Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KELLEY, CHRISTOPHER S

Tech Center 2400 • Art Units: 2482 2484

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Analysis

Christopher S Kelley serves in Tech Center 2400 and Art Unit 2482. He has 48 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 29.2. This 29.2 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on his docket. The 48 resolved cases are a foundation for this analysis.

The interview lift pct is 12.1. This 12.1 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 12.1 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 2400.

The median days to allowance is 1150. This 1150 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 1150 figure is a timeline for the prosecution process from filing to resolution. These metrics provide a view of the examiner's history in Art Unit 2482.

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

Performance Statistics

29.2%
Allow Rate
-28.8% vs TC avg
58
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
1150
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 48 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.3%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
61.8%
§103 Obviousness
9.9%
§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
18833074 DORSAL MEDULLA SURFACE TEXTURE AS AN IMAGING METRIC TO DISTINGUISH BETWEEN NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM

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