Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: YANG, JIE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1733 1734 1793

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.0%
Allow Rate
-3.0% vs TC avg
1296
Total Applications
+19.4%
Interview Lift
1312
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1223 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
13.0%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19311171 A NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOF Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
18290551 A method for manufacturing direct reduced iron Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18266682 Coated steel sheet and high strength press hardened steel part and method of manufacturing the same Non-Final OA ARCELORMITTAL
18027319 STEEL FOR LEAF SPRINGS OF AUTOMOBILES AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OF A LEAF THEREOF Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
18016837 Cold rolled, annealed and tempered steel sheet and method of manufacturing the same Final Rejection ArcelorMittal
17616737 A COLD ROLLED MARTENSITIC STEEL AND A METHOD OF MARTENSITIC STEEL THEREOF Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18358242 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT Final Rejection ROLLS-ROYCE plc
17043583 BEARING PART Final Rejection NTN CORPORATION
18279529 RARE-EARTH ANISOTROPIC MAGNET POWDER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18325994 HOT WORK TOOL STEEL AND HOT WORK TOOL Non-Final OA Proterial, Ltd.
18232456 BEARING STEEL WITH IMPROVED INSULATION PERFORMANCE Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18288399 HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18285546 HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17996543 AUSTENITIC HEAT RESISTANT STEEL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
17168977 MULTIPHASE, COLD-ROLLED ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH STEEL Non-Final OA Nucor Corporation
18458639 SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY POWDER, MAGNETIC CORE, MAGNETIC COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18701814 ULTRATHICK STEEL MATERIALS FOR FLANGE HAVING EXCELLENT STRENGTH AND LOW TEMPERATURE IMPACT TOUGHNESS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection POSCO CO., LTD
18266765 ULTRA-HIGH-STRENGTH COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT YIELD STRENGTH AND BENDING PROPERTIES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection POSCO CO., LTD
18633192 ALUMINUM-CERIUM-NICKEL ALLOYS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18683857 STEEL SHEET, MEMBER, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18568932 ORE CRUSHING METHOD AND PELLET PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18283052 HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18274771 HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
17584221 HIGH MODULUS LIGHT ALLOY Non-Final OA Divergent Technologies, Inc.
18811789 ALL-IN-ONE NICKEL RECOVERING METHOD FOR NICKEL RECOVERY FROM RAW MATERIALS CONTAINING NICKEL Final Rejection KEMCO
18014551 METHOD FOR RECOVERING VALUABLE METAL Non-Final OA SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
17907885 WELD STRUCTURE, STAINLESS STEEL WELDED STRUCTURE, STAINLESS STEEL WELDED CONTAINER AND STAINLESS STEEL Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel Corporation
18282269 COPPER PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA Mitsui Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd.
18640780 HIGH STRENGTH STEEL PRODUCTS AND ANNEALING PROCESSES FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA United States Steel Corporation
18384185 Ni-BASED ALLOY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND Ni-BASED ALLOY MEMBER Non-Final OA DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD.

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