USPTO Art Unit 1759 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1759
Group: 1750
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 9,395
Last Active: September 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19322650PRESSURE RELIEF COMPONENT, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUSSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19303577POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUSAugust 2025January 2026Allow510YesNo
19303142METHOD FOR PRESERVING MILK FOR JEWELRY PRODUCTIONAugust 2025December 2025Allow401NoNo
19293667FOLDABLE SOLAR PANELAugust 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19291014FOLDABLE SOLAR PANELAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19288053METHOD AND KIT FOR MONITORING ANTICOAGULANT THERAPYAugust 2025March 2026Allow711YesNo
19272597METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC TUBESJuly 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19255556COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING BLOOD ETHANOL CONCENTRATION THROUGH ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE AND ACETALDEHYDE SCAVENGERSJune 2025September 2025Allow301YesNo
19246983METHOD OF CULTIVATING ALGAL BIOMASS USING OILFIELD HYPERSALINE BRINEJune 2025August 2025Allow200YesNo
19239965METHOD FOR IMPROVING GLOSSINESS AND INK COLOR FASTNESS OF PRINTED COLOR FILMS AND ITS APPLICATION THEREOFJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19235033FOLDABLE SOLAR PANELJune 2025July 2025Allow210NoNo
19235002SYSTEM AND METHOD OF APPLYING A COATING TO A VEHICLEJune 2025February 2026Allow811YesNo
19235451AMORPHOUS SILICA/CUBIC Co3O4/CUBIC NiO/C NANOCOMPOSITE AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOFJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19230957ELECTROSTATIC FREE WATER KNOCKOUT FOR HIGH WATER CUT EMULSIONSJune 2025September 2025Allow400YesNo
19223700SLEEP-AIDING PROBIOTIC GOAT MILK POWDER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMay 2025October 2025Allow511YesNo
19212070PARTICULATE NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19211185AZULENE-BASED BRANCHED POLY ARYL-PIPERIDINE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREOFMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19211017PAPER SHEET TRANSPORT DEVICE AND PAPER SHEET HANDLING DEVICEMay 2025March 2026Allow1000NoNo
19129967COMPOUND SOLAR BATTERYMay 2025January 2026Allow810NoNo
19196834PREPARATION METHOD OF N-BUTENYL AMIDE COMPOUNDSMay 2025August 2025Allow410NoNo
19194786MODULAR HYDROGEN GENERATION SYSTEMApril 2025September 2025Allow401YesNo
19194770CONTAINED HYDROGEN GENERATION SYSTEMApril 2025September 2025Allow401YesNo
19193441Novel meta-POSS (meta-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane) compoundApril 2025June 2025Allow100NoNo
19185307SURFACE COMPOSITE FILM STRUCTURE WITH LONGITUDINAL TRANSMISSION CUTOFF AND TRANSVERSE TRANSMISSION CONDUCTION, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFApril 2025June 2025Allow200YesNo
19181606FUNCTIONALIZED SILICA AEROGEL POWDER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AEROGEL SLURRY AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFApril 2025March 2026Allow1101YesNo
19176190METHOD FOR THE MODIFICATION OF WOOD MATERIALS TO IMPROVE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES, WATER RESISTANCE AND FLAME RETARDANCY BY UTILIZING A COMBINATION OF MINERALIZATION WITH INFUSION AND POLYMERIZATION OF BIOPOLYMERSApril 2025June 2025Allow310NoNo
19177238BIOABSORBABLE MAGNESIUM ALLOY WITH CONTROLLED MULTI-PHASE ABSORPTIONApril 2025October 2025Allow620YesNo
19098909COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING BLOOD ETHANOL CONCENTRATION THROUGH ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE AND ACETALDEHYDE SCAVENGERSApril 2025July 2025Allow301YesNo
19089652FOLDABLE SOLAR PANELMarch 2025May 2025Allow210NoNo
19081291SOLAR CELL, SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELLMarch 2025June 2025Allow310YesNo
19079199METHOD OF TREATING EXCESSIVE SLEEPINESS AND/OR CATAPLEXY USING N-{2-(([1,1'-BIPHENYL]-3-YL)METHYL)PYRROLIDIN-3-YL}SULFONAMIDE DERIVATIVESMarch 2025July 2025Allow410NoNo
19077311SHEET CONVEYANCE APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSMarch 2025February 2026Allow1100NoNo
19067493Deterministic Control of Polymer Molecule Translocation Through a NanoporeFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
19065040CAP ASSEMBLY AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEFebruary 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19060316COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING INDOLE-DERIVED METABOLITES AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFFebruary 2025August 2025Allow501YesNo
19059664SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSFebruary 2025February 2026Allow1200NoNo
19055450METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING ENGINEERED STONE SLABSFebruary 2025July 2025Allow501NoNo
