Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: ZHANG, HAI Y

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1717 1783

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.7%
Allow Rate
+2.7% vs TC avg
340
Total Applications
+43.5%
Interview Lift
1186
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 319 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
9.1%
§102 Novelty
69.5%
§103 Obviousness
2.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18825730 HOT-DIP PLATED STEEL MATERIAL Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
18387622 WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE WITH MINERAL BINDER COMPONENT Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18992380 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVELY FABRICATING ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS Non-Final OA SAMTEC, INC.
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
18715807 NAPPED ARTIFICIAL LEATHER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING NAPPED ARTIFICIAL LEATHER Non-Final OA Kuraray Co., Ltd.
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
18753142 Ceramic-Polymer Composites and Methods of Making the Same Non-Final OA Temple University Of The Commonwealth System of Higher Education
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.
18254318 Methods and Systems for Fabricating Layers of Metallic Glass-Based Materials Non-Final OA Amorphology Inc.

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