Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: KELLY, ROBERT M

Tech Center 1600 • Art Units: 1631 1633 1638 1651 1654 1656 1657

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Robert M Kelly is an examiner in Tech Center 1600 and Art Unit 1631. He has 941 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 74.1. This 74.1 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on his docket. The 941 resolved cases serve as a basis for evaluating prosecution in Art Unit 1631.

The interview lift pct is 24.6. This 24.6 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 24.6 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 1600.

The median days to allowance is 1057. This 1057 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 1057 figure is a timeline for the prosecution process from filing to resolution. These metrics provide a view of the examiner's history across the 941 resolved cases.

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

Performance Statistics

74.1%
Allow Rate
+14.1% vs TC avg
966
Total Applications
+24.6%
Interview Lift
1057
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 941 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.5%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
18.8%
§103 Obviousness
43.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18342642 METHODS OF TREATING LYSOSOMAL DISORDERS Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18587729 METHODS FOR ALLOGENIC HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18818917 MOTOR UNIT CHIP, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND METHOD OF DETECTING PATHOLOGICAL EVENT USING THE SAME Non-Final OA REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA
18511568 DYSTROPHIN CONSTRUCTS CONTAINING R11-R12 Non-Final OA THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI
18703201 METHODS OF USE AND ADMINISTRATION OF ENCAPSULATED CELLS Non-Final OA William Marsh Rice University
18327110 ENGINEERED CELLS AND METHODS OF USE Non-Final OA THE SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18039391 ENHANCED NANOPARTICLE DELIVERY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Children's Hospital Medical Center
17829087 RESTIMULATION OF CRYOPRESERVED TUMOR INFILTRATING LYMPHOCYTES Non-Final OA Iovance Biotherapeutics Inc.
18860428 BIOMATERIALS FOR IMPROVING BRAIN HEALING AFTER STROKE AND METHODS OF USING SAME Non-Final OA Duke University
18545176 Combination Treatment Non-Final OA Duke University
18942735 COMMENSAL FUNGUS AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA YEDA RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CO. LTD.
17909360 MINIATURE GUIDANCE AND NAVIGATION CONTROL (miniGNC) ANTIBODY-LIKE PROTEINS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THEREOF Non-Final OA BAILI-BIO (CHENGDU) PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD.

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