USPTO Art Unit 1767 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1767
Group: 1760
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 11,783
Last Active: November 2024

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
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
18938522SILANE-MODIFIED PENETRATION-RESISTANT ULTRA-HIGH-PERFORMANCE CONCRETE, PREPARATION METHOD, AND APPLICATION THEREOFNovember 2024April 2025Allow511NoNo
18857756EPOXY RESIN COMPOSITION AND CURED PRODUCT OF SAMEOctober 2024July 2025Allow810YesNo
18910388EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18910397EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18839741METHOD FOR PREPARING LIGNIN ADHESIVE AND PRODUCT THEREOFAugust 2024April 2025Allow811NoNo
18806700MIXED REFRIGERANT COMPOSITION AND HEAT PUMP INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2024June 2025Allow1020YesNo
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
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
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
18634230STABLE AQUEOUS SURFACTANT COMPOSITIONSApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18630402COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR WATER CONDITIONING IN SPASApril 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18628696SODIUM LAUROYL SARCOSINATE CONTAINING DETERGENT COMPOSITIONSApril 2024November 2024Allow700YesNo
18613839HYPERBRANCHED CORROSION INHIBITORSMarch 2024July 2025Allow1511YesNo
18611504COMPOSITE MATERIALS FOR ANTI-BALLISTIC APPLICATIONS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOFMarch 2024April 2025Allow1330NoNo
18602657LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18602655DOUBLE NETWORK HYDROGEL WITH ANIONIC POLYMER AND USES THEREOFMarch 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18603133COMPOSITIONS WITH HIGH REFRACTIVE INDEX AND ABBE NUMBERMarch 2024April 2025Allow1320NoNo
18691348MULTI-COMPONENT FILAMENT AND OTHER POLYMERIC MATERIALS PROVIDING ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITYMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
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
18582069WATER-SOLUBLE UNIT DOSE ARTICLE COMPRISING A FIRST ALKOXYLATED ALCOHOL NON-IONIC SURFACTANT AND A SECOND ALKOXYLATED ALCOHOL NON-IONIC SURFACTANTFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18433255LAUNDRY DETERGENT COMPOSITIONFebruary 2024August 2024Allow720YesNo
18432603MODIFIED LIGNIN PRODUCTS FOR RIGID FOAMSFebruary 2024August 2024Allow600NoNo
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
18420436Positive Electrode Active Material For Secondary Battery And Lithium Secondary Battery Including The SameJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
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
18414904Manufacturing Method and Manufacturing Apparatus of Syngas, and Manufacturing Method of Liquid Hydrocarbon Using the SameJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1011NoNo
18404387LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18404027LONG-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
18394561COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR ADHESION TO SURFACESDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110YesNo
18571166ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER RESIN PARTICLE COMPOSITION, ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER FILM FORMED THEREFROM, AND MULTILAYER STRUCTUREDecember 2023January 2025Allow1300NoNo
18571191ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER RESIN PARTICLE COMPOSITION, ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER FILM FORMED THEREFROM, AND MULTILAYER STRUCTUREDecember 2023January 2025Allow1300NoNo
18571181ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER RESIN PARTICLE COMPOSITION, ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER FILM FORMED THEREFROM, AND MULTILAYER STRUCTUREDecember 2023January 2025Allow1300NoNo
18528112METHODS OF CLEANING AND SOIL RELEASE OF HIGHLY OIL ABSORBING SUBSTRATES EMPLOYING OPTIMIZED EXTENDED CHAIN NONIONIC SURFACTANTSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1510YesNo
18528371THIN AEROGEL MATERIALSDecember 2023June 2024Allow600NoNo
18524186AEROGEL WITH HIERARCHICAL PORE STRUCTURE FORMED USING PULSED LASER TECHNOLOGY, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOFNovember 2023July 2024Allow710YesNo
18520314Pallet Stabilization AdhesiveNovember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18520285ORGANIC MOLECULES FOR USE IN OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICESNovember 2023March 2025Abandon1620NoNo
18563646TREATMENT AGENT FOR CARBON FIBER PRECURSORS, AND CARBON FIBER PRECURSORNovember 2023October 2024Allow1120YesNo
18517991POLYAMIDE PARTICLES AND METHODS OF PRODUCTION AND USES THEREOFNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
18562984Articles and Structures with Colorable Anti-Static Polyetherimide BlendsNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18561726TREATMENT AGENT FOR ELECTRONIC-GRADE LOW-DIELECTRIC FIBERGLASS CLOTH, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210YesNo
18510700ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESNovember 2023November 2024Allow1220YesNo
18505774CLEANING COMPOSITIONNovember 2023March 2025Allow1620YesNo
18502937EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSNovember 2023March 2024Allow410NoNo
18502950EMBOLIC COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSNovember 2023February 2024Allow410NoNo
