Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WU, JENNY R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1724 1733 1734

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.1%
Allow Rate
-1.9% vs TC avg
883
Total Applications
+16.4%
Interview Lift
1154
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 838 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
12.2%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18550114 MANUFACTURING OF OXIDE-DISPERSION STRENGTHENED ALLOYS BY LIQUID METALLURGY Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
19323081 A NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
19178261 High toughness press-hardened steel part and method of manufacturing the same Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
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
18279204 METAL POWDER FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PRODUCT USING SAME Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
18251034 ALLOY, RAW WORKPIECE, COMPONENT CONSISTING OF AUSTENITE, AND METHOD FOR HEAT-TREATING AN AUSTENITE Final Rejection Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG
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
17763086 ADDITIVE METHOD OF PRODUCTION WITH CURING Final Rejection Flender GmbH
18372314 STEEL SHEET FOR HOT PRESS FORMED MEMBER Non-Final OA POSCO Co., Ltd.
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 Final Rejection POSCO CO., LTD
18037468 HOT ROLLED STEEL HAVING LOW COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH LOSS AFTER BEING PROCESSED INTO STEEL PIPE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA POSCO Co., Ltd
18079453 HOT STAMPING COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Hyundai Steel Company
18446488 Undercooling Solidification Method for Preparing Amorphous OR Nanocrystalline Soft Magnetic Alloy with High Fe Content Non-Final OA Zhejiang University
18264249 METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLTEN IRON USING ELECTRIC FURNACE PROVIDED WITH VIDEO DEVICE Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18011567 PROJECTION WELDED JOINT AND PROJECTION WELDING METHOD Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
17762627 COMPLEX-PHASE STEEL HAVING HIGH HOLE EXPANSIBILITY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD.
18488780 CRASHWORTHY ALLOY Non-Final OA Divergent Technologies, Inc.
18196573 NANO-PRECIPITATION STRENGTHENED COLD-ROLLED BATCH ANNEALED HIGH STRENGTH LOW ALLOY STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA Big River Steel LLC
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
18380837 STEEL MATERIAL AND MOLD Non-Final OA DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD.
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
18265623 Method for fabricating a substantially equiatomic FeCo-alloy cold-rolled strip or sheet, and magnetic part cut from same Non-Final OA APERAM
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

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