USPTO Examiner KENNEDY TIMOTHY J - Art Unit 1743

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19027370METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC SPECIAL-SHAPED PART WITH COMPLEX SHAPE BY PLASTIC FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING (FDM)-3D PRINTING BASED ON WATER DEBINDINGJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610NoNo
18852931METHOD FOR DENSIFYING A FIBROUS TEXTURE BY INJECTING A SLIPSeptember 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18738480ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSES AND METHODSJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18669085ADDITIVE FABRICATION OF SINTERABLE METALLIC PARTS VIA APPLICATION OF DIRECTED ENERGYMay 2024March 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18656813MATERIAL MANIPULATION IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTINGMay 2024August 2025Abandon1501NoNo
18637682CONTROLLED MOLTEN METAL DEPOSITIONApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18637622APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING DYNAMIC HOB PINCH FORCE IN AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PRINT HEADApril 2024July 2025Allow1511NoNo
186254683D Printer For Additive Manufacturing Of A Component And Printing MethodApril 2024March 2025Allow1201NoNo
18624981ATTACHMENTS FOR FABRICATED CUSTOM OBJECTSApril 2024July 2025Allow1511YesNo
18594688TECHNIQUES FOR BUILD PLATFORM PART RELEASE IN ADDITIVE FABRICATION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18593252DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING THE SURFACE OF MOLDED PARTSMarch 2024April 2025Allow1311NoNo
18590434PHOTOINITIATORS, PHOTOHARDENABLE COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR FORMING AN OBJECT IN A VOLUMEFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1700NoNo
18589353APPARATUS, METHOD, AND SYSTEM FOR TENSIONING RELEASE FILMS FOR 3D PRINTERSFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2511YesNo
18436246Method for Manufacturing Low Modulus ArticlesFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2501NoNo
18431818PRINT CUTTING MACHINEFebruary 2024September 2025Allow2000NoNo
18293756CHEMICAL TREATMENT OF COMPONENTSJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2621NoNo
18425189MOLDING RESIN TO FORM CONTINUOUS STRUCTURESJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810YesNo
18292081ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS HAVING A CARTRIDGE CONTAINING RODS OF MODELLING MATERIAL AND CARTRIDGE FOR SUCH AN APPARATUSJanuary 2024January 2026Abandon2401NoNo
18411004HYBRID ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SECONDARY FUNCTIONAL MATERIAL FILLED LATTICE STRUCTURESJanuary 2024January 2026Abandon2401NoNo
18390688SYSTEM INCLUDING AN INSERTABLE HEATING MEMBER OR AN INSERTABLE THERMAL SHIELD AND A METHOD OF USING THE SAMEDecember 2023January 2026Allow2511NoNo
18389643METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A STRAP FOR A WEARABLE DEVICEDecember 2023July 2024Allow701NoNo
18570671ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ABRASIVE ARTICLESDecember 2023December 2025Abandon2401NoNo
18536236HOT BED DEFORMATION TOLERANCE STRUCTURE FOR LARGE-SIZED CONTINUOUS FIBER HIGH-TEMPERATURE 3D PRINTERDecember 2023March 2024Allow310NoNo
18535403TECHNIQUES FOR RELEASING PARTS IN ADDITIVE FABRICATION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18524177OPTICAL SYSTEMNovember 2023February 2026Allow2611YesNo
18521873REPLENISHMENT SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING SYSTEMNovember 2023July 2025Allow1910NoNo
18514899LASER PRINTING SYSTEMNovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18561433HIGH RESOLUTION AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING IN COMPLEX PHOTOSENSITIVE MATERIALSNovember 2023December 2025Abandon2501NoNo
18505675SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR 3D PRINTING WITH VACUUM ASSISTED LASER PRINTING MACHINENovember 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18559335MULTI-POLYMER SYSTEMS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGNovember 2023December 2025Abandon2601NoNo
18498683METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LAMINATED COREOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2820NoNo
184980703D PRINTING DEVICE AND METHODOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2501NoNo
18557509MULTIMODALITY METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONSTRUCT OR PART THEREOFOctober 2023August 2025Allow2201NoNo
18495159ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS WITH FIXED SUBSTRATESOctober 2023November 2025Allow2510YesNo
18288285METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY COATED OBJECTOctober 2023December 2025Allow2610NoNo
18287935POST-CURING METHOD OF 3D PRINTOUT, AND TRANSPARENT ORTHODONTIC APPLIANCE MANUFACTURED THEREBYOctober 2023October 2025Allow2411NoNo
