Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LUK, VANESSA TIBAY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1733 1738 1793

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.0%
Allow Rate
-11.0% vs TC avg
769
Total Applications
+27.4%
Interview Lift
1403
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 718 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
1.3%
§102 Novelty
83.3%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17272716 A 3-D PRINTING METHOD AND A 3-D PRINTOUT Final Rejection Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18265316 Low density cold rolled and annealed steel sheet, method of production thereof and use of such steel to produce vehicle parts Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
17247358 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HIGH STRENGTH COATED STEEL SHEET HAVING IMPROVED STRENGTH AND DUCTILITY AND OBTAINED SHEET Non-Final OA ARCELORMITTAL
18328824 TARGET ION RECOVERY FROM EARTH MATERIAL Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18274601 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT IN LAYERS Non-Final OA GROB-WERKE GmbH & Co. KG
17921335 THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTING Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18267660 GRAIN ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
18032977 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TAILOR WELDED BLANK USING STEEL SHEET FOR HOT PRESSING HAVING AL-FE-BASED INTERMETALLIC ALLOY LAYER Final Rejection POSCO CO., LTD
18259898 Low-Magnetostrictive Oriented Silicon Steel and Manufacturing Method Therefor Non-Final OA BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18043116 980 MPA-GRADE ULTRA-LOW-CARBON MARTENSITE AND RETAINED AUSTENITE ULTRA-HIGH HOLE EXPANSION STEEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
17313010 METHOD FOR OPERATING A DEVICE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT Final Rejection TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
18270600 MOLTEN IRON REFINING METHOD Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
16639227 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADDITIVE PRODUCTION OF AT LEAST ONE COMPONENT LAYER OF A COMPONENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection EOS GmbH Electro Optical Systems
18358369 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING INTERNAL STRUCTURES OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) OBJECTS Non-Final OA XEROX CORPORATION
17677343 MAGNETIC RIBBON AND MAGNETIC CORE USING SAME Non-Final OA Niterra Materials Co., Ltd.
16720100 PROCESS FOR BRAZING OF ALUMINUM ALLOYS AND A FLUX Final Rejection SOLVAY SA
18135553 6XXX ALUMINUM ALLOYS Non-Final OA ARCONIC TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18351826 Method For Manufacturing Aluminum Alloy Extruded Material Final Rejection AISIN KEIKINZOKU CO., LTD.
18336062 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EQUAL-HARDNESS CR5 BACK UP ROLL Non-Final OA SINOSTEEL XINGTAI MACHINERY & MILL ROLL CO., LTD.
18197237 NON-TOXIC AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY METHOD OF RECYCLING ACID MINE DRAINAGE (AMD) SLUDGE, LATERITE, AND SOIL TO SELECTIVELY EXTRACT RARE EARTH AND CRITICAL MINERALS Non-Final OA MATERIA USA LLC
17282326 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ALUMINUM ALLOY PART Non-Final OA C-TEC CONSTELLIUM TECHNOLOGY CENTER
17309155 HIGH-STRENGTH ALUMINIUM ALLOYS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS Final Rejection AM Metals GmbH
17601234 High-Hardness Steel Product and Method of Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA SSAB TECHNOLOGY AB

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