Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Barnes & Thornburg LLP (Mit)

8 pending office actions • 3 clients

Portfolio Summary

8
Total Pending OAs
1
Final Rejections
7
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (3 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 5
The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. 2
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18922376 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF THERMAL CONTROL AND ENERGY STORAGE IN COMPOSITE POLYMER YARNS VIA STRAIN-INDUCED PHASE TRANSITIONS Massachusetts Institute Of Technology DARNELL, BAILEIGH K 1743 Non-Final OA Oct 21, 2024
18689860 METHODS, APPARATUS, COMPOSITIONS OF MATTER, AND ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE RELATED TO ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF POLYMERS Massachusetts Institute Of Technology KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J 1743 Non-Final OA Mar 06, 2024
18523845 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING CURBSIDE-RECYCLABLE PRODUCTS FROM MONO-MATERIALS POLYETHYLENE FABRICS WITH POLYETHYLENE THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTED FEATURES Massachusetts Institute Of Technology GROUX, JENNIFER LILA 1754 Non-Final OA Nov 29, 2023
18382926 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY COATNG A SUBSTRATE USING SHADOWING FEATURES Massachusetts Institute Of Technology TUROCY, DAVID P 1718 Final Rejection Oct 23, 2023
18548639 SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR IN SITU LASER SHOCK PEENING DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING Massachusetts Institute Of Technology GROUX, JENNIFER LILA 1754 Non-Final OA Sep 01, 2023
18260925 RADIO FREQUENCY CYBER PHYSICAL SENSING MODES FOR NON-INVASIVE FAULTS DIAGNOSIS OF ROTATING SHAFTS The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. CROSS, JULIANA MARIA 3648 Non-Final OA Jul 10, 2023
18009587 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING HYDROGEN TRANSPORT OUT OF STRUCTURAL MATERIALS Massachusetts Institute Of Technology RIPA, BRYAN D 1794 Non-Final OA Dec 09, 2022
17610984 DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MONITORING HEALTH AND PERFORMANCE OF A MECHANICAL SYSTEM The Japan Steel Works, Ltd. PARCO JR, RUBEN C 2853 Non-Final OA Nov 12, 2021

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