Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HILL, STEPHANI A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735

This examiner grants 29% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

29.0%
Allow Rate
-36.0% vs TC avg
456
Total Applications
+43.4%
Interview Lift
1669
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 369 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
7.3%
§102 Novelty
46.8%
§103 Obviousness
32.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17786625 COLD-ROLLED AND ANNEALED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
17251107 METHOD TO CONTROL THE COOLING OF A FLAT METAL PRODUCT Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
17419493 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REPAIRING COMPONENTS Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18480580 SOFT MAGNETIC POWDER, DUST CORE, MAGNETIC ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17579155 SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY, SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY RIBBON, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY RIBBON, MAGNETIC CORE, AND COMPONENT Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
18008390 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING KITS Final Rejection Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17434664 Production Method of Self-Magnetised Net-Shape Permanent Magnets by Additive Manufacturing Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18036033 TITANIUM ALLOY SHEET, TITANIUM ALLOY COIL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TITANIUM ALLOY SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TITANIUM ALLOY COIL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17909231 HOT-DIP ZINC-PLATED STEEL SHEET Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17765697 HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18126072 POWDER METAL MATERIAL FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WHICH IS ALUMINUM ALLOY AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17763865 SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT Final Rejection TDK Corporation
17622526 SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18553377 NON-HEAT TREATED STEEL FOR CRANKSHAFTS AND CRANKSHAFT USING NON-HEAT TREATED STEEL Non-Final OA NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
17772318 R-FE-B SINTERED MAGNET Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
17922913 ALUMINUM ALLOY FORGING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection NIPPON LIGHT METAL COMPANY, LTD.
17609965 SECTION STEEL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Hyundai Steel Company
18731371 ALUMINUM ALLOY MELT Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
17904356 RAW BLANK FOR VACUUM CARBURIZATION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA AICHI STEEL CORPORATION
18967034 METAL ALLOW HAVING RHENIUM EFFECT Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
18204180 COATING FOR METAL ALLOY Final Rejection MiRus LLC
18126070 MEDICAL DEVICE METAL ALLOY Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
18116677 MEDICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A RHENIUM-CHROMIUM ALLOY Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
17876282 MEDICAL DEVICE THAT INCLUDES A REFRACTORY METAL ALLOY Non-Final OA MIRUS LLC
18872296 POWDER, METAL PART, ELECTRICAL CONTACT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWDER, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING METAL PART Non-Final OA Sumitomo Electric Sintered Alloy, Ltd.
18268675 COPPER ALLOY POWDER FOR LAMINATING AND SHAPING AND METHOD OF EVALUATING THAT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COPPER ALLOY OBJECT, AND COPPER ALLOY OBJECT Final Rejection FUKUDA METAL FOIL & POWDER CO., LTD.
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 Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
17619838 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND MOTOR CORE Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
17786462 Method Of Carbothermic Process Of Magnesium Production And Co-Production Of Calcium Carbide Final Rejection Zhengzhou University

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