USPTO Art Unit 1782 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1782
Group: 1780
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 9,535
Last Active: May 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19219296BIODEGRADABLE PULP PACKAGING PRODUCTS FROM NATURAL FIBERSMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19208656CARBOXYMETHYL HEMICELLULOSE COMPOSITE FILMS AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREOFMay 2025July 2025Allow200YesNo
19176609Rolled Edge Trays Having Smooth Edges and Stacking ExtensionsApril 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19171373METHOD FOR MITIGATING PULPAL PAIN IN SYMPTOMATIC PATIENTS AND PREVENTING UNNECESSARY ENDODONTIC TREATMENTApril 2025August 2025Allow410YesNo
19063947BIODEGRADABLE PULP PACKAGING PRODUCTS FROM NATURAL FIBERSFebruary 2025April 2025Allow210NoNo
19052507PHOTOCURABLE INKS AND PRIMERS FOR AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR APPLICATIONS AND GLASS ARTICLES COMPRISING SAMEFebruary 2025August 2025Allow610NoNo
19099918OPTICALLY CLEAR SILICONE ACRYLATE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1311NoNo
18998279RUBBER PRODUCT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAMEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow810NoNo
18986497THERMAL INSULATION LINERSDecember 2024September 2025Allow910YesNo
18916032COMPOSITE-OVERWRAPPED PRESSURE VESSEL SYSTEMOctober 2024June 2025Allow810YesNo
18827493CLOSURES WITH TAMPER EVIDENCESeptember 2024November 2025Allow1530NoNo
18826164HIGH PH FORMULATIONS AND KITSSeptember 2024February 2026Abandon1721NoNo
18833683LAMINATED FILM AND PACKAGING BAGJuly 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18771411BIODEGRADABLE PULP PACKAGING PRODUCTS FROM NATURAL FIBERSJuly 2024November 2024Allow400NoNo
18769878DEGRADABLE PLASTIC BOTTLE, PREPARATION METHOD AND DEGRADATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024October 2024Allow300NoNo
18767140RECYCLABLE AND EASILY TEARABLE MULTI-LAYER PLASTIC HAVING A GOOD BARRIER EFFECTJuly 2024April 2025Abandon910NoNo
18764974RESIN FILM, LAMINATE, AND PACKAGING BODYJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18757697GLASS SUBSTRATE, BLACK MATRIX SUBSTRATE, AND DISPLAY PANELJune 2024September 2025Allow1510NoNo
18735610CONTAINER FOR A CONSUMABLE GOOD, COATED WITH ANTIOXIDANT-CONTAINING LAYERJune 2024July 2025Allow1311YesNo
18677404GLASS PARTS AND GOB-PRESSING METHODS FOR MAKING SUCHMay 2024October 2024Allow510YesNo
18669243LIGHTWEIGHT PLASTIC CONTAINER AND PREFORMMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18665351RECYCLABLE LAMINATED POLYOLEFIN-BASED FILM STRUCTURESMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18658923METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AND/OR OPERATING DEPLOYABLE STRUCTURES USING HYDRIDE MATERIALMay 2024August 2025Allow1510NoNo
18655281RECYCLABLE LAMINATED POLYOLEFIN-BASED FILM STRUCTURESMay 2024July 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18646595LAMINATE STRUCTURE, CABLE AND TUBEApril 2024March 2026Allow2220YesNo
18643172CROSSLINKED PTFEApril 2024November 2025Allow1920NoNo
18636294RESIN COMPOSITION AND FILTER ELEMENTApril 2024November 2024Allow700YesNo
18636777NON-CROSSLINKED HEAT SHRINK TUBINGApril 2024July 2025Allow1520NoNo
18636340COMPOUND FOR ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE, ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2024December 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18631723GLASS TUBEApril 2024July 2025Abandon1501NoNo
18631213MANUFACTURING METHOD OF AN ANTIMICROBIAL AND ADHESION-PROOF TITANIUM TABLEWAREApril 2024April 2025Allow1200YesNo
18630459CUPSTOCK WITH RIM-FORMATION INDEX AND ASSOCIATED METHODS AND RIMMED CUP PRODUCTSApril 2024October 2025Abandon1801NoNo
18630948CROSSLINKED COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR PACKAGING ARTICLES SUCH AS FOOD AND BEVERAGE CONTAINERSApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18699367ACID FRACTURING HOSE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFApril 2024August 2024Allow400NoNo
18623781RECYCLABLE METALLIZED BARRIER FILMS AND BAGS FOR PACKAGING FLOWABLE MATERIALSApril 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18618426ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESMarch 2024January 2026Allow2222YesNo
