USPTO Art Unit 1717 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1717
Group: 1710
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 9,894
Last Active: October 2024

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18860253METHOD FOR APPLYING A COATING COMPOSITION TO A SUBSTRATEOctober 2024May 2025Allow720YesNo
18925355SECTIONABLE PAINTER'S CUPOctober 2024May 2025Allow611YesNo
18924098Multi-Slot Die CoaterOctober 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18900620REMOTE SPRAY FOAM METHODSeptember 2024February 2025Allow501YesNo
18846437DEVICE FOR COATING A CARRIER SUBSTRATE WITH A POWDERED MATERIAL AND MACHINE FOR PRODUCING A PRODUCT STRAND WITH A DRY FILM APPLIED TO A CARRIER SUBSTRATESeptember 2024May 2025Allow810YesNo
18819928COATING DEVICEAugust 2024May 2025Allow811NoNo
18796263Dual-modal information storage and anti-counterfeiting material, and its preparation methodAugust 2024June 2025Allow1111NoNo
18791447MASK STRUCTURE FOR DEPOSITION DEVICE, DEPOSITION DEVICE, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18788237METHOD FOR FORMING SUBSTRATE WITH GOLD SURFACEJuly 2024October 2024Allow310NoNo
18788246METHOD FOR MAKING A GOLD-CONTAINING SERS SUBSTRATEJuly 2024October 2024Allow310NoNo
18788265METHOD FOR MAKING SERS SUBSTRATEJuly 2024October 2024Allow310NoNo
18766025MACHINE AND SYSTEM FOR COATING MOLDED FIBER PRODUCTSJuly 2024November 2024Allow401YesNo
18678083PAN OILING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USEMay 2024December 2024Allow701NoNo
18609865METHOD OF IMPROVING ACTINIC CURE OF ENERGY CURABLE INKS AND COATINGSMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18604678WATER REPELLENT AGENT COMPOSITION, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF WATER REPELLENT FIBER PRODUCTMarch 2024April 2025Allow1320NoNo
18581024DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTACTING LIVING TISSUEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18443582NOZZLE, ADHESIVE APPLICATION HEAD, ADHESIVE APPLICATION APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF MAKING DIAPERFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1101YesNo
18441893REMOTE SPRAY FOAM SYSTEM FOR POLYURETHANE INSULATION FOAMFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1111YesNo
18437688METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MASKING AND RACKING METAL PIPE FITTINGS DURING POWDER COATINGFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1200NoNo
18437106TUNING POROUS SURFACE COATINGS USING A PLASMA SPRAY TORCHFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1530YesNo
18423148METHOD FOR GALVANIZING OBJECTS USING A TROUGHJanuary 2024October 2024Allow800YesNo
18290964COATING DEVICE AND COATING METHODJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1701NoNo
18416430APPLYING CORROSION INHIBITOR WITHIN TUBULARSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18408801SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18407349MASK, MASK ASSEMBLY, AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY APPARATUSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1511NoNo
18400182COATING METHOD OF LONG-CHAIN ENTANGLED PDMS GEL WITH SUSTAINABLE SELF-REPLENISHMENT OF LUBRICATING LAYERDecember 2023April 2025Allow1511YesNo
18391568CAULK RESHAPING TOOLDecember 2023April 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18545879SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A NANOPORE IN A LIPID BILAYERDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18543115APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING COVETIC MATERIALS USING MICROWAVE REACTORSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18536907MASK, METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PROVIDING DISPLAY PANEL USING MASKDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310YesNo
18537504ION IMPLANTATION TO MODIFY GLASS LOCALLY FOR OPTICAL DEVICESDecember 2023March 2025Allow1501NoNo
18535890CRACKS-CONTROLLABLE COATING AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023September 2024Allow920NoNo
18567694COATING BAR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEPARATOR USING THE SAMEDecember 2023June 2024Allow600NoNo
18527315METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PANELDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18527081METHOD FOR IMPROVING ADHESION OF YTTRIUM-BASED THIN FILMDecember 2023June 2025Abandon1910NoNo
18518779SLURRY FOR ELECTROSTATIC SPRAY DEPOSITION AND METHOD FOR FORMING COATING FILM USING SAMENovember 2023June 2025Abandon1820NoNo
