Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
48 pending office actions • 12 art units • 30 examiners • 0 of 48 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 90 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 48 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 48 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 28 (58%) |
| §112 only | 3 (6%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (2%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (2%) |
| No statute on record | 15 (31%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SU, XIAOWEI | 5 | 71.3% | +12.3% |
| YANG, JIE | 4 | 62.2% | +19.0% |
| WANG, NICHOLAS A | 4 | 53.9% | +21.9% |
| ABOAGYE, MICHAEL | 3 | 75.3% | +38.6% |
| KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 2 | 63.0% | +40.6% |
| HEVEY, JOHN A | 2 | 61.1% | +20.5% |
| WU, JENNY R | 2 | 63.2% | +16.5% |
| LUK, VANESSA TIBAY | 2 | 54.0% | +27.4% |
| ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 2 | 65.2% | +43.8% |
| POLLOCK, AUSTIN M | 2 | 51.3% | +37.7% |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18015487 | HEAT TREATED COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | POLLOCK, AUSTIN M | 97d overdue |
| 18027319 | STEEL FOR LEAF SPRINGS OF AUTOMOBILES AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OF A LEAF THEREOF | YANG, JIE | 59d overdue |
| 18016403 | Cold rolled and annealed steel sheet and method of manufacturing the same | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 26d overdue |
| 16764920 | A COATED STEEL SUBSTRATE | WANG, NICHOLAS A | 22d overdue |
| 19266226 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 19d overdue |
| 19266237 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 19d overdue |
| 18026061 | Device to inject a reducing gas into a shaft furnace | ABOAGYE, MICHAEL | 19d overdue |
| 18025987 | Device to inject a reducing gas into a shaft furnace | ABOAGYE, MICHAEL | 19d overdue |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1733 | 19 |
| 1734 | 10 |
| 1735 | 4 |
| 1738 | 4 |
| 3761 | 3 |
| 1718 | 2 |
| 1771 | 1 |
| 3725 | 1 |
| 1749 | 1 |
| 1784 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19311171 | A NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF | YANG, JIE | 1734 | Other | Final Rejection | 36d | Pending | Aug 27, 2025 |
| 19289149 | DOUBLE COLD ROLLED NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF | SU, XIAOWEI | 1733 | Other | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
| 19289141 | DOUBLE COLD ROLLED NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF | JANSSEN, REBECCA | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 22d | Pending | Aug 04, 2025 |
| 19287874 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF | SU, XIAOWEI | 1733 | Other | Final Rejection | 2d overdue | Pending | Aug 01, 2025 |
| 19284953 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF | SU, XIAOWEI | 1733 | DPOther | Final Rejection | 62d | Pending | Jul 30, 2025 |
| 19283298 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF | SU, XIAOWEI | 1733 | Other | Final Rejection | 15d | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19283315 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF | SU, XIAOWEI | 1733 | Other | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Jul 29, 2025 |
| 19266226 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19266237 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Jul 11, 2025 |
| 19178276 | High toughness press-hardened steel part and method of manufacturing the same | LIANG, ANTHONY M | 1734 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 2d overdue | Pending | Apr 14, 2025 |
| 18862800 | Binder and manufacturing methods | HINES, LATOSHA D | 1771 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18883747 | ZnAlMg-Coated Metal Sheet with Improved Flexibility and Corresponding Manufacturing Process | TUROCY, DAVID P | 1718 | Other | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Sep 12, 2024 |
| 18709293 | Hot stamping die and hot stamping process using a hot stamping press | TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS | 3725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 1d overdue | Pending | May 10, 2024 |
| 18701735 | SURFACE PREPARATION FOR JVD | TADAYYON ESLAMI, TABASSOM | 1718 | §103 | Final Rejection | 68d | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18701558 | HEAT SPREADER MATERIAL | BOSS, WENDY LYNN | 1749 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 19d overdue | Pending | Apr 15, 2024 |
| 18292722 | Cooling system of Battery Pack and its manufacturing method | LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | 1784 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 57d | Pending | Jan 26, 2024 |
| 18290551 | A method for manufacturing direct reduced iron | YANG, JIE | 1734 | Other | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Nov 14, 2023 |
| 18559901 | Operating method of a network of plants | WANG, NICHOLAS A | 1734 | DP | Final Rejection | 82d | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18290078 | A method for manufacturing direct reduced iron | HEVEY, JOHN A | 1735 | Other | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Nov 09, 2023 |
