USPTO Art Unit 1748 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1748
Group: 1740
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 5,040
Last Active: February 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19104886Headbox for Manufacturing a SubstrateFebruary 2025June 2025Allow400NoNo
18978418PRODUCTION PLANTDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18947443METHOD OF PRODUCING PATTERNS, MOLDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTSNovember 2024June 2025Allow720YesNo
18939596CELLULOSE BASED BIODEGRADABLE ABSORPTIVE FILTER AND METHOD OF MAKINGNovember 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18915989MULTIPART MOLDS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PULP ARTICLES MOLDED THEREFROMOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18905009SIPHON POWERED SUCTION DEVICEOctober 2024July 2025Allow911YesNo
18901412WET BLANK FLIPPING METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED PULP PRODUCTS AND PULP MOLDING MACHINESeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18825369Articles of Manufacture Comprising Nanocellulose ElementsSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18812346SKIN MANUFACTURING POST-TREATMENT DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE COLLISION DUMMYAugust 2024December 2024Allow400NoNo
18808127METHOD FOR MAKING AN ADSORPTIVE AIR FILTERAugust 2024October 2024Allow210YesNo
18807086VAPORIZABLE ALKALOID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2024April 2025Allow811YesNo
18799650VAPORIZABLE ALKALOID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2024February 2025Allow620YesNo
18776250MULTI-ARM FORMING DEVICE FOR SPACE ON-ORBIT COMPOSITE BRAIDINGJuly 2024November 2024Allow410NoNo
18763934MULTILAYER DENTAL APPLIANCES AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMSJuly 2024December 2024Allow501NoNo
18757235Methods, Devices, and Systems for Forming a Composite Structure using an Expandable PalletJune 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18747882COMPOSITIONS FOR BUCCAL ADMINISTRATIONJune 2024October 2024Allow410YesNo
18739525SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DYNAMIC CORRECTIVE ENZYME SELECTION AND FORMULATION FOR PULP AND PAPER PRODUCTIONJune 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18718029CURING MOLD ASSEMBLIES FOR NON-PNEUMATIC TIRES AS WELL AS METHODS OF MANUFACTUREJune 2024December 2024Allow601NoNo
18713463THERMOSENSITIVE PAPERMay 2024November 2024Allow610YesNo
18671034Sanitary Tissue Product with a Shaped Line of WeaknessMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18669480Oral Formulations of Kava and NicotineMay 2024January 2025Allow820NoNo
18665929BIODEGRADABLE AIR FILTER FROM DATE PALM AND METHOD OF FABRICATION THEREOFMay 2024August 2024Allow300YesNo
18661717PREPARATION METHOD AND RECYCLING METHOD FOR DEGRADABLE AND RECYCLABLE PAPER PLASTICS WITH WATER RESISTANCE AND HIGH-STRENGTHMay 2024February 2025Allow920NoNo
18654323APPARATUS FOR FORMING A SUBSTRATEMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18650515LOTIONED FIBROUS STRUCTURES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SAMEApril 2024June 2025Allow1300YesNo
18705700EMULSION FROM THE OXIDATION PRODUCTS OF NATURAL WAXES, HAVING IMPROVED BARRIER PROPERTIESApril 2024August 2024Allow400YesNo
18645864INJECTION MOLDING METHOD AND MOLDApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18703721METHOD FOR PREPARING FLUFF PULP FROM BAMBOOS AND FLUFF PULP PREPARED THEREBYApril 2024February 2025Allow1011NoNo
18636506EMBOSSED MULTI-PLY TISSUE PRODUCTApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18698781METHOD OF PRODUCING INORGANIC FIBER MAT AND INORGANIC FIBER MATApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18627747BIODEGRADABLE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRODUCTS MOLDED FROM NATURAL FIBERSApril 2024March 2025Allow1121YesNo
18627000METHOD OF PRESSURE-PUMPING READY-MIXED CONCRETEApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18619776TOPICALLY TREATED TISSUE PRODUCTMarch 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18619722SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLYING A FASTENING MATERIAL TO A SUBSTRATEMarch 2024April 2025Allow1201NoNo
18696958Support structures with fluid channelsMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010YesNo
18610725HEADBOX FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18608902SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFUSING NANO-TECHNOLOGY INTO PRODUCTION OF PHYSICAL STORAGE CONTAINERSMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18691353METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PAPER AND CARDBOARDMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18601356PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING WASTE MATERIAL INTO USEFUL MATERIALMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18597100FIBROUS STRUCTURESMarch 2024June 2025Allow1520NoNo
