Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WALCK, BRIAN D

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1736 1738 1793

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.6%
Allow Rate
-6.4% vs TC avg
858
Total Applications
+27.0%
Interview Lift
1183
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 830 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
4.7%
§102 Novelty
73.5%
§103 Obviousness
3.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18562224 FE-BASED AMORPHOUS ALLOY AND FE-BASED AMORPHOUS ALLOY RIBBON Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17800856 HOT-STAMPING FORMED BODY Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17761043 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18024126 Method for Producing a Sheet Metal Component by Hot-Forming a Flat Steel Product Provided with an Anti-Corrosion Coating Final Rejection ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG
18043267 980 MPA-GRADE BAINITE HIGH HOLE EXPANSION STEEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18234461 CREEP RESISTANT CU-BASED CuCrNbZr ALLOY WITH HIGH THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY Non-Final OA THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
17777097 MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MEMBER Non-Final OA SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
17422111 Iron Based Alloy Non-Final OA MONASH UNIVERSITY
18352329 BRASS ALLOY Final Rejection Diehl Metall Stiftung & Co. KG
17785693 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA POSCO
17966965 HIGH GAMMA PRIME NICKEL BASED WELDING MATERIAL FOR REPAIR AND 3D ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Liburdi Engineering Limited

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