USPTO Art Unit 1711 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19060135DUST CLEANING DEVICE FOR WIND TURBINE BLADEFebruary 2025May 2025Allow300NoNo
19023829METHOD OF CONTROLLING MIXED LIQUID TO BE DELIVERED FOR SPM SOLUTIONJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500YesNo
18878911FLOW DIVISION WATER OUTLET DEVICEDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
19002655CLEANING SYSTEM FOR SEMICONDUCTORDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18975201PIPELINE OVERTURNING LINING INNER WALL CLEANERDecember 2024March 2025Allow310NoNo
18870452AUTOMATIC DESCALING SYSTEM FOR HIGH-PRESSURE REACTOR OF LATERITE NICKEL ORENovember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18868794CUTLERY RACK FOR A DISHWASHERNovember 2024June 2025Allow600NoNo
18926562FILLER MEMBER AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUSOctober 2024July 2025Allow810YesNo
18920448SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT REMOVAL OF RESIDUAL CONCRETE FROM READY MIXED CONCRETE DRUMSOctober 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18908316APPARATUS FOR COATING REMOVALOctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18901486VEHICLE WASH SYSTEM WITH BELT CONVEYORSeptember 2024May 2025Allow710YesNo
18884427Filter Cleaning SystemSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18807437High Temperature Pressure Washing SystemAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18804396SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR SANITIZING A DOOR OPENING DEVICE OR OTHER POINT OF CONTACTAugust 2024January 2025Allow501NoNo
18834548INTEGRATED MOLDED STRUCTURE OF OUTER TUB AND DIRECT DRIVE MOTOR STATOR OF DRUM WASHING MACHINEJuly 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18780886PAINT ROLLER CLEANINGJuly 2024January 2025Allow510YesNo
18766191CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUSJuly 2024January 2025Allow600NoNo
18766057Apparatus and Method for Cleaning Metal FilterJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18750287SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18747970STAIN REMOVAL THROUGH NOVEL OXIDIZER AND CHELANT COMBINATIONJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18721166DISCHARGE OF RINSING WATER FROM A BREW CHAMBER OF A BEVERAGE MAKING DEVICEJune 2024May 2025Allow1111YesNo
18740003METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REDUCING AUTO-DOSING FLUCTUATION OF AN AUTOMATIC CLEANING MACHINEJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18736624AUTOMATIC DISHWASHING DETERGENT WATER-SOLUBLE POUCHJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18714309CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD ON BOARD OF A VEHICLEMay 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18676074DISH WASHER AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18676143LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUSMay 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18670962AUTOMATIC WASHER FOR CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE EQUIPMENTMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18668050LAUNDRY APPARATUSMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18665882STEAM TREATMENT STATIONS FOR CHEMICAL MECHANICAL POLISHING SYSTEMMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18662799METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYEING GARMENTSMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18662807METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYEING GARMENTSMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18661160NOZZLE FOR CLEANERMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18657717PIVOTING AND LIFTING STRUCTURE WITH PUSH-PULL LOCKING, DISHWASHER, AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCEMay 2024September 2024Allow401NoNo
18656768CLOTHES-PROCESSING DEVICEMay 2024November 2024Allow600NoNo
18654317Filter Cleaning SystemMay 2024July 2024Allow210NoNo
18653969Garment SteamerMay 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18652363APPARATUS FOR TREATING LAUNDRYMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18649343LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE WITH A PANELApril 2024June 2025Allow1310YesNo
18647091GARMENT STEAMERApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18643578METHOD OF PREVENTING LAMELLAR SILICA FORMATION IN GLASS CONTAINERApril 2024November 2024Allow700YesNo
18640482VESSEL RINSING APPARATUSApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18635630POOL FILTER CLEANING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODApril 2024April 2025Allow1220NoNo
18635033Hairdressing Tool CleanerApril 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18635565CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUSApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18633216SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING A CLEANING SESSION OF A FOOD PROCESSING SYSTEMApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18632085High Temperature Pressure Washing SystemApril 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18630260METHOD FOR OPERATING A LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE USING A UNIT DOSE PACKAGE AND LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINEApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18629718WASHING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATION THEREOFApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18624952NOZZLE FOR CLEANERApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18623485VEHICLE CLEANER SYSTEM AND VEHICLE CLEANER CONTROL DEVICEApril 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18619070Device and Method for Cleaning Board ErasersMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18615780DISHWASHER WITH DETERGENT DISPENSERMarch 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18616146SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLEANING FABRICMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18608152LAUNDRY APPLIANCE WITH A DEFLECTORMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510YesNo
18602395METHOD FOR THE CLEANING AND/OR ANTI-CORROSION PRETREATMENT OF A PLURALITY OF COMPONENTS COMPRISING ZINC-COATED (ZM) STEELMarch 2024October 2024Allow710YesNo
