Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
11 pending office actions • 5 art units • 8 examiners • 0 of 11 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 11 patents granted in the last 365 days
Nippon Steel Stainless Steel Corporation has 11 pending office actions in the Chemistry & Materials technology area. These actions are distributed among 8 distinct examiners and 4 distinct art units. KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN is the busiest examiner, responsible for 3 pending office actions. The concentration of 11 actions into 4 art units suggests a high density of filings in specific technical categories.
The 11 pending office actions within the Chemistry & Materials sector represent the core of the company's current prosecution activity. With 8 distinct examiners assigned, there is some variety in the review process, although the 4 distinct art units indicate a more focused technical scope than other large portfolios. KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN handles 3 pending office actions, making this examiner a key figure for the company's immediate outcomes. This alignment of multiple actions under a small number of art units and examiners like KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN may allow for more consistent prosecution strategies across related patent applications.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
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 | 4 (36%) |
| §112 only | 1 (9%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (9%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 5 (45%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 3 | 63.8% | +39.8% |
| LIANG, ANTHONY M | 2 | 83.7% | +9.2% |
| LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | 1 | 75.7% | +18.1% |
| FLORES, JAVIER | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| SU, XIAOWEI | 1 | 71.9% | +12.6% |
| TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS | 1 | 78.0% | +16.0% |
| HILL, STEPHANI A | 1 | 29.2% | +44.0% |
| YANG, JIE | 1 | 62.5% | +19.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18726388 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL | LIANG, ANTHONY M | — |
| 18726393 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL | LIANG, ANTHONY M | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18032771 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND COMPONENT FOR EXHAUST GAS | HILL, STEPHANI A | 23d overdue |
| 19110008 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND PART | LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | — |
| 18843483 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND EXHAUST MEMBER | FLORES, JAVIER | — |
| 18701784 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | SU, XIAOWEI | — |
| 18579709 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING OIL SUPPLY PIPE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OIL SUPPLY PIPE | TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS | — |
| 18037694 | STAINLESS STEEL BAR MATERIAL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENT | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18032771 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND COMPONENT FOR EXHAUST GAS | HILL, STEPHANI A | 23d overdue |
| 18281206 | MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND MARTENSITIC STAINLESS BLADED PRODUCT | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 17d overdue |
| 19110008 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND PART | LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | — |
| 18701784 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | SU, XIAOWEI | — |
| 18579709 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING OIL SUPPLY PIPE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OIL SUPPLY PIPE | TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS | — |
| 18037694 | STAINLESS STEEL BAR MATERIAL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENT | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | — |
| 18246620 | MARTENSITE-BASED STAINLESS STEEL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | YANG, JIE | — |
| 17800924 | STAINLESS STEEL FOR METAL FOILS, STAINLESS STEEL FOIL, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THEM | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1733 | 4 |
| 1734 | 3 |
| 1735 | 2 |
| 1784 | 1 |
| 3725 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19110008 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND PART | LA VILLA, MICHAEL EUGENE | 1784 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 18843483 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET AND EXHAUST MEMBER | FLORES, JAVIER | 1735 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 03, 2024 |
| 18726388 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL | LIANG, ANTHONY M | 1734 | §112DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 |
| 18726393 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL | LIANG, ANTHONY M | 1734 | §112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2024 |
| 18701784 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | SU, XIAOWEI | 1733 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18579709 | DEVICE FOR PRODUCING OIL SUPPLY PIPE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING OIL SUPPLY PIPE | TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS | 3725 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2024 |
| 18281206 | MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND MARTENSITIC STAINLESS BLADED PRODUCT | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | 17d overdue | Pending | Sep 08, 2023 |
| 18037694 | STAINLESS STEEL BAR MATERIAL AND ELECTROMAGNETIC COMPONENT | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 1733 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 18, 2023 |
| 18032771 | FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND COMPONENT FOR EXHAUST GAS | HILL, STEPHANI A | 1735 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d overdue | Pending | Apr 19, 2023 |
| 18246620 | MARTENSITE-BASED STAINLESS STEEL MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | YANG, JIE | 1734 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 24, 2023 |
| 17800924 | STAINLESS STEEL FOR METAL FOILS, STAINLESS STEEL FOIL, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THEM | KOSHY, JOPHY STEPHEN | 1733 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialNippon Steel Stainless Steel Corporation has 11 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 5 art units and 8 examiners.
Jophy Stephen Koshy has the most, with 3 of Nippon Steel Stainless Steel Corporation's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