| 18283857 | Floor deck structure and composite floor deck | FONSECA, JESSIE T | 3633 | §112 | Final Rejection | 32d overdue | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18278022 | Method of manufacturing steel | MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE | 1733 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 66d overdue | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18278027 | A method of manufacturing of a steel product in several steelmaking units | WU, JENNY R | 1733 | Other | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18278029 | Manufacturing method of a steel product | CARDA, DANIELLE MARIE | 1738 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 15d overdue | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18265316 | Low density cold rolled and annealed steel sheet, method of production thereof and use of such steel to produce vehicle parts | LUK, VANESSA TIBAY | 1733 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Jun 05, 2023 |
| 18037604 | Process and equipment to Laser cut very high strength metallic material | DODSON, JUSTIN C | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 20d | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18036946 | STEEL FOR RAILS AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OF A RAIL THEREOF | WU, JENNY R | 1733 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | May 15, 2023 |
| 18034747 | Rear underfloor structure for a motor vehicle | AKAKPO, DANY E | 3672 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 76d | Pending | May 01, 2023 |
| 18027319 | STEEL FOR LEAF SPRINGS OF AUTOMOBILES AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OF A LEAF THEREOF | YANG, JIE | 1734 | §103 | Final Rejection | 59d overdue | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 18027303 | COLD ROLLED AND COATED STEEL SHEET AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d | Pending | Mar 20, 2023 |
| 18026061 | Device to inject a reducing gas into a shaft furnace | ABOAGYE, MICHAEL | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Mar 13, 2023 |
| 18025987 | Device to inject a reducing gas into a shaft furnace | ABOAGYE, MICHAEL | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d overdue | Pending | Mar 13, 2023 |
| 18026046 | Blast furnace for ironmaking production | ABOAGYE, MICHAEL | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 8d | Pending | Mar 13, 2023 |
| 18025973 | Blast furnace for ironmaking production | SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL | 1733 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 66d overdue | Pending | Mar 13, 2023 |
| 18016799 | Cold rolled, annealed and tempered steel sheet and method of manufacturing the same | WANG, NICHOLAS A | 1734 | Other | Non-Final OA | 5d overdue | Pending | Jan 18, 2023 |
| 18016403 | Cold rolled and annealed steel sheet and method of manufacturing the same | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 26d overdue | Pending | Jan 16, 2023 |
| 18015487 | HEAT TREATED COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | POLLOCK, AUSTIN M | 1738 | Other | Non-Final OA | 97d overdue | Pending | Jan 10, 2023 |
| 17787512 | Pre-coated steel sheet comprising an additional coating for increasing the mechanical strength of the weld metal zone of a welded steel part prepared from said pre-coated sheet. | WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Jun 20, 2022 |
| 17835347 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING IMPROVED STRENGTH AND FORMABILITY AND OBTAINED SHEET | HEVEY, JOHN A | 1735 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Jun 08, 2022 |
| 17783409 | HEAT TREATED COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | POLLOCK, AUSTIN M | 1738 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Jun 08, 2022 |
| 17708568 | MARTENSITIC STEELS WITH 1700 TO 2200 MPA TENSILE STRENGTH | WANG, NICHOLAS A | 1734 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Mar 30, 2022 |
| 17616737 | A COLD ROLLED MARTENSITIC STEEL AND A METHOD OF MARTENSITIC STEEL THEREOF | YANG, JIE | 1734 | Other | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Dec 06, 2021 |
| 17616114 | COLD ROLLED AND COATED STEEL SHEET AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF | JOHNSON, JONATHAN J | 1734 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 12d | Pending | Dec 02, 2021 |
| 17611249 | A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF GRAPHENE OXIDE FROM EXPANDED KISH GRAPHITE | FORREST, MICHAEL | 1738 | Other | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Nov 15, 2021 |
| 17603681 | A METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN ASSEMBLY BY LASER WELDING | CHEN, KUANGYUE | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Oct 14, 2021 |
| 17251107 | METHOD TO CONTROL THE COOLING OF A FLAT METAL PRODUCT | HILL, STEPHANI A | 1735 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Dec 10, 2020 |
| 17247358 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HIGH STRENGTH COATED STEEL SHEET HAVING IMPROVED STRENGTH AND DUCTILITY AND OBTAINED SHEET | LUK, VANESSA TIBAY | 1733 | §112 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Dec 08, 2020 |
| 16764920 | A COATED STEEL SUBSTRATE | WANG, NICHOLAS A | 1734 | Other | Non-Final OA | 22d overdue | Pending | May 18, 2020 |
| 16469485 | A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A THERMALLY TREATED STEEL SHEET | WALKER, KEITH D | 1735 | Other | Non-Final OA | 9d | Pending | Jun 13, 2019 |
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