Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MORALES, RICARDO D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1736 1738

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.2%
Allow Rate
+16.2% vs TC avg
463
Total Applications
+17.0%
Interview Lift
1013
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 431 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.5%
§102 Novelty
56.6%
§103 Obviousness
19.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18162860 SELECTIVE HEAT TREATMENT OF METALS USING MULTIPLE INDUCTION HEATING COILS Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18521082 TiAl ALLOY, TiAl ALLOY POWDER, TiAl ALLOY COMPONENT, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA IHI Corporation
18264516 METHOD FOR PREVENTING DAMAGES DUE TO RESONANCE DURING THE CLEANING OF AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED COMPONENT, AND CLEANING DEVICE Non-Final OA MTU Aero Engines AG
18491915 SOFT MAGNETIC POWDER, METAL POWDER, DUST CORE, MAGNETIC ELEMENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18275216 NI-BASED ALLOY POWDER FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED COMPONENT, AND ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA PROTERIAL, LTD.
18848427 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING NANOPOROUS STRUCTURES ON A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS LLC
18497370 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COIL COMPONENT Non-Final OA TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
18284036 STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18284038 STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18281257 BONDING SHEET Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
18551019 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING A SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18561448 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18280453 POWDER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND MOLDING METHOD Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18303590 SUBSTRATE PLATE FOR AN INTERCHANGEABLE CONTAINER, INTERCHANGEABLE CONTAINER AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR UNPACKING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECT PRODUCED BY SELECTIVE SOLIDIFICATION OF A PULVERULENT BUILD MATERIAL ON A SUBSTRATE PLATE OR IN THE INTERCHANGEABLE CONTAINER Non-Final OA TRUMPF Laser- und Systemtechnik GmbH
18509127 RECOVERY OF URANIUM METAL USING EUTECTIC COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Westinghouse Electric Company LLC
17917312 METHOD FOR RECOVERING VALUABLE METAL Non-Final OA SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
17914158 USE OF FERRITIC STEEL IN THE HIGH PRESSURE SECTION OF UREA PLANTS Final Rejection Casale SA
18513326 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNTHESIS OF SPHEROIDIZED METAL POWDERS Final Rejection 6K Inc.
18596532 Method of Making Copper-Nickel Alloy Foams Non-Final OA CellMo Materials Innovation, Inc.
18162861 SELECTIVE HEAT TREATMENT OF METALS USING A COIL-IN-FURNACE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Raytheon Technologies Corporation
18141815 METHOD OF MAKING MAX PHASE STRUCTURES Final Rejection UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
18284927 MULTI-LASER SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Prima Additive S.R.L.
18371697 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GAS TURBINE ROTOR HEAT SHIELDING SEGMENT BY THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING Non-Final OA TURBO POWERTECH CO., LTD.
18283178 COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR ELECTRICAL CONTACTS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA APPLIED CARBON NANO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18280419 CARBIDE REFINING METHOD OF HIGH-CARBON HIGH-ALLOY STEEL Non-Final OA SHANGHAI JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY
18201726 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRESSURE SINTERING CONNECTION Non-Final OA SEMIKRON ELEKTRONIK GMBH & CO. KG
18245645 Method for Producing and Designing Complex Three-Dimensional Magnetic Shielding Elements, Shielding Elements, and the Use Thereof Non-Final OA Mogema BV
18007616 ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIAL AND HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT INHIBITOR FOR ALUMINUM ALLOY MATERIALS Final Rejection JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY

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