USPTO Art Unit 1761 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1761
Group: 1760
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 21,527
Last Active: September 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19330833FIBER-BONDING LIQUID -FOR ENHANCING HAND FEEL, BREATHABILITY, AND DURABILITY OF PRINTED APPARELSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410YesNo
19305858DETERGENT TABLET COMPRISING A PLANT POLYSACCHARIDE AND ANIONIC/NONIONIC SURFACTANT MIXTUREAugust 2025December 2025Allow410YesNo
19305890CLEANSING AND CARE COMPOSITION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND CLEANSING AND CARE TABLETAugust 2025January 2026Allow510YesNo
19295834FABRIC-SOFTENING, GARMENT-CARE AND STAIN-REMOVING DETERGENT COMPOSITION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND DETERGENT TABLETAugust 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19280474DISSOLVABLE CLEANING PRODUCTS FREE OF PLASTICS AND/OR POLYVINYL ALCOHOLJuly 2025January 2026Allow600YesNo
19233985PAINT REMOVER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TETRAHYDROFURAN, ALKANEDIOL, AND AMINE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEJune 2025September 2025Allow310NoNo
19204377FIBER-BONDING LIQUID -FOR ENHANCING HAND FEEL, BREATHABILITY, AND DURABILITY OF PRINTED APPARELMay 2025February 2026Abandon911NoNo
19183324WATER-ONLY LAUNDRY DETERGENT SHEET AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFApril 2025November 2025Allow711YesNo
19096500Composition and Method for Road Film Removal in a Touchless Vehicle Wash Comprising a Sodium Hypochlorite/Anionic Surfactant Cleaning SolutionMarch 2025September 2025Allow610NoNo
19077292BIO-BASED, PFA-FREE FIRE FOAM CONCENTRATE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING PLANT PROTEINS, SURFACTANTS, ALCOHOLS, AND BUILDERS, PRODUCTION THEREOF, AND USE THEREOFMarch 2025March 2026Allow1220NoNo
19051404FLOCCULANT FOR TREATING FRACTURING FLOWBACK FLUID AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2025September 2025Allow700NoNo
19050545DISSOLVABLE CLEANING PRODUCTS FREE OF PLASTICS AND/OR POLYVINYL ALCOHOLFebruary 2025May 2025Allow301YesNo
19050470Stabilized Indigo Carmine CompositionFebruary 2025December 2025Allow1010YesNo
19049312PAINT REMOVER COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING TETRAHYDROFURAN, ALKANEDIOL, AND AMINE; AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEFebruary 2025April 2025Allow210NoNo
19044884METHOD FOR PREPARING COBALT-FREE LAYERED CATHODE MATERIAL BY LI+/H+ EXCHANGEFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
19037443Compositions and Methods for the Removal of Phosphates and Other Contaminants from Aqueous SolutionsJanuary 2025February 2026Abandon1210NoNo
19031105POLYETHER AMINE-BASED FLEXIBLE PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS WITH HIGH ENTHALPY VALUE, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610NoNo
19027667METHOD FOR PREPARING NICKEL FERRITE-BASED EUTECTIC CERAMIC INERT ANODE MATERIALJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1010NoNo
19031130SILVER-COPPER COMPOSITE CONDUCTIVE PASTE CAPABLE OF BEING SINTERED AT LOW TEMPERATURE AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFJanuary 2025July 2025Allow611NoNo
19021538METHOD FOR PRODUCING YARN FROM SUGARCANEJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
19018401ELECTRICALLY-CONDUCTIVE ASPHALT CONCRETE CONTAINING CARBON FIBERSJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1211NoNo
18852680SILICON-BASED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PIECEJanuary 2025March 2025Allow600NoNo
19012676SEMI-PERMANENT TATTOO TRANSFER DEVICES AND IMAGE-FORMING COMPOSITIONSJanuary 2025November 2025Abandon1011NoNo
19010180METHOD FOR PRODUCING INK FOR USE IN FORMING ELECTROLYTE LAYER OF FUEL CELLJanuary 2025May 2025Allow500NoNo
19010139Ph-Buffering Synergistic Carrier For Reducing Ammonia Volatilization In Urea, And Preparation Method And Use ThereofJanuary 2025February 2026Abandon1320NoNo
18999714Electroactive Materials for Metal-Ion BatteriesDecember 2024March 2026Allow1410NoNo
18986964DEVELOPMENT OF OXYNITRIDE GLASS-CERAMICS PREPARATIONS AND USES THEREOFDecember 2024October 2025Allow1000NoNo
18981658PRETREATMENT METHOD FOR OPENING WASTE WOOL TEXTILESDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18873976COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIOSURFACTANT AND PERSICOMYCIN (3-(3'HYDROXY)HYDROXY FATTY ACID)December 2024July 2025Allow710YesNo