18287932PHOTOCURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, PHOTOCURED ARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THREE-DIMENSIONAL MOLDED ARTICLEOctober 2023November 2025Abandon2501NoNo
18488937Door with plastic-wood co-extruded skeleton and processing method thereofOctober 2023April 2024Allow501NoNo
18485683SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STEREOLITHOGRAPHY THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTINGOctober 2023November 2025Allow2511NoNo
18555216THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORMING METHOD AND SYSTEMOctober 2023September 2025Allow2401NoNo
18484568DEVICE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18485191PRINTING UTILIZING A VIRTUAL MASKOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18554127Manufacturing Method of Transparent Dental Alignment Device and Transparent Dental Alignment Device Manufactured by the MethodOctober 2023August 2025Allow2210NoNo
18479586DEPOSITION PROCESS OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM MULTI EXTRUDER AND RELATED METHODOctober 2023January 2026Allow2811NoNo
18285255RECOATER AND POWDER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSOctober 2023October 2025Allow2511NoNo
18375013Three-Dimensional Molding MethodSeptember 2023March 2024Allow510NoNo
18474433ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING WITH DUAL PRECUSOR RESINSSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18284231OHMIC-HEATING PRINTHEAD FOR 3D PRINTERSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2401NoNo
18472100MODULAR BUILD PLATFORMS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2711YesNo
18282866APPARATUS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE OF MANUFACTURING PRODUCTSSeptember 2023November 2025Abandon2601NoNo
18550181Printing Head Assembly for a 3D Printer and a 3D Printer with this AssemblySeptember 2023June 2025Allow2101NoNo
18460917FABRICATING CERAMIC STRUCTURESSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18237455IN SITU TAILORING OF MATERIAL PROPERTIES IN 3D PRINTED ELECTRONICSAugust 2023August 2025Abandon2411NoNo
18453794APPARATUS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTSAugust 2023January 2025Allow1720NoNo
18364817RECOATER SYSTEM FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGAugust 2023September 2024Allow1411NoNo
18274044CARBON NANOTUBE COLLECTION APPARATUS, CARBON NANOTUBE MANUFACTURING APPARATUS, AND CARBON NANOTUBE COLLECTION METHODJuly 2023October 2025Allow2701NoNo
18217458SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NO-KILL PRODUCTION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL VISUAL REPLICA OF AQUATIC SPECIES, AND REPLICA PRODUCED BY SAMEJune 2023May 2025Allow2200NoNo
18269051CONTROLLED MOLTEN METAL DEPOSITIONJune 2023January 2024Allow701NoNo
18257824PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF ARTICLES MADE OF CONGLOMERATE MATERIALJune 2023September 2025Allow2711YesNo
18200647MORTAR-DISPENSING DEVICEMay 2023May 2025Allow2410NoNo
18253845APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EXTRUDING A FLUID MATERIALMay 2023October 2025Allow2901NoNo
18309991METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NEGATIVE 3D PRINTING MACHINE AT HIGH RESOLUTIONMay 2023December 2023Allow710NoNo
18304376CONTAINER ARRANGEMENT OF AN UNPACKING DEVICE FOR A MANUFACTURING DEVICE, UNPACKING DEVICE HAVING SUCH A CONTAINER ARRANGEMENT, AND MANUFACTURING DEVICEApril 2023October 2025Allow3000NoNo
18304222SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR 3D PRINTING WITH VACUUM ASSISTED LASER PRINTING MACHINEApril 2023November 2023Allow610NoNo
18032471MATERIAL SUPPLY SYSTEMS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAMEApril 2023March 2026Allow3411YesNo
18135984VALVE ASSEMBLY FOR AN INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMApril 2023August 2025Abandon2811NoNo
18030554Method of Making Articles from Recyclable FabricsApril 2023September 2025Allow3000NoNo
18131371LIGHT SOURCE ASSEMBLY AND PRINTERApril 2023March 2025Abandon2401NoNo
18131023METHOD OF MAKING A COMPOSITE MATERIALApril 2023December 2024Allow2020YesNo
18296050THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTER NOZZLE FOR PROGRAMMATIC NOZZLE OPENING CROSS-SECTIONAL PROFILE CONTROLApril 2023April 2025Allow2411YesNo
18295722APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF HIGH PURITY COPPER-BASED ALLOYSApril 2023January 2024Allow920YesNo
18193505ADDITIVE FABRICATION OF SINTERABLE METALLIC PARTS VIA APPLICATION OF DIRECTED ENERGYMarch 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18128113METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC AREAS ON A SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE OR FILM AND ASSOCIATED MICROFLUIDIC DEVICESMarch 2023January 2025Abandon2211NoNo
18245175POROUS MOLD FOR MOLDED FIBER PART MANUFACTURING AND METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF SAMEMarch 2023November 2025Allow3211NoNo
18118448CHEMICAL VAPOR INFILTRATION TOOLING FOR OPTIMIZING INFILTRATION IN CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITESMarch 2023February 2026Allow3511YesNo