18517473METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE CONTROL AND REAL-TIME EDGE TRACKING OF ADHESIVE AND SEALER DISPENSINGNovember 2023January 2025Allow1401NoNo
17759190RESTORING FORCE PRESERVING PORTION-BONDED MEDICAL TAPE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2023May 2024Allow2210NoNo
18514426TWO-PART NON-ISOCYANATE PRIMER COMPOSITIONSNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1711NoNo
18562231FIBER COATING METHODNovember 2023May 2025Allow1810YesNo
18506799EDGE BLACKENING FOR OPTICAL DEVICESNovember 2023September 2024Allow1001YesNo
18504415DC Bias in Plasma ProcessNovember 2023September 2024Allow1110YesNo
18387049LIQUID SOLUTION TWIST PEN METHOD AND DEVICESNovember 2023September 2024Allow1021NoNo
18492816CONDUCTIVE STRUCTURE INCLUDING COPPER-PHOSPHOROUS ALLOY AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CONDUCTIVE STRUCTUREOctober 2023February 2025Allow1631YesNo
18492507MICROWAVE PLASMA APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING FEED MATERIAL UTIZILING MULTIPLE MICROWAVE PLASMA APPLICATORSOctober 2023February 2025Abandon1620YesNo
18490811METHOD FOR MAKING AN ANTIMICROBIAL COTTON TEXTILEOctober 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18381543MULTI ZONE SPOT HEATING IN EPIOctober 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18487411Polychromatic Zirconia Bodies and Methods of Making the SameOctober 2023March 2025Allow1720NoNo
18484154SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MACHINING TUBULAR GUARDOctober 2023March 2025Allow1711NoNo
18377267INTEGRATED DRY PROCESSES FOR PATTERNING RADIATION PHOTORESIST PATTERNINGOctober 2023December 2024Allow1420YesNo
18285777HOT-DIP PLATED STEEL MATERIALOctober 2023June 2024Allow810NoNo
18480527APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING SUBSTRATES WITH WASHCOATSOctober 2023February 2025Allow1711NoNo
18376249Vitreous Coating Application by Induction Heating and Integration with Induction Kinetic Weld JoiningOctober 2023February 2025Allow1610NoNo
18480040APPLICATION DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING APPLICATION METHODOctober 2023April 2025Allow1811YesNo
18479297OVERLAP SUSCEPTOR AND PREHEAT RINGOctober 2023March 2025Allow1811YesNo
18284912System and Method for Automatically Applying a Bead of Sealant Within a Peripheral GrooveSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2111NoNo
17922164Dual Slot Die Coater and Method for Coating Electrode Active Material Slurry Using the SameSeptember 2023May 2025Allow3111YesNo
18370542DEVICE FOR SOLIDIFYING A COATING LAYER HOT-DEPOSITED ON A WIRE,CORRESPONDING INSTALLATION AND METHODSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1501YesNo
18280275PREPARATION METHOD OF ABSORBABLE VASCULAR STENT COATING FOR ANGIOSTENOSIS IN INFANTSeptember 2023March 2024Allow710NoNo
18461471COATING SYSTEMSeptember 2023January 2024Allow510YesNo
18242285SILICONE-COATED MINERAL WOOL INSULATION MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THEMSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1920YesNo
18460404POLY(ETHER KETONE KETONE) POLYMERS, CORRESPONDING SYNTHESIS METHODS AND POLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROMSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1510NoNo
18241787Spray Gun and Hose CoverSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1911YesNo
18456802METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SELECTIVE ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITIONAugust 2023June 2025Abandon2211NoNo
18447507ELASTIC CONDUCTIVE FIBER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAMEAugust 2023June 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18447545METHOD FOR PREPARING ELASTIC CONDUCTIVE FIBERAugust 2023April 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18447468APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR COATING AN INJECTION MEDICAL DEVICEAugust 2023August 2024Allow1201NoNo
18231524Drug Delivery Medical DeviceAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18366827CORROSION PROTECTION WITH AL/ZN-BASED COATINGSAugust 2023April 2024Allow800NoNo
18230714MASK FRAME AND DEPOSITION APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2023August 2024Allow1211NoNo
18365873ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR THE PREFERABLY AUTOMATIC COATING OF OBJECTSAugust 2023May 2025Allow2211NoNo
18230431SURFACE COATING FOR CHAMBER COMPONENTS USED IN PLASMA SYSTEMSAugust 2023April 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18229077METHODS FOR DEPOSITING TUNGSTEN OR MOLYBDENUM FILMSAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610YesNo
