Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MCGUTHRY BANKS, TIMA MICHELE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1733 1734 1751 1793

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.7%
Allow Rate
+16.7% vs TC avg
1,233
Total Applications
+2.2%
Interview Lift
866
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1178 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
16.3%
§102 Novelty
39.9%
§103 Obviousness
36.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18566224 PRINT HEAD FOR 3D PRINTING OF METALS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18551052 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING AN ALUMINUM ALLOY PART BY LASER POWDER BED FUSION Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT À L'ÉNERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ÉNERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18631522 RAW MATERIAL BUILD-UP USING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
18287589 Installation for the production of metal powders Non-Final OA ArcelorMittal
18162851 SINGLE-STEP PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE HEAT TREATMENT OF METALS USING MULTIPLE HEATING SOURCES Non-Final OA RTX Corporation
18012645 METHOD FOR SLAG MODIFICATION DURING END PERIOD OF CASTING IN STEEL LADLE HAVING COVER Non-Final OA SOOCHOW UNIVERSITY
18477108 METHOD OF, AND APPARTUS FOR, ANNEALING THE EXPOSED METAL EDGE MARGIN OF A BATTERY ELECTRODE Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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