Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WANG, NICHOLAS A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1734

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.8%
Allow Rate
-11.2% vs TC avg
580
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1398
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 517 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
7.8%
§102 Novelty
57.9%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18559901 Operating method of a network of plants Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18016799 Cold rolled, annealed and tempered steel sheet and method of manufacturing the same Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
17708568 MARTENSITIC STEELS WITH 1700 TO 2200 MPA TENSILE STRENGTH Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
16764920 A COATED STEEL SUBSTRATE Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18124306 PRODUCTION METHOD OF RARE EARTH MAGNET Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17851968 LIQUID METAL (LM) DISPENSING APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR DESIGN AND OPERATION OF SAME Final Rejection Intel Corporation
17637580 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING WITH GLYCIDYL COMPOUNDS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
17560633 CR-RICH AL ALLOY WITH HIGH COMPRESSIVE AND SHEAR STRENGTH Final Rejection Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
17641764 AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL SHEET Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17935779 SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY POWDER, MAGNETIC CORE, MAGNETIC APPLICATION COMPONENT, AND NOISE SUPPRESSION SHEET Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18115528 MATERIAL FOR HOT STAMPING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Hyundai Steel Company
18173945 METHOD OF PRODUCING METAL-COATED STEEL STRIP Non-Final OA Bluescope Steel Limited
18563597 METHOD FOR DEPHOSPHORIZATION OF MOLTEN IRON Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18561389 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18283055 HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18281812 STEEL PIPE FOR HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN, HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN VESSEL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID STEEL PIPE Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18257178 HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18041695 METHOD OF PREDICTING HYDROGEN CONTENT IN STEEL OF STEEL STRIP, METHOD OF CONTROLLING HYDROGEN CONTENT IN STEEL, MANUFACTURING METHOD, METHOD OF FORMING PREDICTION MODEL OF HYDROGEN CONTENT IN STEEL, AND DEVICE THAT PREDICTS HYDROGEN CONTENT IN STEEL Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17905277 HOT PRESSED MEMBER AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, AND COATED STEEL SHEET FOR HOT PRESS FORMING Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18043034 GPA-GRADE BAINITE STEEL HAVING ULTRA-HIGH YIELD RATIO AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR GPA-GRADE BAINITE STEEL Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
17636804 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL PLATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD
17631693 HIGH-MAGNETIC-INDUCTION ORIENTED SILICON STEEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18318964 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Michigan Technological University
18548286 SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY Non-Final OA NewSouth Innovations Pty Limited
17312693 CR-BASED STAINLESS STEEL HAVING EXCELLENT HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT RESISTANCE Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel Corporation
17922236 Method for producing liquid pig iron from a DRI product Final Rejection SMS group GmbH
18566252 METHOD FOR PROCESSING A PART USING A FORMING DEVICE BY LASER MELTING Non-Final OA AECC COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT ENGINE CO., LTD.
18475445 FE-CR-NI-AL HIGH NICKEL CONTENT REFRACTORY AUSTENITIC STEEL Non-Final OA Manoir Pitres
17635156 R-T-B SERIES PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIAL, RAW MATERIAL COMPOSITION, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION Final Rejection FUJIAN GOLDEN DRAGON RARE-EARTH Co., Ltd.
18546438 NITRIDING TREATMENT METHOD FOR STEEL COMPONENT Non-Final OA PARKER NETSUSHORI KOGYO CO., LTD.

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