18271990PLATED STEEL MATERIALJuly 2023March 2024Allow910NoNo
18350680STRIP DIVERTING MECHANISM, DRYING DEVICE AND ELECTRODE PLATE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSJuly 2023February 2024Allow711NoNo
18348370COATING SHIM AND COATING DEVICEJuly 2023January 2024Allow610NoNo
18348737COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR APPLICATION UTILIZING A HIGH TRANSFER EFFICIENCY APPLICATOR AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS THEREOFJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
16768554Aqueous Soft Touch Coating Composition and Wear-Resisting Coating Formed by SameJuly 2023March 2025Allow5801YesNo
18218457COATING APPARATUS AND COATING METHODJuly 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18345907METAL MAGNETIC PARTICLE, INDUCTOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL MAGNETIC PARTICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING METAL MAGNETIC COREJune 2023March 2025Allow2110YesNo
18216064LC/MS ADDUCT MITIGATION BY VAPOR DEPOSITION COATED SURFACESJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18341255DEVICE FOR COATING A METAL STRIP WITH SEPARATELY MOVABLE ELECTROMAGNETIC STABILIZING DEVICE AND BLOWING DEVICEJune 2023August 2024Allow1410YesNo
18340909COATING APPARATUS AND COATING SYSTEMJune 2023October 2023Allow401YesNo
18259222Roll Coating Using Metered Coating Roll Including Deformable LayersJune 2023May 2025Allow2211NoNo
18338443ACTIVELY CLAMPED CARRIER ASSEMBLY FOR PROCESSING TOOLSJune 2023August 2024Allow1411YesNo
18338289Tyre Dressing CompositionJune 2023June 2025Abandon2411NoNo
18337482ANTIMICROBIAL FABRIC MANUFACTURING METHODJune 2023September 2023Allow310NoNo
18210709Bio-based Waterproof and Oil-proof Wrapping Paper and Preparation Method ThereofJune 2023May 2025Allow2311NoNo
18209836METHOD FOR IN-SITU APPLICATION OF AN INSULATING COMPOSITIONJune 2023April 2024Abandon1011NoNo
18333282TREATING SULFIDE GLASS SURFACES AND MAKING SOLID STATE LAMINATE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIESJune 2023April 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18207549IN-LINE MONITORING OF OLED LAYER THICKNESS AND DOPANT CONCENTRATIONJune 2023June 2024Allow1210NoNo
18331261NICKEL OXIDE SOL-GEL INKJune 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18328779COATING SYSTEM INCLUDING COATING ROBOT AND MOVABLE OPENER ROBOTJune 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18328603COATING DEVICE WITH MULTIPLE OVEN DRYING MECHANISMSJune 2023September 2024Allow1530YesNo
18328194SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING UNIFORM MONOLAYERS OF NANOPARTICLESJune 2023March 2024Allow900NoNo
18327168Method for Anti-Counterfeiting and Identification of ProductsJune 2023December 2024Allow1910YesNo
18204349SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODMay 2023April 2025Abandon2311NoNo
18324847MEDICAL MATERIAL FOR PROMOTING CELL GROWTH AND INHIBITING BACTERIAL ADHESION AND MACHINING METHOD THEREOFMay 2023November 2024Abandon1720NoNo
18201442METHODS FOR DEPOSITING BLOCKING LAYERS ON CONDUCTIVE SURFACESMay 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18038471DECORATIVE LAMINATE INCLUDING METALLIC LAYER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METALLIC COATING COMPOSITIONMay 2023May 2025Allow2411YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1717.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
238
Examiner Affirmed
162
(68.1%)
Examiner Reversed
76
(31.9%)
Reversal Percentile
48.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 31.9% 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
618
Allowed After Appeal Filing
168
(27.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
450
(72.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
21.2%
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, 27.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

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.

Art Unit 1717 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1717 is part of Group 1710 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 9,894 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 65.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1717's allowance rate of 65.1% 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 1717 receive an average of 2.20 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 79% 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 multiple rounds of 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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