Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
20 pending office actions • 8 art units • 17 examiners • 0 of 20 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 29 patents granted in the last 365 days
Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. has 21 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials, involving 18 examiners across 8 art units. HEVEY, JOHN A is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending actions.
The docket is broad in examiner coverage but more concentrated by art unit than by individual examiner. Counsel should use art-unit trends to organize related prosecution issues while preserving matter-specific arguments. The busiest examiner may warrant targeted monitoring, although the active workload extends well beyond that assignment.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 8 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. 8 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 | 6 (30%) |
| §112 only | 3 (15%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 10 (50%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HEVEY, JOHN A | 3 | 61.8% | +19.7% |
| KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 2 | 63.8% | +39.8% |
| CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 1 | 75.4% | +34.2% |
| CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | 1 | 41.1% | +50.8% |
| LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | 1 | 75.7% | +18.1% |
| SU, XIAOWEI | 1 | 71.9% | +12.6% |
| KRUPICKA, ADAM C | 1 | 62.1% | +27.0% |
| WU, JENNY R | 1 | 63.6% | +15.9% |
| SMITH, CATHERINE P | 1 | 16.1% | +16.8% |
| JENNISON, BRIAN W | 1 | 71.9% | +22.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17927165 | Low-Cost Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Plate With Extremely Low Aluminum Content and Manufacturing Method Therefor | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 31d overdue |
| 18551266 | LOW-CARBON LOW-ALLOY Q&P STEEL OR HOT-DIP GALVANIZED Q&P STEEL WITH TENSILE STRENGTH GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1180 MPA, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | ROE, JESSEE RANDALL | 21d |
| 18552924 | DUAL-PHASE STEEL AND HOT-DIP GALVANIZED DUAL-PHASE STEEL HAVING TENSILE STRENGTH GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 980MPA AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME BY MEANS OF RAPID HEAT TREATMENT | HEVEY, JOHN A | 61d |
| 18874274 | 800MPA-GRADE HIGH-HOLE-EXPANSION HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 70d |
| 18842792 | COLD ROLLED STEEL PLATE FOR GALVANIZED STEEL PLATE, GALVANIZED STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | KRUPICKA, ADAM C | — |
| 18724975 | A COATING FOR GRAIN-ORIENTED SILICON STEEL COATING LAYER, AND GRAIN-ORIENTED SILICON STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | WU, JENNY R | — |
| 18711815 | HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL WITH GOOD WEATHER RESISTANCE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | SMITH, CATHERINE P | — |
| 18685307 | FABRICATION METHOD FOR STEEL THIN-WALLED TAILOR-WELDED PART AND HOT-STAMPED PART PREPARED USING TAILORED-WELDED PART | JENNISON, BRIAN W | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17927165 | Low-Cost Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Plate With Extremely Low Aluminum Content and Manufacturing Method Therefor | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 31d overdue |
| 18290401 | SEAMLESS STEEL TUBE RESISTANT TO CARBON DIOXIDE CORROSION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 28d |
| 18552924 | DUAL-PHASE STEEL AND HOT-DIP GALVANIZED DUAL-PHASE STEEL HAVING TENSILE STRENGTH GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 980MPA AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME BY MEANS OF RAPID HEAT TREATMENT | HEVEY, JOHN A | 61d |
| 18874274 | 800MPA-GRADE HIGH-HOLE-EXPANSION HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 70d |
| 18856986 | ALUMINUM ALLOY PLATE FOR TANK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | 70d |
| 18864519 | STABILIZATION TREATMENT LIQUID FOR 690 MPA-GRADE WEATHER-RESISTANT BRIDGE STEEL MEMBER, TREATMENT METHOD AND USE | CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | — |
| 18851166 | HOT-STAMPED COMPONENT HAVING HIGH COLD-BENDING PERFORMANCE AND HIGH STRENGTH, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | SU, XIAOWEI | — |
| 18842792 | COLD ROLLED STEEL PLATE FOR GALVANIZED STEEL PLATE, GALVANIZED STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | KRUPICKA, ADAM C | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1733 | 5 |
| 1784 | 4 |
| 1735 | 4 |
| 1759 | 2 |
| 1731 | 1 |
| 3761 | 1 |
| 1738 | 1 |
