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Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, CATHERINE P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1784

This examiner grants 16% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

16.1%

Allow Rate

-48.9% vs TC avg

229

Total Applications

+15.8%

Interview Lift

1496

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 174 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%

§101 Eligibility

12.1%

§102 Novelty

64.2%

§103 Obviousness

22.3%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18127707	MAGNETIC POWDER FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF	Final Rejection	FUJIFILM CORPORATION
16974279	SYNTHESIS OF HIGH PURITY MANGANESE BISMUTH POWDER AND FABRICATION OF BULK PERMANENT MAGNET	Final Rejection	Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18559905	METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DIRECT REDUCED IRON AND DRI MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT	Non-Final OA	ArcelorMittal
18386455	HYBRID SOFT MAGNETIC MIXED POWDER, A METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND A METHOD OF PREPARING A HYBRID SOFT MAGNETIC MATERIAL	Non-Final OA	KIA CORPORATION
17105152	MOLYBDENUM-CONTAINING ALLOYS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS	Non-Final OA	Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18372359	ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF	Final Rejection	KENNAMETAL INC.
17594803	IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE OF ADDITIVELY-MANUFACTURED ZIRCONIUM ALLOYS	Non-Final OA	Westinghouse Electric Company LLC

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