Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1733 1734 1751 1793
This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases
Tima Michele McGuthry Banks is an examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1700. With 1188 resolved cases, the examiner has an allowance rate of 81.7 percent. The median days to allowance is 868, which provides a specific timeline for applications that reach issuance. These figures establish a prosecution profile based on a large volume of resolved cases within the tech center.
The interview lift for this examiner is 2.4 percent. This figure represents the increase in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the baseline allowance rate of 81.7 percent. Practitioners can use the 868-day median to allowance to set expectations for pendency during the examination process. Because the interview lift is 2.4 percent, the impact of verbal communication is measurable but smaller than the baseline rate. With 1188 cases, the data suggests a consistent pattern of practice for those navigating Art Unit 1700. The 81.7 percent allowance rate indicates that a majority of cases reach a grant under this examiner's review.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18551822 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A METAL ALLOY PART FOR A TURBINE ENGINE | Final Rejection | SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES |
| 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. |
| 18551597 | REDUCED IRON PRODUCTION METHOD AND REDUCED IRON PRODUCTION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | JFE STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18272474 | TOP-BLOWING LANCE FOR CONVERTER, METHOD FOR ADDING AUXILIARY RAW MATERIAL, AND METHOD FOR REFINING OF MOLTEN IRON | Final Rejection | JFE STEEL CORPORATION |
| 19337919 | Aluminum Alloy with Ultra-High Thermal Conductivity and Manufacturing Method Thereof | Non-Final OA | CHARNG CHYI ALUMINUM CO., LTD. |
| 18494854 | METHOD FOR ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED PROCESS-EQUIVALENT TEST SPECIMENS | Final Rejection | RTX CORPORATION |
| 18162851 | SINGLE-STEP PROCESS FOR SELECTIVE HEAT TREATMENT OF METALS USING MULTIPLE HEATING SOURCES | Non-Final OA | RTX Corporation |
| 18286474 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SLAG HAVING A DESIRED QUALITY | Non-Final OA | ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG |
| 18030553 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING PIG IRON IN A SHAFT FURNACE | Final Rejection | ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG |
| 18287589 | Installation for the production of metal powders | Non-Final OA | ArcelorMittal |
| 18278022 | Method of manufacturing steel | Non-Final OA | ArcelorMittal |
| 18553735 | MOLDED BODY, METHOD OF PRODUCING MOLDED BODY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SINTERED BODY | Final Rejection | ASAHI KASEI KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18838639 | GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION OF SAME | Non-Final OA | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18285516 | SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET | Final Rejection | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18733050 | Laminate Molding Apparatus and Laminate Molding Method | Non-Final OA | SHIMADZU CORPORATION |
| 18724660 | SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT | Non-Final OA | TDK CORPORATION |
| 18263465 | METHOD FOR REDUCTIVE EXTRACTION OF IRIDIUM, RHODIUM AND/OR RUTHENIUM | Non-Final OA | Heraeus Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG |
| 18716345 | CALCIUM-CONTAINING GRAPHITE STEEL WIRE ROD, GRAPHITE STEEL, AND MANUFACTURING AND CUTTING METHOD THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | POSCO CO., LTD |
| 18646241 | ADVANCED HIGH STRENGTH ZINC PLATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT SURFACE QUALITY AND ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE SPOT WELDABILITY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | POSCO CO., LTD |
| 18663399 | ROLL FORMED STEEL COMPONENT | Non-Final OA | GM Global Technology Operations LLC |
| 18477108 | METHOD OF, AND APPARTUS FOR, ANNEALING THE EXPOSED METAL EDGE MARGIN OF A BATTERY ELECTRODE | Non-Final OA | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC |
| 18902266 | RHENIUM-TUNGSTEN ALLOY WIRE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND MEDICAL NEEDLE | Non-Final OA | Niterra Materials Co., Ltd. |
| 18724220 | GREY CAST IRON, IN PARTICULAR FOR DISC BRAKE COMPONENTS | Non-Final OA | Brembo S.p.A. |
| 18491628 | ALLOYING VIA ULTRASONIC ATOMIZATION | Final Rejection | Divergent Technologies, Inc. |
| 18675598 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCTION OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS FROM COAL AND CLAY ORES | Non-Final OA | CARBON HOLDINGS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTIES, LLC |
| 18469882 | SINTERED NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON PERMANENT MAGNET, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | Non-Final OA | YANTAI ZHENGHAI MAGNETIC MATERIAL CO., LTD. |
| 18019187 | AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL WITH IMPROVED DEEP DRAWING | Final Rejection | POSCO |
| 18271445 | METHOD OF STEEL SMELTING DIRECTLY FROM IRON ORE | Non-Final OA | Jan MRÓZ |
| 18253589 | LEACHING OF PRECIOUS AND CHALCOPHILE METALS | Non-Final OA | MINING AND PROCESS SOLUTIONS PTY LTD |
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