| 1734 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18874274 | 800MPA-GRADE HIGH-HOLE-EXPANSION HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | CHRISTY, KATHERINE A | 1784 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 70d | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18864519 | STABILIZATION TREATMENT LIQUID FOR 690 MPA-GRADE WEATHER-RESISTANT BRIDGE STEEL MEMBER, TREATMENT METHOD AND USE | CASE, SARAH CATHERINE | 1731 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 09, 2024 |
| 18856986 | ALUMINUM ALLOY PLATE FOR TANK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | 1784 | §112 | Final Rejection | 70d | Pending | Oct 15, 2024 |
| 18851166 | HOT-STAMPED COMPONENT HAVING HIGH COLD-BENDING PERFORMANCE AND HIGH STRENGTH, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | SU, XIAOWEI | 1784 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18842792 | COLD ROLLED STEEL PLATE FOR GALVANIZED STEEL PLATE, GALVANIZED STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | KRUPICKA, ADAM C | 1784 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 29, 2024 |
| 18724975 | A COATING FOR GRAIN-ORIENTED SILICON STEEL COATING LAYER, AND GRAIN-ORIENTED SILICON STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | WU, JENNY R | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18712635 | STEEL PIPE FOR OIL CYLINDER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | HEVEY, JOHN A | 1735 | §103§112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18711815 | HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL WITH GOOD WEATHER RESISTANCE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | SMITH, CATHERINE P | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18685307 | FABRICATION METHOD FOR STEEL THIN-WALLED TAILOR-WELDED PART AND HOT-STAMPED PART PREPARED USING TAILORED-WELDED PART | JENNISON, BRIAN W | 3761 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18574136 | METHOD FOR PREPARING TITANIUM-CONTAINING ULTRA-LOW-CARBON STEEL | SHAMS, NAZMUN NAHAR | 1738 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 26, 2023 |
| 18290401 | SEAMLESS STEEL TUBE RESISTANT TO CARBON DIOXIDE CORROSION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18557724 | HOT STAMPING COMPONENT HAVING TENSILE STRENGTH GREATER OR EQUAL TO 1000 MPA AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOR | STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 75d | Pending | Oct 27, 2023 |
| 18552924 | DUAL-PHASE STEEL AND HOT-DIP GALVANIZED DUAL-PHASE STEEL HAVING TENSILE STRENGTH GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 980MPA AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME BY MEANS OF RAPID HEAT TREATMENT | HEVEY, JOHN A | 1735 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | 61d | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18552966 | HOT-DIPPED ALUMINUM-ZINC OR HOT-DIPPED ZINC-ALUMINUM-MAGNESIUM MULTIPHASE STEEL HAVING YIELD STRENGTH OF GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 450 MPA AND RAPID HEAT-TREATMENT HOT PLATING MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | HEVEY, JOHN A | 1735 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18551266 | LOW-CARBON LOW-ALLOY Q&P STEEL OR HOT-DIP GALVANIZED Q&P STEEL WITH TENSILE STRENGTH GREATER THAN OR EQUAL TO 1180 MPA, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | ROE, JESSEE RANDALL | 1759 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 21d | Pending | Sep 19, 2023 |
| 18043036 | 780 MPA-GRADE ULTRA-HIGH REAMING STEEL HAVING HIGH SURFACE QUALITY AND HIGH PERFORMANCE STABILITY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | KESSLER, CHRISTOPHER S | 1759 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2023 |
| 18043034 | GPA-GRADE BAINITE STEEL HAVING ULTRA-HIGH YIELD RATIO AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR GPA-GRADE BAINITE STEEL | WANG, NICHOLAS A | 1734 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 26, 2023 |
| 18017285 | STEEL PLATE FOR TORSION BEAM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND TORSION BEAM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | ALDAZ CERVANTES, MAYELA RENATA | 1733 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jan 20, 2023 |
| 17927165 | Low-Cost Non-Oriented Electrical Steel Plate With Extremely Low Aluminum Content and Manufacturing Method Therefor | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 1733 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 31d overdue | Pending | Nov 22, 2022 |
| 17802605 | BLAST FURNACE SLAG GRANULATION AND WASTE HEAT RECOVERY AND UTILIZATION DEVICE AND METHOD | SMOOT, MORIAH SIMONE MCMIL | 1733 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialBaoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. has 20 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 8 art units and 17 examiners.
John A Hevey has the most, with 3 of Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
