Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Christopher S Kelley, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KELLEY, CHRISTOPHER S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2484

This examiner grants 32% of resolved cases

Analysis

KELLEY, CHRISTOPHER S is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 2400 and art unit 2482. The record contains 50 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 32.0%, and a median of 1141 days to allowance. Interview lift is 8.9%, so the available record points toward careful written treatment of the prior art and claim language rather than a strong measurable interview effect.

The leading companies are Canon Inc., GE Precision Healthcare LLC, and Fujitsu Limited. The leading firms are Amin, Turocy & Watson, LLP, ARENTFOX SCHIFF LLP, and Ipsilon USA - NLO. Because the resolved-case base is limited, practitioners should treat the figures as directional and supplement them with application-specific analysis, especially when choosing between amendment, argument, and interview approaches.

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

Performance Statistics

32.0%
Allow Rate
-26.0% vs TC avg
62
Total Applications
+8.9%
Interview Lift
1141
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 50 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.5%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
60.7%
§103 Obviousness
9.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18353833 MANAGING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR MANAGING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19054422 DATA GENERATION METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING DATA GENERATION PROGRAM, AND DATA GENERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18775096 NEURAL NETWORK-BASED ULTRASOUND IMAGE PREDICTION AND COMPOUNDING Final Rejection GE Precision Healthcare LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Christopher S Kelley's allowance rate?

32.0% of resolved applications examined by Christopher S Kelley were allowed (50 resolved cases), compared with 68.4% across Art Unit 2482 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Christopher S Kelley?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Christopher S Kelley take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Christopher S Kelley took 1,141 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Christopher S Kelley work in?

Christopher S Kelley examines applications in Art Unit 2482 in Tech Center 2400 (Networking & Security).

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