Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Kennametal Inc.

27 pending office actions • 12 art units • 23 examiners • 0 of 27 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 42 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

27
Total Pending OAs
17
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

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.

1
Overdue
0
Due this week
1
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
1
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (1)Due later (1)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

15
Hard (56%)
10
Medium (37%)
2
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only7 (26%)
§102 only2 (7%)
§112 only2 (7%)
Double-patenting + other1 (4%)
Multi-statute (no §101)15 (56%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

9
Life Sciences
33% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
12
Mechanical / Eng
44% of docket
6
Business / Other
22% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

270 h
Manual time on pending OAs
54 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
94 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.4 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
RAMOS, NICOLE N 2 81.5% +9.8%
HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE 2 69.2% +51.0%
RUFO, RYAN C 2 59.4% +41.0%
POLLOCK, AUSTIN M 2 51.7% +36.5%
COOK, KYLE A 1 61.9% +41.4%
MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN 1 63.4% +24.4%
MURATA, AUSTIN 1 60.6% +20.8%
TRAVERS, MATTHEW P 1 63.2% +43.6%
SALONE, BAYAN 1 76.1% +17.3%
DILLON, DANIEL P 1 25.9% +30.4%

Quick Wins (2)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19012501 MODULAR ROTARY CUTTING TOOLS RAMOS, NICOLE N
18098445 Drill and method for producing a drill RAMOS, NICOLE N

Hard Cases (16)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
18524191 PRESSURE-ACTIVATED TOOL SNYDER, ALAN W 26d
17871530 HYDRAULIC CHUCK AND EXPANSION SLEEVES GATES, ERIC ANDREW 33d
18196243 Toolholder and cutting tool RUFO, RYAN C 61d
19013643 Drill, and method for producing a drill COOK, KYLE A
18943396 Multi-Component Electro-Mechanical Flame Spray Deposition System MURATA, AUSTIN
18925905 Tool and cutting plate for this purpose HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE
18917036 PLUNGE CUTTING APPARATUSES AND CUTTING INSERTS FOR SAME HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE
18913207 Turning bit for face-grooving and parting RUFO, RYAN C

Interview Candidates (12)

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 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18196243 Toolholder and cutting tool RUFO, RYAN C 61d
19013643 Drill, and method for producing a drill COOK, KYLE A
19012216 Method for producing a coated object and coated object MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN
18943396 Multi-Component Electro-Mechanical Flame Spray Deposition System MURATA, AUSTIN
18940015 MODULAR ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY TRAVERS, MATTHEW P
18928262 CUTTING APPARATUSES AND CUTTING INSERTS WITH CHIP BREAKING SALONE, BAYAN
18925905 Tool and cutting plate for this purpose HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE
18917036 PLUNGE CUTTING APPARATUSES AND CUTTING INSERTS FOR SAME HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3726 5
3722 5
1738 2
1794 1
1712 1
1783 1
1731 1
3799 1
1735 1
1733 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19013643 Drill, and method for producing a drill COOK, KYLE A §102§103§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Jan 08, 2025
19012216 Method for producing a coated object and coated object MCDONALD, RODNEY GLENN 1794 §103 Final Rejection Pending Jan 07, 2025
19012501 MODULAR ROTARY CUTTING TOOLS RAMOS, NICOLE N §103§112DP Non-Final OA Pending Jan 07, 2025
18943396 Multi-Component Electro-Mechanical Flame Spray Deposition System MURATA, AUSTIN 1712 §103§112 Final Rejection Pending Nov 11, 2024
18940015 MODULAR ROTOR BLADE ASSEMBLY TRAVERS, MATTHEW P §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 07, 2024
18928262 CUTTING APPARATUSES AND CUTTING INSERTS WITH CHIP BREAKING SALONE, BAYAN 3726 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 28, 2024
18925905 Tool and cutting plate for this purpose HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE §102§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 24, 2024
18917036 PLUNGE CUTTING APPARATUSES AND CUTTING INSERTS FOR SAME HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE 3726 §102§103Other Non-Final OA Pending Oct 16, 2024
18913207 Turning bit for face-grooving and parting RUFO, RYAN C §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 11, 2024
18666271 SURFACE COATED CUTTING TOOLS DILLON, DANIEL P 1783 §103 Non-Final OA Pending May 16, 2024
18639441 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF POLLOCK, AUSTIN M 1738 §103 Final Rejection Pending Apr 18, 2024
18619367 CUTTING TOOLS HAVING MICROSTRUCTURED AND NANOSTRUCTURED REFRACTORY SURFACES PARVINI, PEGAH 1731 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 28, 2024
18602630 NON-MAGNETIC METAL MATRIX COMPOSITES MILLER, CAMERON KENNETH §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Mar 12, 2024
18524191 PRESSURE-ACTIVATED TOOL SNYDER, ALAN W 3722 §102§103 Final Rejection 26d Pending Nov 30, 2023
18490291 DRILL HEAD AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH DRILL HEAD WALTERS, RYAN J 3799 §102§112Other Non-Final OA Pending Oct 19, 2023
18372359 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF SMITH, CATHERINE P 1735 §103 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 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Sep 20, 2023
18220568 Expansion Clamping Sleeve and Hydraulic Expansion Clamping Chuck VITALE, MICHAEL J 3722 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 11, 2023
18338785 ROTARY DRILLING TOOL AS WELL AS METHOD FOR PRODUCING A THROUGH-HOLE YOO, JUN S 3726 §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Jun 21, 2023
18211365 ROTARY CUTTING TOOL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HOLLY, LEE A 3726 §102§103§112 Final Rejection Pending Jun 19, 2023
18196243 Toolholder and cutting tool RUFO, RYAN C 3722 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 61d Pending May 11, 2023
18102517 BIMODAL CEMENTED CARBIDE POWDERS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND STRUCTURED BODIES MADE THEREFROM LUK, VANESSA TIBAY 1733 §112 Final Rejection Pending Jan 27, 2023
18102448 CEMENTED CARBIDE POWDERS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND SINTERED BODIES MADE THEREFROM POLLOCK, AUSTIN M 1738 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 27, 2023
18098445 Drill and method for producing a drill RAMOS, NICOLE N 3722 §102 Non-Final OA Pending Jan 18, 2023
17948484 Evaporation boat and use of an evaporation boat LEE, AIDEN Y 1718 §112 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending Sep 20, 2022
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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