USPTO Art Unit 1767 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1767
Group: 1760
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 11,515
Last Active: October 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19370005PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVERSION OF ANIMAL MANURE TO THERMAL GAS AND BIOCHAROctober 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19299584SOLID ELECTROLYTES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMEAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19221851SOLID ELECTROLYTES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMEMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19196376METAL SURFACE TREATMENT COMPOSITIONMay 2025January 2026Allow911YesNo
19187073BIOCOMPOSITE MATERIAL COMPRISING REJECT BRINE AND PLANT-BIOMASS AND PREPARATION THEREOFApril 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19182774Food Grade Starch Based Modeling Clay with High Elasticity and High Ductility and Its Preparation MethodApril 2025October 2025Allow620NoNo
19178120Lignin Extraction from Lignocellulosic Biomass Using Fruit-Based Natural SolventApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19169052HIGH-TRANSPARENCY, LOW TEMPERATURE PROCESSABLE CELLULOSE ACETATE FILM AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAMEApril 2025July 2025Allow300NoNo
19115246CARBON NANOTUBE DISPERSION COMPOSITION, MIXTURE SLURRY, ELECTRODE FILM, AND SECONDARY BATTERYMarch 2025February 2026Allow1120YesNo
19082675SOLID ELECTROLYTES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMEMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19072855MULTIPHASE STRUCTURED NANOCOMPOSITEMarch 2025July 2025Allow511NoNo
19068473BIOBASED DENTAL FILLER AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOFMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19060928PREPARATION METHODS OF DOPED MANGANESE PHOSPHATE PRECURSOR AND DOPED LITHIUM MANGANESE PHOSPHATE CATHODE MATERIALFebruary 2025October 2025Allow811NoNo
19054632LIQUID METAL COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSFebruary 2025August 2025Allow620NoNo
19052933ENTERIC COATED PITOLISANT FORMULATIONS AND METHODS OF USEFebruary 2025November 2025Abandon910NoNo
19031774OXIDANT FOR HUMIC ACID MODIFICATION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING HUMIC ACID RICH IN CARBOXYL GROUPSJanuary 2025June 2025Allow501NoNo
18994015RUBBER PRODUCT MADE OUT OF PYROLYSIS OIL VIA A POLYMERIZATIONJanuary 2025February 2026Abandon1301NoNo
19010406RUBBER MATERIAL FOR ASPHALT ROADS HAVING BOTH SELF-STRESS ICE BREAKING AND PHASE-CHANGE SNOW MELTING FUNCTIONS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2025October 2025Allow920NoNo
19006265PREPARATION METHOD FOR MANGANESE-ZINC-IRON-BASED CATHODE MATERIAL FOR SODIUM-ION BATTERY BY RECYCLING SPENT ZINC-MANGANESE BATTERYDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18987944METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION OF A SILICON-GRAPHITE COMPOSITE MATERIALDecember 2024July 2025Allow711NoNo
18985192Super Absorbent PolymerDecember 2024August 2025Allow810YesNo
18968533ACRYLATE/CHALCONE POLYSTYRENE COMPOSITE AND USES THEREOFDecember 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18959854SOLID ELECTROLYTES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMENovember 2024June 2025Allow711NoNo
18959240POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMENovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18951388GAMMA RADIATION SHIELDING MATERIALS INCORPORATING NEODYMIUM-DOPED ZIRCONIA NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PREPARATION THEREOFNovember 2024February 2025Allow301NoNo
18940379WATERBORNE EPOXY CURING AGENTNovember 2024January 2026Allow1420NoNo
18938522SILANE-MODIFIED PENETRATION-RESISTANT ULTRA-HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE, PREPARATION METHOD, AND APPLICATION THEREOFNovember 2024April 2025Allow511NoNo
18927286GRAPHITE SHAPING AND COATING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSOctober 2024March 2025Allow411YesNo
18857756EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT OF SAMEOctober 2024July 2025Allow810YesNo
18910388EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18910397EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18830711NON-LINEAR STIMULI-RESPONSIVE BLOCK COPOLYMERS FOR ARCHITECTURAL COATING APPLICATIONSSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18827071INVERTED BAROCALORIC EFFECTSSeptember 2024August 2025Allow1211NoNo
18839741METHOD FOR PREPARING LIGNIN ADHESIVE AND PRODUCT THEREOFAugust 2024April 2025Allow811NoNo
18806700MIXED REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION AND HEAT PUMP INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2024June 2025Allow1020YesNo
18806600FIRE SUPPRESSION COMPOSITION FORMULATED FOR LITHIUM BATTERIESAugust 2024May 2025Abandon911NoNo
