USPTO Art Unit 1748 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1748
Group: 1740
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 4,363
Last Active: July 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19263977PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED BIO-COMPOSITES INCORPORATING AGRICULTURAL WASTE FIBERS, BIO-BASED BINDERS, AND CARBON NANOMATERIALSJuly 2025December 2025Allow510NoNo
19236299LIGNIN REMOVAL FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC WASTE USING REJECTED BRINE SOLUTIONJune 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
192052463D PRINTED TOOLING FOR PULP MOLDING PROCESSMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19193809Oral Formulations of Kava and NicotineApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19176187Hookah Main Unit with Enhanced Atomizing Airway and Electronic HookahApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19094817HIGH-YIELD INTEGRATED PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CIGAR WRAPPERSMarch 2025November 2025Allow720NoNo
18741306EFFICIENT METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR RECOVERY OF PRODUCTS FROM ORGANIC ACID PRETREATMENT OF PLANT MATERIALSMarch 2025July 2025Allow1410NoNo
19061291SMOKING TIP WITH SELECTIVELY INFUSED FLAVOR CHAMBERFebruary 2025August 2025Allow510YesNo
19104886Headbox for Manufacturing a SubstrateFebruary 2025June 2025Allow400YesNo
19048195MULTIPART MOLDS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PULP ARTICLES MOLDED THEREFROMFebruary 2025September 2025Allow820YesNo
19036256METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTROLLED TEAR-OPEN AND/OR TEAR-OFF AID FOR FIBER-BASED WEB MATERIALJanuary 2025September 2025Allow810YesNo
19027033ELECTRONIC HOOKAH WITH SHEET-LIKE HEATING DEVICEJanuary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
18881027METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED GAP CONTROL OF A SCARFING ROLLJanuary 2025July 2025Allow600NoNo
18978418PRODUCTION PLANTDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18870339A POUCHED PRODUCTNovember 2024January 2026Allow1420NoNo
18947443METHOD OF PRODUCING PATTERNS, MOLDS, AND RELATED PRODUCTSNovember 2024June 2025Allow720YesNo
18939596CELLULOSE BASED BIODEGRADABLE ABSORPTIVE FILTER AND METHOD OF MAKINGNovember 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18936016BIO-COMPOSITE MATERIAL INTEGRATING NATURAL FIBERS WITH BIO-BINDERS AND A PROCESS FOR ITS PREPARATIONNovember 2024May 2025Allow611NoNo
18932727METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ONION PULP FOR PAPER AND CAPSULEOctober 2024August 2025Allow920NoNo
18926671VAPORIZABLE ALKALOID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2024September 2025Allow1111YesNo
18915989MULTIPART MOLDS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PULP ARTICLES MOLDED THEREFROMOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18904356Articles of Manufacture Comprising Nanocellulose ElementsOctober 2024October 2025Allow1211NoNo
18905009SIPHON POWERED SUCTION DEVICEOctober 2024July 2025Allow911YesNo
18901412WET BLANK FLIPPING METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MOLDED PULP PRODUCTS AND PULP MOLDING MACHINESeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18889784HOLDER DEVICE FOR COUPLING SMOKABLE ITEMS WITH SMOKING INSTRUMENTSSeptember 2024July 2025Allow920NoNo
18848860METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING THE REFINING ENERGY DURING AN OPERATION OF REFINING OF A FIBER COMPOSITIONSeptember 2024August 2025Allow1110NoNo
18887152SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1800NoNo
18828627OFFLINE PAPERBOARD MOISTURIZINGSeptember 2024September 2025Abandon1311NoNo
18825369Articles of Manufacture Comprising Nanocellulose ElementsSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18812346SKIN MANUFACTURING POST-TREATMENT DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE COLLISION DUMMYAugust 2024December 2024Allow400NoNo
18809376METHODS OF WATER TRANSFER PRINTINGAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18808127METHOD FOR MAKING AN ADSORPTIVE AIR FILTERAugust 2024October 2024Allow210YesNo
18807086VAPORIZABLE ALKALOID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2024April 2025Allow811YesNo
18801011VERSATILE SIPE MACHINEAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18799650VAPORIZABLE ALKALOID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFAugust 2024February 2025Allow620YesNo
18794661PARTITIONABLE PAPER PRODUCTAugust 2024January 2026Allow1800NoNo
18793649USE OF A MODIFIED ACID IN DUAL PURPOSE BIOMASS DELIGNIFICATIONAugust 2024February 2026Allow1800NoNo
18835441AUTO SKIVE FILLING SYSTEMAugust 2024September 2025Allow1311YesNo
18784202PHYSICAL REUTILIZATION OF SILICONIZED PAPERSJuly 2024January 2026Allow1800NoNo
18776250MULTI-ARM FORMING DEVICE FOR SPACE ON-ORBIT COMPOSITE BRAIDINGJuly 2024November 2024Allow410NoNo
18774990METHOD OF CONTROLLING SHEET MANUFACTURING APPARATUSJuly 2024January 2026Allow1800NoNo
18772183A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A CUSTOMIZED OPTICAL ELEMENT TO ADJUST AN OPTICAL PROPERTY OF AN OPTICAL COMPONENTJuly 2024September 2025Allow1420NoNo
18763934MULTILAYER DENTAL APPLIANCES AND RELATED METHODS AND SYSTEMSJuly 2024December 2024Allow501NoNo
18762946CLEANING AND DEPOLLUTING OF FIBRES ORIGINATING FROM USED CIGARETTE BUTTS BY CONTACTING WITH A SUPERCRITICAL FLUID AND RECYCLING OF THE DEPOLLUTED FIBRESJuly 2024September 2025Allow1420YesNo
