Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ZHANG, HAI Y

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1717

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.6%
Allow Rate
+2.6% vs TC avg
335
Total Applications
+43.4%
Interview Lift
1140
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 318 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
23.9%
§102 Novelty
40.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18825730 HOT-DIP PLATED STEEL MATERIAL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18071531 CELLULOSIC PARTICLE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18066106 CHEMICAL VACUUM DEPOSITION OF A THIN TUNGSTEN AND/OR MOLYBDENUM SULFIDE FILM METHOD Final Rejection Commissariat à l'Energie Atomique et aux Energies Alternatives
18387622 WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE WITH MINERAL BINDER COMPONENT Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18716260 GAS WIPING NOZZLE AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING HOT-DIP METAL-COATED STEEL STRIP AND GAS WIPING NOZZLE Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18688060 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOT-DIP METAL-COATED STEEL STRIP Non-Final OA JFE Steel Corporation
18887690 FIRE PROTECTION SPRINKLER HAVING GRADIENT MATERIAL COMPONENTS & METHODS OF EVALUATING CORROSIVE ENVIRONMENT USE Non-Final OA Minimax Viking Patent Management GmbH
18254318 Methods and Systems for Fabricating Layers of Metallic Glass-Based Materials Non-Final OA Amorphology Inc.
18277518 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MINERAL FIBRE PRODUCT Non-Final OA ROCKWOOL A/S
18602585 PRE-TREATING ALUMINUM SURFACES WITH ZIRCONIUM- AND MOLYBDENUM-CONTAINING COMPOSITIONS Final Rejection Chemetall GmbH
18432993 MONOLAYER DEPOSITION OF NANOPARTICLES Non-Final OA NanoClear Technologies, Inc.
18004541 BLOCKING METHOD Non-Final OA QUOTIENT SUISSE SA
17920898 NON-AQUEOUS CROSS-LINKABLE COMPOSITION Non-Final OA ALLNEX RESINS (CHINA) CO., LTD.

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