USPTO Art Unit 1746 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1746
Group: 1740
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 14,787
Last Active: November 2024

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18863356PANEL BODY MANUFACTURING METHODNovember 2024June 2025Allow700YesNo
18912568APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR ENTRAPPING AN ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL WITH FORM-FITTING ELASTOMERIC REGIONSOctober 2024May 2025Allow720YesNo
18900763ARTIFICIAL EYELASH, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND DEVICES THEREOFSeptember 2024April 2025Allow611NoNo
18851529TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810NoNo
18829489MACHINE FOR PRODUCING AN INSULATORSeptember 2024April 2025Allow711YesNo
18821798OVERLAY APPLICATOR MACHINE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAMEAugust 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18807812METHOD TO FABRICATE A MACHINABLE CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITEAugust 2024June 2025Allow1010YesNo
18799094Creating Made-to-Order Items with EmbellishmentsAugust 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18797254METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR APPLYING A SEALING AGENT TO THE SURFACE OF AN INTERNAL CAVITY OF A PNEUMATIC TIREAugust 2024May 2025Allow900YesNo
18796627DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FORMING V-SHAPED FULL-COMPOSITE PRESSURE VESSELAugust 2024December 2024Allow401YesNo
18789836Method of Manufacturing All-Solid-State Battery Using Roll Press ProcessJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18788861SELF-RISING BOARD MOLDINGJuly 2024January 2025Allow620YesNo
18729406ADHESIVE TAPE TEARING MODULE FOR DOUBLE-GLASS ASSEMBLY, AND ADHESIVE TAPE TEARING MACHINEJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18729095METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PART MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH LIQUID COMPACTINGJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010YesNo
18727591DRAPING A SKIN OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL ON A MULTICELLULAR BODYJuly 2024March 2025Allow801NoNo
18763092MULTI-LAYER COMPOSITE ALIGNMENT DEVICEJuly 2024January 2025Allow711YesNo
18722837TAMPER-EVIDENT PEELABLE CLOSURE ATTACHMENTJune 2024February 2025Allow810YesNo
18748285METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING TAMPONSJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18733747Method for Post-Curing a Profile of Fibre-Reinforced Plastic MaterialJune 2024February 2025Allow800YesNo
18677621METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ASSEMBLE A HIGH PURITY LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18711210Methods and Systems of Using Pocket Roller to Place Objects on Moving WebMay 2024November 2024Allow600NoNo
18655887ISOCYANATE-FREE LAMINATING ADHESIVEMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18652948LAMINATOR AND LAMINATION METHODMay 2024March 2025Allow1020NoNo
18653669ADHESIVES FOR LOW SURFACE ENERGY MATERIALSMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18650210APPARATUS FOR ATTACHING DISPLAY PANEL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAMEApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18650823Assembly Manufacturing Equipment and Method for Electrode AssemblyApril 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18645873AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A LAMINATED STRUCTUREApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18642457Auxiliary Device For Applying Protective FilmApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18638073BIO-BASED COATINGS AND ADHESIVES USING OILS OF PHYSARIA FENDLERI AND EUPHORBIA LAGASCAEApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18637449METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A LABEL TO A SPOOL OR REELApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18632338FILM APPLICATORApril 2024December 2024Allow820NoNo
18628714METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY SUBSTRATE AND PROCESS FILM FOR MANUFACTURING A FLEXIBLE DISPLAY SUBSTRATEApril 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18698470SPLICING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A PAPERBOARD PROTECTIVE CORNER MANUFACTURING SYSTEMApril 2024February 2025Allow1011NoNo
18697556METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ACOUSTIC PANEL BY WELDINGApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18613517SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF BUBBLE CLOSURE FORMATION FOR PACKAGINGMarch 2024August 2024Allow500NoNo
18613214MULTILAYER FACERMarch 2024October 2024Allow600NoNo
18612829AUTOMATED GARMENT MANUFACTURING USING ADHESIVE BONDINGMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310YesNo
