Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MULVANEY, ELIZABETH EVANS

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1741 1785 1794

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+13.4% vs TC avg
1122
Total Applications
+15.4%
Interview Lift
834
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1099 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
43.9%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19144111 RESIN COMPOSITION, FILM WITH RESIN, PREPREG, METAL FOIL WITH RESIN, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18770729 WOODEN MATERIAL SHEET, WOODEN MATERIAL SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD, MOLDING, AND MOLDING MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18806499 DISK-SHAPED GLASS PLATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DISK-SHAPED GLASS BLANK, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GLASS SUBSTRATE FOR MAGNETIC DISK Non-Final OA HOYA CORPORATION
19130165 ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE CIRCULAR POLYCRYSTALLINE COLLOIDAL MONOLAYER TETHERED ON A SOLID SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
19059033 Laminate and Process for Producing Same in a Multicomponent Process Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19225168 n-TYPE GaN CRYSTAL, GaN WAFER, AND GaN CRYSTAL, GaN WAFER AND NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18935394 MULTILAYER EMBOSSMENTS WITH STRAIN-RELIEF FEATURES Non-Final OA Pregis LLC
18935412 HEAT-ACTIVATED MULTILAYER EMBOSSMENT Non-Final OA Pregis LLC
18935425 EMBOSSMENTS HAVING GENERALLY HOMOGENOUS LAYERS Non-Final OA Pregis LLC
18705251 CONTINUOUS TYPE INKJET INK COMPOSITION, AND PRINTED MATTER Non-Final OA SAKATA INX CORPORATION
18993864 RESIN MOLDED ARTICLE Non-Final OA TOPPAN HOLDINGS INC.
19080014 POWDER COATING COMPOSITION AND ADHESIVE CONNECTION Non-Final OA Pulver Kimya San. Ve Tic A.S.
19065896 METHODS FOR FORMING ORNAMENTAL INDICIA FOR DENTAL APPLIANCES Non-Final OA ALIGN TECHNOLOGY, INC.
19056103 LINING MATERIAL FOR MOLDED CEILING FOR VEHICLE AND MOLDED CEILING FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Howa Co., Ltd.
19102895 METHOD FOR FORMING FILM, FILM-FORMING APPARATUS, SUSCEPTOR, AND a-GALLIUM OXIDE FILM Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
18724576 SHEET Non-Final OA DAICEL CORPORATION
18169815 IRON ALLOY COATINGS FOR WIRELESS RECHARGING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Xtalic Corporation
18766046 Multilayer Structure for the Creation of Reinforced and Recyclable Flooring Non-Final OA GERFLOR

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