18799814CATHODE MATERIALS, CATHODES, BATTERIES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOFAugust 2024February 2026Abandon1821NoYes
18793533Liquid Dispersion Compositions, Uses and Method of Making the SameAugust 2024November 2025Allow1612NoNo
18834144CARBON MATERIAL GRANULATED PRODUCT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING CARBON MATERIAL GRANULATED PRODUCT, AND CONDUCTIVE RESIN COMPOSITIONJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110YesNo
18782071METHOD FOR TREATING DENTURE STOMATITISJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18778882PREPARATION METHOD FOR BIO-BASED NUCLEATING AGENT FOR POLY(ETHYLENE FURANDICARBOXYLATE) AND APPLICATION THEREOFJuly 2024December 2024Allow510NoNo
18727515DEEPENING GARMENT-PROTECTING TABLET, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18765927POLYSTYRENE-BASED CHALCONE, METHOD OF PREPARATION, AND USES THEREOFJuly 2024November 2024Allow410NoNo
18727031METHODS OF VISCOSITY MODIFICATION OF MINERAL OILS FOR IMMERSION COOLING SYSTEMJuly 2024July 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18756729EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSJune 2024December 2024Allow610YesNo
18756702EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSJune 2024January 2025Allow710YesNo
18756670EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSJune 2024December 2024Allow610YesNo
18743745METHOD OF PRODUCING SiC-Si COMPOSITE COMPONENT AND SiC-Si COMPOSITE COMPONENTJune 2024May 2025Allow1100NoNo
18739784SILICON-BASED CURED FOAM MATERIAL FOR RAPIDLY BLOCKING FOREST FIRE, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFJune 2024August 2024Allow210NoNo
18735815CURABLE COMPOSITION FOR USE IN A HIGH TEMPERATURE LITHOGRAPHY-BASED PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION PROCESS AND METHOD OF PRODUCING CROSSLINKED POLYMERS THEREFROMJune 2024December 2025Allow1810NoNo
18736457CARBON PARTICLE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF GENERATING THE SAMEJune 2024August 2025Allow1421NoNo
18674469COOLING TYPE DRY POWDER FIRE EXTINGUISHING AGENT AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFMay 2024February 2025Allow811NoNo
18712380TREATMENT AGENT FOR ELASTIC FIBERS, AND ELASTIC FIBERSMay 2024March 2025Allow1020NoNo
18669663Composition Comprising Hueing AgentMay 2024August 2025Allow1510NoNo
18662820STABLE ANHYDROUS LAUNDRY DETERGENT CONCENTRATE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAMEMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18709321TIRES FOR VEHICLE WHEELSMay 2024October 2025Allow1710YesNo
18649929RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED PRODUCT, SHEET-LIKE LAMINATE MATERIAL, RESIN SHEET, PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEApril 2024December 2025Allow2010YesNo
18643795PROCESSES AND MATERIALS FOR CASTING AND SINTERING GREEN GARNET THIN FILMSApril 2024October 2025Allow1810NoNo
18634230STABLE AQUEOUS SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONSApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18630402COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR WATER CONDITIONING IN SPASApril 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18628696SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE CONTAINING DETERGENT COMPOSITIONSApril 2024November 2024Allow700YesNo
18625486SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES OF THERMAL FLUID RECLAMATIONApril 2024February 2026Allow2231YesNo
18625474SILICON NANOPARTICLES AND METHODS FOR PREPARING SILICON NANOPARTICLESApril 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18614841Electroluminescent DeviceMarch 2024July 2025Allow1620YesNo
18613839HYPERBRANCHED CORROSION INHIBITORSMarch 2024July 2025Allow1511YesNo
18613972FIRE-FIGHTING FOAM CONCENTRATEMarch 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18611504COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR ANTI-BALLISTIC APPLICATIONS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOFMarch 2024April 2025Allow1330NoNo
18610024COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITING CORROSIONMarch 2024August 2025Allow1720NoNo
18607978Particulate Carbon Material Producible From Renewable Raw Materials And Method For Its ProductionMarch 2024November 2025Allow2020NoNo
18602657LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18603133COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX AND ABBE NUMBERMarch 2024April 2025Allow1320NoNo
18602655DOUBLE NETWORK HYDROGEL WITH ANIONIC POLYMER AND USES THEREOFMarch 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18691348MULTI-COMPONENT FILAMENT AND OTHER POLYMERIC MATERIALS PROVIDING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITYMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18601173FIRE EXTINGUISHING COMPOSITION AND METHOD OF MAKINGMarch 2024October 2025Allow1911NoNo