18593913THERMAL PAPER, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING THE SAMEMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18593597VAPORIZABLE ALKALOID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMarch 2024February 2025Allow1120YesNo
18582900METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INCORPORATING NICOTINE INTO ORAL PRODUCTSFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18444952APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WOOD FIBERSFebruary 2024June 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18442895METHOD OF FORMING GLASS-LIKE SHEETS USING DATE PALM SEEDSFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18683560BLADE AND CREPING ARRANGEMENTFebruary 2024June 2024Allow400YesNo
18431283USE OF PECTIN OR OTHER ANIONIC POLYMERS IN THE STABILIZATION AND CONTROLLED RELEASE OF NICOTINE IN ORAL SENSORIAL TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR NICOTINE CONTAINING NON-TOBACCO ORAL SENSORIAL PRODUCTSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18431478MULTIPART MOLDS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PULP ARTICLES MOLDED THEREFROMFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710YesNo
184314513D PRINTED TOOLING FOR PULP MOLDING PROCESSFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1321YesNo
18424253CORONA-RESISTANT N-GRADE INSULATION PAPER FOR VARIABLE FREQUENCY MOTOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2024August 2024Allow601NoNo
18423456MALE TOUCH FASTENER ELEMENTSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1010YesNo
18420148MOLDED PULP ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MOLDED PULP ARTICLEJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710YesNo
18291267Fine Cellulose Fibers and Production Method Therefor, Nonwoven Fabric, and Fiber-Reinforced Resin and Production Method ThereforJanuary 2024July 2024Allow600NoNo
18415922METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING 3D MOLDED PARTSJanuary 2024March 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18415175BLACK LIQUOR VISCOSITY REDUCING AND ANTI-SCALE AGENTJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1320YesNo
18411444Needle GuardJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18409856PAPER TOWEL ROLLSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1430NoNo
18409196SHOE INSOLE AND PROCESSING METHOD FOR SHOE INSOLEJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18545657ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION DEVICE WITH ABSORBENT ELEMENTDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710NoNo
18545976Coreless Rolls of a Tissue Paper Product and Methods of Manufacturing Coreless RollsDecember 2023June 2025Allow1840NoNo
18545882SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CASTING PROPELLANT GRAINDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18543522WET LAID DISPOSABLE ABSORBENT STRUCTURES WITH HIGH WET STRENGTH AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18540599METHOD OF FASTENING A JOINING INSERT TO A WIND TURBINE ROTOR BLADE ELEMENTDecember 2023March 2024Allow300NoNo
18539367Process for Separating Trichomes from Non-Trichome MaterialsDecember 2023April 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18535471TOBACCO LOZENGEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18536157NEW AND IMPROVED METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOLDABLE MATERIAL FOR TERRESTRIAL, MARINE, AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE APPLICATIONS WHICH INCLUDES AN ABILITY TO REFLECT RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY AND WHICH MAY BE MOLDABLE INTO A PARABOLIC OR RADIO FREQUENCY REFLECTOR TO OBVIATE THE NEED FOR REFLECTOR CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES WHICH PRODUCE LAYERS SUSCEPTIBLE TO LAYER SEPARATION AND SUSCEPTIBLE TO FRACTURE UNDER EXTREME CIRCUMSTANCESDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18530474DURABLE AND DISPERSIBLE CREPED MULTI-PLY TISSUEDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18527517NONWOVEN LAMINATEDecember 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18522405METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING A ZONED SUBSTRATENovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18263962JUNCAO PULP FOR SPINNING AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFNovember 2023May 2024Allow910NoNo
18511190ELECTRICALLY HEATED SMOKING SYSTEMNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710YesNo
