USPTO Art Unit 1714 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1714
Group: 1710
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 13,348
Last Active: November 2024

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18956492Apparatus for Removing a Layer of Sediment Which Has Settled on the Bottom of a Large Water BodyNovember 2024April 2025Allow521YesNo
18946861MOVING APPARATUS, CLEANING DEVICE, AND CLEANING DEVICE CONTROL METHODNovember 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18902860SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ALGAL GROWTH IN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMSSeptember 2024May 2025Allow811NoNo
18889661SWIMMING POOL CLEANING DEVICE AND CLEANING METHODSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18267104TRENCHLESS MULTI-STAGE PIPE CLEANING DEVICE AND METHOD COMBINING ARTIFICIAL TORNADO AND DAGGER-LIKE MECHANICAL SANDAugust 2024February 2025Allow2000YesNo
18730316A method for crystallization of active pharmaceutical ingredientsJuly 2024March 2025Allow800NoNo
18756192Water Heater Clean Out Device and Method of Cleaning Out a Water HeaterJune 2024December 2024Allow511NoNo
18735755INGOT PULLER APPARATUS HAVING A FLANGE THAT EXTENDS FROM THE FUNNEL OR FROM THE SILICON FEED TUBEJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18648373METHOD FOR EVALUATING PIPELINE CLEANING SOLUTION BASED ON SMART GAS AND INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM THEREOFApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18636784FORMING OPTICAL COMPONENTS USING SELECTIVE AREA EPITAXYApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18635294PARTICLE REMOVAL APPARATUSApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18626962SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCTION OF LOW OXYGEN CONTENT SILICONApril 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18696822Heater Assembly and Single Crystal PullerMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18616770MULTILAYER STRUCTUREMarch 2024January 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18610937ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICESMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18609883METHOD FOR PREPARING DIRECTIONALLY SOLIDIFIED TiAl ALLOYMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1320NoNo
18690530PVT-METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING SINGLE CRYSTALS IN A SAFE MANNER WITH REGARD TO THE PROCESSMarch 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18589433CORDLESS VACUUM CLEANER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF CORDLESS VACUUM CLEANERFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18587767APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INTERNAL CLEANING OF A PIPELINEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18443722INFRARED TRANSMISSIVITY MEASUREMENT METHOD OF QUARTZ GLASS CRUCIBLEFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1620NoNo
18437613LAUNDRY TREATING APPLIANCE FOR DRYING LAUNDRYFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1001NoNo
18437026CLEANING SYSTEM, AND METHODFebruary 2024August 2024Allow710YesNo
18436648PILOT SYSTEM FOR FLUSHING AN AUTOMATIC MAINTENANCE VALVEFebruary 2024August 2024Allow601NoNo
18434568ULTRAPURE MINERALIZER AND IMPROVED METHODS FOR NITRIDE CRYSTAL GROWTHFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18681187RINSING STATION AND RINSING METHODFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18429766MOBILE WATERJET RAIL REPAIR SYSTEMFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1700YesNo
18426526DIAMONDS AND HETERO-EPITAXIAL METHOD OF FORMING DIAMONDSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1420NoNo
18424589Apparatus And Method For Wafer CleaningJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1001NoNo
18423205SUBSTRATE TREATING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATING APPARATUSJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1501YesNo
18419867SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18417974Compositions for Engine Carbon Removal and Methods and Apparatus for Removing CarbonJanuary 2024February 2025Abandon1320NoNo
18416416CENTERING DEVICE, CENTERING METHOD AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18413863METHOD FOR CLEANING A SYNTHETIC SURFACEJanuary 2024February 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18406766SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LITTER COLLECTION AND REMOVALJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1600YesNo
18398859AUTOMATED CLEANING MACHINE PROCESSING USING SHORTENED CYCLE TIMESDecember 2023May 2025Allow1711YesNo