18757235Methods, Devices, and Systems for Forming a Composite Structure using an Expandable PalletJune 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18724456Coreless Rolls of a Tissue Paper Product and Methods of Manufacturing Coreless RollsJune 2024December 2025Allow1721NoNo
18747882COMPOSITIONS FOR BUCCAL ADMINISTRATIONJune 2024October 2024Allow410YesNo
18744781SMOOTH AND BULKY TISSUEJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18741380EFFICIENT METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR RECOVERY OF PRODUCTS FROM ORGANIC ACID PRETREATMENT OF PLANT MATERIALSJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
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
18667782BELT OR FABRIC INCLUDING POLYMERIC LAYER FOR PAPERMAKING MACHINEMay 2024July 2025Allow1411NoNo
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
18662970System and Method for Rapidly Printing Ice Into a Three-Dimensional StructureMay 2024January 2026Allow2001NoNo
18661834COMPOSITE PRODUCTSMay 2024December 2025Allow1920YesNo
18655668SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CURING COMPOSITE STRUCTURESMay 2024January 2026Allow2010YesNo
18656025System and Method for Infusing Nano-Technology Into Production of Patch Antennas for Array and Polymers and Biological and Artificial Membraned MaterialMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18654323APPARATUS FOR FORMING A SUBSTRATEMay 2024March 2025Allow1020YesNo
18652958Composition and Method for Making a Water Filter by AccretionMay 2024December 2025Abandon1931NoNo
18653503INTEGRATED PRESSURE SENSING OF FILTERED MOLTEN MATERIALMay 2024March 2026Allow2210NoNo
18706915RESIN MOLDMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18651730Fibrous Structures and Methods for Making SameMay 2024August 2025Allow1600YesNo
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
18626553MANUFACTURING A TWO-PART ELASTOMERIC PLUNGERApril 2024August 2025Allow1601YesNo
18625838APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WOOD FIBERSApril 2024December 2025Allow2111YesNo
18622076CELLULOSE RAW MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR RECYCLING A CELLULOSE RAW MATERIAL FROM BLENDED TEXTILE WASTEMarch 2024November 2025Abandon1920YesNo
18619339PAPER FILLER COMPOSITIONMarch 2024August 2025Abandon1701NoNo
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
18696120PROCESS FOR TREATMENT OF BIOMASS FOR PULPING AND BIOREFINERY APPLICATIONSMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410YesNo
18610725HEADBOX FOR MANUFACTURING A SUBSTRATEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18608902SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INFUSING NANO-TECHNOLOGY INTO PRODUCTION OF PHYSICAL STORAGE CONTAINERSMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18606008MASKING TAPE FOR FORMING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE SHIELDMarch 2024February 2026Abandon2310NoNo
18691353METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PAPER AND CARDBOARDMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18601744MODULAR TOOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2024September 2025Allow1810NoNo
18601356PROCESS OF TRANSFORMING WASTE MATERIAL INTO USEFUL MATERIALMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18597770SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR THE REMOVAL OF NON-PROCESS ELEMENTS FROM ELECTROSTATIC PRECIPITATOR ASHES IN A KRAFT PULP PROCESSMarch 2024March 2026Allow2420NoNo
18597100FIBROUS STRUCTURESMarch 2024June 2025Allow1520NoNo
18594472Embossed Toilet TissueMarch 2024December 2025Allow2241NoNo
18593913THERMAL PAPER, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING THE SAMEMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18593597VAPORIZABLE ALKALOID COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMarch 2024February 2025Allow1120YesNo
18589725Formation Detection System and a Process of ControllingFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1721YesNo
18588964Articles of Manufacture Comprising Nanocellulose ElementsFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2211YesNo
18586760SANITARY TISSUE PRODUCTSFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2100NoNo
18584217ROTOR FOR A FLUID PUMP, AND METHOD AND MOLD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1920YesNo
18582900METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INCORPORATING NICOTINE INTO ORAL PRODUCTSFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18583409ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18444952APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WOOD FIBERSFebruary 2024June 2025Abandon1610NoNo

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
51
Examiner Affirmed
37
(72.5%)
Examiner Reversed
14
(27.5%)
Reversal Percentile
23.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.5% 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
167
Allowed After Appeal Filing
49
(29.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
118
(70.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
32.1%
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, 29.3% 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 1748 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1748 is part of Group 1740 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 4,363 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 75.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1748's allowance rate of 75.9% 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 1.81 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 43% percentile). The median prosecution time is 31 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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