USPTO Art Unit 1717 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1717
Group: 1710
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 9,367
Last Active: October 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19365627NOBLE METAL VAPOR DEPOSITION MATERIALOctober 2025January 2026Allow200YesNo
19365678NOBLE METAL VAPOR DEPOSITION MATERIALOctober 2025January 2026Allow200YesNo
19266832RESEARCH DENTAL MOUNTING AIDJuly 2025September 2025Allow200YesNo
19246750MIXED GAS METHOD FOR MAKING MIXED CHROMIUM NITRIDE FILMJune 2025September 2025Allow200YesNo
19211710METHOD FOR FORMING A CHROMIUM NITRIDE/OXIDE FILMMay 2025July 2025Allow100YesNo
19210356METHOD FOR PREPARING COPPER-PLATED TITANIUM ALLOY WIRE REINFORCED ALUMINUM-BASED COMPOSITE MATERIALMay 2025December 2025Allow700NoNo
19191316RESEARCH DENTAL MOUNTING AIDApril 2025July 2025Allow301NoNo
19190721MOBILE PHONE CASE WITH WHITE PRINTING AREA AND PRINTING DEVICE FOR SAMEApril 2025November 2025Allow611NoNo
19185035LOW PRESSURE CLOSED CHAMBER METHOD FOR FORMING CHROMIUM NITRIDE THIN FILMApril 2025June 2025Allow100NoNo
19111329CONTINUOUS CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE FILAMENT IMPREGNATION PRETREATMENT DEVICEMarch 2025July 2025Allow400YesNo
19042786COATING DIE HEAD AND COATING EQUIPMENT HAVING SAMEJanuary 2025August 2025Allow711YesNo
19023440COATING DIE HEAD AND COATING EQUIPMENTJanuary 2025August 2025Allow711YesNo
19017399ALUMINUM-ZINC ALLOY PLATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT HOT WORKABILITY AND CORROSION RESISTANCE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1400YesNo
18862060A METHOD FOR INDUSTRIAL PREPARATION OF NANO TUNGSTEN BRONZE OF ALKALI METAL BY HYDROLYSIS OF A COORDINATION COMPOUND OF CATION AT A LOWER TEMPERATUREOctober 2024October 2025Allow1121YesNo
18860253METHOD FOR APPLYING A COATING COMPOSITION TO A SUBSTRATEOctober 2024May 2025Allow720YesNo
18925355SECTIONABLE PAINTER'S CUPOctober 2024May 2025Allow611YesNo
18924098Multi-Slot Die CoaterOctober 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18855083PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF SILICON-CONTAINING COMPOSITE PARTICLESOctober 2024August 2025Allow1020NoNo
18904470ROBOTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECTIVELY EVALUATING COATING COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATORSOctober 2024May 2025Allow810NoNo
18900620REMOTE SPRAY FOAM METHODSeptember 2024February 2025Allow501YesNo
18896291CORROSION PROTECTION WITH AL/ZN-BASED COATINGSSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
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
18825231ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITION DEVICE FOR UNIFORM COATING ON INNER SURFACE OF DOME SHAPED SURFACESeptember 2024November 2025Allow1400NoNo
18819928COATING DEVICEAugust 2024May 2025Allow811NoNo
18841124NOBLE METAL VAPOR DEPOSITION MATERIALAugust 2024October 2025Allow1311YesNo
18802362SPINNING AND WEAVING METHOD FOR MAKING ANTIMICROBIAL COTTONAugust 2024October 2025Allow1410NoNo
18800276VACUUM DEPOSITION FACILITY AND METHOD FOR COATING A SUBSTRATEAugust 2024January 2026Allow1801NoNo
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
18790753NICKEL OXIDE SOL-GEL INKJuly 2024March 2026Abandon1920NoNo
18788265METHOD FOR MAKING SERS SUBSTRATEJuly 2024October 2024Allow310NoNo
18788246METHOD FOR MAKING A GOLD-CONTAINING SERS SUBSTRATEJuly 2024October 2024Allow310NoNo
18788237METHOD FOR FORMING SUBSTRATE WITH GOLD SURFACEJuly 2024October 2024Allow310NoNo
18783687METHOD OF REMOVING CONTAMINANTS FROM A DIFFUSION-COATED COMPONENTJuly 2024February 2026Allow1800NoNo
18774058FILM-FORMING METHOD AND FILM-FORMING APPARATUSJuly 2024January 2026Allow1811NoNo
18771245Lumen Coating Method and ApparatusJuly 2024May 2025Allow1020YesNo
18766025MACHINE AND SYSTEM FOR COATING MOLDED FIBER PRODUCTSJuly 2024November 2024Allow401YesNo
18762931ELECTROLESS PLATING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2024September 2025Allow1501NoNo
18762170COATING PROCESS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRONIC COMPONENTJuly 2024January 2026Abandon1820YesNo
18758422METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING OMNIPHOBIC SURFACE USING CAPILLARY FORCEJune 2024November 2025Allow1710NoNo
18722359CLEAR COATING COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATED ARTICLEJune 2024March 2026Allow2030YesNo
18744431SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEPOSITING SEPARATOR MATERIALJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18740735FILM FORMING METHOD AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHODJune 2024January 2026Allow1900YesNo
18735892PLATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCE, GALLING RESISTANCE, WORKABILITY AND SURFACE PROPERTY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18678083PAN OILING DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USEMay 2024December 2024Allow701NoNo
18711526METHODS FOR PRODUCING OVERT SECURITY FEATURES EXHIBITING ONE OR MORE INDICIAMay 2024March 2026Allow2210NoNo
18710062COATING COMPOSITIONMay 2024March 2026Allow2220YesNo
18657569METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT FOR FORMING A TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE LAYERMay 2024November 2025Allow1910NoNo
18625777METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING THERMAL RUNAWAY OF LITHIUM BATTERIESApril 2024September 2025Allow1810NoNo
18623347GAS FLOW ACCELERATOR TO PREVENT BUILDUP OF PROCESSING BYPRODUCT IN A MAIN PUMPING LINE OF A SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING TOOLApril 2024July 2025Allow1601NoNo
18622490PROTECTIVE HEMP OIL FOR WOOD TREATMENT METHODMarch 2024September 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18619604METHODS FOR CONTROLLING AND MONITORING INFLATABLE PERFUSION ENHANCEMENT APPARATUSES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMSMarch 2024August 2025Allow1711NoNo
