Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

SMS Group GmbH

13 pending office actions

Portfolio Summary

13
Total Pending OAs
5
Final Rejections
8
Non-Final OAs

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18693376 Straightening machine and method for straightening ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 3725 Non-Final OA Mar 19, 2024
18293558 Method for optical measurement of a thread on an end of a metal pipe or on a sleeve CHOWDHURY, TARIFUR RASHID 2877 Final Rejection Jan 30, 2024
18579396 Roll-changing device for changing the working and/or intermediate rolls of a rolling mill stand TOLAN, EDWARD THOMAS 3725 Non-Final OA Jan 15, 2024
18568512 METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR PLANNING PRODUCTION IN A PRODUCTION PLANT CONSISTING OF A PLURALITY OF SEPARATE, SUCCESSIVE PLANT PARTS, IN PARTICULAR A METALLURGICAL PRODUCTION PLANT FOR PRODUCING INDUSTRIAL GOODS SUCH AS METAL SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTS AND/OR METAL END PRODUCTS DYER, ANDREW R 3662 Non-Final OA Jan 15, 2024
18561245 Burner SHIRSAT, VIVEK K 3762 Non-Final OA Nov 15, 2023
18555685 Camera module for a burner JOHNSON, BENJAMIN W 3762 Non-Final OA Nov 15, 2023
18289217 Method for rolling a ring-shaped rolling product having an open cylindrical cross section in a ring rolling machine, and ring rolling machine for carrying out the method SULLIVAN, DEBRA M 3725 Final Rejection Nov 01, 2023
18230940 Workpiece manipulator PATEL, JAIMIN GHANSHYAM 3652 Final Rejection Aug 07, 2023
18037991 Method for treating molten metals and/or slags in metallurgical baths and metallurgical plant for treating molten metals LUK, VANESSA TIBAY 1733 Final Rejection May 19, 2023
18030644 Hood-type annealing furnace and method for cooling an annealing material in a hood-type annealing furnace ABOAGYE, MICHAEL 1733 Non-Final OA Apr 06, 2023
18122172 CATERPILLAR TRACK DRAWING METHOD AND CATERPILLAR TRACK DRAWING MACHINE GUTHRIE, TERESA A 3725 Non-Final OA Mar 16, 2023
17922236 Method for producing liquid pig iron from a DRI product WANG, NICHOLAS A 1734 Final Rejection Oct 28, 2022
17618141 FIXING A STRIP END SEGMENT OF A METAL STRIP COIL TO AN ADJACENT STRIP WINDING GAMINO, CARLOS J 1735 Non-Final OA Dec 10, 2021

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