19104101Dental Product with Reduced Extrusion ForcesFebruary 2025June 2025Allow400YesNo
19050484REFRACTORY FOAMFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
19050708Co3O4/CuO/MgO and (Cu0.97Co0.03)O/MgO/CoO NANOCOMPOSITES AND METHOD OF PECHINI SOL-GEL FABRICATINGFebruary 2025May 2025Allow300NoNo
19048091EXTRACTION OF ANTIMETHANOGENIC COMPOUNDSFebruary 2025September 2025Allow722YesNo
19032617SUPERHYDROPHOBIC ANTI-FOULING CRAYON HAVING CAPSAICIN, MEDETOMIDINE AND OTHER MACROFOULING INHIBITORS THAT IS TRANSPARENT TO ELECTRONIC SENSORSJanuary 2025August 2025Allow600NoNo
19028262FOLDABLE SOLAR PANELJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610YesNo
19023292POLYETHYLENE (PE) WASTE MATERIAL-BASED CARBON-FIXED AGGREGATE WITH WIRE MESH SHELL, AND PREPARATION METHOD OF PE WASTE MATERIAL-BASED CARBON-FIXED AGGREGATEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow911YesNo
19022011SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND PRINTING SYSTEMJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1200NoNo
19021848MEDIUM FEEDING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MEDIUM FEEDING DEVICEJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1200NoNo
19011690MODIFIED TUNNEL OXIDE LAYER AND PREPARATION METHOD, TOPCON STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD, AND SOLAR CELLJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610YesNo
18992142Two-component foam inhibitor and preparation method, and method for reducing foaming in production of urea humateJanuary 2025August 2025Allow701YesNo
19012292Drum Lagging MaterialJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1211YesNo
19009367ROOFING MEMBRANE, AND ASSOCIATED METHODJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1020NoNo
19004922IMPRINTING METHOD, PRE-PROCESSING APPARATUS, SUBSTRATE FOR IMPRINTING, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUBSTRATEDecember 2024September 2025Allow900YesNo
19001774CHLOROPHYLL-INFUSED POLY(3,4-ETHYLENEDIOXYTHIOPHENE):POLYSTYRENE SULFONATE LAYER-BASED PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLDecember 2024October 2025Allow1000YesNo
18988116GRAPHITE MATERIAL PURIFICATION PROCESSDecember 2024July 2025Allow720YesNo
18985731Compounds with nematicidal activity to pinewood nematode Bursaphelenchus xylophilusDecember 2024May 2025Allow500YesNo
18979219Thermo-Hydrogen Refinement of Microstructure of Titanium MaterialsDecember 2024September 2025Allow1021NoNo
18978394FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAMEDecember 2024March 2026Allow1510NoNo
18975380MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUSDecember 2024January 2026Allow1401NoNo
18973636Emulsion gel with both a freshness indication and a low migration rate, and preparation method thereforDecember 2024April 2025Allow411YesNo
18970981DUAL INJECTION SYSTEM AND SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOFDecember 2024August 2025Allow901YesNo
18965813TUNGSTEN WIRE CONTAINING LANTHANUM, RHENIUM AND YTTRIUM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2024April 2025Allow401NoNo
18964432Equine Supplement CompositionNovember 2024September 2025Abandon901NoNo
18868567DISORDERED ROCKSALT MATERIAL AND METHOD OF FORMING ITNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18951901HIGH DENSITY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY POLYMER WATER-BASED DRILLING FLUID WITH RESISTANCE TO 240°C AND SATURATED SALTS, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFNovember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18951825PLASTIC SPRAYING PROCESS FOR SURFACE OF PLASTIC FURNITURE PRODUCTNovember 2024December 2025Allow1311NoNo
18866237METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AT LEAST ONE ALIGNMENT SEGMENT OF A PROCESSING MACHINENovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18944775SINTERING PRESS AND PRESSURE SINTERING METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SINTERED CONNECTION BY MEANS OF THE SINTERING PRESSNovember 2024August 2025Allow910NoNo
18944325MATERIAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE FOR AUXETIC FOAMSNovember 2024March 2026Allow1600YesNo
18942840THICKNESS-LIMITED ELECTROSPRAY DEPOSITIONNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18939952Drum Lagging MaterialNovember 2024May 2025Allow611NoNo
18935743DIETARY MACRO/MICRONUTRITIONAL COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFNovember 2024November 2025Allow1212YesNo
18936147METHOD FOR PREPARING LOW DENSITY POLYURETHANES USING CATALYSTS THAT ARE FREE FROM TERTIARY AMINES AND TINNovember 2024February 2025Allow300YesNo
18932631COMPOSITION FOR IMPROVING RESPIRATORY HEALTH OF COMPANION ANIMALSOctober 2024January 2025Allow200YesNo