18601136ROLLER SPINNING APPARATUSMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1311NoNo
18596027LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAMEMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18594505COUNTERWEIGHT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18594591CLOTHES TREATMENT APPARATUSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18586553CONTAINER WASHING DEVICEFebruary 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18587448LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18585300WALL MOUNTED DISHWASHERFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010YesNo
18585487LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE FOR USE WITH UNIT DOSE DETERGENT PACKAGESFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18581920GARBAGE BIN CLEANING SYSTEM WITH GAS MOTORFebruary 2024November 2024Allow810YesNo
18582637AUTONOMOUSLY DRY-CLEANING A GARMENT WITHIN A KIOSKFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1200NoNo
18443439WASHING APPLIANCE AND METHODS OF USINGFebruary 2024May 2024Allow300NoNo
18442528SCRUBBER SYSTEM AND WET CLEANING METHOD USING THE SAMEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510YesNo
18441741DISHWASHER FOR CLEANING ITEMS OF WASHWARE IN THE FORM OF DRINKING VESSELSFebruary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18440386LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18440767METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING SUBSTRATES USING HIGH TEMPERATURE CHEMICALS AND ULTRASONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18435726LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUSFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18434126TUBE BUNDLE CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710YesNo
18434274SHOE MANAGEMENT DEVICEFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18433062LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUSFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18427324FILTRATION ASSEMBLY WITH GRINDING MECHANISMJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720NoNo
18423104LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18420454SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1710NoNo
18419121METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CLEANING LAUNDRYJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720NoNo
18417880POOL FILTER CLEANING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODJanuary 2024April 2024Allow301NoNo
18416794BASE STATION AND WATER TANKJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18413847BASE STATION AND CLEANING ROBOT SYSTEMJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1221NoNo
18412888Flexible Lance Drive Apparatus with Autostroke FunctionJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18409270DISHWASHER WITH DRAIN ASSEMBLYJanuary 2024October 2024Allow910NoNo
18406890DISH WASHER WITH ECCENTRIC PROTRUSION IN POWER TRANSFER ASSEMBLYJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1000NoNo
18405819WASHING MACHINE, COMPONENTS THEREOF AND METHODS OF CLEANINGJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18404598LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1520NoNo
18404592LAUNDRY TREATMENT APPARATUSJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18402487LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUSJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18397303WASHING MACHINEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18396439LAUNDRY TREATING APPARATUSDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18392231SUSPENSION SYSTEMDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010YesNo
18393443Coupler for Use in a Closed Transfer SystemDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18544298SUBSTRATE PROCESSING DEVICE AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18541244FLOW PATH SWITCHING UNIT FOR DRYER AND DRYER INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800YesNo
18541861LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OPERATIONDecember 2023July 2025Allow1900NoNo
18536735COUNTER SYSTEM FOR TRANSFERRING IN PARTICULAR AT LEAST PARTIALLY UNPACKAGED FOODSTUFFS, AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING CUSTOMER-SPECIFIC AND IN PARTICULAR PERSONALIZED ORDERS IN A COUNTER SYSTEMDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18537200REMOTE CONTROL DISH WASHING MACHINEDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18536489DRAIN SYSTEM FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18535014SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BEVERAGE LINE CLEANINGDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18535327DISHWASHER WITH A DISH RACKDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1711.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
308
Examiner Affirmed
208
(67.5%)
Examiner Reversed
100
(32.5%)
Reversal Percentile
49.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 32.5% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage 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
962
Allowed After Appeal Filing
341
(35.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
621
(64.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
62.7%
Higher 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, 35.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Art Unit 1711 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1711 is part of Group 1710 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 19,331 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 74.7%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1711's allowance rate of 74.7% places it in the 39% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 1711 receive an average of 1.69 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 38% percentile). The median prosecution time is 29 months (in the 47% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more challenging examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With fewer office actions than average, plan for relatively streamlined prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is longer than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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