18392552SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010YesNo
18390089LAMP SYSTEM FOR VEHICLEDecember 2023May 2025Allow1711NoNo
18390994SYSTEM AND METHOD TO CLEAN A RANGE EXHAUSTDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610YesNo
18391435Enhanced Perovskite Materials for Photovoltaic DevicesDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18571939PICKLING APPARATUS AND PICKLING METHODDecember 2023May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18571398Silicon Material Processing Apparatus, Silicon Ingot Production Equipment, and Silicon Material Processing MethodDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18570788Quartz Crucible and Crystal PullerDecember 2023November 2024Allow1120NoNo
18536801ACOUSTIC DUSTERDecember 2023April 2025Allow1601YesNo
18532158Apparatus for Removing a Layer of Sediment Which Has Settled on the Bottom of a Large Water BodyDecember 2023July 2024Allow800YesNo
18525941DISHWASHERDecember 2023August 2024Allow901YesNo
18523474SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010YesNo
18564904Method For Growing Single-Crystal Silicon Ingots and Single-Crystal Silicon IngotsNovember 2023January 2025Allow6020NoNo
18520162MATERIAL RESTORATION COMPOSITIONNovember 2023June 2025Allow1800YesNo
18518056SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODNovember 2023April 2025Allow1701YesNo
18513893PARTICLE REMOVAL METHODNovember 2023June 2025Allow1902YesNo
18513637CONTROLLING METHOD AND APPARATUS OF CLEANING ROBOT, CLEANING METHOD AND APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023October 2024Allow1111YesNo
18511493AGGREGATE WASHING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSNovember 2023January 2025Allow1400NoNo
18388124Compositions for Engine Carbon Removal and Methods and Apparatus for Removing CarbonNovember 2023March 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18502849SIMULTANEOUSLY UNBLOCKING MULTIPLE VALVE FITTINGSNovember 2023September 2024Allow1001YesNo
18500979APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR INTRAOPERATIVE SURGICAL INSTRUMENT STERILIZATIONNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18383617METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR TAPE-FRAME SUBSTRATE CLEANING AND DRYINGOctober 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18383705CLEANING SOLUTION AND METHODS OF CLEANING A TURBINE ENGINEOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18492482METHODS OF FORMING SILICON CARBIDE COATED BASE SUBSTRATES AT MULTIPLE TEMPERATURESOctober 2023October 2024Allow1110YesNo
18382425Bodily Decontamination DeviceOctober 2023January 2025Allow1500NoNo
18491738METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GROWING SCINTILLATION CRYSTALSOctober 2023June 2024Allow810NoNo
18556230SILICON CARBIDE (SIC) WAFER POLISHING WITH SLURRY FORMULATION AND PROCESSOctober 2023June 2025Allow2001YesNo
18381565ADVANCED TEMPERATURE CONTROL FOR WAFER CARRIER IN PLASMA PROCESSING CHAMBEROctober 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18489093COMFORTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICE AND METHODS OF ITS PRODUCTIONOctober 2023June 2025Allow2020YesNo
18380897METHOD OF USING SIC CONTAINEROctober 2023March 2025Allow1620NoNo
18555232DEVICES FOR AUTOMATIC CLEANING OF A MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON BAROctober 2023May 2025Allow1910YesNo
18377147DOUBLE-SIDED SCRUBBER FOR SUBSTRATE CLEANINGOctober 2023April 2025Allow1811NoNo
18376281METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTALOctober 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18284566Method for Cleaning Particulate ContaminantSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2010YesNo
18476388Vacuum DeviceSeptember 2023April 2025Abandon1901NoNo
18372803GAS-PHASE REACTOR SYSTEM-WITH A REACTION CHAMBER, A SOLID PRECURSOR SOURCE VESSEL, A GAS DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND A FLANGE ASSEMBLYSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18373076SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED PROCESSES FOR CLEANING SURFACESSeptember 2023April 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18369370CHEMICAL VAPOR DEPOSITION GROWTH OF HEXAGONAL BORON NITRIDE FILMS AND NANOSTRUCTURESSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18369372CYLINDRICAL SILICON INGOT MANUFACTURING METHODSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18367667APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING HVAC COOLING COILSSeptember 2023June 2024Allow910NoNo
18367817Broom Cleaning Apparatus & Method for Cleaning a Concrete Finishing BroomSeptember 2023June 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18244041PROCESSING CHAMBER WITH ANNEALING MINI-ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1620NoNo