18605803METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED MATERIAL AND SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING PRINTED MATERIALMarch 2024November 2024Allow800NoNo
18599766APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COLD FORMING GLASSMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18598717Actinic Radiation Curable Polymeric Mixtures, Cured Polymeric Mixtures And Related ProcessesMarch 2024January 2025Allow1101NoNo
18593230VEGETABLE OIL-DERIVED EPOXY COMPOSITIONS HAVING IMPROVED PERFORMANCEMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18585729MEDICAL DEVICES WITH TUBULAR REINFORCEMENTFebruary 2024September 2024Allow720YesNo
18583382GRADIENT PRINTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURAL COMPONENTFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1611NoNo
18439908METHOD FOR PLACING A VINYL CLING ONTO AN INFLATABLE VINYL SURFACEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1220NoNo
18438767Electrorheological Fluid Structure with Attached Conductor and Method of FabricationFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18437267ALTERNATE FILM PASTING DEVICES FOR HARD-CASE SECONDARY BATTERIESFebruary 2024June 2024Allow400NoNo
18436887BONDING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAMEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1100YesNo
18426108PRESSURE-RELIEVING FLEXURAL LOAD BEARING STRAPJanuary 2024November 2024Allow900NoNo
18420943HEAT-RESISTANT NANOCRYSTALLINE MAGNETIC-ISOLATION SHIELDING MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2024May 2024Allow401YesNo
18421673SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SUBSTRATEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1711NoNo
18420735Preparation Process of Spunlace Intertwining Type Recycled Cow LeatherJanuary 2024March 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18412993TOUCH PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE AND ATTACHING METHOD OF GLASS COVERJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18411858POLYMER FILM AND USES OF THE SAMEJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18411521CHEMICAL COMPOUND, SURFACE TREATING AGENT, SURFACE TREATING METHOD, AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR METAL-RESIN COMPOSITEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18408033TAPING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SECONDARY BATTERYJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18407910AIRCRAFT FLOORING AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720YesNo
18577455One-Component Moisture-Curable Adhesive CompositionJanuary 2024June 2024Allow600NoNo
18405765SYSTEMS AND METHODS HAVING A HEAT SINK FOR INDUCTION WELDINGJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1101NoNo
18404024METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING HYBRID COMPONENTJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18399690METHOD FOR PRODUCING COMPOSITE OF CFRTP PLATE MATERIAL WITH METAL PLATE MATERIAL AND COMPOSITE THEREOFDecember 2023June 2025Abandon1711NoNo
18399777Air bubble remover and applicator for tempered glass screen protector of electronic deviceDecember 2023August 2024Allow811YesNo
18395964INFLATABLE BALLOON AND COVERDecember 2023July 2025Allow1821YesNo
18394768WIREDRAWING INFLATABLE MATTRESS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023August 2024Allow811NoNo
18573705PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE TAPEDecember 2023July 2025Allow1800NoNo
18571619PROCESSING-OPTIMIZED, REACTIVE POLYMER COMPOSITIONDecember 2023April 2025Allow1521NoNo
18541301METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ASSEMBLING ELASTIC LAMINATES WITH A ROTATING ROLL AND REMOVABLE LAYERDecember 2023March 2025Allow1500NoNo
18537802Composite Control Cables and Stabilizing Tendons for Aircraft Applications and Method for Manufacture of SameDecember 2023May 2024Allow501NoNo
18568324A METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF A PASSIVE TEMPERATURE CONTROL CARTON FOR TRANSPORT AND STORAGEDecember 2023June 2025Allow1801NoNo
18530318BIODEGRADABLE THERMAL ADHESIVE COATING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOFDecember 2023December 2024Allow1201NoNo
18529882APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING A SCREEN PROTECTOR ON AN ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18523085BONDING DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY DEVICE USING THE SAMENovember 2023November 2024Allow1211NoNo
18564735ACCELERATOR FOR EPOXY RESINSNovember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18564794BACK GRINDING ADHESIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18565052THERMALLY CURABLE PRIMERS FOR DIGITAL PRINTINGNovember 2023March 2025Allow1520NoYes
