Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LIANG, ANTHONY M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1734 1754 1759

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.2%
Allow Rate
+18.2% vs TC avg
696
Total Applications
+9.9%
Interview Lift
1088
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 659 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
7.6%
§102 Novelty
44.0%
§103 Obviousness
33.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19178276 High toughness press-hardened steel part and method of manufacturing the same Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18559808 METHOD & COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18743247 PLURALITY OF FLAKY MAGNETIC METAL PARTICLES, PRESSED POWDER MATERIAL, AND ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
18563615 STEEL MATERIAL, AND CRANKSHAFT MADE OF THE STEEL MATERIAL Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18196261 HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT IMPACT RESISTANCE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO CO., LTD
18077702 HOT-STAMPED PART Non-Final OA Hyundai Steel Company
18568640 SPATIALLY SELECTIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD ASSISTED PROCESSING OF BULK CRYSTALLINE SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOYS Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
18126018 ALUMINUM SHEET PROCESSING, ALUMINUM COMPONENT PROCESSING, AND ALUMINUM COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Battelle Memorial Institute
18747743 Method for Manufacturing ScAlN Target Non-Final OA Lam Research Corporation
18289601 HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18263707 METHOD OF PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND ANNEALING SEPARATOR USED FOR SAME Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18555257 METHOD FOR RECOVERING NICKEL FROM IRON-ALUMINUM SLAG OBTAINED BY BATTERY POWDER LEACHING Non-Final OA HUNAN BRUNP EV RECYCLING CO., LTD.
18225101 METHOD FOR PRODUCING FERRONICKEL AND REMOVING CHROMIUM FROM NICKEL LATERITE ORE Non-Final OA HUNAN BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18511321 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED LIQUID DROPLET EJECTION FROM A GAS PRESSURIZED PRINTHEAD VIA ARBITRARY PRESSURE AND VACUUM PULSED WAVEFORMS Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
18264342 CASTING-ROLLING INTEGRATED PLANT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOT STRIP WITH A FINAL THICKNESS < 1.2 MM ON THE CASTING-ROLLING INTEGRATED PLANT Non-Final OA Primetals Technologies Austria GmbH
18555793 REMELTING PLANT FOR METALS, AND METHOD FOR REMELTING METALS Non-Final OA ALD VACUUM TECHNOLOGIES GMBH
17298128 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO
17286761 HIGH-STRENGTH FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL FOR CLAMP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO
18269279 COILING TEMPERATURE INFLUENCED COLD ROLLED STRIP OR STEEL Non-Final OA VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH
18269266 COILING TEMPERATURE INFLUENCED COLD ROLLED STRIP OR STEEL Non-Final OA VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH
17638709 SILVER PARTICLES Final Rejection Osaka Soda Co., Ltd.
17776063 DIRECT CURRENT ELECTRIC ARC FURNACE Non-Final OA Masercata Oy

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