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Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1737 1738 3725
This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases
Sean P. O'Keefe is an examiner in Art Unit 1737 and Tech Center 3700. He has 268 resolved cases with an allowance rate of 65.7 percent. The median days to allowance is 1110, which indicates a standard duration for successful prosecution. Practitioners should expect a timeline that spans many days in Tech Center 3700.
The interview lift is 12.5 percent, offering a meaningful improvement over the 65.7 percent baseline. For the 268 cases resolved, the 1110-day median pendency is a standard timeframe. Practitioners may find that direct communication improves the chances of a favorable outcome, leveraging the 12.5 percent lift in Art Unit 1737. The 65.7 percent allowance rate indicates a generally positive environment for applicants seeking patents under this examiner.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18467778 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPONENT USING AN ADDITIVE PROCESS | Non-Final OA | General Electric Company |
| 19356849 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING | Non-Final OA | 3DEO, Inc. |
| 18289918 | METHOD FOR REFINING MOLTEN IRON | Non-Final OA | JFE STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18678499 | UEGO CONTROLLED THERMAL-CHEMICAL TREATMENT METHOD FOR LI-ION BATTERY RECYCLING | Non-Final OA | Ford Global Technologies, LLC |
| 18721577 | HOT STAMPED BODY | Non-Final OA | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18716021 | HOT STAMPED BODY | Non-Final OA | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18284032 | NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET | Final Rejection | NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION |
| 18462923 | LIQUID PHASE SINTERED ALUMINUM ALLOY FOR BINDER JET PRINTING | Non-Final OA | The University of Melbourne |
| 18318670 | THERMAL STRESS AND SUBSTRATE DAMAGE REDUCING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD | Final Rejection | The Research Foundation for The State University of New York |
| 18043217 | HIGH-STRENGTH LOW-CARBON MARTENSITIC HIGH HOLE EXPANSION STEEL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR | Non-Final OA | BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD. |
| 18705809 | HIGH PURITY NI -CR-W-MO-LA ALLOY FOR POWDER BASED ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | Non-Final OA | OERLIKON METCO (US) INC. |
| 18546966 | INDUCTIVE COMPONENT, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | Final Rejection | HENGDIAN GROUP DMEGC MAGNETICS CO., LTD |
| 18260324 | HIGH DENSITY ALUMINUM PARTS FROM ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING | Non-Final OA | ARC IMPACT ACQUISITION CORPORATION |
| 18589320 | Magnesium-Based Alloy Foam | Non-Final OA | CellMo Materials Innovation, Inc. |
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