Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: YANG, JIE

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1657 1733 1734 1793 3761

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

Jie Yang serves in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1657. The examiner has a volume of 1261 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 62.6 percent, and the median days to allowance is 1263. These metrics offer a comprehensive view of the typical results and timing for applications assigned to this examiner. The 1263 day median represents the middle point of the prosecution duration from filing to grant.

The interview lift for this examiner is 19.4 percent. This indicates that interviews are associated with a higher probability of allowance. For the 1261 resolved cases, the 19.4 percent lift and the 62.6 percent allowance rate suggest that practitioners should use interviews as a key tool. Engaging in oral advocacy may help navigate the 1263 day median prosecution timeline more effectively for applications in Art Unit 1657.

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

Performance Statistics

62.6%
Allow Rate
-7.4% vs TC avg
1,312
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
1263
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1261 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
54.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18232456 BEARING STEEL WITH IMPROVED INSULATION PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18776601 Soft Magnetic Powder, Powder Magnetic Core, Magnetic Element, And Electronic Device Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18458639 SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY POWDER, MAGNETIC CORE, MAGNETIC COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18358242 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18293355 RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING RARE EARTH SINTERED MAGNET, ROTOR, AND ROTARY MACHINE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18838586 NANO-PHASE SEPARATING NI POWDER AND THE METHODOLOGY TO IDENTIFY THEM Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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
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
18269517 ALUMINUM ALLOY MEMBER FOR USE IN LASER WELDING Non-Final OA NISSAN MOTOR CO., LTD.
18604340 Systems and Methods for Modifying Metal Feedstock Material Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
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
18847731 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF ULTRA-HIGH-TEMPERATURE CERAMICS Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18850574 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND MOTOR CORE Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18687374 STEEL MATERIAL Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18548952 STEEL MATERIAL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18713520 HOT ROLLED STEEL SHEET FOR GROUND REINFORCEMENT AND STEEL PIPE FOR GROUND REINFORCEMENT, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18701814 ULTRATHICK STEEL MATERIALS FOR FLANGE HAVING EXCELLENT STRENGTH AND LOW TEMPERATURE IMPACT TOUGHNESS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection POSCO CO., LTD
18293195 STEEL PLATE HAVING EXCELLENT HEAT AFFECTED ZONE TOUGHNESS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO Co., Ltd
18267224 HIGH-STRENGTH WIRE ROD FOR COLD HEADING WITH SUPERIOR HEAT TREATMENT CHARACTERISTICS AND RESISTANCE OF HYDROGEN-DELAYED FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS, HEAT-TREATED COMPONENT, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18277115 VALUABLE METAL RECOVERY METHOD AND RECOVERY APPARATUS Final Rejection MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18268396 BINDER COMPOSITION FOR THE PRODUCTION OF METAL ORE PELLETS, METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF THE PELLETS AND METAL ORE PELLET Non-Final OA Amrize Technology Switzerland LLC
17584221 HIGH MODULUS LIGHT ALLOY Final Rejection Divergent Technologies, Inc.

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