USPTO Art Unit 1746 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19325551MANUAL COLD LAMINATING MACHINESeptember 2025February 2026Allow510NoNo
19281246ADHESIVE BASED MOUNTING ACCESSORYJuly 2025January 2026Allow610YesNo
19237095AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT ASSEMBLY WITH PRESSURE ROLLERJune 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19222131Temporary Ring Inner Diameter Filing Device and Method thereofMay 2025March 2026Allow911NoNo
19218564PRESSING MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING CRAFT FLOWERSMay 2025January 2026Allow720NoNo
19128125ULTRASONIC WELDING OF PREPREG TAPEMay 2025February 2026Allow900YesNo
19200053WARP DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN TRAVELING MULTI-LAYER PRODUCTMay 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19198328APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR BONDING WEBS OF NON-WOVEN PLASTIC MATERIALMay 2025December 2025Allow811YesNo
19089504FILM APPLICATOR FOR EASY PACKAGINGMarch 2025October 2025Allow620NoNo
19089204FILM STICKING DEVICEMarch 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19081483FABRICATION OF VARIABLE TRANSMISSION DEVICES USING PRINTED INTERLAYERSMarch 2025July 2025Allow401NoNo
19067583SPRAYABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSFebruary 2025November 2025Allow911NoNo
19049598HIGH VOLTAGE CONDUCTOR AND METHODS OF FABRICATIONFebruary 2025May 2025Allow300NoNo
19100007GEOMETRY OF A LAY-UP SURFACEJanuary 2025September 2025Allow810YesNo
18994027ADHESIVE PRODUCT MADE OUT OF PYROLYSIS OIL VIA A POLYMERIZATIONJanuary 2025December 2025Abandon1101NoNo
19014745Pre-Applied Membrane Having Granular Polymer Outer Protective LayerJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1310NoNo
19010195MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR A FOOD WARMING PADJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
19003698METHOD OF PREPARING URINARY CATHETER HAVING BALLOON OF THREE CAVITIES AT TOP END OF URINARY CATHETERDecember 2024August 2025Allow800YesNo
18877990METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A COMPOSITE MATERIAL PART INTENDED TO BE ARTICULATED TO OTHER PARTSDecember 2024August 2025Allow810YesNo
18970241FLEXIBLE LED VEHICLE-MOUNTED DISPLAY SCREEN AND PRODUCTION PROCESS THEREOFDecember 2024August 2025Allow811NoNo
18863356PANEL BODY MANUFACTURING METHODNovember 2024June 2025Allow700YesNo
18918911Making Made-to-Order Items with EmbellishmentsOctober 2024July 2025Abandon910NoNo
18912568APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR ENTRAPPING AN ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL WITH FORM-FITTING ELASTOMERIC REGIONSOctober 2024May 2025Allow720YesNo
18909175ORNAMENTAL FLOCKING AND METHODS OF MAKING SAMEOctober 2024January 2026Allow1620NoNo
18903734ADHESIVE ASSEMBLY METHOD AND AN ADHESIVE ASSEMBLY OBTAINED BY THE METHODOctober 2024March 2026Allow1710YesNo
18900763ARTIFICIAL EYELASH, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND DEVICES THEREOFSeptember 2024April 2025Allow611NoNo
18852227LAMINATOR APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MAKING CURVED LAMINATED SOLAR PANELSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1600YesNo
18851529TIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810NoNo
18829489MACHINE FOR PRODUCING AN INSULATORSeptember 2024April 2025Allow711YesNo
18294384FLAME-RETARDANT DEGRADABLE ADHESIVE TAPE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2024January 2026Allow2300NoNo
18822699CUTTING AND ATTACHING SYSTEM FOR SCREEN PROTECTOR HAVING HIGH HARDNESSSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18821798OVERLAY APPLICATOR MACHINE AND METHOD OF PROVIDING THE SAMEAugust 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18842833MULTI-LAYER RELEASE STACK FOR LIGHT INDUCED TRANSFER OF COMPONENTSAugust 2024January 2026Allow1700YesNo
18841757A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN ABSORBENT CORE FOR A DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT HYGIENE ARTICLEAugust 2024March 2026Allow1801NoNo
