Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: POLLOCK, AUSTIN M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1737 1738

This examiner grants 51% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

51.3%
Allow Rate
-13.7% vs TC avg
278
Total Applications
+37.7%
Interview Lift
1184
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 224 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.4%
§102 Novelty
83.9%
§103 Obviousness
5.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18363421 METHOD OF MAKING AN ALUMINUM-CUBIC BORON NITRIDE (Al-cBN) COMPOSITE Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18353670 JOINED PARTS COMPRISING A JOINT MATERIAL Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18015487 HEAT TREATED COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
17783409 HEAT TREATED COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18033800 RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET, ROTOR, AND ROTATING MACHINE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17764018 ROLLING BEARING Non-Final OA NTN Corporation
18249489 Linepipe Steel With Enhanced Sulfide Stress Cracking Resistance Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Technology and Engineering Company
18253676 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR PHOSPHATE-COATED SmFeN-BASED ANISOTROPIC MAGNETIC POWDER, AND BONDED MAGNET Final Rejection NICHIA CORPORATION
17437542 METHOD OF DETECTING MALFUNCTION IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18033123 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
19104006 COPPER ALLOY POWDER FOR METAL AM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRODUCT Final Rejection MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
17781640 A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE COMPONENT WITH VARYING ELECTRIC RESISTIVITY ALONG A LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION Final Rejection Grundfos Holding A/S
18439722 METAL FOAM BODIES AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
17744721 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING MATERIAL SUBSTRATE PRINTER Non-Final OA Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
18010518 STAINLESS STEEL SEAMLESS PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
18021640 METAL POROUS BODY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING METAL POROUS BODY, AND FILTER Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC TOYAMA CO., LTD.
17325831 HYBRID SOLID-STATE ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, MATERIALS USED AND PARTS FABRICATED WITH THE HYBRID PROCESSES Non-Final OA MELD MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
18354532 PERMANENT MAGNET AND DEVICE Final Rejection TOKIN Corporation
17786057 STEEL WIRE ROD HAVING EXCELLENT SPHEROIDIZING HEAT TREATMENT PROPERTIES, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO
17777905 NORMALIZING HEAT-TREATED STEEL SHEET HAVING GOOD LOW-TEMPERATURE IMPACT TOUGHNESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO
17414496 SUPPORTS FOR COMPONENTS DURING DEBINDING AND SINTERING Non-Final OA Tritone Technologies Ltd.
18255971 POWDER MANUFACTURING FOR POWDER METALLURGY Non-Final OA Nordic Metals ApS
18249127 PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SHAPED BODIES BY SINTERING Non-Final OA Element 22 GmbH
18024269 METHOD FOR PREPARING DIAMOND TOOL BIT FROM BASED MATRIX OF PURE IRON Non-Final OA NEW SAGA MATERIALS SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
18000488 METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH METAL POWDER CONTENT ALUMINUM COMPOSITE BODY, METHOD FOR PREPARING PREFORM, AND HIGH METAL POWDER CONTENT ALUMINUM COMPOSITE BODY Non-Final OA ADVANCED COMPOSITE CORPORATION
17429838 A PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR POWDER FEEDING IN POWDER BED 3D PRINTERS Non-Final OA THE PROVOST, FELLOWS, SCHOLARS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF BOARD OF TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN
17626954 R-Fe-B SINTERED MAGNET AND GRAIN BOUNDARY DIFFUSION TREATMENT METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Golden Dragon Rare-Earth Innovation Technology (Xiamen) Co., Ltd.
17479211 High Strength and High Fracture Toughness 7xxx Aerospace Alloy Products Non-Final OA Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products, LLC

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