18615100RECYCLABLE FLEXIBLE FILMS AND BAGS FOR PACKAGING FLOWABLE MATERIALSMarch 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18614065LIGHTWEIGHT PLASTIC CONTAINER AND PREFORMMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18608352RECYCLABLE LAMINATED POLYOLEFIN-BASED FILM STRUCTURESMarch 2024November 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18692556PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FUNCTIONALIZED POLYTHIOPHENESMarch 2024March 2026Allow2421YesNo
18604575HIGH-STRENGTH PACKAGING BAG WITH EFFECTS OF HEAT PRESERVATION AND WATERTIGHTNESS, AND PREPARATION PROCESS THEREOFMarch 2024September 2024Allow610YesNo
18605667NON-LINE-OF-SIGHT DEPOSITION OF COATING ON INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF ASSEMBLED DEVICEMarch 2024March 2026Allow2431YesNo
18603328DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2024April 2025Allow1311NoNo
18590976DISPLAY DEVICEFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1820NoNo
18590012HUMIDITY-MANAGEMENT PACKAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18441845Resin Composition, Molded Body, And Their ApplicationFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18439921Optical Filter Structure For Arbitrary Combination Of RGB And IR Wavelength Ranges And Its Manufacturing MethodFebruary 2024October 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18437821EXPANDABLE SHEATH AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEFebruary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18682262COATING COMPOSITIONS, METHODS FOR USING THEM AND SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE THEMFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1921YesNo
18426605SLEEVE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE ASSEMBLYJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2540NoNo
18421734POLARIZER AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICEJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18417338PEELABLE HEAT-SHRINK TUBINGJanuary 2024October 2024Abandon900NoNo
18579061BOTTLE-FORMING PREFORM WITH A MULTILAYERED WALL, AND GASEOUS BEVERAGE BOTTLE OBTAINED WITH SUCH A PREFORMJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2201NoNo
18578236FLEXIBLE TUBE CONTAINERJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2500NoNo
18406700PLURALITY OF HOST MATERIALS AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMEJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2121NoNo
18404578FLUIDIC CHANNELS AND METHODS OF ALTERING THE SURFACE ENERGY OF COMPONENTS THEREOFJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1820NoNo
18390669PASSIVATION, pH PROTECTIVE OR LUBRICITY COATING FOR PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGE, COATING PROCESS AND APPARATUSDecember 2023December 2025Allow2420NoNo
18539880GEOGRID MADE FROM A COEXTRUDED MULTILAYERED POLYMERDecember 2023December 2024Abandon1201NoNo
18528797FUEL HOSEDecember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18530163FLEXIBLE ELECTRONIC ASSEMBLYDecember 2023July 2025Allow1910NoNo
18527509ACCELERATED PEROXIDE-CURED RESIN COMPOSITIONS HAVING EXTENDED OPEN TIMESDecember 2023August 2025Allow2010NoNo
18521511HEAT-SHRINKABLE FILMS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2023May 2025Allow1831YesNo
18563983POLYETHYLENE BLENDNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18512911METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FORMING HIGH STRENGTH PRODUCTSNovember 2023May 2025Allow1710NoNo
18389179MULTI-SENSORY ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY PRODUCT PACKAGING ASSEMBLIESNovember 2023October 2025Allow2300YesNo
18505541FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICENovember 2023May 2025Allow1820NoNo
18505553RESEALABLE FILMNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18386761Induction Heat Sealable Closure Liner or Lidding Configured for Paper Recycling StreamNovember 2023March 2026Allow2810NoNo
18498127MOLDED ARTICLE WITH SELECTIVELY VARIED CORE LAYER GEOMETRY AND HOT RUNNER NOZZLES FOR PRODUCING SAMEOctober 2023December 2024Allow1301NoNo
18558216BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITIONS AND ARTICLES FORMED THEREFROMOctober 2023November 2025Allow2500NoNo
18558296OXYGEN BARRIER COATING AS A SEPARATION LAYER COATINGOctober 2023February 2026Allow2701YesNo
18557390CURABLE FILM-FORMING COMPOSITIONS AND COATED STRUCTURES WITH IMPROVED CORROSION RESISTANCE AND DURABILITYOctober 2023January 2026Allow2700NoNo
18288404Mono Polyester Material PackageOctober 2023November 2025Allow2500NoNo
