Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Elias Desta, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as DESTA, ELIAS

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2117 2857 2858 2863 2896

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

DESTA, ELIAS is assigned to Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2117. The record contains 1088 resolved cases, an 84.0% allowance rate, and a median of 1022 days to allowance. The 10.1% interview lift is positive but limited beside the allowance rate. Interviews may therefore complement, rather than replace, careful written responses and claim development.

The listed companies are Halliburton Energy Services Inc., LG Energy Solution Ltd., and Intel Corporation. The listed firms are AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, Banner Witcoff (Intel), and BROADVIEW IP LAW, PC. Practitioners can plan around a favorable outcome profile while recognizing that the median allowance period may require sustained docket management.

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

Performance Statistics

84.0%
Allow Rate
+16.0% vs TC avg
1,126
Total Applications
+10.1%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1088 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
30.4%
§103 Obviousness
19.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18604796 TRAINING A STIMULATION MODEL USING DATA FROM AT LEAST ONE OF DISTRIBUTED SENSORS AND DISCRETE SENSORS, PERFORMING A STIMULATION PROCESS USING A TRAINED STIMULATION MODEL, AND A COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR TRAINING THE STIMULATION MODEL Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18505529 SUBSURFACE DATA PROCESSING FOR ENHANCED FRACTURE PROPAGATION MEASUREMENT Final Rejection Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
18657505 OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION DETECTION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18008349 RELIABILITY JUDGMENT SYSTEM, JUDGMENT DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18468247 FACTOR ANALYSIS SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR TIME-SERIES DATA AND FACTOR ANALYSIS SUPPORT METHOD FOR TIME-SERIES DATA Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18352477 UPDATING BLENDING COEFFICIENTS IN REAL-TIME FOR VIRTUAL OUTPUT OF AN ARRAY OF SENSORS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18047141 IDENTIFYING TECHNOLOGY REFRESH THROUGH EXPLAINABLE RISK REDUCTIONS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Elias Desta's allowance rate?

84.0% of resolved applications examined by Elias Desta were allowed (1,088 resolved cases), compared with 59.5% across Art Unit 2117 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Elias Desta?

This examiner's interview lift is +10.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Elias Desta take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Elias Desta took 1,022 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Elias Desta work in?

Elias Desta examines applications in Art Unit 2117 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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