Listed by the USPTO as BOLDEN, ELIZABETH A
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1731 1741 1793
This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases
Elizabeth A. Bolden is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1731. Bolden has handled 946 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 85.1 percent. This high grant rate suggests a positive environment for applicants in chemical and materials science fields. Practitioners can use this metric to set high expectations for reaching an allowance.
The interview lift is 22.1 percent, indicating that interviews are highly effective in securing an allowance compared to cases without them. This figure suggests that Bolden is open to resolving issues through direct communication and oral arguments. The median days to allowance is 950, representing the typical duration for granted patents from the initial filing date.
Top companies include Nippon Electric Glass Co., Ltd., Corning Incorporated, and Schott AG. Firms like Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and Blank Rome LLP are active in this examiner's art unit. These figures are crucial for strategizing prosecution in glass and materials technologies, where both the high allowance rate and the interview lift are significant factors.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18734514 | GLASS, GLASS ASSEMBLY AND VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | FUYAO GLASS INDUSTRY GROUP CO., LTD. |
| 18196274 | OPTICAL GLASS, OPTICAL ELEMENT, OPTICAL SYSTEM, CEMENTED LENS, INTERCHANGEABLE LENS FOR CAMERA, OBJECTIVE LENS FOR MICROSCOPE, AND OPTICAL DEVICE | Final Rejection | NIKON CORPORATION |
| 18839922 | SILICON NITRIDE SINTERED BODY | Non-Final OA | KYOCERA Corporation |
| 18670934 | FUSION FORMABLE GLASS FOR HIGH UV TRANSMISSION | Non-Final OA | CORNING INCORPORATED |
| 18517504 | ION EXCHANGEABLE GLASS COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED MECHANICAL DURABILITY | Non-Final OA | CORNING INCORPORATED |
| 18039366 | GLASS COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH POISSON'S RATIO | Non-Final OA | CORNING INCORPORATED |
| 18721600 | ALKALINE POWDER KILN FURNITURE WITH CONTROLLED-POROSITY COATING | Non-Final OA | SAINT-GOBAIN CENTRE DE RECHERCHES ET D'ETUDES EUROPEEN |
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Build Your Strategy85.1% of resolved applications examined by Elizabeth A Bolden were allowed (946 resolved cases), compared with 55.4% across Art Unit 1731 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +22.1 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Elizabeth A Bolden took 950 days on average from filing to allowance.
Elizabeth A Bolden examines applications in Art Unit 1731 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
