Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 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 #TitleStatusAssignee
18127707 MAGNETIC POWDER FOR MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18127150 SOFT MAGNETIC METAL PARTICLE, DUST CORE, AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA TDK 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
18222237 HEAT TREATMENT OF A METAL ALLOY Final Rejection MiRus LLC
17293982 COPPER, GOLD, OR SILVER POWDER FOR POWDER BED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SUCH POWDER Final Rejection Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
18552084 DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL WELDED JOINT Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17601580 STEEL SHEET Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17421824 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17935823 SOFT MAGNETIC METAL POWDER, DUST CORE, AND INDUCTOR Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18369383 CERAMIC SCINTILLATING MATERIALS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
18285695 STAINLESS STEEL PIPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
17285304 STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17626327 FE-BASED SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection AMOGREENTECH CO., LTD.
17763348 STEEL FOR ALLOY STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18554005 PERMANENT MAGNET MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MAGNETIZER Final Rejection MINEBEA MITSUMI Inc.
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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