USPTO Art Unit 1761 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1761
Group: 1760
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 21,920
Last Active: January 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19021538METHOD FOR PRODUCING YARN FROM SUGARCANEJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
18852680SILICON-BASED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PIECEJanuary 2025March 2025Allow600NoNo
18981658PRETREATMENT METHOD FOR OPENING WASTE WOOL TEXTILESDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18873976COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIOSURFACTANT AND PERSICOMYCIN (3-(3'HYDROXY)HYDROXY FATTY ACID)December 2024July 2025Allow710NoNo
18910059DETERGENT TABLET FREE OF SLS SURFACTANT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18904420PAINT REMOVER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TETRAHYDROFURAN, ALKANEDIOL, AND AMINE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEOctober 2024November 2024Allow200YesNo
18841456DYEING COMPOSITION IN AQUEOUS-ALCOHOLIC MEDIUMAugust 2024May 2025Allow800NoNo
18806882COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING 2,3-DICHLORO-1,1,1-TRIFLUOROPROPANE, 2-CHLORO-1,1,1-TRIFLUOROPROPENE, 2-CHLORO-1,1,1,2-TETRAFLUOROPROPANE OR 2,3,3,3-TETRAFLUOROPROPENEAugust 2024June 2025Allow1021YesNo
18792782OXIDE MATERIAL AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18778446BORON-STABILIZED TYPE-I AND TYPE-II CARBON CLATHRATESJuly 2024May 2025Allow1000NoNo
18758906SMECTITE CLAY-BASED FABRIC SOFTENER COMPOSITIONS WITH ETHERAMINE STABILIZERSJune 2024November 2024Allow510YesNo
18759452ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS FOR METAL-ION BATTERIESJune 2024May 2025Allow1100NoNo
18754845LEATHER SURFACE MODIFICATION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18724443DISPERSANT FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE ELECTRODEJune 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18753686Silk Coated Fabrics and Products and Methods of Preparing the SameJune 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18746860Digital Printing and Finishing Method For Fabrics And The LikeJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18739790CONCENTRATED DISSOLVABLE FABRIC SOFTENER SHEETSJune 2024October 2024Allow410NoNo
18740275HIGH-EFFICIENCY AND MULTIFUNCTIONAL SLUDGE CONDITIONER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18739388SINGLE VESSEL SOLVENT BASED METHOD FOR MAKING A ZN/CU COMPOSITEJune 2024September 2024Allow310YesNo
18716976DYED SUBSTRATE COMPRISING POLY(LACTIC ACID) FIBRESJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18735040COMPOSITE PASTE FOR POWER DEVICES PACKAGING AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORJune 2024June 2025Abandon1311NoNo
18716616DYEING METHOD FOR KERATIN FIBERS COMPRISING A DIRECT AZO-DYE AND AN ORGANIC ALKALIZING AGENT, AND KIT-OF-PARTS THEREOFJune 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18678656POLYMERIC DYES WITH LINKER GROUPS COMPRISING DEOXYRIBOSEMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18676935ACIDIC LIQUID FABRIC CARE COMPOSITIONSMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18670715MODIFIED EPOXY ACRYLATE PREPOLYMER, PHOTO-THERMAL DUAL-CURING CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORMay 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18654095MULTILAYER DISSOLVABLE SOLID ARTICLE CONTAINING SOLID PARTICLES FOR MAKING THE SAMEMay 2024June 2025Allow1310YesNo
18649499ENGINEERED SKIN EQUIVALENT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF AND PRODUCTS DERIVED THEREFROMApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18704930INK-JET TREATMENT LIQUID, INK-JET TEXTILE PRINTING APPARATUS, AND INK-JET TEXTILE PRINTING METHODApril 2024May 2025Allow1321YesNo
18637403STABLE DISPERSIONS OF MONOCRYSTALLINE NANOMETRIC SILVER PARTICLESApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18634142Transfer Of Encapsulated Fragrance To Fabrics In Dryer Cycle By Means Of Wool BallApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18632656LOW-VOC CLEANING SUBSTRATES AND COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING AN EO-PO BLOCK COPOLYMER NON-IONIC SURFACTANTApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18630986COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING DIFLUOROMETHANE AND FLUORINE SUBSTITUTED OLEFINSApril 2024November 2024Allow710YesNo
18627582PAINT REMOVER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TETRAHYDROFURAN, ALKANEDIOL, AND AMINE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEApril 2024August 2024Allow410YesNo
18617829ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERYMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18695550COMPOSITION COMPRISING AN OXIDATIVE DYE AND ALKALIZING AGENTMarch 2024March 2025Allow1100NoNo
18616946ENHANCING SOLUBILITY OF WATER IN MCT OIL USING ALCOHOLSMarch 2024June 2024Allow320NoNo
18614658MAGNETIC NANOFLUID TEMPERATURE CONTROLMarch 2024October 2024Allow710YesNo
18614661MAGNETIC NANOFLUID TEMPERATURE CONTROL OF SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERMarch 2024October 2024Allow710YesNo