18521150IN SITU CRACK REPAIR IN STRUCTURESNovember 2023September 2024Allow1000NoNo
18564379METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18519718SYSTEM FOR APPLYING ADHESIVENovember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18564592METHOD FOR JOINING FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC COMPONENTS AND STABILISING DEVICENovember 2023May 2025Allow1800YesNo
18518171Method for integrating a stiffener into a thermoplastic matrix composite partNovember 2023June 2025Allow1800YesNo
18513448SEALING ARTICLE COMPRISING METAL COATING, METHOD OF MAKING AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMENovember 2023November 2024Allow1220YesNo
18508637DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING STORAGE CONTAINER BY INTEGRALLY WINDING MULTIPLE BUNDLES OF FIBERS IN DOUBLE-LAYER SPIRAL CIRCUMFERENTIAL DIRECTIONNovember 2023February 2024Allow300NoNo
18560574COMPOSITION BASED ON (METH)ACRYLATE MONOMERSNovember 2023May 2025Allow1800NoNo
18560465Tape Including Electrically Conductive Porous MediumNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18507231CUSHIONING ARTICLE WITH TENSILE COMPONENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CUSHIONING ARTICLENovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18507787SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED MANUFACTURING OF FLEXIBLE GOODS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGIESNovember 2023March 2025Allow1620YesNo
18388304ENVIRONMENT-FRIENDLY HOT-MELT COMPOSITION FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR MATERIALNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18289963HOT MELT ADHESIVE COMPRISING FUNCTIONALIZED POLYOLEFINSNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18289952METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING WEARABLE ARTICLENovember 2023May 2025Allow1800NoNo
18387576ORGANICALLY MODIFIED CHALCOGENIDE POLYMERS FOR USE AS OPTICAL ADHESIVE MATERIALSNovember 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18500494ABSORBENT ARTICLE WITH PARTIALLY ENCLOSED WAIST CONTAINMENT MEMBER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOFNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210YesNo
18558602INSULATION SHEET FOR MOTOR, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING INSULATION SHEET FOR MOTORNovember 2023May 2025Allow1900NoNo
18494859METHOD FOR PRODUCING A MULTI-LAYER SUBSTRATEOctober 2023February 2025Allow1620NoNo
18288226TOILET PAPER ROLL MANUFACTURING METHODOctober 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18493789EXPANDABLE TOOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18383060SPUNBOND LAMINATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEOctober 2023March 2025Allow1611NoNo
18491904FABRIC-BACKED ROOFING MEMBRANE COMPOSITEOctober 2023April 2025Allow1811YesNo
18489724SYSTEM FOR CURING A PATCHOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410YesNo
18489130Robotic Product Labeling SystemOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18555678SYSTEM ENABLING THE CONTINUOUS AUTOMATED MANUFACTURE AND/OR PRODUCTION OF AT LEAST ONE FILM, COVER, BLANKET AND/OR MESH INTEGRATEDLY COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE FLUID DISTRIBUTION LINEOctober 2023June 2025Allow2011NoNo
18380490Indicator Assembly for Media Processing DevicesOctober 2023May 2025Allow1920YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1746.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
267
Examiner Affirmed
209
(78.3%)
Examiner Reversed
58
(21.7%)
Reversal Percentile
7.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 21.7% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
759
Allowed After Appeal Filing
220
(29.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
539
(71.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
28.3%
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, 29.0% 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 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 1746 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1746 is part of Group 1740 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 14,787 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 71.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1746's allowance rate of 71.5% 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.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 1746 receive an average of 1.68 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 36% percentile). The median prosecution time is 30 months (in the 42% 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 fewer 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

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.

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