Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HILL, STEPHANI A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1738

This examiner grants 30% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

29.5%
Allow Rate
-35.5% vs TC avg
472
Total Applications
+44.4%
Interview Lift
1585
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 386 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
5.9%
§102 Novelty
50.0%
§103 Obviousness
30.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18126072 POWDER METAL MATERIAL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WHICH IS ALUMINUM ALLOY AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18480580 SOFT MAGNETIC POWDER, DUST CORE, MAGNETIC ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17815331 Sm-Fe-N MAGNET Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
17815342 Sm-Fe-N MAGNET Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
17763865 SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
17622526 SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18549634 GAS-PHASE PRODUCTION OF ALIGNED METAL NANOPARTICLES USING EXTERNAL MAGNETIC FIELDS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18559909 A method for manufacturing direct reduced iron Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
17922423 ANNEALING METHOD OF STEEL Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18195188 SOLID COMPOUND RAPID REDUCTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Regents of the University of Minnesota
17772318 R-FE-B SINTERED MAGNET Final Rejection Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
16434869 Fe-Ni Nanocomposite Alloys Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
18967034 METAL ALLOW HAVING RHENIUM EFFECT Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
18204180 COATING FOR METAL ALLOY Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
18126070 MEDICAL DEVICE METAL ALLOY Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
18116677 MEDICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A RHENIUM-CHROMIUM ALLOY Final Rejection MiRus LLC
17876282 MEDICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A REFRACTORY METAL ALLOY Non-Final OA MIRUS LLC
18474645 ALLOY COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES FORMED OF SUCH COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
18729920 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18714459 HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17765697 HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18567848 MOLTEN STEEL DENITRIFICATION METHOD AND STEEL PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18565348 MOLTEN STEEL DENITRIFICATION METHOD, SIMULTANEOUS DENITRIFICATION AND DESULFURIZATION TREATMENT METHOD, AND STEEL PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18562530 GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA 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
18025133 Ni-BASED ALLOY POWDER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATION MOLDED ARTICLE USING SAID Ni-BASED ALLOY POWDER Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
18731371 ALUMINUM ALLOY MELT Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
18247822 METHOD FOR PRODUCING STAINLESS STEEL Non-Final OA OUTOKUMPU OYJ

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