Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Jie Yang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as YANG, JIE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1657 1733 1734 1793

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Analysis

YANG, JIE has 1,268 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 62.5% and an interview lift of 19.4%. The median time to allowance is 1,262 days. The examiner is assigned to tech center 1700 and art unit 1657. The large resolved-case record provides substantial historical context, while the timing figure supports early attention to prosecution schedules and portfolio objectives.

JFE Steel Corporation, ArcelorMittal, and Posco Co. Ltd. are the leading companies shown. Davidson Kappel LLC, SUGHRUE MION, PLLC, and Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC are the listed leading firms. The interview figure makes a prepared discussion a reasonable option, particularly where counsel can use it to identify claim distinctions and reduce uncertainty before further written prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
-2.5% vs TC avg
1,334
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
1262
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1268 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.5%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18358242 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18232456 BEARING STEEL WITH IMPROVED INSULATION PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18458639 SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY POWDER, MAGNETIC CORE, MAGNETIC COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18847731 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ULTRA-HIGH-TEMPERATURE CERAMICS Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18883519 METHOD FOR PRODUCING MAGNESIUM ALLOY Final Rejection BIOTRONIK AG
18729961 PRE-TREATMENT LIQUID AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTROMAGNETIC STEEL SHEET PROVIDED WITH INSULATING FILM Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18683857 STEEL SHEET, MEMBER, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
18571325 AGGLOMERATED ORE ASSESSING METHOD AND AGGLOMERATED ORE Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18568932 ORE CRUSHING METHOD AND PELLET PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18284109 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18283052 HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
19311171 A NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
18703766 HOT ROLLED AND STEEL SHEET AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18290551 A method for manufacturing direct reduced iron Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
18027319 STEEL FOR LEAF SPRINGS OF AUTOMOBILES AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OF A LEAF THEREOF Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
17616737 A COLD ROLLED MARTENSITIC STEEL AND A METHOD OF MARTENSITIC STEEL THEREOF Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
18850574 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND MOTOR CORE Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18660836 WELDED JOINT Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18687374 STEEL MATERIAL Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18548952 STEEL MATERIAL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18277115 VALUABLE METAL RECOVERY METHOD AND RECOVERY APPARATUS Final Rejection MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18567590 STOPPER FOR CONTINUOUS CASTING Final Rejection KROSAKIHARIMA CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jie Yang's allowance rate?

62.5% of resolved applications examined by Jie Yang were allowed (1,268 resolved cases), compared with 34.7% across Art Unit 1657 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jie Yang?

This examiner's interview lift is +19.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jie Yang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jie Yang took 1,262 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jie Yang work in?

Jie Yang examines applications in Art Unit 1657 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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