18816590CURING MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING A TURBOMACHINE COMPONENT MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL FROM A PREFORM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT BY MEANS OF SUCH A MOLDAugust 2024October 2025Allow1410YesNo
18807812METHOD TO FABRICATE A MACHINABLE CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITEAugust 2024June 2025Allow1010YesNo
18803078ADHESIVE STRIP ATTACHMENT OF ROOF BOARDS TO A CORRUGATED ROOF DECKAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18837829APPARATUS FOR FORMING AND APPLYING A PLEATED CORE WRAPAugust 2024January 2026Allow1700YesNo
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
18788955GLASS RESIN LAMINATEJuly 2024March 2026Allow2000YesNo
18785555AFFIXING DEVICEJuly 2024January 2026Allow1700NoNo
18832720FILAMENT WINDING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH RESIN APPLICATIONJuly 2024March 2026Abandon2010NoNo
18780681TEMPORARY ADHESIVE CONTAINING EPOXY-MODIFIED POLYSILOXANEJuly 2024January 2026Allow1700NoNo
18773735FIBER COMPOSITE COMPONENT, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FIBER COMPOSITE COMPONENTJuly 2024October 2025Allow1510NoNo
18729406ADHESIVE TAPE TEARING MODULE FOR DOUBLE-GLASS ASSEMBLY, AND ADHESIVE TAPE TEARING MACHINEJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18774036Assorbent AssemblyJuly 2024August 2025Allow1311NoNo
18729095METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A PART MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL WITH LIQUID COMPACTINGJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010YesNo
18727829SONOTRODE HAVING OPTIMIZED SLOT GEOMETRYJuly 2024September 2025Allow1540YesNo
18727591DRAPING A SKIN OF THERMOPLASTIC MATERIAL ON A MULTICELLULAR BODYJuly 2024March 2025Allow801NoNo
18727273APPLICATION HEAD FOR AUTOMATICALLY APPLYING FIBRESJuly 2024July 2025Allow1311YesNo
18763092MULTI-LAYER COMPOSITE ALIGNMENT DEVICEJuly 2024January 2025Allow711YesNo
18759655METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18756666FLEX WRAP CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY TECHNIQUESJune 2024January 2026Allow1801NoNo
18753478PROTECTION FILM, METHOD FOR AFFIXING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENTJune 2024March 2026Allow2100NoNo
18753583GUIDE FILM, METHOD OF FABRICATING THE GUIDE FILM, AND APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2024November 2025Allow1701NoNo
18722837TAMPER-EVIDENT PEELABLE CLOSURE ATTACHMENTJune 2024February 2025Allow810YesNo
18748285METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING TAMPONSJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18719635BARRIER COMPOSITE WITH AN INTEGRAL RELEASE LAYER AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEJune 2024January 2026Allow1900NoNo
18740695METHOD FOR FORMING A COMPOSITE STIFFENERJune 2024September 2025Allow1510YesNo
18741285COATING APPARATUSJune 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18719142METHOD FOR PREPARING ELECTROTHERMAL HEATING SHEET FROM CARBON FIBER BRAIDED FABRIC SCRAPSJune 2024January 2026Allow1901NoNo
18735817FEEDING MECHANISM AND EDGE BANDING MACHINE INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2024November 2025Allow1700NoNo
18734865MODULAR BOX ASSEMBLYJune 2024February 2026Allow2031NoNo
18733747Method for Post-Curing a Profile of Fibre-Reinforced Plastic MaterialJune 2024February 2025Allow800YesNo
18715741RESIN JOINED BODY MANUFACTURING METHODJune 2024October 2025Allow1600YesNo
18731872SHEET LAMINATOR AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SHEET LAMINATORJune 2024November 2025Allow1700NoNo
18679531Methods and Apparatuses for Making Elastomeric Laminates with Elastic Strands Unwound from Spools on Surface UnwindersMay 2024September 2025Allow1510NoNo
18714880TEMPORARY SHEET BONDING METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2024March 2026Allow2211YesNo
