Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SU, XIAOWEI

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1733 1784

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.4%
Allow Rate
+6.4% vs TC avg
827
Total Applications
+12.8%
Interview Lift
1200
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 766 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
11.5%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18764382 METHOD FOR PRODUCING REFINED ALUMINUM ALLOY Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18645540 Method For Manufacturing Three-Dimensional Shaped Object Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
17779619 R-T-B BASED PERMANENT MAGNET Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18703904 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR FINE METAL PARTICLES Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17796389 HOT ISOSTATIC PRESSING HEAT TREATMENT OF BARS MADE FROM TITANIUM ALUMINIDE ALLOY FOR LOW-PRESSURE TURBINE BLADES FOR A TURBOMACHINE Non-Final OA Safran Aircraft Engines
19289149 DOUBLE COLD ROLLED NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
17610906 A COLD ROLLED MARTENSITIC STEEL AND A METHOD OF MARTENSITIC STEEL THEREOF Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
17240451 RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET AND MAKING METHOD Non-Final OA Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
17915238 Superelastic and Shape-Memory Fe-Based Wire and Direct Wire Casting Thereof Final Rejection Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
17736347 FE-BASED ALLOY AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18576123 STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18278326 STEEL SHEET, STEEL MEMBER, AND COATED STEEL MEMBER Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17438939 FERRITIC HEAT-RESISTANT STEEL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17939029 IRON-BASED RARE EARTH BORON-BASED ISOTROPIC MAGNET ALLOY Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18571957 AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL POWDER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
18579575 GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18576365 CONTINUOUS ANNEALING LINE, CONTINUOUS HOT-DIP GALVANIZING LINE, AND STEEL SHEET PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18561053 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18549921 CLAD STEEL PLATE, MEMBER, AND PRODUCTION METHODS FOR SAME Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18248524 SOFT MAGNETIC IRON Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18851166 HOT-STAMPED COMPONENT HAVING HIGH COLD-BENDING PERFORMANCE AND HIGH STRENGTH, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18278386 COLD FORGED GEAR STEEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18637062 HOT STAMPING ALLOY WITH IMPROVED WELDABILITY AND PARTS MADE FROM SUCH ALLOY Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18216463 PRODUCTION OF PERMANENT MAGNETS USING ELECTROPHORETIC DEPOSITION Final Rejection Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC
17980888 800 MPA GRADE STEEL BAR AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA The University of Hong Kong
18261086 NEODYMIUM MAGNET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEODYMIUM MAGNET BY THREE-DIMENSIONAL GRAIN BOUNDARY DIFFUSION Final Rejection JL MAG RARE-EARTH (BAOTOU) CO., LTD.
18035878 Austenitic Stainless Steel Final Rejection Outokumpu Oyj

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