Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: DESTA, ELIAS

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1725 2117 2857 2863

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Analysis

Elias Desta is an examiner in Tech Center 2800, Art Unit 1725, with 1080 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 84.0 percent demonstrates the path to grant for applications. The median days to allowance is 1021, providing a benchmark for how long applicants wait for a final resolution. Tech Center 2800 encompasses the work performed in these 1080 resolved cases and provides the context for his examination style.

The data also highlights a 10.0 percent interview lift, suggesting that interviews provide an advantage in the prosecution process. By utilizing an interview, practitioners can change their chances relative to the 84.0 percent baseline. These metrics offer a guide for developing a prosecution strategy that balances the 1021-day median timeline with the 10.0 percent lift from direct examiner interaction in Art Unit 1725. These outcomes were recorded to help practitioners navigate his docket.

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
1,105
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
1022
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1081 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
30.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§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.
18413783 INFORMATION DISPLAY METHOD, INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18701016 Apparatus And Method For Detecting Latent Defective Cell In Battery Pack Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18657505 OUT-OF-SPECIFICATION DETECTION Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18604660 APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING FAULT OF ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18008349 RELIABILITY JUDGMENT SYSTEM, JUDGMENT DEVICE, METHOD AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
17982089 PROBABILISTIC CLASSIFICATION OF ROCK TYPES USING MULTIVARIATE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS OF SUBSURFACE PROPERTIES AND SPATIAL CONTINUITY Final Rejection Chevron U.S.A. Inc.
18468247 FACTOR ANALYSIS SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR TIME-SERIES DATA AND FACTOR ANALYSIS SUPPORT METHOD FOR TIME-SERIES DATA Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18408313 DYNAMIC PRESSURE CONTROL FOR PROCESSING CHAMBERS IMPLEMENTING REAL-TIME LEARNING Non-Final OA Applied Materials, Inc.
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.
18550615 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING INSULATION PERFORMANCE OF LOW-TEMPERATURE STORAGE TANK Final Rejection KOREA INSTITUTE OF MACHINERY & MATERIALS
17698290 PHYSICAL QUANTITY ESTIMATING SYSTEM AND PHYSICAL QUANTITY ESTIMATING METHOD Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
18624707 STATE OF CHARGE ESTIMATION FOR MIXED CHEMISTRY BATTERIES Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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