Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: O'KEEFE, SEAN P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1737 1738

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.6%
Allow Rate
+0.6% vs TC avg
285
Total Applications
+13.8%
Interview Lift
1153
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 253 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
13.1%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17637481 THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18004098 IDENTIFICATION MARKER ON A 3D PRINTED COMPONENT Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18284032 NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
19102917 COPPER ALLOY POWDER FOR METAL AM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRODUCT Final Rejection MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
19102948 COPPER ALLOY POWDER FOR METAL AM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRODUCT Final Rejection MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
18318670 THERMAL STRESS AND SUBSTRATE DAMAGE REDUCING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA The Research Foundation for The State University of New York
18289918 METHOD FOR REFINING MOLTEN IRON Non-Final OA JFE STEEL CORPORATION
18212658 Shot Brush Depowdering Non-Final OA Arc Impact Acquisition Corporation
18440289 3D PRINTED MAGNETOCALORIC DEVICES WITH CONTROLLED MICROCHANNELS AND MAGNETIC ANISOTROPY AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY
17426220 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BY LASER POWER MODULATION Final Rejection Ecole Normale Superieure Paris-Saclay
18314729 Metallic Foam Anode Coated with an Active Oxide Material Non-Final OA CellMo Materials Innovation, Inc.
18001531 FORMED PART WITH HIGH-TEMPERATURE PERSISTENCE AND LOW ANISOTROPY, FORMING METHOD AND FORMING POWDER Final Rejection AECC COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT ENGINE CO., LTD.
18288690 ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET COMPOSED OF (001) TEXTURE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA THERMVAC INC.
18283707 RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH METALS FROM COAL MINING SITES Non-Final OA Peter F. Santina
18371037 METHOD FOR THE ECONOMIC MANUFACTURE OF LIGHT COMPONENTS Non-Final OA INNOMAQ 21, S.L.
17785041 NEODYMIUM-IRON-BORON MAGNET MATERIAL, RAW MATERIAL COMPOSITION PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOF Final Rejection FUJIAN GOLDEN DRAGON RARE-EARTH Co., Ltd.
18013537 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MULTIPHASE MAGNET AND MULTIPHASE MAGNET MANUFACTURED THEREBY Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE
18260324 HIGH DENSITY ALUMINUM PARTS FROM ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Non-Final OA ExOne Operating, LLC
18318998 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HYBRID COMPONENT, AND CORRESPONDING HYBRID COMPONENT Non-Final OA Schunk Sintermetalltechnik GmbH (Thale)
18055909 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FORGED PRODUCT Final Rejection SHOWA DENKO K.K
16635435 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING COMPONENTS AND METHODS Final Rejection Meta Additive Ltd.
17770317 ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH IMPROVED EXTRUDABILITY AND CORROSION RESISTANCE Non-Final OA Rio Tinto Alcan International Limited
17435591 Metal material composition for additively manufactured parts Final Rejection Kolibri Metals GmbH

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