18965834HOMOGENOUS, PARTIALLY OXIDIZED CARBON AND MICROWAVE-ASSISTED METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEDecember 2024August 2025Allow911YesNo
18870504METHOD FOR IMPROVING PARTICLE SIZE AND MORPHOLOGY OF NEUTRALIZER FOR LATERITE NICKEL ORE HYDROMETALLURGYNovember 2024February 2026Allow1500YesNo
18934833METAL OXIDE FINE PARTICLES AND DISPERSION OF METAL OXIDE FINE PARTICLESNovember 2024March 2026Abandon1710NoNo
18862177SEMI-CONDUCTIVE COMPOUND COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAMENovember 2024December 2025Allow1310NoNo
18861622ELECTRODE MIX FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRODE FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERYOctober 2024March 2026Allow1610YesNo
18858331METHOD OF PRODUCING SILVER POWDER, SILVER POWDER, AND CONDUCTIVE PASTEOctober 2024October 2025Allow1201NoNo
18915107COMPOSITE CARBON PARTICLES AND USE THEREOFOctober 2024March 2026Abandon1710NoNo
18912772METHOD FOR DYEING KERATIN FIBERS, COMPRISING THE USE OF A DYE CONTAINING AMINO SILICONE AND PIGMENT AND OF A CONDITIONER CONTAINING A CARE AGENTOctober 2024August 2025Allow1000NoNo
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
18852918WIRING BOARDSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1420NoNo
18887259AGENT FOR OXIDATIVELY DYEING KERATIN FIBERSSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1820NoNo
18887544AGENT FOR OXIDATIVELY DYEING KERATIN FIBERS, CONTAINING AT LEAST ONE OXIDATION DYE PRECURSOR OF THE DEVELOPER TYPE AND ISATINSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1820NoNo
18884829AGENT FOR OXIDATIVE DYEING OF KERATIN FIBERS, CONTAINING ISATIN AND AT LEAST ONE DEFINED POLYMERSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1620NoNo
18572986ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND FILMSeptember 2024January 2026Allow2520NoNo
18828970QUANTUM DOT, AND INK COMPOSITION, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, OPTICAL MEMBER, AND APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2024October 2025Allow1300NoNo
18816268STABILIZED INDIGO CARMINE COMPOSITIONAugust 2024August 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18817123CARBON BLACK, SEALANT COMPRISING THE SAME AND ITS APPLICATIONAugust 2024February 2026Allow1820NoNo
18841456DYEING COMPOSITION IN AQUEOUS-ALCOHOLIC MEDIUMAugust 2024May 2025Allow800NoNo
18839498LAUNDRY COMPOSITION AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500YesNo
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
18836640COLORANT COMPOSITION COMPRISING LEUCOINDIGO FOR COLORING FIBERS AND FABRICSAugust 2024December 2025Allow1610YesNo
18796438CONDUCTIVE DISPERSION SOLUTION, RESIN FILM-FORMING COATING MATERIAL, RESIN FILM, MEMBER, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSAugust 2024September 2025Allow1300NoNo
18792782OXIDE MATERIAL AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18792570COMPOSITE CATHODE PARTICLE BASED ON TERNARY OXIDE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL BATTERYAugust 2024September 2025Allow1420NoNo
18833795ISOMERIC MIXTURE OF REACTIVE DYES AND THEIR USE FOR THE DYEING OR PRINTING OF TEXTILE FIBRE MATERIALSJuly 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18785176ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM AND DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEJuly 2024November 2025Allow1610NoNo
18730783STABLE NATURAL COLOURANTJuly 2024January 2026Abandon1810NoNo
18778446BORON-STABILIZED TYPE-I AND TYPE-II CARBON CLATHRATESJuly 2024May 2025Allow1000NoNo
18767849METHODS OF FORMING A TEMPERATURE-STABLE, LOW-DIELECTRIC CONSTANT MATERIAL WITH AN ULTRA-LOW LOSS TANGENTJuly 2024December 2025Allow1710NoNo
18727388CATIONIC DYES AND USES THEREOFJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18762754OIL IN WATER PERSONAL CARE EMULSIONS COMPRISING A SULFOSUCCINATE/LAURAMPHOACETATE SURFACTANT MIXTUREJuly 2024February 2026Allow1920NoNo
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
18752891PHASE CHANGE MICROCAPSULE FOR DRILLING FLUID COOLING AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATIONJune 2024May 2025Allow1021NoNo
18753686Silk Coated Fabrics and Products and Methods of Preparing the SameJune 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18753021HIGH PERFORMANCE LOW VISCOELASTICITY FOAMING DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS EMPLOYING EXTENDED CHAIN ANIONIC SURFACTANTSJune 2024January 2026Allow1920NoNo
18754041SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENGINEERING A COATING MATERIAL DECORATED ON A CONDUCTIVE CARBON SURFACEJune 2024September 2025Allow1531YesNo
