Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Stephani A Hill, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as HILL, STEPHANI A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1738 1783 1784

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Analysis

HILL, STEPHANI A has resolved 394 cases in tech center 1700 and art unit 1735. The allowance rate is 29.2%, while interview lift is 44.0%. The gap between these measures indicates a docket where interviews are associated with a materially better allowance result, even though the overall allowance rate remains limited.

The median time to allowance is 1580 days, which makes early prosecution planning important for applicants facing this examiner. The recurring companies are JFE Steel Corporation, NIPPON STEEL Corporation, and Mirus LLC. The recurring firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, OLIFF PLC, and Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC. Practitioners may use these participants as sources for procedural and claim-presentation context.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

29.2%
Allow Rate
-35.8% vs TC avg
481
Total Applications
+44.0%
Interview Lift
1580
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 394 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.8%
§102 Novelty
50.0%
§103 Obviousness
30.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18303701 METHOD FOR PROCESSING A RAW WORKPIECE INTO A FINAL WORKPIECE Final Rejection The Boeing Company
17419493 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING COMPONENTS Final Rejection General Electric Company
17763865 SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
17622526 SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18008390 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING KITS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18567848 MOLTEN STEEL DENITRIFICATION METHOD AND STEEL PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18004880 DEHYDROGENATION APPARATUS, STEEL SHEET PRODUCTION SYSTEM, AND STEEL SHEET PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18013326 METHOD FOR PRODUCING ULTRA-LOW CARBON STEEL PRODUCT Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
17999214 ABRASION-RESISTANT STEEL PLATE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ABRASION-RESISTANT STEEL PLATE Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17785164 HIGH-STRENGTH SEAMLESS STAINLESS STEEL PIPE FOR OIL WELL Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18286240 Soft Magnetic Iron Alloy Plate, Method for Manufacturing Soft Magnetic Iron Alloy Plate, and Iron Core and Rotating Electric Machine Employing Soft Magnetic Iron Alloy Plate Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18729920 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17909231 HOT-DIP ZINC-PLATED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17765697 HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Stephani A Hill's allowance rate?

29.2% of resolved applications examined by Stephani A Hill were allowed (394 resolved cases), compared with 48.9% across Art Unit 1735 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Stephani A Hill?

This examiner's interview lift is +44.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Stephani A Hill take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Stephani A Hill took 1,580 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Stephani A Hill work in?

Stephani A Hill examines applications in Art Unit 1735 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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