Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Elizabeth Evans Mulvaney, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as MULVANEY, ELIZABETH EVANS

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1725 1741 1785 1794 3617 3732

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Analysis

MULVANEY, ELIZABETH EVANS works in Technology Center 3700 and Art Unit 1725. The profile covers 1129 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 78.8%. The median time to allowance is 808 days, and interview lift is 15.3%. The large case history supports meaningful study of prosecution outcomes, while the timing figure indicates that allowance can occur within a substantial but comparatively contained median period.

The listed companies are Corning Incorporated, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain S.A., and Trustees of Tufts College. The principal firms are HARNESS DICKEY (DETROIT), Clifford Chi, A.P.C., and DORITY & MANNING, P.A. Practitioners can review these organizations' matters for examples of claim presentation and response sequencing. The interview figure supports examiner contact as a complement to written advocacy, with the allowance rate making successful claim strategies particularly relevant to portfolio planning.

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

Performance Statistics

78.8%
Allow Rate
+8.8% vs TC avg
1,149
Total Applications
+15.3%
Interview Lift
808
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1129 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
25.5%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18932938 COATED ARTICLES WITH A PLANARIZATION LAYER/HYDROXYL-MODIFIED LAYER AND A SURFACE-MODIFYING LAYER AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18856485 SPACER WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL STIFFNESS Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN GLASS FRANCE
19273220 SIC SINGLE CRYSTAL, SIC SUBSTRATE AND SIC EPITAXIAL WAFER Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18866314 DUST MITIGATING NANOTEXTURE AND METHOD OF MAKING Non-Final OA BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
18289104 SLIDING MEMBER AND BEARING Non-Final OA SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Elizabeth Evans Mulvaney's allowance rate?

78.8% of resolved applications examined by Elizabeth Evans Mulvaney were allowed (1,129 resolved cases), compared with 65.5% across Art Unit 1725 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Elizabeth Evans Mulvaney?

This examiner's interview lift is +15.3 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 Evans Mulvaney take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Elizabeth Evans Mulvaney took 808 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Elizabeth Evans Mulvaney work in?

Elizabeth Evans Mulvaney examines applications in Art Unit 1725 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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