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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jacob Benjamin Stiles, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1733 1738 1774 1795 3761

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Analysis

STILES, JACOB BENJAMIN works in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1733. The profile records 2 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 0.0%. Interviews also show a 0.0% lift, and the median time to allowance is 1084 days. The very small record does not support broad conclusions, and the absence of an allowance in the reported cases should be treated as a limited historical observation.

The listed companies are JFE Steel Corporation, NIPPON STEEL Corporation, and Proterial Ltd. The leading firms are SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, and KENJA IP LAW PC. Counsel should evaluate each matter independently and avoid relying on the sparse profile as a predictive measure.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

0.0%
Allow Rate
-70.0% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 2 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
9.9%
§102 Novelty
60.5%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18476696 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING POWDER AND ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED OBJECT Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18548571 CEMENTED CARBIDE AND CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18835348 METHOD OF PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18561064 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18289920 STOCK COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET WITH FE-BASED COATING FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING STOCK COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET WITH FE-BASED COATING FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET WITH FE-BASED COATING FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING HOT-DIPPED GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALLOYED HOT-DIPPED GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
18558192 DEW POINT CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS ANNEALING FURNACE, CONTINUOUS ANNEALING METHOD FOR STEEL SHEET, STEEL SHEET MANUFACTURING METHOD, CONTINUOUS ANNEALING FURNACE, CONTINUOUS HOT-DIP GALVANIZING LINE, AND GALVANNEALING LINE Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18559044 ALLOY, POWDER, METHOD AND COMPONENT Final Rejection Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
18481846 METHOD OF RECYCLING MIXED ALLOY SCRAP PARTS Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18463306 ULTRA-STRONG AND DUCTILE MULTIFUNCTIONAL TITANIUM ALLOY AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA City University of Hong Kong
18630257 FLUX, SOLDER PASTE, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING JOINED BODY Non-Final OA SENJU METAL INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18835311 STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18835256 COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18287977 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
18646207 R-T-B BASED SINTERED MAGNET Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
18476691 METHOD FOR RECYCLING RARE EARTH ELEMENT-CONTAINING POWDER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET Non-Final OA PROTERIAL, LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jacob Benjamin Stiles's allowance rate?

0.0% of resolved applications examined by Jacob Benjamin Stiles were allowed (2 resolved cases), compared with 48.5% across Art Unit 1733 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jacob Benjamin Stiles?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jacob Benjamin Stiles take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jacob Benjamin Stiles took 1,084 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jacob Benjamin Stiles work in?

Jacob Benjamin Stiles examines applications in Art Unit 1733 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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