Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Rebecca Janssen, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as JANSSEN, REBECCA

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1733 1784 1786 3726 3773

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Analysis

JANSSEN, REBECCA is assigned to tech center 3700 and art unit 1733. The profile covers 377 resolved cases, a 60.7% allowance rate, and a median of 1089 days to allowance. Its 27.5% interview lift indicates that interview-associated cases have a distinct outcome measure from the overall docket. Applicants can use this combination of figures to plan claim amendments and decide when examiner engagement may be worthwhile.

The listed companies are JFE Steel Corporation, RTX Corporation, and Posco Co. Ltd. The associated firms are Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, KENJA IP LAW PC, and Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (WA). Their filings provide a practical reference for reviewing prosecution approaches involving industrial, aerospace, and materials-related claims in art unit 1733.

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

Performance Statistics

60.7%
Allow Rate
-9.3% vs TC avg
432
Total Applications
+27.5%
Interview Lift
1089
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 377 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
24.1%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17914179 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TITANIUM FIRE-RESISTANT METAL COMPONENT BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES
18267343 Method for producing a machining segment Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18503441 HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING TO FORM A DIFFUSION BOND REGION Final Rejection General Electric Company
18494837 ZnO-REINFORCED Mg-Zr MATRIX BIOCOMPOSITES AND METHODS OF PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18579903 STEEL SHEET, MEMBER, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
18574305 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18565274 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
18424369 HYBRID ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING REPAIR WITH POWDER BED FUSION FEATURE AND DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION JOINING Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18424230 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF FEATURE TO ENABLE ACCESS DURING DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION REPAIR PROCESS Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
19220293 NET SHAPE PROCESSING OF PERMANENT MAGNET BY FIELD ASSISTED SINTERING Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18486876 ETCH TOOL WITH SPINEL-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPONENTS Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18495816 METAL POROUS REGION FOR COMPONENT PRINTED ON REPLACEMENT REGION OR BASE REGION OF COMPONENT Final Rejection GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
18842233 STEEL MATERIAL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18842493 SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA KYOTO UNIVERSITY

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Rebecca Janssen's allowance rate?

60.7% of resolved applications examined by Rebecca Janssen were allowed (377 resolved cases), compared with 48.5% across Art Unit 1733 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Rebecca Janssen?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Rebecca Janssen take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Rebecca Janssen took 1,089 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Rebecca Janssen work in?

Rebecca Janssen examines applications in Art Unit 1733 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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