Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CHRISTY, KATHERINE A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1715 1784

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.1%
Allow Rate
+10.1% vs TC avg
375
Total Applications
+34.9%
Interview Lift
898
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 338 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
6.1%
§102 Novelty
81.0%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18684624 TRANSMISSION SHAFT AND BEARING DEVICE USING SAME Non-Final OA NTN CORPORATION
18476350 SINTERED METAL BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED METAL BODY Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18261893 DYNAMIC HVPE OF COMPOSITIONALLY GRADED BUFFER LAYERS Non-Final OA Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
18681036 JOINT COMPONENT AND JOINT STEEL SHEET Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
19052688 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A FLAT STEEL PRODUCT HAVING AN ALUMINUM-BASED CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING, AND FLAT STEEL PRODUCT HAVING AN ALUMINUM-BASED CORROSION-RESISTANT COATING Non-Final OA ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
18873096 TEMPER-PASSED, HOT-DIPPED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
18850761 FLAT STEEL PRODUCT HAVING AN AL COATING, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF, STEEL COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG
18696630 METHOD FOR TEMPER ROLLING A STEEL SHEET, TEMPER-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND COMPONENT MANUFACTURED THEREFROM Non-Final OA 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
18838858 HOT PRESS-FORMED PART AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18965209 HOT STAMPING COMPONENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Hyundai Steel Company
18399879 HOT-STAMPED COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Hyundai Steel Company
18926214 IRON-BASED ALLOY MATERIAL, METAL STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF REPAIRING STEEL SURFACE Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
18874274 800MPA-GRADE HIGH-HOLE-EXPANSION HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18838230 HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL COMPOSITE GALVANIZED SHEET RESISTANT TO LME CRACKING DURING SPOT WELDING, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18860893 SURFACE-TREATED STEEL FOIL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA TOYO KOHAN CO., LTD.
18842546 CUBOID SILVER POWDER, METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, AND CONDUCTIVE PASTE Non-Final OA DOWA ELECTRONICS MATERIALS CO., LTD.
18691456 HOT PRESSED MEMBER Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18690265 HOT PRESSED MEMBER Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18842569 COPPER-CERAMIC BONDED SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA DOWA METALTECH CO., LTD.
18842079 MULTI-LAYERED COATED METAL SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA PRC-DESOTO INTERNATIONAL, INC.
18717519 BASE BODY HAVING A COATING Non-Final OA HPL TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
18192991 NANO-TWINNED ULTRA-THIN METALLIC FILM STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA AG MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18558040 5XXX ALUMINIUM SHEETS FOR CAN MAKING Non-Final OA CONSTELLIUM ROLLED PRODUCTS SINGEN GMBH & CO. KG
18546897 PROTECTIVE COATING FOR A COPPER ALLOW SUBSTRATE AND CORRESPONDING PROCESS Final Rejection COEURDOR
17785846 STEEL PLATE HAVING EXCELLENT WEAR RESISTANCE AND COMPOSITE CORROSION RESISTANCE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO

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