18676920LINER REPLACING DEVICEMay 2024September 2025Abandon1600NoNo
18677621METHOD AND APPARATUS TO ASSEMBLE A HIGH PURITY LIQUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18675442METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING ABSORBENT ARTICLES HAVING A POCKET AND ABSORBENT ARTICLESMay 2024May 2025Allow1211NoNo
18676369NASAL/ORAL CANNULA SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURINGMay 2024January 2026Allow2020YesNo
18676036SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LABELING VARIOUS SHAPES OF CONTAINERS IN A UNIT-OF-USE MACHINEMay 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18672795LABEL ALIGNER FOR CYLINDRICAL PRODUCTS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BOTTLES, JARS AND CUPSMay 2024March 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18711770SELF-CLEANING DEVICE FOR APPLYING MATERIAL BETWEEN TILES ON VERTICAL SURFACESMay 2024September 2025Allow1600YesNo
18711210Methods and Systems of Using Pocket Roller to Place Objects on Moving WebMay 2024November 2024Allow600NoNo
18665524FIBER-METAL LAMINATE HAVING HONEYCOMB SANDWICH STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMay 2024October 2025Allow1700YesNo
18710388COMPOSITION BASED ON (METH)ACRYLATE MONOMERSMay 2024October 2025Allow1700NoNo
18662712Method of Producing CompositesMay 2024December 2025Allow1911NoNo
18660933PREVENTION OF INTERLOCKING OF NESTABLE CONTAINERSMay 2024March 2026Allow2210NoNo
18708715SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS MANUFACTURING OF SEMI-FINISHED PRODUCTSMay 2024February 2026Allow2110NoNo
18708398PROCESS FOR MAKING RECYCLABLE COPOLYESTERS ARTICLES WITH LIVING HINGESMay 2024January 2026Allow2000NoNo
18655633MULTILAYER FILM FOR PACKAGING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOFMay 2024January 2026Allow2020NoNo
18655887ISOCYANATE-FREE LAMINATING ADHESIVEMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18653230Adhesive Bonding Method for the Shoe MakingMay 2024January 2026Allow2110NoNo
18652948LAMINATOR AND LAMINATION METHODMay 2024March 2025Allow1020NoNo
18653669ADHESIVES FOR LOW SURFACE ENERGY MATERIALSMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18706887TIRE BUILDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR INSPECTING A TIRE COMPONENT PRODUCED IN SAID TIRE BUILDING MACHINEMay 2024February 2026Allow2120YesNo
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
18645664SHEET LAMINATOR AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SHEET LAMINATORApril 2024November 2025Allow1900NoNo
18645650METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN ELECTROSTATIC CHUCKApril 2024November 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18645873AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORMING A LAMINATED STRUCTUREApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18644909SELF-RISING BOARD MOLDINGApril 2024December 2025Allow2010NoNo
18643701METHOD FOR ATTACHING INSULATION PANELSApril 2024January 2026Allow2121YesNo
18641685MANUAL STICKER DISPENSERApril 2024March 2025Allow1120YesNo

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
287
Examiner Affirmed
221
(77.0%)
Examiner Reversed
66
(23.0%)
Reversal Percentile
10.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 23.0% 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
802
Allowed After Appeal Filing
227
(28.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
575
(71.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
28.0%
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, 28.3% 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 14,117 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 70.3%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1746's allowance rate of 70.3% 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 1.74 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 37% percentile). The median prosecution time is 31 months (in the 47% 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

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