Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19331605 | GLASS PARTS AND GOB-PRESSING METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH | September 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19223428 | METHODS FOR PREPARING SILICON CARBIDE MEMBRANE SUPPORTS USING ACTIVATED COKE FLY ASH | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19074691 | BAR SUPPORT AND METHOD OF MAKING A BAR SUPPORT | March 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19026585 | METHODS FOR PREPARING CERAMIC FIBER FILTER TUBES WITH HIGH AIR PERMEABILITY | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19030218 | RADIATION SOURCE ASSEMBLY AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER-BY-LAYER FORMATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS | January 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19028587 | GLASS PARTS AND GOB-PRESSING METHODS FOR MAKING SUCH | January 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19023212 | FUSED MATERIALS WITH MISMATCHED PROPERTIES | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18880980 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURE OF APPLICATION-SPECIFIC INORGANIC OPTICAL ELEMENTS | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18881173 | Methods of Forming Bevels in Flooring Planks | January 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18968018 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INTEGRATED BASE | December 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18869069 | ZIRCONIA SINTERED BODY AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR THE SAME | November 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18955376 | MELT-SPUN SINGLE-REACTOR HIGH-VISCOSITY PET/LOW-VISCOSITY PET TWO-COMPONENT ELASTIC FIBER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18923414 | IONIZED NOZZLE | October 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 18908411 | MULTI-SHOT INJECTION MOLDED METHOD AND PRODUCT | October 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18908308 | IN SPACE ASSEMBLY | October 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18851472 | TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEM | September 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18847877 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A DECORATIVE OBJECT FROM AT LEAST ONE EXTRUDED BEAD LAYER | September 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18885202 | EXTRUDED FASTENER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAME | September 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18884227 | APPARATUS FOR THE FABRICATION OF STRAND-EMBEDDED STRUCTURES WITH BARE LEADS | September 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18845500 | METHODS FOR HEATING A HOT RUNNER OF AN INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM | September 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18830133 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A TILE PRODUCT | September 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18844305 | GLASS TEMPERING FURNACE AND GLASS TEMPERING METHOD | September 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18814729 | ATTITUDE ADJUSTMENT METHOD | August 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18812583 | SKIN MANUFACTURING POST-TREATMENT METHOD FOR AUTOMOBILE COLLISION DUMMY | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18805675 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MOLDED BODY AND MOLDED BODY | August 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18836492 | PROCESS FOR TREATMENT OF AN INITIAL POLYETHYLENE-CONTAINING MATERIAL TO PRODUCE A POLYETHYLENE COMPOSITION FOR INJECTION MOLDING | August 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18777097 | HEAT-NOT-BURN (HNB) AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICES WITH COMPRESSION ASSEMBLY | July 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18728889 | LOW-EXPANSION BOROSILICATE TRANSPARENT GLAZE AND A PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18766063 | COMPOSITE PRODUCTS AND RELATED METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE PRODUCTS FROM RECYCLED COMPOSITE MATERIALS | July 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18765151 | MECHANISM TO CONTROL THE DENSITY GRADIENT IN THREE-DIMENSIONALLY PRINTED MATERIAL | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18761318 | PREPARATION METHOD FOR MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC RESONATOR WITH LAMINATED STRUCTURE | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18761084 | MULTIVARIATE SHRINKAGE SENSOR (MVSS) FOR INJECTION MOLDING | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18760748 | SMOKELESS TOBACCO PASTILLE | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18759407 | GLASS TIP WITH CROSS CUT END FOR USE WITH SMOKABLE SUBSTANCES CONTAINED WITHIN A WRAP AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE TIP | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18755403 | MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT FOR CORRUGATED NET | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18751834 | PORTABLE SPINNER AND METHODS OF USE | June 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18744873 | AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH REDUCED LEAKAGE | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18742117 | CAP FOR A CONTAINER | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18742124 | CAP FOR A CONTAINER | June 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18718444 | METHODS OF MANUFACTURING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS INCLUDING ASYMMETRIC GRADIENT INDEX OPTICAL ELEMENTS | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18733317 | WINDOW MOLDING APPARATUS AND WINDOW MOLDING METHOD USING THE SAME | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18714017 | LINK MECHANISM, LINK DEVICE, AND STRETCHING MACHINE | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18668429 | Rotolinear Mechanism for Glassware Forming Machines | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18667234 | ASSEMBLY FOR SUPPORTING AN ELECTRICAL FLANGE IN A GLASS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS | May 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18663086 | MOLDED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MOLDED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18664281 | STAGED SHEARING AND FORMING METHODS FOR T-BAR CYLINDRICAL MEMBERS | May 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662028 | IMPRINT APPARATUS AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD | May 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18659094 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLATINUM FREE MELTING OF HIGH INDEX GLASSES | May 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18708652 | ZIRCONIA SINTERED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME | May 2024 | June 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18658939 | METHODS TO CONTROL THERMAL VARIATION DURING TUBE CONSUMPTION IN GLASS TUBE CONVERTING | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18653640 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING A PORTION OF AN ARTICLE OF FOOTWEAR FROM A MOLD | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18645659 | DIE CASTING DEVICE