Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ELCHANTI, ZEINA

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3625 3628 3649 3698 3774 4155

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Analysis

Zeina Elchanti has resolved 443 cases in Art Unit 3625 of Tech Center 4100. The examiner maintains an allowance rate of 64.3 percent, which reflects a generally positive environment for patent applicants. This 64.3 percent rate indicates that a majority of cases reaching a final resolution result in a patent grant.

The interview lift is 25.0 percent. This indicates that interviews are a productive tool for resolving issues and securing an allowance, providing a meaningful boost to the probability of success. The 25.0 percent lift suggests that direct engagement is a useful strategy for overcoming any remaining hurdles in the prosecution process.

The median days to allowance is 997. This duration provides a clear expectation for the timing of the prosecution process in Art Unit 3625. The 997-day benchmark is a useful reference point for practitioners when planning the overall prosecution strategy.

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

Performance Statistics

64.3%
Allow Rate
+4.3% vs TC avg
468
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
997
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 443 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

34.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.0%
§102 Novelty
34.0%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18580743 COOPERATIVE DELIVERY ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, COOPERATIVE DELIVERY ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
19461011 TRANSPORTATION TICKETING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nomura Research Institute, Ltd.
18406255 CUSTOMER SERVICE ROBOT AND METHOD Final Rejection TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19255248 System and Method for a Transportation or Freight Capacity Exchange for One or More Transportation or Freight Capacity Units Non-Final OA Circlesx LLC
18724510 DYNAMIC TRIPLET CONVOLUTION FOR CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17936229 COMPUTER GENERATED PRICING AND PROMOTIONS FOR PERSONALIZED SALE OF AN ITEM Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
19346153 FLEET OPTIMIZER Non-Final OA OneSky Flight LLC
18678902 EXPLAINABLE TIME SERIES CLASSIFICATION USING SHAPELETS Non-Final OA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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