Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19317225 | SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTMENT OF A SOLAR PANEL | September 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19297092 | ELECTRIC LIFTING PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL POWER GENERATION DEVICE | August 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19286843 | HIGH-EFFICIENCY AND SCALABLE ELECTRIC PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE | July 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19232230 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO A PORTABLE BATTERY USING AT LEAST ONE SOLAR PANEL | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19229016 | PURLIN, PURLIN ASSEMBLY AND PHOTOVOLTAIC BRACKET | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19136188 | SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM ON LAND AND WATER | June 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19218546 | SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | May 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19215962 | THIN-FILM SOLAR MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19195636 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY TRACKING BRACKET AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19195617 | MULTI-MODE SWITCHING CONTROL SYSTEM FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY | April 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19189364 | LAMINATED DOPANT SOURCE STRUCTURE, RELEVANT HIGH-QUALITY EMITTER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 19124103 | SILICON SOLAR CELL AND MODULE | April 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19174779 | INFRARED SENSOR | April 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19098548 | SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | April 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19092181 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AND CIRCUIT PROTECTION METHOD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | March 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19108260 | BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | March 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19051792 | BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME | February 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19047922 | SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SECURING A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE TO A MOUNTING RAIL | February 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19038714 | SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL MODULE | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19025429 | PASSIVATED CONTACT STRUCTURE AND SOLAR CELL COMPRISING THE SAME, CELL ASSEMBLY, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19018763 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOLAR POWER GENERATION SYSTEM FOR SMART FARMS | January 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19018537 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE SOLAR TRACKER AND TESTING | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19016443 | COATING APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM, SOLAR CELL, MODULE, AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19014894 | COATING APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM, SOLAR CELL, MODULE, AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM | January 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19014038 | Torque Tube Clamps for Automated Solar Panel Installation | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19007880 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | January 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19007510 | PHOTOVOLTAIC ROOF TILES | January 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19006436 | THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR POWER GENERATION AT AN ATM | December 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18880266 | BACK-CONTACT BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | December 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18980575 | BYPASS DIODE ASSEMBLY FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18874474 | ENCAPSULANT FILM BASED ON FUNCTIONALIZED POLYOLEFINS | December 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18873636 | INTEGRATING A SOLAR PANEL IN A VEHICLE BODY PART | December 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18868001 | Exterior Edge Seal for a Module | November 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18955649 | SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | November 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18952528 | SNAP-CURE FLEXIBLE ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE ONE COMPONENT (1K) EPOXY ADHESIVE COMPOSITION | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18866843 | Photovoltaic frame and photovoltaic module | November 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18947449 | SELF-REPAIRING MULTI-JUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND METHOD FOR SELF-REPAIRING SUCH A CELL | November 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18942761 | FLEXIBLE PHOTOVOLTAIC BRACKET WITH IMPROVED MODULE FASTENER | November 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18940342 | FLOATING TORQUE TUBE TRACKER ASSEMBLY | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18861306 | SOLAR-CELL MODULE | October 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18858892 | A BIFACIAL PV MODULE HYBRIDIZED WITH III-V PV CELLS | October 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18919847 | THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE | October 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18913234 | ADAPTIVE SOLAR PANEL MOUNTING AND PROTECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOF | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18906003 | BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF | October 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18903607 | SYSTEM TO DISPLAY A VIVID IMAGE ON SOLAR CELLS HAVING FLEXIBLE PROPERTIES | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18899182 | HORIZONTAL BALANCED SOLAR TRACKER | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18898366 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOLAR MODULE ASSEMBLY | September 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18894877 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO A PORTABLE BATTERY USING AT LEAST ONE SOLAR PANEL | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18888868 | SOLAR CELL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | September 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18886902 | HYBRID DENSE SOLAR CELLS AND INTERCONNECTS FOR SOLAR MODULES AND RELATED METHODS OF MANUFACTURE | September 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18882961 | TECHNICAL WEAVE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES | September 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18829147 | SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM WITH A MECHANICAL DRIVE MECHANISM USING A FLEXIBLE TRANSMISSION SHAFT | September 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18844217 