18620821FLOW-COATING APPARATUS AND FLOW-COATING METHODMarch 2024March 2026Allow2421YesNo
18619325MULTI-SLOT DIE, COATING METHOD USING THE SAME, SLURRY SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND SLURRY SUPPLY METHOD USING THE SAMEMarch 2024March 2026Allow2311NoNo
18615087FILM FORMING METHOD AND FILM FORMING APPARATUSMarch 2024February 2026Allow2311NoNo
18609865METHOD OF IMPROVING ACTINIC CURE OF ENERGY CURABLE INKS AND COATINGSMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18609835METHOD OF IMPROVING ACTINIC CURE OF ENERGY CURABLE INKS AND COATINGSMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110NoNo
18604678WATER REPELLENT AGENT COMPOSITION, AND PRODUCTION METHOD OF WATER REPELLENT FIBER PRODUCTMarch 2024April 2025Allow1320NoNo
18599941MOTOR-FREE METHOD TO 3D MONOLAYER COATINGSMarch 2024November 2025Allow2021YesNo
18599020SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODMarch 2024January 2026Allow2311NoNo
18688805A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DENTAL IMPLANTS HAVING HYDROPHILIC SURFACEMarch 2024February 2026Abandon2410NoNo
18593378SURFACE TREATMENT FOR AN IMPLANT SURFACEMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110NoNo
18589537COATING DEVICE, PARTITION MEMBER, AND COATING METHODFebruary 2024October 2025Abandon2020YesNo
18585065METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PRINTING SHEET FOR DIGITAL PRINTING USING SCREEN YARN WOVEN WITH POLYESTER MONOFILAMENT AND PRINTING SHEET FOR DIGITAL PRINTING MANUFACTURED BY THE SAMEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2411NoNo
18582415Method for Enhancing Mechanical Properties in Sintered Ceramic Bodies Having Applications in Dental RestorationsFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1810NoNo
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
18439994SURGICAL MESH HAVING INGROWTH-PREVENTING COATING ON ONE SIDE THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAMEFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2320NoNo
18439212SMART PAINT STICK DEVICES AND METHODSFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2320NoNo
18437989SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHODFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2211YesNo
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
18429838VACUUM EVAPORATION METHODFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2620YesNo
18427113KIT TO TRACK BALLISTICALLY INJURED GAMEJanuary 2024March 2026Abandon2521NoNo
18426802ADHESIVE SHEET MATERIAL APPLICATION SQUEEGEE FEATURING BLADE LIQUID RESERVOIRSJanuary 2024September 2025Abandon2011NoNo
18423148METHOD FOR GALVANIZING OBJECTS USING A TROUGHJanuary 2024October 2024Allow800YesNo
18421486CO2 CONVERSION TO ETHYLENE USING Zn-Cu GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODESJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1701NoNo
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
18400547MASK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2023December 2025Allow2431NoNo
18400182COATING METHOD OF LONG-CHAIN ENTANGLED PDMS GEL WITH SUSTAINABLE SELF-REPLENISHMENT OF LUBRICATING LAYERDecember 2023April 2025Allow1511YesNo
18573621METHOD OF COATING A COATING REGION ON A FRONT SURFACE OF A SUBSTRATE AND APPARATUS FOR A THERMAL EVAPORATION SYSTEMDecember 2023February 2026Allow2511NoNo
18391079Hybrid Perovskite Material ProcessingDecember 2023September 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18391568CAULK RESHAPING TOOLDecember 2023April 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18545879SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A NANOPORE IN A LIPID BILAYERDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18389597Antimicrobial CoatingsDecember 2023August 2025Allow2010NoNo
18571323DECORATIVE PLASTIC COMPONENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A COMPONENTDecember 2023December 2025Abandon2401NoNo
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 2025Allow1501YesNo
18279058CO-MODIFIED ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE AND CURABLE ORGANOPOLYSILOXANE COMPOSITION INCLUDING SAMEDecember 2023February 2026Allow3020YesNo
18535890CRACKS-CONTROLLABLE COATING AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023September 2024Allow920NoNo
18567694COATING BAR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEPARATOR USING THE SAMEDecember 2023June 2024Allow600NoNo
18530095MODULAR PAINT SPRAYING SYSTEMDecember 2023September 2025Allow2121NoNo
18566869DISCHARGE DEVICEDecember 2023January 2026Allow2620NoNo
18528554DEPOSITING OF MATERIAL BY SPRAYING PRECURSOR USING SUPERCRITICAL FLUIDDecember 2023September 2025Allow2101YesNo
18527315METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A PANELDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo

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
255
Examiner Affirmed
175
(68.6%)
Examiner Reversed
80
(31.4%)
Reversal Percentile
45.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 31.4% 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
644
Allowed After Appeal Filing
172
(26.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
472
(73.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
21.1%
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, 26.7% 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 9,367 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 63.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1717's allowance rate of 63.8% 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 1717 receive an average of 2.29 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 77% percentile). The median prosecution time is 34 months (in the 33% 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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.