18613236METHOD OF CHANGING THE TEMPERATURE OF AN OBJECT USING A HYBRID MAGNETIC NANOFLUIDMarch 2024October 2024Allow710YesNo
18604890ORGANIC ACID BASED ANTIMICROBIAL FORMULATIONS CONTAINING EXTREMELY LOW LEVELS OF SURFACTANT AND FATTY ACIDMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010YesNo
18604753TEXTILE TEMPERATURE REGULATING AGENTSMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18600861PROCESS FOR DYEING HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEXTILESMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18599538LOW-FOAMING WAREWASH DETERGENT CONTAINING MIXED CATIONIC / NONIONIC SURFACTANT SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED OILY SOIL REMOVALMarch 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18594288MULTI-PURPOSE CLEANING, DEGREASING, SANITIZING, AND DISINFECTING SOLUTIONS AND METHODS FOR PREPARING THE SAMEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18591761CARBON NANO MATERIALS IN CROSSLINKED POLYURETHANE AND POLYUREA APPLICATIONS WITH OPTIMIZED PROPERTIESFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1620NoNo
18587474System for Using a High-purity Hydrocarbon Heat-transfer MediaFebruary 2024March 2025Abandon1321NoNo
18686455METHOD FOR PREPARING SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITE ANODE MATERIAL AND USE THEREOFFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18582718Method And Apparatus For Recycling Lithium-Ion BatteriesFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1120YesNo
18685485UV CURABLE THERMOFORMABLE CONDUCTIVE INK AND DIELECTRIC INKFebruary 2024May 2024Allow300NoNo
18582557PROCESS OF COLORING KERATINOUS MATERIAL COMPRISING THE USE OF AN ORGANOSILICON COMPOUND, AN EFFECT PIGMENT, AND A SEALING REAGENT VIFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1320NoNo
18684956ONE STEP DYEING PROCESS OF A POLYESTER/NATURAL FIBER BLENDED FABRICFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18439635CLEANING SOLUTION FOR PRODUCEFebruary 2024June 2024Allow510YesNo
18436784PARTICULATE LAUNDRY SCENT ADDITIVE COMPRISING A PERFUME/WATER-SOLUBLE POLYMER/SALT HYDRATE MATRIXFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18435635RHODAMINE FLUORESCENT COMPOUNDS AND PRODUCTION METHODS THEREOFFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18435961Electrically Conducting Poly(pyrazoles)February 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18433273SCENT BOOSTER FOR LAUNDRY COMPRISING A SODIUM BICARBONATE/SODIUM ACETATE TRIHYDRATE MIXTUREFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510YesNo
18681096CHROME-FREE TANNING PROCESS OF ECOLOGICAL LEATHERFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710YesNo
18430716EFFICIENT BIODEGRADABLE DUST SUPPRESSANT FOR OPEN-PIT MINE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2024October 2024Allow920NoNo
18430965DROP-IN RECYCLED REFRIGERANT COMPOSITIONS HAVING LOW NET GWP REPLACING R-454BFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18429359Solid Toilet-Deposited Composition Comprising a Potassium Iodide/Pine Tar MixtureJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1020YesNo
18427488METHOD FOR FORMING DYE SUBLIMATION IMAGES IN AND TEXTURING OF SOLID SUBSTRATESJanuary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18423610COMPOSITIONS HAVING LOW SULFATE CONTAINING SURFACTANTSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110YesNo
18290921METHOD OF SUBSTITUTING LIGANDSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1400NoNo
18418330ASYMMETRIC ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC ACCEPTOR MATERIAL IN AN A-D-D'-A TYPE AND USEJanuary 2024April 2024Allow210NoNo
18415418DETERGENT SHEETS COMPRISING ACTIVATED CHARCOAL WITH ENHANCED CLEANING AND STAIN REMOVAL EFFICACYJanuary 2024August 2024Allow610YesNo
18411395TREATMENT COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CATIONIC POLY ALPHA-1,6-GLUCAN ETHERSJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18409548CONCENTRATED 2 IN 1 DISHMACHINE DETERGENT AND RINSE AIDJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18408068USE OF UREA OR A UREA/CHELATOR COMBINATION TO CHEMICALLY STABILIZE PEROXYCARBOXYLIC ACID AND PEROXIDE FORMULATIONSJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1110YesNo
18406264SYNTHESIS OF A METASTABLE VANADIUM PENTOXIDE AS A CATHODE MATERIAL FOR ION BATTERIESJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710YesNo
18577153METHOD FOR DYEING KERATINOUS MATERIAL, INCLUDING THE APPLICATION OF AN ORGANOSILICON COMPOUND, A DYEING COMPOUND, A SEALING REAGENT AND AN ALKALINE PRE-TREATMENT AGENTJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1400NoNo
18400106AZEOTROPE OR AZEOTROPE-LIKE COMPOSITIONS OF TRIFLUOROIODOMETHANE (CF3I) AND WATERDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18400271ACTIVE MATERIALDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18399401Solvent Mixture for the Removal of Silicone Conformal Coatings From a Printed Circuit BoardDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18398077COMPOSITE AEROGEL BASED ON GRAPHDIYNE MOTIF ARRANGEMENT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023May 2024Allow510NoNo
18397966IRON, RUST, AND METALLIC DEPOSIT REMOVAL PRODUCT AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEDecember 2023July 2024Allow720NoNo