18043919INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEMMarch 2023March 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18176639HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING HIGH TEMPERATURE COMPOSITESMarch 2023December 2025Allow3411NoNo
18024197INJECTION MOULDMarch 2023September 2025Allow3011NoNo
18112521FRICTION STIR SPOT WELDING METHOD AND WELDED ASSEMBLY UTILIZING SAMEFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2711YesNo
18111575REINFORCEMENT FIBER CONVEYING APPARATUS, REINFORCEMENT FIBER SUPPLYING STAND, INJECTION MOLDING APPARATUS, REINFORCEMENT FIBER CONVEYING METHOD, AND REINFORCEMENT FIBER SUPPLYING METHODFebruary 2023May 2025Abandon2711NoNo
18108396PLANT FOR PRODUCING A CONCRETE PREFABRICATED COMPONENTFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2711NoNo
18104537DEFECT MITIGATION FOR RECOATING SYSTEMS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGFebruary 2023July 2023Allow600NoNo
18018281METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING ON FABRICJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2410NoNo
18017321DEFLASHING MACHINE AND METHOD OF DEFLASHING A LENS-MOLD-ASSEMBLYJanuary 2023January 2025Allow2401NoNo
18005405MOLDING APPARATUS FOR MOLDING OPENING DEVICES AND PACKAGING MACHINE HAVING A MOLDING APPARATUSJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3701NoNo
18004851TOGGLE LINK CLAMPING MECHANISM WITH NEGATIVE REAR ANGLEJanuary 2023March 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18150533AUTOMATED PARTS RELEASE AND COLLECTION FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3701NoNo
18013781MAIN GUIDE RAIL WITH INTERNAL TRACKDecember 2022November 2025Allow3401YesNo
180135003D PRINTER FOR AUTOMATED SERIES PRODUCTIONDecember 2022February 2026Allow3730NoNo
18145910GRANULATION APPARATUS, METHOD FOR MAINTAINING THE SAME AND GRANULATION METHODDecember 2022March 2025Allow2701NoNo
18012302MAGNETIC STEREOLITHOGRAPHY PRINT HEAD, STEREOLITHOGRAPHY PRINTER, AND METHOD OF STEREOLITHOGRAPHY PRINTINGDecember 2022January 2025Allow2511NoNo
18002508OVER MANDREL EXTRUSION FOR COMPOSITE PCP STATORDecember 2022January 2025Allow2511YesNo
18010579FIVE-AXIS LINKAGE 3D PRINTERDecember 2022June 2025Allow3000NoNo
18066380SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE TREATING METHODDecember 2022February 2026Allow3831YesNo
18065174SYSTEMS FOR PRINTING VISCOUS MATERIALS USING LASER ASSISTED DEPOSITIONDecember 2022August 2025Allow3210NoNo
18009838METHOD FOR CORING AND SLICING A CVD DIAMOND PRODUCT AND APPARATUS FOR CARRYING IT OUTDecember 2022May 2025Allow2911NoNo
18009369HOT RUNNER NOZZLE FOR LATERAL GATINGDecember 2022November 2024Allow2301NoNo
18007972A ROTARY MOULD DRUM SYSTEM CONFIGURED FOR USE IN AN INSTALLATION FOR MOULDING FOOD PRODUCTS FROM A PUMPABLE FOODMASSDecember 2022November 2025Allow3511NoNo
180729103D PRINTING METHOD AND 3D PRINTING FORMED BODYDecember 2022November 2023Allow1201NoNo
17802970SILICON-ALUMINUM ALLOY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORNovember 2022October 2024Allow2601NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
16
Examiner Affirmed
12
(75.0%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(25.0%)
Reversal Percentile
38.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
38
Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(28.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
27
(71.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.4%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 28.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J works in Art Unit 1743 and has examined 930 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J's allowance rate of 76.0% places them in the 42% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J receive 1.65 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 33% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J is 32 months. This places the examiner in the 50% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by KENNEDY, TIMOTHY J. This interview benefit is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.4% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 41.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 61.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 44.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 57.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 67% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 4.2% of allowed cases (in the 78% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

    • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
    • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
    • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
    • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
    • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
    • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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