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING CLEANING DEMAND OF PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL METEOROLOGICAL INFLUENCE | September 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18819564 | MECHANICALLY STACKED SOLAR TRANSMISSIVE CELLS OR MODULES | August 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18818614 | SOLAR CELL MODULE | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18819247 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON BULK THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, SILICON BULK THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18817266 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | August 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18816575 | Visually Undistorted Thin Film Electronic Devices | August 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18813192 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPERATING PARAMETER OF A PV INSTALLATION, PV INSTALLATION HAVING AN INVERTER AND INVERTER FOR SUCH A PV INSTALLATION | August 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18809664 | SOLAR CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18839066 | Mount For Vertical Photovoltaic Modules | August 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18800800 | MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELL | August 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18836982 | ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURABLE AND STRETCHABLE THERMOELECTRIC DEVICES | August 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18798528 | SIMPLE BEARING FOR SOLAR TRACKING | August 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18797403 | Perovskite Material Photovoltaic Device and Method for Assembly | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18795756 | SYSTEMS FOR AND METHODS OF POSITIONING SOLAR PANELS IN AN ARRAY OF SOLAR PANELS TO EFFICIENTLY CAPTURE SUNLIGHT | August 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18792865 | TOPCon SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME | August 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18793358 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS WITH BYPASS DIODES | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18787003 | HIGH CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM WITH PYRAMIDAL MODULES | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18785118 | AUTONOMOUS ELECTRICAL POWER SOURCES | July 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18784393 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18783108 | GROUP-IV SOLAR CELL STRUCTURE USING GROUP-IV HETEROSTRUCTURES | July 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18782943 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, COMPOSITION FOR THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18782244 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL WITH A SPECIFIC ARRANGEMENT OF ENERGY COLLECTORS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A CELL | July 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18778561 | Systems and Methods for Multi-Position Solar Panel Arrays | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18777607 | SOLAR CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18730241 | SOLAR GLASS ASSEMBLY | July 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18728629 | BACK-CONTACT SOLAR CELL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND SOLAR-CELL ASSEMBLY | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18770733 | PHOTOVOLTAIC FRAME AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | July 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18728582 | THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE | July 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18770377 | STACKED III-V MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELL | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18768660 | SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18767107 | SOLAR PANEL PROTECTIVE CONTAINER APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | July 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18765993 | PASSIVATED CONTACT STRUCTURE AND SOLAR CELL COMPRISING THE SAME, CELL ASSEMBLY, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18727153 | PORTABLE PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY GENERATOR SET CONTAINER AND UTILIZATION METHOD THEREOF | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18765184 | PASSIVATED CONTACT STRUCTURE AND SOLAR CELL COMPRISING THE SAME, CELL ASSEMBLY, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18764306 | PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION DEVICE | July 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18764166 | BATTERY MODULE, MODULE COMBINATION, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | July 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18726430 | SOLAR CELL MODULE | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18763587 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE | July 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18763492 | Solar Device Fabrication Limiting Power Conversion Losses | July 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18310233 | HOT MELT COMPOSITION IN THE FORM OF A FILM FOR USE IN THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES | June 2024 | March 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18725003 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18757286 | SOLAR CELL STRUCTURE, METHOD FOR PREPARING SOLAR CELL, AND MASK PLATE | June 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18756932 | MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELL | June 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18756007 | SOLAR CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC COMPONENT | June 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18752940 | High Efficiency, Color Neutral, Semi-transparent Organic Photovoltaics for Energy Harvesting Windows | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18752826 | SOLAR BATTERY, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND USE THEREOF | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18753338 | HIGH STOW SOLAR TRACKER WITH HAIL PROTECTION | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18746163 | ALL-PRINTED BIFACIAL CARBON-BASED PEROVSKITE SOLAR MODULE WITH TAILORABLE OPTOELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS MADE UNDER AMBIENT AIR | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1721.
With a 27.8% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 32.3% 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.
⚠ 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 1721 is part of Group 1720 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 11,816 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 71.2%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Art Unit 1721's allowance rate of 71.2% places it in the 35% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.
Applications in Art Unit 1721 receive an average of 1.96 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 56% percentile). The median prosecution time is 28 months (in the 63% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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