18395733THERMOCHROMIC SILICONE RUBBER COMPOSITE HEAT DISSIPATION PAD AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023June 2024Allow610NoNo
18390735WATER-SOLUBLE UNIT DOSE ARTICLEDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110YesNo
18390341ACIDIC LIQUID FABRIC CARE COMPOSITIONSDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18545649PRETREATING NATURAL FIBER FABRICS FOR DYE SUBLIMATION INK PRINTINGDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18538016AQUEOUS CLEANING SOLUTION FOR REMOVAL OF ROUGING DEPOSITS ON MEDIA-CONTACTED SURFACES OF STAINLESS STEELS, USE THEREOF AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCTION THEREOFDecember 2023January 2025Abandon1301NoNo
18538042CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITIONS OF CONDUCTIVE POLYMER AND METAL COATED FIBERDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710YesNo
18538126METHOD FOR TREATING FRESHLY BLEACHED HAIR, COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOFDecember 2023July 2025Allow1910NoNo
18535201ALKYLBENZENESULFONATE SURFACTANTSDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310YesNo
18254572HAIR COLORING COMPOSITIONSDecember 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18532494DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS, CLEANING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CLEANING COSMETIC AND OTHER SOILSDecember 2023September 2024Allow910YesNo
18568229COPOLYMER DISPERSANT AND DISPERSION USING SAMEDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18526908NONWOVEN WIPES, CLEANING COMPOSITIONS, AND ASSOCIATED PACKAGINGDecember 2023March 2025Abandon1501NoNo
18527021BASE-CATALYZED SOL-GEL INKS FOR DIRECT INK WRITING OF HIGH RESOLUTION HIERARCHICALLY POROUS CARBON AEROGELSDecember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18521377SCENT BOOSTER FOR LAUNDRY COMPRISING PEG, SODIUM BICARBONATE, AND SODIUM ACETATE TRIHYDRATENovember 2023July 2024Allow810NoNo
18564734PROCESS FOR MAKING A COATED CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND COATED CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIALNovember 2023December 2024Allow1300NoNo
18520190THERMISTOR PASTE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2023February 2025Allow1501NoNo
18516685HARD SURFACE CLEANING COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PHOSPHINOSUCCINIC ACID ADDUCTS AND METHODS OF USENovember 2023March 2025Allow1611YesNo
18514061Preparing Method of Super Absorbent Polymer Sheet and Super Absorbent Polymer Sheet Prepared TherefromNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310YesNo
18512831HARD SURFACE CLEANING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF IMPROVING SURFACE SHINE USING THE SAMENovember 2023May 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18512795HARD SURFACE CLEANING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF IMPROVING SURFACE SHINE USING THE SAMENovember 2023May 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18507534SPALTED WOOD PRODUCTS AND DEVICES, SYSTEMS, COMPOSITIONS, AND METHODS FOR PRODUCTIONNovember 2023November 2024Allow1211YesNo
185062441,2,3,3,3-PENTAFLUROPROPENE PRODUCTION PROCESSESNovember 2023June 2024Allow720NoNo
18505974NON-CAUSTIC SOLID POWDER CLEANER COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR THE USE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOFNovember 2023March 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18505220FATTY ACID REACTION PRODUCTS OF DEXTRINS OR DEXTRAN FORMULATED WITH A SURFACTANTNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110YesNo
18504707BURSTABLE SPORICIDAL CLEANING WIPE SYSTEM WITH A HYPOCHLORITE/SURFACTANT MIXTURENovember 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1761.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
436
Examiner Affirmed
347
(79.6%)
Examiner Reversed
89
(20.4%)
Reversal Percentile
4.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 20.4% 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
1429
Allowed After Appeal Filing
358
(25.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1071
(74.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
16.3%
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, 25.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

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 1761 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1761 is part of Group 1760 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 21,920 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 68.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1761's allowance rate of 68.9% places it in the 26% 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 1761 receive an average of 1.74 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 42% percentile). The median prosecution time is 26 months (in the 67% 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 shorter 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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No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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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.