Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
25 pending office actions • 13 art units • 24 examiners • 0 of 25 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 48 patents granted in the last 365 days
Kennametal Inc. has 28 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The portfolio spans 25 examiners and 12 art units, reflecting broad examination coverage and a substantial coordination requirement.
RAMOS, NICOLE N is the busiest examiner, with 3 pending actions. The largest identified examiner grouping remains only part of the portfolio, so counsel should not treat one examiner’s approach as representative of every pending matter.
The distribution supports a centralized docket system with matter-level ownership. Responses should preserve consistent positions where appropriate, while adapting claim construction and technical explanations to the relevant art unit and examiner.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 4 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 1 (4%) |
| §103 only | 4 (16%) |
| §102 only | 1 (4%) |
| §112 only | 1 (4%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 18 (72%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| RAMOS, NICOLE N | 2 | 81.5% | +9.9% |
| FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F | 1 | 73.9% | +7.5% |
| FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER | 1 | 76.2% | +39.4% |
| MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN | 1 | 63.7% | +24.3% |
| TRAVERS, MATTHEW P | 1 | 63.3% | +43.3% |
| AVERICK, LAWRENCE | 1 | 75.8% | +23.8% |
| WANG, XIAOBEI | 1 | 65.3% | +48.2% |
| HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 1 | 69.6% | +47.8% |
| COZART, JERMIE E | 1 | 83.9% | +3.3% |
| HOLLY, LEE A | 1 | 75.0% | +5.9% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18524191 | PRESSURE-ACTIVATED TOOL | SNYDER, ALAN W | 26d |
| 18388891 | END MILL WITH CONDITIONED CUTTING EDGE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | WALTERS, RYAN J | 30d |
| 17871530 | HYDRAULIC CHUCK AND EXPANSION SLEEVES | GATES, ERIC ANDREW | 33d |
| 19463999 | Long Tapered Retainer Groove Road Planing Body | FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F | — |
| 19014975 | DRILL | FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 19012216 | Method for producing a coated object and coated object | MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN | — |
| 18940015 | MODULAR ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY | TRAVERS, MATTHEW P | — |
| 18928565 | ROTARY CUTTING APPARATUSES AND CUTTING INSERTS FOR SAME | RAMOS, NICOLE N | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19014975 | DRILL | FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER | — |
| 19012216 | Method for producing a coated object and coated object | MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN | — |
| 18940015 | MODULAR ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY | TRAVERS, MATTHEW P | — |
| 18926856 | CHIP BREAKER POCKETS | AVERICK, LAWRENCE | — |
| 18918635 | SURFACE COATED CUTTING TOOLS | WANG, XIAOBEI | — |
| 18917036 | PLUNGE CUTTING APPARATUSES AND CUTTING INSERTS FOR SAME | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3722 | 7 |
| 3726 | 3 |
| 3799 | 3 |
| 3672 | 2 |
| 3723 | 2 |
| 1794 | 1 |
| 3725 | 1 |
| 1784 | 1 |
| 3676 | 1 |
| 1774 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19463999 | Long Tapered Retainer Groove Road Planing Body | FIORELLO, BENJAMIN F | 3672 | §101§102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2026 |
| 19014975 | DRILL | FORD, DARRELL CHRISTOPHER | 3726 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 09, 2025 |
| 19012216 | Method for producing a coated object and coated object | MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN | 1794 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 07, 2025 |
| 18940015 | MODULAR ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY | TRAVERS, MATTHEW P | 3725 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18928565 | ROTARY CUTTING APPARATUSES AND CUTTING INSERTS FOR SAME | RAMOS, NICOLE N | 3722 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 28, 2024 |
| 18926856 | CHIP BREAKER POCKETS | AVERICK, LAWRENCE | 3799 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 25, 2024 |
| 18918635 | SURFACE COATED CUTTING TOOLS | WANG, XIAOBEI | 1784 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 17, 2024 |
| 18917036 | PLUNGE CUTTING APPARATUSES AND CUTTING INSERTS FOR SAME | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 3722 | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 16, 2024 |
| 18816075 | Drill Having Web Relief | COZART, JERMIE E | 3799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 27, 2024 |
| 18810054 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOL | HOLLY, LEE A | 3726 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18669006 | Cutting Tool With Flat Sided Groove For Non Rotation | PATEL, NEEL G | 3676 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18661851 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CUTTING TOOL, AND CUTTING TOOL | DO, NHAT CHIEU Q | 3723 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 13, 2024 |
| 18588782 | Indexing System for Milling Tools | SALONE, BAYAN | 3722 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18437945 | ROTARY CUTTING TOOLS WITH THROUGH COOLANT CHANNELS | COOK, KYLE A | 3722 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 09, 2024 |
| 18390027 | Modular Paddle with Replaceable Wear Resistant Element | INSLER, ELIZABETH | 1774 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18524191 | PRESSURE-ACTIVATED TOOL | SNYDER, ALAN W | 3722 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 26d | Pending | Nov 30, 2023 |
| 18388891 | END MILL WITH CONDITIONED CUTTING EDGE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME | WALTERS, RYAN J | 3799 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 30d | Pending | Nov 13, 2023 |
| 18372359 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF | SMITH, CATHERINE P | 1735 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2023 |
| 18370499 | Method for Producing a Coated Body as Well as Coated Body Obtainable According to the Method | WILENSKY, MOSHE K | 3726 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 20, 2023 |
| 18108426 | INDEXABLE EARTH CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLY | COY, NICOLE A | 3672 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 10, 2023 |
| 18102517 | BIMODAL CEMENTED CARBIDE POWDERS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND STRUCTURED BODIES MADE THEREFROM | LUK, VANESSA TIBAY | 1733 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 27, 2023 |
| 18102484 | BIMODAL CEMENTED CARBIDE POWDERS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND STRUCTURED BODIES MADE THEREFROM | POLLOCK, AUSTIN M | 1738 | §103 | Final Rejection | 6d | Pending | Jan 27, 2023 |
| 18098445 | Drill and method for producing a drill | RAMOS, NICOLE N | 3722 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2023 |
| 17815560 | BUSHING PULLER ASSEMBLY | MCFARLAND, TYLER JAMES | 3723 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2022 |
| 17871530 | HYDRAULIC CHUCK AND EXPANSION SLEEVES | GATES, ERIC ANDREW | 3722 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Jul 22, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialKennametal Inc. has 25 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 13 art units and 24 examiners.
Nicole N Ramos has the most, with 2 of Kennametal Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
