Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19108260 | BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | March 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 4 | 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 |
| 18899182 | HORIZONTAL BALANCED SOLAR TRACKER | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 18839066 | Mount For Vertical Photovoltaic Modules | August 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 8 | 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 |
| 18784393 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 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 |
| 18778561 | Systems and Methods for Multi-Position Solar Panel Arrays | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 18764166 | BATTERY MODULE, MODULE COMBINATION, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | July 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | 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 |
| 18741272 | AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT DEVICE AND ALIGNMENT METHOD FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE FILM | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18670244 | Hydrochloric Acidic Surface Treatment for Multivalent Battery Metal Electrode | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18708811 | DISTRIBUTOR UNIT | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18657783 | PASSIVATED CONTACT STRUCTURE AND SOLAR CELL COMPRISING THE SAME, CELL ASSEMBLY, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18656773 | COOLING SYSTEM FOR SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION DEVICE | May 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18655626 | PREFABRICATED PHOTOVOLTAIC INTEGRATED PANEL WITH MOISTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND FABRICATED PHOTOVOLTAIC ENVELOPE SYSTEM | May 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18654363 | GPS POSITIONING STAKE WITH SOLAR PANEL ADJUSTABLE IN ANGLE | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18645370 | DOPED REGION STRUCTURE AND SOLAR CELL COMPRISING THE SAME, CELL ASSEMBLY, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18634948 | Method for manufacturing a laminar layered photovoltaic panel and a laminar layered photovoltaic panel manufactured with the method | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18624403 | ELECTRODE STRUCTURE, SOLAR CELL, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18624908 | ALIGNMENT BRACKET | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18697852 | PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18615162 | INTELLIGENT SOLAR RACKING SYSTEM | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18614488 | BACK-CONTACT SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18600467 | SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18597962 | Automatic solar tracking photovoltaic power generation device | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18593812 | SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18591939 | SOLAR PANEL SYSTEM | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18590798 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18583680 | PROTECTION OF SPACE SOLAR CELLS IN AN ARRANGEMENT IN THE FORM OF A STRING | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18582463 | SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18443637 | THERMOELECTRIC ELEMENT | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18439654 | SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18434576 | SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR CELL MODULE | February 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433366 | Methods for Coupling Solar Cells | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18431409 | COVER PLATE ASSEMBLY AND FOLDABLE COVER PLATE | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18429552 | PHOTOVOLTAIC LAMP USING UV ADHESIVE AND GLASS COVER FOR PACKAGING | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18425245 | LITHIUM ANTIMONIDE SULFIDE AS LI CONDUCTIVE COMPOUNDS FOR THE APPLICATION OF THICK COATING LAYER IN LI METAL BATTERY AND SOLID ELECTROLYTE IN ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM BATTERIES | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18424301 | DEVICE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION AND METHOD THEREFOR | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18424467 | SOLAR CELL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18424563 | SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | January 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18415294 | SOLAR ARRAY WITH REFERENCE SOLAR POWER PLANT FOR IMPROVED MANAGEMENT | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408483 | DISTRIBUTED MULTI-MODAL POWER MAXIMIZING INTEGRATED CIRCUIT FOR SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18405766 | BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18404643 | HEAT-UTILIZING POWER GENERATION MODULE AND THERMAL POWER GENERATION DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH SAME | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403617 | PHOTOVOLTAIC TRACKING SUPPORT AND TRANSMISSION DEVICE THEREOF | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18399623 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18399448 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | December 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18397455 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18396268 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18545592 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO A PORTABLE BATTERY USING AT LEAST ONE SOLAR PANEL | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18545549 | BATTERY WITH FLEXIBLE OMNIDIRECTIONAL LEADS | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18539378 | ROTATABLE AIRFOIL STRUCTURE WITH INTEGRATED SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICITY GENERATION | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18534564 | SOLAR CELL AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531640 | PHOTOVOLTAIC FRAME, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC FRAME | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531648 | SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18528948 | INNOVATIVE NANOPORE SEQUENCING TECHNOLOGY | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18523378 | CONTROLLING DEVICE HAVING AN ENERGY HARVESTING FEATURE | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522465 | STRUCTURE FOR INSTALLATION OF SOLAR POWER GENERATION PANEL ON ROOF | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18521384 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATE FOR SOLAR CELL AND SUBSTRATE FOR SOLAR CELL | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18518397 | THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL, CELL PACK AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18516427 | SOLAR ANTENNA ARRAY FABRICATION | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18511685 | Adjustable Supporting Structure for One or More Photovoltaic Panels | November 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18506020 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | November 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18506068 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SILICON WAFER, SOLAR CELL, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | November 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18504051 | BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND FABRICATION METHOD THEROF | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18386531 | SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18495582 | STRUCTURAL SUPPORT GRID FOR FLOATING SOLAR ARRAY | October 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18383193 | 360 degree rotating sun panel that automatically cleans dust and resists hurricanes | October 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18490663 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18489819 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO CONVERT SOLAR RADIATION INTO ELECTRICITY | October 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488909 | SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487310 | METHOD FOR MAKING A MODULAR SOLAR PANEL | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18378128 | Photovoltaic Devices and Method of Making | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18378023 | MULTIJUNCTION SOLAR CELLS | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18376922 | CONTROLLING DEVICE HAVING AN ENERGY HARVESTING FEATURE | October 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18480339 | UV-RESISTANT PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | October 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18374819 | DOPED REGION STRUCTURE AND SOLAR CELL COMPRISING THE SAME, CELL ASSEMBLY, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18478380 | SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18474149 | Passively Deployable Solar Panel Array with Truss Backing and Synchronizing Linkages | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18372553 | Rotatable AI solar panel system for houses roof | September 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18473639 | Flat-on-ground Utility-Scale Photovoltaic Array With Edge Portions Resting On Ground Support Area | September 2023 | June 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283473 | BACKSHEET STACK FOR A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, AND A METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF | September 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471431 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18471776 | PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES INTEGRATED WITH BUILDING SIDING AND FENCING | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18369946 | FILM PREPARATION METHOD, SOLAR CELL, PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | September 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18282558 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLAR CELL STRING, SOLAR CELL STRING, PROCESSING DEVICE FOR A SOLAR CELL STRING, AND USE OF SUCH A PROCESSING DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING A SOLAR CELL STRING | September 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18369011 | SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18468340 | SOLAR WINDOW IMPROVEMENT | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18466805 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18550240 | PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH PASSIVATED CONTACT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18367235 | SOLAR CELL, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | September 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1721.
With a 28.0% 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, 32.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ 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 1721 is part of Group 1720 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 12,334 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 71.7%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Art Unit 1721's allowance rate of 71.7% places it in the 32% 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 1.89 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 56% percentile). The median prosecution time is 27 months (in the 59% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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