AND MOLDING METHOD | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18637553 | CLEANING STEP TO REMOVE METALS OR METAL OXIDES FROM POROUS GLASS BODY | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18637806 | SUBSTRATE LOADING CASSETTE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE USING THE SAME | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18635290 | Valve Device and Blow Molding System | April 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18634904 | ADJUSTMENT METHOD FOR SHUT-OFF NOZZLE, SHUT-OFF NOZZLE, INJECTION DEVICE, AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18634913 | SHUT-OFF NOZZLE OF VERTICAL INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE, INJECTION DEVICE, AND VERTICAL INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE | April 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18631162 | PROCESS FOR DRYING WET GLASS FIBRE FORMING PACKAGES | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18699886 | Cutting device and method for cutting a strip and production line for applying an apex to a bead | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18626458 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING A PROFILE STRUCTURAL PART OF AN AIRCRAFT AGAINST MECHANICAL WEAR AND/OR MECHANICAL IMPACT | April 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18626228 | VAPORIZER DEVICE WITH RESPONSIVE INHALATION DETECTION | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18696767 | METHOD OF AND APPARATUS FOR CUTTING A SUBSTRATE OR PREPARING A SUBSTRATE FOR CLEAVING | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18620209 | INJECTION MOLDING TOOL AND A METHOD OF FORMING AN INJECTION MOLDING TOOL | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18611663 | GLASS FIBER AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18692530 | LONG GLASS FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND LONG GLASS FIBER | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18604970 | RESIN CONTAINER MANUFACTURING METHOD | March 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18604434 | POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPOSITE SHEET HAVING CONTINUOUS GRADIENT TRANSITION LAYER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | March 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18602669 | POLYURETHANE GAUGE WHEEL TIRE | March 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18691087 | Bead Clamp Ring | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18691206 | ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE PRODUCED FROM ACRYLIC/ABS LAMINATED SHEET | March 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18602165 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18602590 | SELF-LEARNING FIBER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18602915 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18594632 | MOLD FOR BLOW MOLDING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN CONTAINER USING SAME, AND RESIN CONTAINER | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18591109 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE SHEET | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592410 | Glass Blowing Methods, Glass Blowing Apparatuses, and Blown Glass Products | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18590496 | MOULDING APPARATUS FOR FORMING A FASTENING DEVICE | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18590294 | Dynamic Indexing for Moving Parts In a Fabrication Environment | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18589170 | PLASTICIZING DEVICE | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18686695 | Strip applicator, strip-winding station and method for applying a strip to a strip-winding drum | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18685597 | CONCRETE VIBRATOR SYSTEM | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18582048 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF HEATER INCLUDED IN AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE ACCORDING TO TYPE OF CIGARETTE, AND AEROSOL GENERATION DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING TEMPERATURE OF HEATER ACCORDING TO TYPE OF CIGARETTE | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18440192 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPRESSOR | February 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438613 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHAPING A GLASS SHEET | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435491 | GLASS SUBSTRATE CHEMICAL STRENGTHENING FURNACE APPARATUS | February 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18681606 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS ARTICLE AND GLASS-MELTING FURNACE | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18681147 | METHOD FOR PREPARING REFRACTORY FROM SECONDARY ALUMINUM DROSS | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18431295 | APPARATUS FOR MAKING AND LAYING BRICKS | February 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18428853 | INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND TOTE MANUFACTURED THEREFROM | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426787 | APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN MOLDED PRODUCT | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18425565 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EXTRUDATE | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18423878 | FIBERGLASS RECOVERY METHOD | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18292017 | MOLDING ASSISTANCE DEVICE FOR INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18421278 | HOLDING JIG WITH BALANCING MECHANISM | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18417371 | INJECTION MOLDED CUTLERY AND METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOR | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18415122 | HIGH CAPACITY BUSHING PLATE FOR PRODUCING IGNEOUS ROCK FIBERS | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18413911 | INFRARED-TRANSMITTING, POLARIZATION-MAINTAINING OPTICAL FIBER AND METHOD FOR MAKING | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18412759 | HAMMER DRILL ATTACHMENT | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18578625 | MOLD CLAMPING DEVICE AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18577543 | METHOD FOR INTEGRALLY BONDING A GLASS ELEMENT TO A SUPPORT ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL DEVICE | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1741.
With a 32.9% 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.
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, 30.7% 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 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Art Unit 1741 is part of Group 1740 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 11,018 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 69.2%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Art Unit 1741's allowance rate of 69.2% places it in the 30% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.
Applications in Art Unit 1741 receive an average of 2.04 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 62% percentile). The median prosecution time is 32 months (in the 41% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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