Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: IMANI, ELIZABETH MARY COLE

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

This examiner grants 33% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

33.4%
Allow Rate
-31.6% vs TC avg
1,009
Total Applications
+25.1%
Interview Lift
1661
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 930 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.2%
§102 Novelty
85.4%
§103 Obviousness
4.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17771530 POLYMERIC FIBER MATERIALS FOR THERMAL AND MECHANICAL PROTECTION AND METHODS OF MAKING Final Rejection President and Fellows of Harvard College
17985285 ARTICLE WITH INTEGRAL LOOPS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA NIKE, Inc.
18687679 COMPOSITION FOR BIODEGRADABLE FIBER AND BIODEGRADABLE FIBER MANUFACTURED USING SAME Non-Final OA CJ CHEILJEDANG CORPORATION
18493599 PRE-SHAPED SPACE FILLERS FOR SMALL CROSS SECTION FEATURES Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18439197 ASSEMBLY SHEET Final Rejection The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
18516477 ARTICLE OF APPAREL INCLUDING FABRIC HAVING INTERCONNECTED CELL STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Under Armour, Inc.
18276525 Biodegradable Non-Woven Fabric and Method for Producing Molded Body Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
17829436 FABRIC TREATMENT Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
16831868 Fluid Management Layer For An Absorbent Article Final Rejection The Procter & Gamble Company
16831879 Fluid Management Layer For An Absorbent Article Non-Final OA The Procter & Gamble Company
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
18442605 STRAIN-LOCKING KNIT BAND STRUCTURES WITH EMBEDDED ELECTRONICS FOR WEARABLE DEVICES Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18452752 3D KNIT SPACESUIT SLEEVE WITH MULTIFUNCTIONAL FIBERS AND TUNABLE COMPRESSION Final Rejection Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18471852 CARBON FIBER BUNDLE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation
17908325 Strong Elastic Bicomponent Fiber Having Unique Handfeel Non-Final OA Kimberly-Clark Worldwide, Inc.
18467524 GUIDE ROLLER WITH ENHANCED CHIP, CUT, AND ABRASION RESISTANCE FOR CARGO DOORWAY ENTRANCE Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
18248642 NON-WOVEN FIBROUS TEXTURE WITH CRIMP Non-Final OA SAFRAN CERAMICS
17773639 CARBON FIBER TAPE MATERIAL, AND REINFORCING FIBER LAMINATE AND MOLDED BODY PRODUCED WITH THE SAME Final Rejection Toray Industries, Inc.
18544082 FIBER STRUCTURE, CROSSLINKED MOLDED BODY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CROSSLINKED MOLDED BODY Non-Final OA KURARAY CO., LTD.
18566864 MONOFILAMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection KUREHA CORPORATION
18289819 CROSSLINKABLE POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITIONS FOR WIRE AND CABLE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Borealis AG
18382383 FACER MATERIAL FOR INSULATION Non-Final OA JOHNS MANVILLE
18675238 COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL INSULATION PANELS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA National Shelter Products, Inc.
18654112 BINDING RESIN FOR NONWOVEN FABRICS, IN PARTICULAR FOR MANUFACTURING SUPPORTS FOR BITUMINOUS MEMBRANES, A METHOD FOR PREPARING IT, AND A NONWOVEN FABRIC OBTAINED BY USING SAID RESIN Non-Final OA POLITEX s.a.s. di FREUDENBERG POLITEX s.r.l.
18252095 Nonwoven Fabrics with Improved Haptics and Mechanical Properties Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18648407 CARPET Final Rejection ZHEJIANG LIZHUO CARPET CO., LTD
18643232 Structure Component Non-Final OA Weber Fibertech GmbH
18639010 RECYCLED MIXED TEXTILE COMPRISING CELLULOSE AND SYNTHETIC PLASTIC Final Rejection LENZING AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18097148 OMNI-SPECTRAL THERMAL CAMOUFLAGE, SIGNATURE MITIGATION AND INSULATION APPARATUS, COMPOSITION AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Stealth Labs, LLC
18691919 FORMATION OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE REBAR Final Rejection Daniel M. COHEN

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