Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1742 1743 1744 1746 1787 1791 1792 3732

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Timothy J Kennedy is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 1742. He has 951 resolved cases. The allowance rate pct is 71.2. This 71.2 allowance rate pct provides a measure of the outcomes for applications on his docket. The 951 resolved cases serve as a basis for evaluating prosecution in Art Unit 1742.

The interview lift pct is 17.7. This 17.7 interview lift pct indicates the correlation between conducting an interview and the probability of an allowance. Practitioners can use the 17.7 figure when deciding whether to engage in verbal advocacy with the examiner. This metric is a component of the data for Tech Center 3700.

The median days to allowance is 1050. This 1050 median days to allowance represents the time required for an application to reach a grant. The 1050 figure is a timeline for the prosecution process from filing to resolution. These metrics provide a view of the examiner's history across the 951 resolved cases.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

71.2%
Allow Rate
+1.2% vs TC avg
986
Total Applications
+17.7%
Interview Lift
1050
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 951 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.9%
§101 Eligibility
21.2%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18604038 THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING METHOD AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18628512 METHODS OF MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE SEALS, COMPOSITE SEALS, AND ASSEMBLIES WITH COMPOSITE SEALS Final Rejection The Boeing Company
18967083 AIR ASSISTED PREPREG APPLICATION APPARATUS AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
18570115 METHOD FOR THE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE OF COMPONENTS, IN WHICH A COMPONENT IS PRODUCED BY DEPOSITING AT LEAST ONE MATERIAL IN THE FORM OF DROPLETS Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.
19047588 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HEAT-INSULATING MATERIAL Final Rejection Sumitomo Riko Company Limited
18976406 SIMULTANEOUS FILAMENT AND REINFORCEMENT WIRE EXTRUSION FOR ENHANCED 3D PRINTING Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18754228 3D PRINTING TO OBTAIN A PREDEFINED SURFACE QUALITY Final Rejection Stratasys Ltd.
18705726 Powder Hopper for the Gravity-Driven Feeding of Powdered Electrode Precursor Material Into a Nip of a Dry Electrode Caldender, Corresponding Assembly, and Corresponding Method Final Rejection Matthews International Corporation
18706968 HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITES Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE
18948018 INJECTION DEVICE FOR FOAM MOLDING, INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, AND MATERIAL SUPPLYING METHOD Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD
18292707 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING A COATED OBJECT BY MEANS OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING IN A VACUUM Final Rejection Universität der Bundeswehr München
18868979 METHOD FOR MAKING FIBRES Non-Final OA Imperial College Innovations Limited
18876973 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CONTINUOUS MAT OF MINERAL AND/OR PLANT FIBERS Non-Final OA SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER

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