Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KRUPICKA, ADAM C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1784 1794

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.4%
Allow Rate
-3.6% vs TC avg
801
Total Applications
+28.3%
Interview Lift
1207
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 756 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
52.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18455589 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
18843811 COMPOSITE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE COMPOSITE MATERIAL, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA DOWA METALTECH CO., LTD.
18891031 METHOD FOR PRODUCING RARE EARTH MAGNET AND RARE EARTH MAGNET Non-Final OA NICHIA CORPORATION
17651092 HIGH-TEMPERATURE HETEROSTRUCTURE CONDUCTOR AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
18873508 STEEL SHEET HAVING GOOD PLATING QUALITY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18873319 PLATED STEEL SHEET FOR HOT PRESS FORMING HAVING EXCELLENT PLATING QUALITY, STEEL SHEET, AND RESPECTIVE METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18870209 PLATED STEEL SHEET FOR HOT PRESS FORMING, HAVING EXCELLENT PLATING QUALITY, STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18868518 HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET HAVING GOOD PLATING QUALITY, STEEL SHEET FOR PLATING, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18268388 COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT PROCESSABILITY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
18266777 WELDED STRUCTURAL MEMBER HAVING EXCELLENT CRACK RESISTANCE AND MANFUACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
18039175 HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET WITH EXCELLENT PLATING QUALITY, STEEL SHEET FOR PLATING, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREFOR Non-Final OA POSCO Co., Ltd
17922038 ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT SPOT WELDABILITY AND FORMABILITY, ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH PLATED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Hyundai Steel Company
18430893 REDUCED FINAL GRAIN SIZE OF UNRECRYSTALLIZED WROUGHT MATERIAL PRODUCED VIA THE DIRECT CHILL (DC) ROUTE Final Rejection Novelis Inc.
18845560 HOT PRESSED MEMBER AND STEEL SHEET FOR HOT PRESS FORMING Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18921804 METAL POROUS BODY, NITROUS OXIDE DECOMPOSITION ELEMENT, AND NITROUS OXIDE DECOMPOSITION APPARATUS Non-Final OA National University Corporation Hokkaido University
18887528 PVD Deposited Ternary and Quaternary NiTi Alloys and Methods of Making Same Non-Final OA Vactronix Scientific, LLC
18825925 ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL WITH TOUGHNESS AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SAME Non-Final OA Big River Steel, LLC
18770928 A CHROMIUM COATED CONTINOUS FIBER REINFORCED TIANTINUM METAL MATRIX COMPOSITE AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THEREOF Non-Final OA Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.
18688556 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE ABSORPTION TECHNOLOGY-BASED MULTIFUNCTIONAL HEATING SANDWICH COMPOSITE MATERIAL APPLICABLE TO LARGE WING STRUCTURE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation Gyeongsang National University
18110751 CORE/SHELL NANOPARTICLE-BASED DEVICES FOR SENSORS AND NEUROMORPHIC COMPUTING Non-Final OA NUtech Ventures
18685117 METAL BAND Non-Final OA BFC FAHRZEUGTEILE GMBH
18569689 STRIP MADE OF 6XXX ALLOY AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS Final Rejection CONSTELLIUM NEUF-BRISACH
18468430 SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REDUCE FRICTION BETWEEN MATERIALS IN CONTACT Non-Final OA Nebulr Inc., LLC
15295764 STRUCTURAL COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection Cyril Bath Company

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