18497858Improved Catalyst for MWCNT ProductionOctober 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18496866SYSTEM FOR PROACTIVELY PROTECTING COMBUSTIBLE PROPERTY SURFACES AGAINST FIRE IGNITION AND FLAME SPREAD BY FORMING ENVIRONMENTALLY-CLEAN THIN POTASSIUM SALT CRYSTALLINE COATINGS ON THE COMBUSTIBLE PROPERTY SURFACESOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18384801POLYALKYL P-PHENYLENEDIAMINE ANTI-DEGRADANTS AND INTERMEDIATES AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFOctober 2023September 2024Allow1121YesNo
18557452COMPOSITE LOADED WITH NANO-MAGNESIUM HYDRIDE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFOctober 2023December 2024Allow1411NoNo
18556708INITIATOR SYSTEM WITH POLYMERIZABLE THIOUREA COMPONENT, DENTAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOFOctober 2023July 2024Allow810NoNo
18492537PREPARING METHOD FOR BRANCHED VEGETABLE OIL-BASED PHOTOSENSITIVE RESIN AND UV CURING GLASS INKOctober 2023June 2024Allow810YesNo
18492349Methods For Producing Polymer-Containing Coatings Upon Cured Inner Liners, Methods For Producing Tires Containing Such Inner Liners, And Tires Containing Such Inner LinersOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410NoNo
18381779MAGNETIC MATERIALS WITH HIGH CURIE TEMPERATURES AND DIELECTRIC CONSTANTSOctober 2023April 2025Allow1820YesNo
18490074METHOD OF REDUCING BACTERIAL ACTIVITY IN THE ORAL CAVITY OF A PATIENTOctober 2023July 2024Allow910NoNo
18489902POLYMERIZABLE ABSORBERS OF UV AND HIGH ENERGY VISIBLE LIGHTOctober 2023March 2025Allow1721NoNo
18487704LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18485937LONG-TERM FIRE RETARDANT WITH CORROSION INHIBITORS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18485514FIRE RETARDANT AND FUEL DECOMPOSITION COMPOSITIONS AND METHODSOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18485795POLYMER COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING GRAFTED POLYMERIC NETWORKS AND PROCESSES FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND USEOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18285929UV-CURABLE SILICONE COMPOSITION FOR STEREOLITHOGRAPHY, CURED PRODUCT THEREOF, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING CURED PRODUCTOctober 2023February 2025Allow1721YesNo
18377115LINEAR BLOCK COPOLYMER TOUGHENER WITH ACRYLATE FUNCTIONAL GROUPSOctober 2023September 2024Allow1100NoNo
18481569COOLING SUPPORT CUSHION AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18376810ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS MADE FROM PLANT PROTEIN AND PHENOLICSOctober 2023April 2025Allow1920NoNo
18480275DETERGENT COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING A STABILIZED ENZYME BY PHOSPHONATESOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110YesNo
18374667Low-Viscosity Silane-Terminated Resin for Sealant and Preparation Method ThereofSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2020NoNo
18476585POLYMER COMPOSITESSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1020NoNo
18475397MULTI-ARMED POLYOXAZOLINES AND COMPOSITIONS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS PERTAINING TO THE SAMESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1820YesNo
18475639BIOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS AND RELATED COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMSSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18474823Rinsing Solution for Metal BladesSeptember 2023November 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18474590THERMOPLASTIC FLUORORESIN TUBESeptember 2023December 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18472214CARBON-SILICON THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1820YesNo
18368391Method of Preparing a Material of a Battery CellSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18465610SILICONE HYDROGEL CONTACT LENSESSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18549380SOLID COOLANT CONCENTRATES AND PRODUCTION THEREOFSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1111YesNo
18241561POLYOLS, POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS, AND USES THEREOFSeptember 2023March 2024Allow611NoNo
18456661WATER-ADAPTIVE CEMENT SELF-HEALING SYSTEM, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFAugust 2023March 2024Allow711NoNo
18236766METHOD FOR PRODUCING A TWO-STAGE HEAT REGENERATING CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATORAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18236716METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HEAT REGENERATING MATERIAL PARTICLEAugust 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18236016MULTIFUNCTIONAL DIORGANYL DISELENIDE TETHERED CELLULOSE AS A CORROSION INHIBITOR OF STAINLESS STEELAugust 2023October 2023Allow200NoNo
18450982SOLIDIFICATION PROCESS USING LOW LEVELS OF COUPLER/HYDROTROPEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110YesNo

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
368
Examiner Affirmed
286
(77.7%)
Examiner Reversed
82
(22.3%)
Reversal Percentile
8.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 22.3% 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
1000
Allowed After Appeal Filing
204
(20.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
796
(79.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
7.3%
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, 20.4% 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 11,783 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 63.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1767's allowance rate of 63.8% 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 2.41 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 89% percentile). The median prosecution time is 33 months (in the 28% 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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