18463949METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERTICAL GRADIENT FREEZE 8 INCH GALLIUM ARSENIDE SUBSTRATESSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1620YesNo
18243708DEVICE FOR CLEANING SUPPORT BARS OF A FIRST WORKPIECE SUPPORT OF A FIRST LASER CUTTING MACHINESeptember 2023March 2025Abandon1901NoNo
18243345ULTRAVIOLET SANITIZER WITH UV EMISSION INTERFACESeptember 2023April 2024Allow800NoNo
18453559Method of Growing Single Crystal Diamond Assisted by Polycrystalline Diamond GrowthAugust 2023September 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18451511Substrate For Epitaxial Growth, Manufacturing Method of the Same, Semiconductor Device Including the Same and Manufacturing Method Using the SameAugust 2023June 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18276493CLEANER STATIONAugust 2023March 2025Allow1910NoNo
18231777METHOD OF CLEANING RELAYSAugust 2023June 2025Abandon2220NoNo
18263968METHOD FOR CLEANING EQUIPMENT WITH A HOLLOW SEALED CIRCUIT AND RINSING SOLUTION FOR ITS EMBODIMENTAugust 2023March 2025Allow1911NoNo
18363441TECHNIQUES FOR DEPOWDERING ADDITIVELY FABRICATED PARTS THROUGH FLUID IMMERSION AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2023December 2024Allow1701NoNo
18228905LIQUID PROCESSING APPARATUS AND LIQUID PROCESSING METHODAugust 2023March 2025Allow1911YesNo
18228442METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLUSHING CONTAMINANTS FROM A CONTAINER OF FLUIDSJuly 2023April 2025Allow2010NoNo
18361847Systems and Methods for Controlling Algal Growth in Air Conditioning SystemsJuly 2023December 2024Abandon1731NoNo
18361771SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESIDUAL GAS ANALYSISJuly 2023March 2025Allow1920NoNo
18361767SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RESIDUAL GAS ANALYSISJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18227504Systems and Methods for Self-Cleaning Solar Panels Using an Electrodynamic ShieldJuly 2023September 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18360436MULTI-CHANNEL VALVE FOR A DISHWASHING APPLIANCEJuly 2023April 2025Allow2011YesNo
18359903ENERGY-SAVING DISHWASHER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORJuly 2023April 2025Allow2011NoNo
18358417SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CLEANING A JET ENGINE COMPONENTJuly 2023November 2024Allow1601NoNo
18225981HIGH-THROUGHPUT CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC SCREENING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CRYSTALIZING MEMBRANE PROTEINS USING A SUB PHYSIOLOGICAL RESTING MEMBRANE POTENTIAL ACROSS A LIPID MATRIX OF VARIABLE COMPOSITIONJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18273882AUTOMATIC CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOVING DEBRIS FROM DIESJuly 2023May 2025Allow2111YesNo
18355469GRADED TIP CUPROUS OXIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFJuly 2023June 2025Abandon2220NoNo
18355706METHOD FOR CLEANING A PRINT HEADJuly 2023June 2025Allow2321YesNo
18355116METHOD FOR PERFORMING A SELF-CLEAN CYCLE IN A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCEJuly 2023April 2025Allow2111YesNo
18223317Sanitary Device for Garbage Can LidsJuly 2023June 2025Allow2311NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1714.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
287
Examiner Affirmed
185
(64.5%)
Examiner Reversed
102
(35.5%)
Reversal Percentile
64.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 35.5% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
927
Allowed After Appeal Filing
323
(34.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
604
(65.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
60.3%
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, 34.8% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Art Unit 1714 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1714 is part of Group 1710 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 13,348 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 64.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1714's allowance rate of 64.8% places it in the 20% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly lower allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 1714 receive an average of 1.97 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 64% percentile). The median prosecution time is 33 months (in the 27% 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 more 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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