Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: YANG, JIE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1733 1734 1793

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.2%
Allow Rate
-2.8% vs TC avg
1,299
Total Applications
+19.0%
Interview Lift
1263
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1236 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
3.8%
§102 Novelty
68.3%
§103 Obviousness
1.9%
§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
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 Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18288399 HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18285546 HOT-ROLLED STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18022771 TITANIUM MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TITANIUM MATERIAL 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
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.
18014098 SOFT MAGNETIC MEMBER AND INTERMEDIATE THEREFOR, METHODS RESPECTIVELY FOR PRODUCING SAID MEMBER AND SAID INTERMEDIATE, AND ALLOY FOR SOFT MAGNETIC MEMBER Non-Final OA DAIDO STEEL CO., LTD.
18683857 STEEL SHEET, MEMBER, AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18284334 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
18284109 METHOD FOR PRODUCING GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Final Rejection JFE Steel Corporation
18283052 HIGH-STRENGTH HOT-ROLLED 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.
18640780 HIGH STRENGTH STEEL PRODUCTS AND ANNEALING PROCESSES FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA United States Steel Corporation
18141052 LOW NI-CONTAINING STEEL ALLOYS WITH HYDROGEN DEGRADATION RESISTANCE Non-Final OA United States Steel Corporation
18689073 Blast Furnace - Converter Steel Production Method Based on Carbon Cycling Final Rejection CISDI ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
17907885 WELD STRUCTURE, STAINLESS STEEL WELDED STRUCTURE, STAINLESS STEEL WELDED CONTAINER AND STAINLESS STEEL Final Rejection NIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel Corporation
17800866 STAINLESS STEEL, STAINLESS STEEL MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STAINLESS STEEL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL Stainless Steel Corporation
17787283 NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD, AND APPLICATION Non-Final OA FUJIAN GOLDEN DRAGON RARE-EARTH Co., Ltd.
18547566 METHOD FOR RECOVERY OF VALUABLE METALS FROM SPENT SECONDARY BATTERIES Non-Final OA KOREA ZINC CO., LTD.
18271787 PLATED STEEL SHEET FOR HOT PRESS FORMING HAVING EXCELLENT HYDROGEN EMBRITTLEMENT RESISTANCE, HOT PRESS FORMED PARTS, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA POSCO
16468162 HIGH STRENGTH COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT YIELD STRENGTH, DUCTILITY, AND HOLE EXPANDABILITY, HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection POSCO
18269282 A ZINC OR ZINC-ALLOY COATED STRIP OR STEEL WITH IMPROVED ZINC ADHESION Non-Final OA VOESTALPINE STAHL GMBH

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