Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: JANSSEN, REBECCA

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

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Analysis

Rebecca Janssen serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1733, where she has handled 374 resolved cases. The examiner has an allowance rate of 60.4 percent and a median of 1088 days to allowance. These figures point to a prosecution environment where success is achieved in a majority of cases, as shown by the 60.4 percent rate. The 374 resolved cases offer a reliable statistical basis for these observations in Art Unit 1733.

The interview lift of 28.3 percent is a critical metric for this examiner. This 28.3 percent lift suggests that interviews are effective and can significantly increase the 60.4 percent base allowance rate. For practitioners, the 28.3 percent lift represents an opportunity to improve the chances of a grant. Given the 1088 days to allowance, an interview may be an important step in resolving issues. The 374 resolved cases indicate that the 28.3 percent lift is a stable performance indicator.

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

Performance Statistics

60.4%
Allow Rate
-9.6% vs TC avg
422
Total Applications
+28.3%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 374 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.6%
§102 Novelty
47.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.9%
§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
18566495 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
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
18685502 ELECTRICAL STEEL STRIP FRICTION STIR WELDING METHOD AND METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRICAL STEEL STRIP Non-Final OA 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
18424230 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT OF FEATURE TO ENABLE ACCESS DURING DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION REPAIR PROCESS Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18424369 HYBRID ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING REPAIR WITH POWDER BED FUSION FEATURE AND DIRECTED ENERGY DEPOSITION JOINING Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18266595 ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED POROUS COMPONENT STRUCTURE AND MEANS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
19220293 NET SHAPE PROCESSING OF PERMANENT MAGNET BY FIELD ASSISTED SINTERING Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18096246 EXTERNAL FIXATION CLAMP AND SYSTEMS FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURES Non-Final OA Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Inc.
18486876 ETCH TOOL WITH SPINEL-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPONENTS Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18579559 COMPONENT FOR A ROLLING BEARING AND CORRESPONDING METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE COMPONENT Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
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
18146292 Methods and Apparatuses Related to Payload Launch Vehicles Non-Final OA Relativity Space, Inc.
18721099 GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18842493 SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA KYOTO UNIVERSITY

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