18492389PREFORM EXTENDED FINISH FOR PROCESSING LIGHT WEIGHT ECOLOGICALLY BENEFICIAL BOTTLESOctober 2023December 2024Allow1410NoNo
18382950FLUORESCEIN FORMULATIONS AND KITSOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18382781PERALUMINOUS LITHIUM ALUMINOSILICATES WITH HIGH LIQUIDUS VISCOSITYOctober 2023April 2025Allow1700NoNo
18556157PACKAGING IN WHICH THE WELD IS CONCEALED IN THE PRINT AND MANUFACTURING METHODOctober 2023October 2025Allow2400NoNo
18287243COMPOSITE MATERIAL INCLUDING A HIERARCHICAL AND NANOPOROUS METAL IN POROUS POLYMER SUBSTRATEOctober 2023November 2025Allow2500NoNo
18377493LIGHTWEIGHT PLASTIC CONTAINER AND PREFORMOctober 2023February 2024Allow410NoNo
18377501LIGHTWEIGHT PLASTIC CONTAINER AND PREFORMOctober 2023February 2024Allow410NoNo
18552944PACKAGING PAPERSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2500NoNo
18044800PACKAGING BAG AND PACKAGING MULTILAYER FILM TO BE USED FOR PRODUCING THE PACKAGING BAGSeptember 2023January 2026Allow3401YesNo
18284143BIAXIALLY ORIENTED POLYPROPYLENE-BASED MULTILAYER FILMSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2860NoNo
18473985Systems and Methods for Fabricating Tote BagsSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18283582CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER RESIN AND POLYESTER RESIN AQUEOUS DISPERSION, AND COMPOSITION FOR ADHESION OR COATING USE IN WHICH EACH OF SAID CRYSTALLINE POLYESTER RESIN AND POLYESTER RESIN AQUEOUS DISPERSION IS USEDSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010YesNo
18472650INFRARED TRANSMISSIVE PRODUCTSeptember 2023June 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18472084POLARIZING PLATE AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY COMPRISING THE SAMESeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210YesNo
18470754ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18551273Polyethylene Film Having Multi-Layer Structure and Packaging Material Produced Using the SameSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2121YesNo
18369255EXTRUDABLE ANTIFOG COPOLYESTER HEAT SEAL RESINSSeptember 2023November 2025Allow2530NoYes
18369655OVENABLE FLEXIBLE PACKAGING STRUCTURESeptember 2023October 2025Allow2500NoNo
18367022STABILITY OF REFRACTORY MATERIALS IN HIGH TEMPERATURE STEAMSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2220NoNo
18281270WATER RESISTANT AND REPULPABLE COMPOSITIONSSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010YesNo
18210353PHARMACEUTICAL PACKAGES WITH COATINGS COMPRISING POLYCYANURATESSeptember 2023January 2026Abandon3111NoNo
18242257VEHICLE INTERIOR SYSTEMS HAVING A CURVED COVER GLASS AND DISPLAY OR TOUCH PANEL AND METHODS FOR FORMING THE SAMESeptember 2023October 2025Allow2520NoNo
18459260OPTICAL FILM, POLARIZER AND DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2023December 2024Allow1621YesNo
18240053STORAGE BAG FOR AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTSAugust 2023February 2026Abandon3010NoNo
18453775INJECTION MOLDED ARTICLEAugust 2023August 2025Allow2400NoNo
18235937DISPLAY DEVICEAugust 2023February 2025Allow1820NoNo
18278147MULTILAYER FILM, CONTAINER, PACK FOR CELL CULTURE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING MULTILAYER FILMAugust 2023March 2026Abandon3001NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1782.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
403
Examiner Affirmed
304
(75.4%)
Examiner Reversed
99
(24.6%)
Reversal Percentile
14.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 24.6% 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
1006
Allowed After Appeal Filing
203
(20.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
803
(79.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
7.6%
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, 20.2% 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 1782 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1782 is part of Group 1780 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 9,535 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 54.7%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1782's allowance rate of 54.7% places it in the 10% 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 1782 receive an average of 2.48 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 87% percentile). The median prosecution time is 38 months (in the 19% 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

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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.