18560690Process and System for Reorienting Fibers in a Foam Forming ProcessNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18388768CAUL PLATES FOR PREFORMS THAT UNDERGO PICK AND PLACEMENTNovember 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18505725HOOKAH HEATING DEVICENovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18559950Curing Mold Assemblies For Non-Pneumatic Tires As Well As Methods Of ManufactureNovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18503708APPARATUS, METHOD AND SYSTEM TO TEMPORARILY HOLD A WORKPIECE DURING MANUFACTURING USING ADHESIVE ATTACHMENTNovember 2023June 2024Allow700YesNo
18387681METHOD OF PAPER AND PAPERBOARD PRODUCTSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1511NoNo
18386886RESIN SWITCHING ASSIST METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOLDING MACHINENovember 2023May 2025Allow1801NoNo
18558642METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTINOUSLY TREATING BIOMASS MATERIALNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900YesNo
18495794Bleaching Trichomes to Remove ProteinsOctober 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18494932METHODS OF MAKING LAMINATES FOR ABSORBENT ARTICLESOctober 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18383494SYSTEM FOR 3D PRINTINGOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18489497APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR TARGETED ULTRASONIC MELT-FORMING OR STAKINGOctober 2023May 2024Allow711YesNo
18485360DURABLE AND DISPERSIBLE CREPED SINGLE PLY TISSUEOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18377335METHOD OF MAKING VACUUM INSULATED PANEL WITH OPTIMIZED LASER SPEEDOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18376900METHOD OF MAKING VACUUM INSULATED PANEL WITH OPTIMIZED LASER BEAM SIZEOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18553763CERAMIC PLATE WITH COLORFUL FLOWING CLOUD SURFACE DECORATION EFFECT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFOctober 2023May 2025Allow2000NoNo
18479536HOLLOW LEAF TUBE WITH FLAVOR CAPSULEOctober 2023May 2024Allow820YesNo
18375095ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR WHITENING TOBACCOSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1601NoNo
18474299FIBROUS BODY PROCESSING APPARATUSSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18473215PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL INTELLIGENT CELLULOSE-BASED VISUAL LABELSeptember 2023January 2024Allow410NoNo
18471611COMPOSITE CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2023January 2025Allow1611NoNo
18471520HEATING TREATMENT APPARATUS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF HEATING TREATMENT OBJECTSeptember 2023May 2025Abandon2000NoNo
18370489EMBOSSED MULTI-PLY TISSUE PRODUCTSSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18369862ROLLED PRODUCTS FOR ONE HANDED DISPENSINGSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18369896MULTI-PLY TISSUE PRODUCTSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18464363SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAKING POROUS ARTICLESSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1411NoNo
18462586COMPOSITE STRUCTURES FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES AND RELATED METHODSSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18463182HIGH-FREQUENCY WELDING FOR HEADGEARSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1710NoNo
18460231METHOD FOR PRODUCING RECYCLED PULP FIBERS, AND RECYCLED PULP FIBERSSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1920NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1748.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
47
Examiner Affirmed
34
(72.3%)
Examiner Reversed
13
(27.7%)
Reversal Percentile
25.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.7% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
167
Allowed After Appeal Filing
51
(30.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
116
(69.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
36.6%
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, 30.5% 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 1748 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1748 is part of Group 1740 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 5,040 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 77.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1748's allowance rate of 77.5% places it in the 49% 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 1748 receive an average of 1.71 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 40% percentile). The median prosecution time is 29 months (in the 48% 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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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.