Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Elizabeth Mary Cole Imani, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1731 1737 1746 1782 1786 1789 1794 1798

This examiner grants 34% of resolved cases

Analysis

IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE works in tech center 1700 and art unit 1731. The profile covers 950 resolved cases, a 33.5% allowance rate, and a median of 1653 days to allowance. The 24.9% interview lift is positive, indicating that interviews may improve outcomes in a record with a lower allowance rate and a lengthy median path to allowance.

Nike Inc., Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha, and Toray Industries Inc. are the leading companies. Amundsen Davis, LLC, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, and CKC & Partners Co., LLC are the listed firms. Practitioners may benefit from early issue identification, carefully prepared interviews, and technically supported amendment options designed to move prosecution forward without unnecessary delay or loss of claim scope.

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

Performance Statistics

33.5%
Allow Rate
-31.5% vs TC avg
1,035
Total Applications
+24.9%
Interview Lift
1653
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 950 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18248642 NON-WOVEN FIBROUS TEXTURE WITH CRIMP Non-Final OA SAFRAN CERAMICS
18687679 COMPOSITION FOR BIODEGRADABLE FIBER AND BIODEGRADABLE FIBER MANUFACTURED USING SAME Final Rejection CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18483148 POWDER FOR USE IN ADDITIVE PRODUCTION METHOD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CERAMIC ARTICLE USING THE SAME, AND CERAMIC ARTICLE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17426683 SCOURING PADS Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
19000342 SUPPORT MEMBER, DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SUPPORT MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18766295 COMPOSITE PREPREG AND FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC MOLDED BODY Final Rejection Toray Industries, Inc.
17779713 COMPOSITE PREPREG AND FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC MOLDED BODY Final Rejection Toray Industries, Inc.
18493599 PRE-SHAPED SPACE FILLERS FOR SMALL CROSS SECTION FEATURES Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18253995 MULTILAYER STRUCTURE FOR TRANSPORTING OR STORING HYDROGEN Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
18471852 CARBON FIBER BUNDLE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
18559695 TIMEPIECE COMPONENT MADE OF COLORED FORGED CARBON AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A TIMEPIECE COMPONENT Non-Final OA MANUFACTURE D'HORLOGERIE AUDEMARS PIGUET SA
19121987 FILTER MATERIAL AND FILTER Non-Final OA TOYOBO MC Corporation
19090231 PLANT PROTEIN BASED IMITATION LEATHER FABRIC Non-Final OA Uncaged Innovations Inc

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Elizabeth Mary Cole Imani's allowance rate?

33.5% of resolved applications examined by Elizabeth Mary Cole Imani were allowed (950 resolved cases), compared with 55.4% across Art Unit 1731 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Elizabeth Mary Cole Imani?

This examiner's interview lift is +24.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Elizabeth Mary Cole Imani take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Elizabeth Mary Cole Imani took 1,653 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Elizabeth Mary Cole Imani work in?

Elizabeth Mary Cole Imani examines applications in Art Unit 1731 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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