rate
-4.0% vs TC avg
920
Total Applications
+27.9%
Interview Lift
1030
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 855 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
45.2%
§103 Obviousness
33.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18266853 METHOD FOR TREATING ORGANIC WASTEWATER Non-Final OA Kubota Corporation
18348045 MODIFIED LIQUID ACTIVATED CARBON (FE-LAC) FOR IN-SITU ARSENIC REMOVAL Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM & MINERALS
18012687 WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEM AND WASTE TREATMENT METHOD Final Rejection MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18599885 FILTRATION FILTER Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17848308 SYSTEMS FOR CATALYTICALLY REMOVING PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES FROM A FLUID AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18665067 PLASMONIC TITANIUM NITRIDE-CONTAINING MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES AND RELATED MEMBRANE DISTILLATION METHODS Non-Final OA Khalifa University of Science and Technology
18232633 GREY WATER SYSTEM Final Rejection Kohler Co.
18769525 MEMBRANE ASSEMBLY AND SEPARATION MEMBRANE MODULE Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18540481 Method for High Purity High Throughput Isolation of Extracellular Vesicles Using Size Exclusion Chromatography Final Rejection Northeastern University
18710765 WASTEWATER OXIDATION WITH HYDROGEN PEROXIDE INJECTED IN THE AIR-GAP OF A VESSEL Final Rejection Dow Global Technologies LLC
18695126 ADSORBENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ADSORBENT Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18785592 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AERATION Non-Final OA Enviromix, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Claire A Norris's allowance rate?

66.0% of resolved applications examined by Claire A Norris were allowed (855 resolved cases), compared with 48.6% across Art Unit 1778 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Claire A Norris?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Claire A Norris take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Claire A Norris took 1,030 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Claire A Norris work in?

Claire A Norris examines applications in Art Unit 1778 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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