Listed by the USPTO as HEVEY, JOHN A
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1793
This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases
John A. Hevey serves in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1735, with 636 resolved cases. He has an allowance rate of 61.8 percent and a median pendency of 1264 days to allowance. His top applicants include major steel producers like NIPPON STEEL Corporation, Baoshan Iron & Steel Co., Ltd., and Posco Co. Ltd. The 61.8 percent allowance rate suggests a steady but rigorous path to patent protection.
The interview lift of 19.7 percent indicates that verbal communication is a useful tool for securing a grant. Practitioners from firms like GREER, BURNS & CRAIN, LTD, Bayramoglu Law Offices LLC, and Lei Fang & Associates LLC can use this 19.7 percent lift to improve the 61.8 percent baseline allowance rate. The 1264-day median wait suggests that prosecution with this examiner requires a persistent approach. The 636 resolved cases show that interviews are a reliable method for resolving technical issues.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18645471 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT | Final Rejection | SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION |
| 18645505 | R-T-B BASED PERMANENT MAGNET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | TDK Corporation |
| 18603497 | POWDER FOR FORMING 3D OBJECTS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING 3D OBJECT | Non-Final OA | RICOH COMPANY, LTD. |
| 18646146 | MULTI-STAGE TREATMENT FOR ACTIVATED ZINC PHOSPHATIZING OF METALLIC COMPONENTS WITH ZINC SURFACES | Non-Final OA | Henkel AG & Co. KGaA |
| 18619326 | METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PARTS WITH INTEGRATED SACRIFICIAL SUPPORTS | Final Rejection | Cummins Inc. |
| 18269552 | SUPPORT STRATEGY FOR THIN-WALLED ADDITIVE STRUCTURE | Non-Final OA | Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG |
| 18716320 | HEATING METHOD OF A METALLIC PRODUCT | Non-Final OA | ArcelorMittal |
| 18861502 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE VIA-CONTAINING SUBSTRATE, CONDUCTIVE VIA-CONTAINING SUBSTRATE, AND METAL PASTE | Non-Final OA | Resonac Corporation |
| 17636803 | LOW-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET FOR HOT STAMPING, HOT-STAMPED COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOT-STAMPED COMPONENT | Final Rejection | Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.) |
| 18607286 | POROUS SINTERED METAL BODIES AND METHODS OF PREPARING POROUS SINTERED METAL BODIES | Non-Final OA | ENTEGRIS, INC. |
| 18848754 | ALLOY MATERIAL | Non-Final OA | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18837961 | MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL MATERIAL | Non-Final OA | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18727229 | Ni-Cr-Fe ALLOY MATERIAL | Non-Final OA | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18693982 | HIGH STRENGTH COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT SURFACE QUALITY AND LOW MECHANICAL PROPERTY DEVIATION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SAME | Non-Final OA | POSCO CO., LTD |
| 18038396 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL FOR POLYMER FUEL CELL SEPARATOR WITH IMPROVED CONTACT RESISTANCE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | POSCO Co., Ltd |
| 18704875 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH CONTRAST AGENTS | Non-Final OA | Peridot Print LLC |
| 18038176 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING | Non-Final OA | PERIDOT PRINT LLC |
| 17796911 | METHOD FOR MODERATING A REACTION OF METAL PARTICLES | Final Rejection | EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems |
| 18626237 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY COPPER-BASED ALLOYS | Non-Final OA | Doggone Investment Co. LLC |
| 18121781 | MITIGATING DOWN SKIN EFFECTS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | Non-Final OA | Raytheon Technologies Corporation |
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Build Your Strategy61.8% of resolved applications examined by John A Hevey were allowed (636 resolved cases), compared with 48.9% across Art Unit 1735 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +19.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by John A Hevey took 1,264 days on average from filing to allowance.
John A Hevey examines applications in Art Unit 1735 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
