Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: WU, JENNY R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1724 1733 1734 1759

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.2%
Allow Rate
-1.8% vs TC avg
889
Total Applications
+16.5%
Interview Lift
1137
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 843 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.4%
§102 Novelty
76.3%
§103 Obviousness
3.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18550114 MANUFACTURING OF OXIDE-DISPERSION STRENGTHENED ALLOYS BY LIQUID METALLURGY Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18278027 A method of manufacturing of a steel product in several steelmaking units Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18036946 STEEL FOR RAILS AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OF A RAIL THEREOF Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18495814 METHOD OF USING METAL COUPON WITH POROUS REGION FOR COMPONENT Non-Final OA GE Infrastructure Technology LLC
18279370 STEEL SHEET FOR HOT STAMPING AND HOT-STAMPING FORMED BODY Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17918570 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18268841 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
18267767 HIGH-YIELD-RATIO ULTRA-HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT THERMAL STABILITY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
17762627 COMPLEX-PHASE STEEL HAVING HIGH HOLE EXPANSIBILITY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18011567 PROJECTION WELDED JOINT AND PROJECTION WELDING METHOD Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18488780 CRASHWORTHY ALLOY Non-Final OA Divergent Technologies, Inc.
18196573 NANO-PRECIPITATION STRENGTHENED COLD-ROLLED BATCH ANNEALED HIGH STRENGTH LOW ALLOY STEEL SHEET Final Rejection Big River Steel LLC
18505416 ALSIMGMN ALLOY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITE DU QUEBEC A CHICOUTIMI
18380572 6000 SERIES ALUMINUM ALLOY PRODUCTS PRODUCED USING SOLID STATE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA MELD MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
18277747 MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL PLATE FOR BRAKE DISK ROTOR, BRAKE DISK ROTOR, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL PLATE FOR BRAKE DISK ROTOR Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel Corporation
18546408 DOUBLE-SHELL NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Fujian Golden Dragon Rare-Earth Co., Ltd
18273633 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FORMED COMPONENT FROM A STEEL BLANK, USE OF SUCH A COMPONENT, AND CORRESPONDING BLANK AND COMPONENT Non-Final OA Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH
17413237 Method for Producing Conventionally Hot-Rolled Strip Products Non-Final OA voestalpine Stahl GmbH
18107727 Aluminum Alloys Having a High Amount of Recycled Material Non-Final OA Kaiser Aluminum Warrick, LLC
17871182 PRE-HARDENED STEEL COMPOSITION AND MACHINE PARTS MADE THEREWITH Final Rejection A. Finkl & Sons Co.
17100439 PRE-HARDENED STEEL COMPOSITION AND MACHINE PARTS MADE THEREWITH Final Rejection A. Finkl & Sons Co.
17763086 ADDITIVE METHOD OF PRODUCTION WITH CURING Final Rejection Flender GmbH
17641047 DRYING DURING ADDITIVE AND SUBTRACTIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA MANTLE INC.

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