Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WANG, XIAOBEI

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1714 1718 1759 1783 1784 1793 2831 3726 3799

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

Xiaobei Wang is an examiner in Art Unit 1714 within Tech Center 3700. The examiner has 679 resolved cases, which is a significant volume of work. The allowance rate is 65.4%, indicating the proportion of applications that are allowed. However, the median days to allowance is 1168, which shows the duration of the prosecution process for successful cases. This pendency is a key factor for practitioners to consider when filing in Art Unit 1714.

The interview lift for this examiner is 48.2%. This is a substantial lift, suggesting that interviews are effective in this art unit. The 48.2% lift is a significant figure when compared to the 65.4% baseline allowance rate. Practitioners should consider requesting an interview to navigate the 1168-day prosecution timeline more effectively. With 679 resolved cases, the data shows that while the 65.4% allowance rate is the standard outcome, the 48.2% lift is a powerful tool available for securing a patent grant. The 1168-day median pendency suggests that early engagement may be beneficial for applications in Tech Center 3700.

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

Performance Statistics

65.4%
Allow Rate
-4.6% vs TC avg
725
Total Applications
+48.3%
Interview Lift
1167
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 680 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
25.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18940927 CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE FASTENER Final Rejection General Electric Company
18871881 CONNECTED BODY OF METAL MATERIALS AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING METAL MATERIALS Final Rejection RESONAC CORPORATION
18842022 COATED TOOL AND CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18574043 COATED TOOL Final Rejection KYOCERA CORPORATION
18548927 GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET AND COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18829992 DURABLE COVER ARTICLES WITH OPTICAL BAND-PASS FILTERING FOR SENSORS Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18842641 METAL SILICIDE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, ALLOY MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, HEATING ELEMENT, AND ELECTRIC RESISTOR Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18826313 COATING PROTECTION FOR STATOR VANES AND METHODS OF PROTECTION THEREOF Final Rejection RTX Corporation
19101115 Steel having improved processing properties for working at elevated temperatures Non-Final OA THYSSENKRUPP STEEL EUROPE AG
18628213 NANOPOROUS ALLOYS Non-Final OA VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY
19219154 ANATOMICALLY CONTOURED STIMULATION LEADS FOR HIGH DENSITY NEURAL INTERFACE Non-Final OA Verily Life Sciences LLC
18274576 BEARING COMPONENT Non-Final OA AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
18881108 SLIDING MEMBER Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18873269 STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
19101190 BORON DOPED SILICON OXIDE PROTECTIVE LAYER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA AGC GLASS EUROPE
19222923 PRE-EXTRUSION BILLET DESIGNS FOR IMPROVED METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES SYNTHESIZED BY SOLID PHASE PROCESSES Final Rejection NAECO, LLC
18963504 MOLDED COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOLDED COMPONENT Final Rejection BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
18963501 MOLDED COMPONENT, CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT WITH A MOLDED COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOLDED COMPONENT Final Rejection BENTELER AUTOMOBILTECHNIK GMBH
19067989 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
18029865 ULTRA HIGH STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT DUCTILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THEREOF Final Rejection POSCO CO., LTD
18579546 BONDED WAFER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BONDED WAFER Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU HANDOTAI CO., LTD.
18725170 SURFACE-COATED CUTTING TOOL Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18858894 SILICON MEMBER AND SILICON MEMBER PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18679176 LIGHTWEIGHT AND ROBUST TIMEPIECE COMPONENT Non-Final OA ROLEX SA
18719950 Polymeric Sublayer-Formulation Based On Resins Having High Thermomechanical Properties (PEEK, PES, PAI, PBI, ETC) For Reinforcing The Mechanical Resistance, In Particular To Heat, Of Fluorinated Coatings Non-Final OA SEB S.A.
18807788 Protective Layer Over a Functional Coating Non-Final OA Vitro Flat Glass LLC

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