Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WANG, NICHOLAS A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1734

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.9%
Allow Rate
-11.1% vs TC avg
589
Total Applications
+21.9%
Interview Lift
1388
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 525 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
0.7%
§102 Novelty
86.4%
§103 Obviousness
2.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18118478 CORROSION PITTING RESISTANT MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18559901 Operating method of a network of plants Final Rejection 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
18287723 Magnetic Material, Iron Core, and Rotating Electric Machine Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
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
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.
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.
17470287 LOW-TEMPERATURE CASE HARDENING OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED ARTICLES AND MATERIALS AND TARGETED APPLICATION OF SURFACE MODIFICATION Non-Final OA Swagelok Company
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
18273830 QUENCHING APPARATUS AND QUENCHING METHOD FOR METAL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18257178 HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18318964 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Michigan Technological University
18173945 METHOD OF PRODUCING METAL-COATED STEEL STRIP Non-Final OA Bluescope Steel Limited
18548286 SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY Non-Final OA NewSouth Innovations Pty Limited
18547086 RARE EARTH METAL-FREE HARD MAGNETS Non-Final OA MAX PLANCK GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FÖRDERUNG DER WISSENSCHAFTEN EV
18475445 FE-CR-NI-AL HIGH NICKEL CONTENT REFRACTORY AUSTENITIC STEEL Final Rejection 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.
17501011 LEAD-FREE COPPER ALLOY AND COMPONENT WITH THE LEAD-FREE COPPER ALLOY Final Rejection Diehl Metall Stiftung & Co. KG
17786054 STEEL MATERIAL FOR VACUUM TUBE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO
17785866 HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING SUPERIOR WORKABILITY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA POSCO
17785870 HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING SUPERIOR WORKABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO

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