Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J

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

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.1%
Allow Rate
+1.1% vs TC avg
978
Total Applications
+17.5%
Interview Lift
1052
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 944 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.0%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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.
18289118 PROCESS AND ASSEMBLY FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF COMPONENTS BY MATERIAL EXTRUSION Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19256831 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES AND METHODS Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18032418 MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME Non-Final OA General Electric Company
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
18091306 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION IN POLYMERS Final Rejection Align Technology, Inc.
18583412 3D Printer Head Final Rejection Textron Aviation Inc.
18583431 Nozzle Scraper Final Rejection Textron Aviation Inc.
19199855 MAGNETIC STEREOLITHOGRAPHY PRINT HEAD, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY PRINTER, AND METHOD OF STEREOLITHOGRAPHY PRINTING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INCORPORATED
18948018 INJECTION DEVICE FOR FOAM MOLDING, INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, AND MATERIAL SUPPLYING METHOD Non-Final OA THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD
18754228 3D PRINTING TO OBTAIN A PREDEFINED SURFACE QUALITY Final Rejection Stratasys Ltd.
18686181 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF A ZIRCONIA GRANULATE Non-Final OA Ivoclar Vivadent AG
18976406 SIMULTANEOUS FILAMENT AND REINFORCEMENT WIRE EXTRUSION FOR ENHANCED 3D PRINTING Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
18938212 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18876447 COKE OVEN LINING SHAPE MEASURING METHOD AND COKE OVEN WALL REPAIRING METHOD Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18706968 HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITES Non-Final OA ARKEMA FRANCE

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