Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, CATHERINE P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1784

This examiner grants 16% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

15.8%
Allow Rate
-49.2% vs TC avg
223
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
1641
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 165 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
10.4%
§102 Novelty
61.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17780613 Magnetic Body, Curable Composition Comprising the Same and Manufacturing Method of the Magnetic Body Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18554005 PERMANENT MAGNET MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MAGNETIZER Non-Final OA MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
17975907 SINTERED MnZn FERRITE AND ITS PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection PROTERIAL, LTD.
17105152 MOLYBDENUM-CONTAINING ALLOYS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18766832 Lead-Free Solder Ball Final Rejection Senju Metal Industry Co., Ltd.
18367078 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A METAL INJECTION MOLDED PART Non-Final OA PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
18552084 DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL WELDED JOINT Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17601580 STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17054246 PHOTOSINTERING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF FORMING CONDUCTIVE FILM USING THE SAME Final Rejection NIPPON CHEMICAL INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18127150 SOFT MAGNETIC METAL PARTICLE, DUST CORE, AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT Final Rejection TDK Corporation
17935823 SOFT MAGNETIC METAL POWDER, DUST CORE, AND INDUCTOR Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18020509 NICKEL NANOWIRE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Final Rejection UNITIKA LTD.
18285747 METHOD FOR THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF A METAL PART Non-Final OA INSTITUT DE RECHERCHE TECHNOLOGIQUE JULES VERNE
18294044 HOT-ROLLED STEEL PLATE AND STEEL TUBE HAVING EXCELLENT ABRASION RESISTANCE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
18372359 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF Non-Final OA KENNAMETAL INC.
18222237 HEAT TREATMENT OF A METAL ALLOY Non-Final OA MiRus LLC
17586270 Medical Device That Includes a Rhenium Metal Alloy Final Rejection MIRUS, LLC
16974279 SYNTHESIS OF HIGH PURITY MANGANESE BISMUTH POWDER AND FABRICATION OF BULK PERMANENT MAGNET Final Rejection Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
17336537 METHOD FOR COLLECTING IRON-BASED POWDER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SINTERED BODY Final Rejection SUMITOMO ELECTRIC SINTERED ALLOY, LTD.
18285695 STAINLESS STEEL PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
17295875 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18552247 METHOD FOR PRODUCING IRON ORE PELLETS Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
18551436 METHOD FOR PRODUCING PIG IRON Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Kobe Seiko Sho (Kobe Steel, Ltd.)
17185840 DROP-ON-DEMAND PRINTER HAVING OPTIMIZED NOZZLE DESIGN Non-Final OA XEROX CORPORATION
17763348 STEEL FOR ALLOY STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
17415107 GRADIENT STEEL MATERIAL HAVING HIGH-PLASTICITY SURFACE LAYER AND HIGH-STRENGTH INNER LAYER, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18643068 SINTERED MATERIAL, METAL SINTERED COMPACT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SINTERED MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING JOINED BODY, AND JOINED BODY Non-Final OA OSAKA UNIVERSITY
18271999 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POROUS METAL BODY Final Rejection Toho Titanium Co., Ltd.
18678051 ALUMINUM COPPER LITHIUM ALLOY WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS Final Rejection CONSTELLIUM ISSOIRE
15780273 ALUMINUM COPPER LITHIUM ALLOY WITH IMPROVED MECHANICAL STRENGTH AND TOUGHNESS Final Rejection CONSTELLIUM ISSOIRE

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