18933640METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR CONTACT STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, SOLAR CELL, SOLAR CELL STRING AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULEOctober 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18931861BORON-DOPED Ag2WO4 NANOPARTICLES FOR WATER ELECTROLYSISOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18928882FLAME-RETARDANT FABRIC AND WORK CLOTHINGOctober 2024September 2025Allow1110YesNo
18919495Wood-derived Ionic Conductive Cellulose-Cu(II) Film, the preparation method thereof and Wood-derived Ionic Conductive Cellulose-Cu(II) SensorOctober 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18919655Method for Manufacturing a Thermoelectric Device Equipped with a Heat SinkOctober 2024March 2026Abandon1610NoNo
18919462INJECTION DEVICEOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600NoNo
18918618METHOD FOR FORMING MULTILAYER COATING FILMOctober 2024September 2025Allow1100NoNo
18857260LOW BINDER HIGH DENSITY CEMENTED CARBIDES FOR NEUTRON SHIELDING APPLICATIONSOctober 2024September 2025Allow1111YesNo
18913574SOLAR CELL EMITTER REGION FABRICATION WITH DIFFERENTIATED P-TYPE AND N-TYPE ARCHITECTURES AND INCORPORATING DOTTED DIFFUSIONOctober 2024September 2025Allow1100YesNo
18913566SILICON CARBON COMPOSITE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE COMPOSITION, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERYOctober 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18913633SILICON CARBON COMPOSITE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE COMPOSITION, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERYOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600NoNo
18906774AROMATIC HETEROCYCLIC DERIVATIVE, MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENTOctober 2024August 2025Allow1020YesNo
18906925FAILSAFE FUNCTIONALITY FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULESOctober 2024September 2025Allow1100YesNo
18907047ELECTRIC COMPONENT BOX AND EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT GENERATION APPARATUSOctober 2024March 2026Allow1700NoNo
18906018Methods for Perovskite Device Processing by Vapor Transport DepositionOctober 2024December 2025Allow1401YesNo
18905320SELECTIVE MEMBRANE-DRIVEN GAS TRANSFER DEVICE AND METHODSOctober 2024May 2025Allow810NoNo
18898266FOAM EARPLUG WITH TRANSDERMAL MATERIALSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510YesNo
18893679ADDITIVES FOR ELECTROLYTES IN Li-ION BATTERIESSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510YesNo
18891931EXTRACTION OF ANTIMETHANOGENIC COMPOUNDSSeptember 2024January 2025Allow401YesNo
18891016REDOX DOPING METHOD FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE SN PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLSSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610YesNo
18889340COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF FOR THE TREATMENT OF EQUINE GASTRIC ULCER SYNDROMESeptember 2024January 2025Allow401YesNo
18847347STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAMESeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710NoNo
18829594HOT-MELT ADHESIVE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME USING RECYCLED POLYMER MATERIALSSeptember 2024May 2025Allow820YesNo
18845008CASTING LACQUER FOR SCREEN PRINTINGSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1701NoNo
18827711METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DECORATIVE PARTSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18826564Scent Window Sniffer CardSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1821YesNo
18823356METHOD AND KIT FOR MONITORING ANTICOAGULANT THERAPYSeptember 2024May 2025Allow811YesNo
18823137POLYALKYLENE GLYCOL TERMINATED POLY-CARBODIIMIDES, AND PROCESS FOR FORMING SAMESeptember 2024February 2026Allow1711YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1759.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
176
Examiner Affirmed
124
(70.5%)
Examiner Reversed
52
(29.5%)
Reversal Percentile
34.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 29.5% 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
474
Allowed After Appeal Filing
131
(27.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
343
(72.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
25.6%
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, 27.6% 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 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 1759 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1759 is part of Group 1750 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 9,395 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 70.3%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1759'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 1759 receive an average of 1.94 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 54% percentile). The median prosecution time is 34 months (in the 33% 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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