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KENNAMETAL INC.

1,185 applicationsfiled 2006 to 2026

Allowance rate
82%
+6 pts vs the USPTO range 79% to 84%
Rejections before allowance
1.8
+0.3 vs the USPTO
Months to first action
21.3 mo
+2.7 vs the USPTO
Needed an RCE
32%
+5 pts vs the USPTO

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Applications

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ApplicationTitleFiledStatusRejectionsRCEsTo 1st action
19670581MODULAR ROTARY CUTTING TOOLS2026-05-07Pending00n/a
19539991CUTTING INSERT FOR CUTTING TOOL AS WELL AS CUTTING TOOL AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING C…2026-02-13Pending00n/a
19540319POSITIVE CUTTING INSERT2026-02-13Pending00n/a
15460863Method and apparatus for adaptive signal processing2012-01-10Allowed1012.0 mo
15338990Composition and method for controlled release2015-02-11Abandoned4123.0 mo
15228740Distributed ledger transaction verification2018-03-12Allowed3020.0 mo
15866083Thermal management of battery assemblies2021-04-13Pending2117.0 mo
15696149Machine learning model for anomaly detection2012-05-14Allowed1014.0 mo
15324157Wireless power transfer coil arrangement2015-06-15Abandoned4125.0 mo
15420684Catalyst for selective hydrogenation2018-07-16Allowed3022.0 mo
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