Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HEVEY, JOHN A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1793

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.3%
Allow Rate
-3.7% vs TC avg
664
Total Applications
+20.1%
Interview Lift
1266
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 626 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
7.7%
§102 Novelty
52.9%
§103 Obviousness
23.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17623807 FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET FOR COLLECTORS OF SULFIDE-BASED SOLID-STATE BATTERIES Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18645471 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18619326 METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PARTS WITH INTEGRATED SACRIFICIAL SUPPORTS Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18514486 METHOD FOR NEAR NET SHAPE MANUFACTURING HIGH STRENGTH TITANIUM COMPONENTS Final Rejection GOODRICH CORPORATION
18290078 A method for manufacturing direct reduced iron Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
18727229 Ni-Cr-Fe ALLOY MATERIAL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18623151 METHODS OF SYNTHESIZING ULTRAFINE NANO-ALLOYS AND FABRICATING POWDER PRECURSORS FOR USE THEREIN Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18607286 POROUS SINTERED METAL BODIES AND METHODS OF PREPARING POROUS SINTERED METAL BODIES Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
18282168 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITH REACTION INHIBITION ADDITIVES Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18253848 STEEL PLATE Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18646146 MULTI-STAGE TREATMENT FOR ACTIVATED ZINC PHOSPHATIZING OF METALLIC COMPONENTS WITH ZINC SURFACES Non-Final OA Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
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 Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
17637239 HIGH STRENGTH THIN SPECIFICATION HIGH CORROSION RESISTANCE STEEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
17791526 LIQUID FEED FOR A BASIC OXYGEN FURNACE Final Rejection TATA STEEL IJMUIDEN B.V.
18213681 NON-UNIFORM BEAMS FOR TAILORING HEAT DEPOSITION IN LASER-ASSISTED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Final Rejection Genesee Valley Innovations, LLC

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