Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 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
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
16434869 Fe-Ni Nanocomposite Alloys Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
18474645 ALLOY COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES FORMED OF SUCH COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
18731371 ALUMINUM ALLOY MELT Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute

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