Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHRISTY, KATHERINE A

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1712 1715 1784 1787 2834

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.2%
Allow Rate
+7.2% vs TC avg
384
Total Applications
+35.3%
Interview Lift
900
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 347 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
10.6%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
29.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18476350 SINTERED METAL BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED METAL BODY Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18879996 METAL NONWOVEN FABRIC AND ELECTRODE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA MITSUI MINING & SMELTING CO., LTD.
18684624 TRANSMISSION SHAFT AND BEARING DEVICE USING SAME Final Rejection NTN CORPORATION
18681036 JOINT COMPONENT AND JOINT STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18873096 TEMPER-PASSED, HOT-DIPPED STEEL SHEET Final Rejection ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
18850761 FLAT STEEL PRODUCT HAVING AN AL COATING, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, STEEL COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Final Rejection THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG
18696630 METHOD FOR TEMPER ROLLING A STEEL SHEET, TEMPER-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURED THEREFROM Final Rejection Thyssenkrupp Steel Europe AG
18561008 FLAT STEEL PRODUCT HAVING AN AL-COATING, PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF, STEEL COMPONENT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Final Rejection ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
18780569 SURFACE MODIFIED SUBSTRATES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18261893 DYNAMIC HVPE OF COMPOSITIONALLY GRADED BUFFER LAYERS Final Rejection Alliance for Energy Innovation, LLC
18995428 WELDED JOINT AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18691456 HOT PRESSED MEMBER Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18690265 HOT PRESSED MEMBER Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18874274 800MPA-GRADE HIGH-HOLE-EXPANSION HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.

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