Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MARTINEZ, ELIZABETH GALYN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3668

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

Elizabeth Galyn Martinez examines applications in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3668. She has 37 resolved cases in her record. Her allowance rate is 73.0 percent. This figure provides a baseline for the probability of obtaining a patent grant under her supervision. The 73.0 percent allowance rate defines the experience for her docket.

The data indicates an interview lift of 25.5 percent. This 25.5 percent lift shows the increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted. For the 37 resolved cases, this 25.5 percent figure suggests that verbal communication is a factor in the prosecution process. Practitioners may prioritize interviews based on this information.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 947. This 947-day median measures the time from the initial filing to the eventual grant of a patent. Applicants in Art Unit 3668 can use this 947-day figure to project the duration of their own prosecution. This timeline is a metric for planning intellectual property strategies.

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

Performance Statistics

73.0%
Allow Rate
+21.0% vs TC avg
50
Total Applications
+25.5%
Interview Lift
947
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 37 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

18.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.6%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19263481 METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIC POWER USAGE OF VEHICLE HAVING STAY MODE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19102532 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18873145 EXCAVATION ROUTE GENERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA KOBELCO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.
19190262 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING THE CURRENT LOAD PITCH ANGLE OF A VEHICLE AT A STANDSTILL FOR AUTOMATIC HEADLAMP RANGE ADJUSTMENT Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18848186 Articulated Vehicle Final Rejection Hitachi Construction Machinery Co., Ltd.
19215424 TRAIN EQUAL-INTERVAL ADJUSTMENT METHOD, MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
19173631 Crop Material Monitoring Non-Final OA AGCO International GmbH

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