USPTO Art Unit 1741 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19026585METHODS FOR PREPARING CERAMIC FIBER FILTER TUBES WITH HIGH AIR PERMEABILITYJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
18955376MELT-SPUN SINGLE-REACTOR HIGH-VISCOSITY PET/LOW-VISCOSITY PET TWO-COMPONENT ELASTIC FIBER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORNovember 2024March 2025Allow400YesNo
18844305GLASS TEMPERING FURNACE AND GLASS TEMPERING METHODSeptember 2024June 2025Allow1011NoNo
18812583SKIN MANUFACTURING POST-TREATMENT METHOD FOR AUTOMOBILE COLLISION DUMMYAugust 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18728889LOW-EXPANSION BOROSILICATE TRANSPARENT GLAZE AND A PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFJuly 2024May 2025Allow1021NoNo
18766063COMPOSITE PRODUCTS AND RELATED METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE PRODUCTS FROM RECYCLED COMPOSITE MATERIALSJuly 2024March 2025Allow811YesNo
18761318PREPARATION METHOD FOR MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC RESONATOR WITH LAMINATED STRUCTUREJuly 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18760748SMOKELESS TOBACCO PASTILLEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18755403MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT FOR CORRUGATED NETJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18744873AEROSOL-GENERATING DEVICE WITH REDUCED LEAKAGEJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18742124CAP FOR A CONTAINERJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18733317WINDOW MOLDING APPARATUS AND WINDOW MOLDING METHOD USING THE SAMEJune 2024May 2025Allow1110YesNo
18663086MOLDED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MOLDED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18708652ZIRCONIA SINTERED BODY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEMay 2024June 2025Abandon1311YesNo
18637806SUBSTRATE LOADING CASSETTE AND METHOD OF PROCESSING SUBSTRATE USING THE SAMEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18631162PROCESS FOR DRYING WET GLASS FIBRE FORMING PACKAGESApril 2024February 2025Allow1000NoNo
18699886Cutting device and method for cutting a strip and production line for applying an apex to a beadApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18626228VAPORIZER DEVICE WITH RESPONSIVE INHALATION DETECTIONApril 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18692530LONG GLASS FIBER MANUFACTURING METHOD, AND LONG GLASS FIBERMarch 2024August 2024Allow500NoNo
18691087Bead Clamp RingMarch 2024September 2024Allow600NoNo
18602669POLYURETHANE GAUGE WHEEL TIREMarch 2024November 2024Allow800NoNo
18602590SELF-LEARNING FIBER PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18602915MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTINGMarch 2024October 2024Allow820YesNo
18594632MOLD FOR BLOW MOLDING, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN CONTAINER USING SAME, AND RESIN CONTAINERMarch 2024June 2025Allow1611NoNo
18590496MOULDING APPARATUS FOR FORMING A FASTENING DEVICEFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18590294Dynamic Indexing for Moving Parts In a Fabrication EnvironmentFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18686695Strip applicator, strip-winding station and method for applying a strip to a strip-winding drumFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1100NoNo
18681147METHOD FOR PREPARING REFRACTORY FROM SECONDARY ALUMINUM DROSSFebruary 2024November 2024Allow900NoNo
18428853INJECTION MOLDING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND TOTE MANUFACTURED THEREFROMJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18425565METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN EXTRUDATEJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18423878FIBERGLASS RECOVERY METHODJanuary 2024November 2024Allow911NoNo
18577543METHOD FOR INTEGRALLY BONDING A GLASS ELEMENT TO A SUPPORT ELEMENT, AND OPTICAL DEVICEJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1511YesNo
18404986Artificial Botanicals and Methods of Making SameJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1400NoNo
18403816MOLD PLATE COOLING ARRANGEMENTJanuary 2024October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18575887MANUFACTURING METHOD OF LARGE-OUTER-DIAMETER QUARTZ CRUCIBLE FOR CZOCHRALSKI (CZ) SINGLE CRYSTALJanuary 2024June 2024Allow500NoNo
18398792Preparation Method of Fly Ash-Based Ceramic Membrane SupportDecember 2023May 2024Allow410NoNo
18398832Phase Inversion Pore-Forming Agent and Pore-Forming Method for Fly Ash-Based Ceramic Flat Membrane SupportDecember 2023February 2024Allow200NoNo