18597727POLYESTER POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITESMarch 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18592905FORMALDEHYDE FREE SAFE TO USE BINDER FORMULATION FOR WOVEN, NONWOVEN AND GRANULAR MATERIALSMarch 2024January 2026Abandon2230NoNo
18592698DENTAL ENAMEL COMPOSITIONS WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTSMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18592755DENTAL ENAMEL COMPOSITIONS WITH ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS FOR ANIMALSMarch 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18587282SOLID ENZYMATIC DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTUREFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18587531HIGH ALKALINE WAREWASH DETERGENT WITH ENHANCED SCALE CONTROL AND SOIL DISPERSIONFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18586764THERMOACTIVE DENTAL COMPOSITE COMPOSITIONFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18585284PRECERAMIC 3D-PRINTING MONOMER AND POLYMER FORMULATIONSFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2211NoNo
18583619ANTIFREEZE FORMULATIONS AND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS COMPRISING IMPROVED ANTIFREEZESFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1910NoNo
18582069WATER-SOLUBLE UNIT DOSE ARTICLE COMPRISING A FIRST ALKOXYLATED ALCOHOL NON-IONIC SURFACTANT AND A SECOND ALKOXYLATED ALCOHOL NON-IONIC SURFACTANTFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18444827METHODS FOR THE CONTINUOUS POLYMERIZATION OF PHOSPHATE COMPOUNDS TO FORM POLYPHOSPHATE COMPOSITIONSFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1710NoNo
18433255LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITIONFebruary 2024August 2024Allow720YesNo
18432603MODIFIED LIGNIN PRODUCTS FOR RIGID FOAMSFebruary 2024August 2024Allow600NoNo
18425075LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH MAGNESIUM SULFATE AND CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2620NoNo
18424845ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, ELECTRODE, BATTERY, AND APPARATUSJanuary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18422094ONE-PIECE WASHING TABLET MADE FROM COMBINATION OF COMPOSITIONS AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2024May 2024Allow400YesNo
18423274ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN FIRE INHIBITING AND EXTINGUISHING COMPOSITIONS AND PRODUCTS FOR SORBING FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS WHILE INHIBITING IGNITION AND EXTINGUISHING FIREJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18420436Positive Electrode Active Material For Secondary Battery And Lithium Secondary Battery Including The SameJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18418649LIQUID FABRIC CARE COMPOSITIONS COMPRISING CAPSULESJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1820YesNo
18417513POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIALJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18416540ADDITIVES FOR BUILD MATERIALS AND ASSOCIATED PRINTED 3D ARTICLESJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310YesNo
18416404In-Situ Generation of Nucleating Agents for Indicating DevicesJanuary 2024February 2026Abandon2521NoNo
18414904Manufacturing Method and Manufacturing Apparatus of Syngas, and Manufacturing Method of Liquid Hydrocarbon Using the SameJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1011NoNo
18404027LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18404387LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18403431SYNTHESIS OF POSITIVELY CHARGED HYDROGELS FOR ANIONIC POLLUTANT REMOVALJanuary 2024July 2024Allow701NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1767.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
419
Examiner Affirmed
324
(77.3%)
Examiner Reversed
95
(22.7%)
Reversal Percentile
9.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 22.7% 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
1106
Allowed After Appeal Filing
221
(20.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
885
(80.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
7.0%
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, 20.0% 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 1767 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1767 is part of Group 1760 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 11,515 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 62.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1767's allowance rate of 62.6% places it in the 18% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly lower allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 1767 receive an average of 2.51 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 87% 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 multiple rounds of 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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