Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NELESKI, ELIZABETH ROSE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3658 3664 3745

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Analysis

Elizabeth Rose Neleski is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3658. The examiner has 107 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 74.8 percent, which represents the frequency of grants for applications reaching a final resolution.

The interview lift is 15.7 percent. This 15.7 percent figure indicates that interviews correlate with an increased probability of allowance. When considering the 107 resolved cases, the 15.7 percent lift suggests that direct communication is a beneficial tactic for practitioners. The 74.8 percent baseline allowance rate is a key metric for evaluating the prosecution environment.

The median days to allowance is 1106. This 1106-day timeline reflects the duration for successful applications to reach a grant. The 1106-day figure provides a benchmark for expected pendency in Art Unit 3658. Practitioners can use this 1106-day median and the 107 resolved cases to inform their strategy and manage expectations for the timing of a final outcome.

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

Performance Statistics

74.8%
Allow Rate
+4.8% vs TC avg
130
Total Applications
+15.7%
Interview Lift
1106
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 107 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
62.1%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19198662 MOBILE ROBOT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19040146 PICKUP METHOD Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18894352 BATTERY SYSTEM AND ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18855010 CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18737116 OFFLINE TEACHING DEVICE AND OFFLINE TEACHING METHOD Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19338159 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING MOVEMENT OF PERSON, AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18894416 VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19224040 METHOD FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18876780 ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE, ROBOT SYSTEM, AND ROBOT CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
18716930 CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA FANUC CORPORATION
18712340 DEVICE, INDUSTRIAL MACHINE AND METHOD FOR VERIFYING OPERATION OF INDUSTRIAL MACHINE Non-Final OA Fanuc Corporation
19040837 METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER MEDIUM FOR TASK EXECUTION Final Rejection Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18991993 ROBOT MOTION LEARNING DEVICE, MOTION LEARNING SYSTEM, AND MOTION LEARNING METHOD Final Rejection HITACHI, LTD.
18652538 FEATURE RECOGNITION AND PROPER ORIENTATION IN ITEM PLACEMENT BY A ROBOT Non-Final OA Dexterity, Inc.
18391580 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING ROBOTS USING OBJECT-ORIENTED PARTIALLY OBSERVABLE MARKOV DECISION PROCESSES Non-Final OA Brown University
18894400 EXCAVATOR, MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF EXCAVATOR, AND SUPPORT APPARATUS OF EXCAVATOR Final Rejection SUMITOMO CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY CO., LTD.

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