18393034CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF TEMPERATURE AND PRESSURE SENSING FOR AN AEROSOL PROVISION DEVICEDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18568587ABRADABLE COATING HAVING A HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL HAVING A CERAMIC MATRIX MADE OF SHORT FIBERSDecember 2023October 2024Allow1011NoNo
18567832GLASS COMPOSITIONS AND STRENGTHENED GLASS LAMINATE ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAMEDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18525758DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTABLE HEAT DISSIPATION IN CHANNEL COOLING SECTIONNovember 2023September 2024Allow1000NoNo
18517960MODULAR MOLTEN GLASS DELIVERY APPARATUSNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410YesNo
18513977AEROSOL GENERATING ARTICLESNovember 2023March 2025Allow1520NoNo
18389556Method for preparing lead smelting slag glass-ceramics based on the oxidation of silicon-rich silicon smelting slag and composition adjustmentNovember 2023March 2024Allow400NoNo
18290420FOAMING AND SHAPING PROCESS FOR A THERMOPLASTIC SHEET, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUS AND SHAPED FOAMED THERMOPLASTIC SHEETNovember 2023October 2024Allow1101NoNo
18559385VULCANIZING EQUIPMENTNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18500592METHOD FOR PREPARING ECOLOGICAL FOAMED CERAMIC FROM LEPIDOLITE FILTER MUD WHOLE WASTENovember 2023April 2024Allow610NoNo
18494743ION-MODIFIED MICROWAVE DIELECTRIC CERAMIC AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND MICROWAVE COMPONENTOctober 2023March 2024Allow501NoNo
18492726POLYMER FOAM SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2023June 2024Allow810NoNo
18287397BUSHING FOR PRODUCING GLASS FIBERS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS FIBERSOctober 2023April 2024Allow610YesNo
18379679MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR CELL-UNIT GLASS SUBSTRATESOctober 2023May 2025Abandon1930NoNo
18486925ELECTRONIC SMOKING ARTICLE INCLUDING A HEATING APPARATUS IMPLEMENTING A SOLID AEROSOL GENERATING SOURCEOctober 2023February 2025Allow1620NoNo
18485907APPARATUS FOR THE AUTOMATED PRODUCTION OF GLASS ASSEMBLIES AND CORRESPONDING METHODOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810NoNo
18481255Manufacturing method for glass particulate deposit and burnerOctober 2023November 2024Allow1410NoNo
18480241POD ASSEMBLY AND E-VAPOR APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18285355BEAD-APEX STITCHING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STITCHING AN APEX TO A BEADOctober 2023August 2024Allow1001NoNo
18372467COATINGS FOR GLASS SHAPING MOLDS AND MOLDS COMPRISING THE SAMESeptember 2023June 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18468112POD ASSEMBLY, DISPENSING BODY, AND E-VAPOR APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18367501CHEMICALLY-STRENGTHENED THIN GLASS SUBSTRATES NEW PARADIGMS FOR MODIFIED CURVATURE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURESeptember 2023July 2025Abandon2220NoNo
18244992HIGH THROUGHPUT ELECTRO-THERMAL POLINGSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010YesNo
18465747USE OF INFRARED TEMPERATURE DETECTION IN AN AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICESeptember 2023June 2024Allow910NoNo
18463843APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING NOZZLESeptember 2023February 2025Allow1820NoNo
18242935METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ENGINEERED STONE SLABS WITH VARIABLE WIDTH VEINSSeptember 2023December 2023Allow310YesNo
18461220APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITALLY MASKED PRINT AREA HEATINGSeptember 2023November 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18460360RAPID CERAMIC PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND EQUIPMENTSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1511YesNo
18240909Apparatus and method for shaping plastic preforms into plastic containers, having a clean room with a removable cover apparatusAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110NoNo
18239211MANUFACTURING LINE, PROCESS, AND SINTERED ARTICLEAugust 2023December 2023Allow410NoNo
18239035MOLDED FIBER PRODUCT PRODUCTION LINE UTILIZING FLUID TRIM OPERATIONAugust 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18237357PROCESS TO MAKE TEXTURED GLASSAugust 2023October 2024Allow1400NoNo
18452940SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED SUCCESSIVE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTINGAugust 2023March 2025Allow1810NoNo
18453167FOAMED GLASS BEADS AND PROCESS OF MAKING SAMEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1011NoNo
18453224ROLL-TO-ROLL MANUFACTURING MACHINES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING NANOSTRUCTURE-CONTAINING POLYMER FILMSAugust 2023October 2024Allow1411NoNo