18751706Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Bulk Assemblies and MethodsJune 2024September 2025Allow1510NoNo
18746860Digital Printing and Finishing Method For Fabrics And The LikeJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18745265Physical Forms of MXene Materials Exhibiting Novel Electrical And Optical CharacteristicsJune 2024October 2025Allow1610NoNo
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
18717326COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYE PRECURSOR AND A PARTICULAR AMINO SILICONEJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18716976DYED SUBSTRATE COMPRISING POLY(LACTIC ACID) FIBRESJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18717311COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYE PRECURSOR, A PARTICULAR AMINO SILICONE AND A POLYOLJune 2024December 2025Allow1910NoNo
18717308COMPOSITION COMPRISING A PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYE PRECURSOR AND A PARTICULAR AMINO SILICONEJune 2024November 2025Allow1710NoNo
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
18679605SHAPED DETERGENT PRODUCT COMPOSITION COMPRISING AMINOPOLYCARBOXYLATEMay 2024August 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18678609METHOD OF COUNTERING MALODOUR IN A WASHING MACHINE COMPRISING THE ADDITION OF A FRAGRANCE PRECURSORMay 2024August 2025Allow1400NoNo
18678774METHOD OF EXTENDING THE OLFACTORY EFFECT OF A FRAGRANCE COMPOSITIONMay 2024July 2025Allow1400NoNo
18678656POLYMERIC DYES WITH LINKER GROUPS COMPRISING DEOXYRIBOSEMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18676935ACIDIC LIQUID FABRIC CARE COMPOSITIONSMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18675512PROCESS OF REDUCING MALODORS ON FABRICSMay 2024August 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18670715MODIFIED EPOXY ACRYLATE PREPOLYMER, PHOTO-THERMAL DUAL-CURING CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORMay 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18708643SECURITY FEATURE, PRINTING INK, DOCUMENT OF VALUE, AND MANUFACTURING METHODMay 2024October 2025Allow1710NoNo
18654095MULTILAYER DISSOLVABLE SOLID ARTICLE CONTAINING SOLID PARTICLES FOR MAKING THE SAMEMay 2024June 2025Allow1310YesNo
18651066SOLIDIFYING LIQUID AMINE OXIDE, BETAINE, AND/OR SULTAINE SURFACTANTS WITH A CARRIERApril 2024March 2026Allow2210YesNo
18650514PHOSPHOROUS-FREE OIL SOLUBLE MOLYBDENUM COMPLEXES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURE NAPHTHENIC ACID CORROSION INHIBITIONApril 2024September 2025Allow1600YesNo
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
18704694COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF TWO PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYEING PRECURSORS, AN AMPHOTERIC OR ZWITTERIONIC SURFACTANT AND A SOLID FATTY SUBSTANCEApril 2024September 2025Allow1710NoNo
18704698COMPOSITION COMPRISING A COMBINATION OF TWO PARTICULAR OXIDATION DYE PRECURSORS, AN AMPHOTERIC OR ZWITTERIONIC SURFACTANT AND A SOLID FATTY SUBSTANCEApril 2024August 2025Allow1610NoNo
18644051CONDUCTIVE SILVER PASTE FOR SINTERING BY LECO TECHNOLOGY, PREPARATION METHOD, ELECTRODE, AND BATTERYApril 2024July 2025Allow1501NoNo
18637403STABLE DISPERSIONS OF MONOCRYSTALLINE NANOMETRIC SILVER PARTICLESApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18633903YELLOW AND MAGENTA DONOR FORMULATIONS FOR INCREASED RED VIVIDNESSApril 2024September 2025Allow1710NoNo
18634142Transfer Of Encapsulated Fragrance To Fabrics In Dryer Cycle By Means Of Wool BallApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo

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
472
Examiner Affirmed
372
(78.8%)
Examiner Reversed
100
(21.2%)
Reversal Percentile
5.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 21.2% 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
1521
Allowed After Appeal Filing
380
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1141
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
16.2%
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, 25.0% 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 21,527 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 68.0%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1761's allowance rate of 68.0% places it in the 27% 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 1.79 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 41% percentile). The median prosecution time is 27 months (in the 68% 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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