18232061APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SURFACE-LAYERED PARTAugust 2023November 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18366530MOLDS FOR MANUFACTURING TEXTURED ARTICLES, METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF AND ARTICLES MANUFACTURED THEREFROMAugust 2023May 2025Allow2210NoNo
18365582METHODS OF MANUFACTURING ARTICLES UTILIZING FOAM PARTICLESAugust 2023December 2024Allow1610NoNo
18229604Bundling Apparatus and Method for Making Preform ChargesAugust 2023November 2024Allow1600NoNo
18363118ROD FORMING APPARATUS AND METHODAugust 2023April 2024Allow900NoNo
18228089PREFORM SHAPING APPARATUS, PREFORM SHAPING METHOD AND COMPOSITE MATERIAL MOLDING METHODJuly 2023March 2025Allow2021NoNo
18263314CONSTRUCTION OF A MOLDED BODY FOR NON-PNEUMATIC TIRESJuly 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18225758SYSTEM, PROCESS AND RELATED SINTERED ARTICLEJuly 2023December 2023Allow510NoNo
18353982MOLDED FIBER PRODUCT PRODUCTION LINE UTILIZING FLUID TRIM OPERATIONJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18354070SHUT-OFF NOZZLE, INJECTION DEVICE, AND INJECTION MOLDING MACHINEJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18261791AUTOMATIC MACHINE FOR REPAIRING PLASTIC SHEETSJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18353014INTEGRALLY BLOW-MOULDED BAG-IN-CONTAINER COMPRISING AN INNER LAYER AND AN LAYER COMPRISING ENERGY ABSORBING ADDITIVES, PREFORM FOR MAKING IT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ITJuly 2023August 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18261190METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIQUID CONTAINERJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18220660RAPIDLY HEATING AND COOLING COMPOSITE MATS COMPRISED OF CELLULOSE AND THERMOPLASTIC POLYMERJuly 2023March 2025Allow2000NoNo
18347666Deflecting Member for Making Fibrous StructuresJuly 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18347303CULTURED TOBACCO CELLS AS A MATRIX FOR CONSUMABLE PRODUCTSJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18346850MOLDING APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MOLDED SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18345910EXTRUDED FASTENER AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAMEJune 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18214207DEVICE FOR PROCESSING GLASS MEMBERJune 2023December 2024Abandon1801NoNo
18340494PROTECTION FILM ATTACHING APPARATUS AND PROTECTION FILM ATTACHING METHOD USING THE APPARATUSJune 2023October 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18212282METHOD OF MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBER AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING OPTICAL FIBERJune 2023June 2025Allow2410NoNo
18211059ENERGY EFFICIENT BLOW MOLDER CONTROLJune 2023May 2025Allow2311NoNo
18210637Ashtray and Storage DeviceJune 2023September 2024Abandon1520NoNo
18267203DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING KINEMATIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FREE FALL OF A GLASS PARISON IN AN APPARATUS FOR MOULDING GLASS ITEMS, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SUCH AN APPARATUSJune 2023July 2025Allow2501YesNo
18266919MOLD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING RESIN CONTAINERJune 2023November 2024Allow1700NoNo
18334184THREE-DIMENSIONAL TIRE SIPEJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18332426Reconstituted Cannabis Material For Generating AerosolsJune 2023June 2024Allow1310NoNo
18331454METHOD AND SYSTEM TO ELIMINATE DROPPING OF MOLDS FOR A MOLDING MACHINE ARRANGEMENTJune 2023May 2025Allow2311NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1741.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
357
Examiner Affirmed
239
(66.9%)
Examiner Reversed
118
(33.1%)
Reversal Percentile
53.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.1% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
845
Allowed After Appeal Filing
267
(31.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
578
(68.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.7%
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, 31.6% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1741 is part of Group 1740 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 11,445 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 70.0%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1741's allowance rate of 70.0% places it in the 29% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 1741 receive an average of 1.96 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 63% percentile). The median prosecution time is 31 months (in the 36% 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 relatively streamlined 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

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