USPTO Art Unit 1784 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1784
Group: 1780
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 11,737
Last Active: February 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18837568HARD COATINGFebruary 2025June 2025Allow1000NoNo
18874145PLATED STEEL SHEETDecember 2024July 2025Allow710YesNo
18848434HOT-DIP PLATED STEEL SHEETSeptember 2024June 2025Allow810YesNo
18882191LOW-SULFUR GRANULATED METALLIC UNITSSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710YesNo
18882256LOW-CARBON GRANULATED METALLIC UNITSSeptember 2024May 2025Allow820YesNo
18841582SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEETAugust 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18840411METALLIC COATED STEELAugust 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18839782PURE COPPER MATERIAL, INSULATING SUBSTRATE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2024March 2025Allow701NoNo
18839076Laminated glazing comprising a bird protection patternAugust 2024May 2025Allow910NoNo
18838856HOT-DIP PLATED STEEL MATERIALAugust 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18800464CRACK-CONTAINING HOT-STAMPED STEEL PART WITH A THIN COATING WITH EXCELLENTSPOT-WELDABILITY AND EXCELLENT PAINTING ADHESIONAugust 2024March 2025Allow711YesNo
18796933HIGH STRENGTH GLASS-CERAMICSAugust 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18756354CRACK-CONTAINING HOT-STAMPED STEEL PART WITH A THIN COATING WITH EXCELLENT SPOT-WELDABILITY AND EXCELLENT PAINTING ADHESIONJune 2024March 2025Allow811YesNo
18722604CUTTING TOOLJune 2024May 2025Allow1111YesNo
18743370LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND COMPONENTJune 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18737352CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJune 2024December 2024Allow600YesNo
18736100HIGH STRENGTH GLASS-CERAMICSJune 2024July 2024Allow210NoNo
18712425ADDITIVE FRICTION STIR DEPOSITION ON COLD SPRAYED BARRIER LAYERMay 2024October 2024Allow500NoNo
18664762PLATED STEEL SHEET FOR HOT PRESS FORMING HAVING EXCELLENT IMPACT PROPERTY, HOT PRESS FORMED PART, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18644271GLASS CERAMICS, CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS, AND SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATEApril 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18640593SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND ITS PRODUCTION METHODApril 2024August 2024Allow400NoNo
18702630ENAMELED MINERAL SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR MAKING SAMEApril 2024February 2025Allow1000NoNo
18632326METAL-RESIN COMPOSITE, SURFACE TREATMENT METHOD, AND SUBSTRATE OF CIRCUIT BOARD FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY AND HIGH-SPEED SIGNAL TRANSMISSIONApril 2024November 2024Allow701NoNo
18625273PISTON RING WITH HARD PLATING, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORApril 2024April 2025Allow1321YesNo
18622583WELDED MEMBER OF GALVANIZED STEEL SHEETSMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18618251MATERIALS AND PROCESSES FOR GENERATING RADIOISOTOPESMarch 2024May 2025Allow1430YesNo
18694633COATED ARTICLE WITH ENHANCED OXIDATION RESISTANCE PROPERTIESMarch 2024May 2025Allow1411YesNo
18592957HIGH STRENGTH GLASS-CERAMICS HAVING PETALITE AND LITHIUM SILICATE STRUCTURESMarch 2024May 2024Allow310NoNo
18688709PLATED STEEL SHEET HAVING EXCELLENT CORROSION RESISTANCE AND BENDABILITY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEMarch 2024May 2025Allow1400NoNo
18588354MANUFACTURING LINE, PROCESS, AND SINTERED ARTICLEFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1220NoNo
18588038CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND GLASS FOR CHEMICAL STRENGTHENINGFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110YesNo
18585702HIGH STRENGTH GLASS-CERAMICSFebruary 2024May 2024Allow320NoNo
18583374SLIDING MEMBERFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1100NoNo
18437739HARD AND LUBRICIOUS VALVE SURFACES, MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS AND SEQUENCES OF MANUFACTURINGFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18435554LUMINESCENT GLAZINGFebruary 2024March 2025Abandon1401NoNo
18433819AGE-HARDENABLE AND HIGHLY FORMABLE ALUMINUM ALLOYS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18681078CUTTING TOOLFebruary 2024June 2024Allow400NoNo
18681104AB2 TYPE-BASED HYDROGEN STORAGE ALLOYS, METHODS OF PREPARATION AND USES THEREOFFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1420YesNo
18421516METHODS OF WELDING HIGH MANGANESE STEEL WITH STEP-OUT WELD ZONE EROSION-CORROSION RESISTANCEJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18418471GLASS, GLASS-CERAMIC AND CERAMIC ARTICLES WITH GRADED PROTECTIVE COATINGS HAVING HARDNESS AND STRENGTHJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1311YesNo
18413476METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CORROSION AND HIGH TEMPERATURE RESISTANT ALUMINUM ALLOY EXTRUSION MATERIALJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18411608FRACTURE RESISTANT STRESS PROFILES IN GLASSESJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1520YesNo
18411468FUSION-FORMABLE GLASS-BASED ARTICLES INCLUDING A METAL OXIDE CONCENTRATION GRADIENTJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18407928DUPLEX STAINLESS STEEL AND FORMED OBJECT THEREOFJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1620YesNo
18406498Solar Control Coatings Providing Increased Absorption or TintJanuary 2024July 2024Allow700YesNo
18577284CUTTING TOOLJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1420YesNo
18406848MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ALUMINUM-BASED ALLOY PLATED STEELJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18405157High Temperature AlloysJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1011NoNo
18403845THERMALLY STRENGTHENED CONSUMER ELECTRONIC GLASS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18399893UNIFORMLY PAIR SAGGED GLASS ARTICLES AND HYBRID LAMINATESDecember 2023July 2024Allow700YesNo
18400261Method for Manufacturing a Sheet Metal Component from a Flat Steel Product Provided With a Corrosion Protection CoatingDecember 2023February 2025Allow1320NoNo
18394548SILICON CARBIDE CERAMICDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18571264CUTTING TOOLDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010YesNo
18571261CUTTING TOOLDecember 2023September 2024Allow910YesNo
18569923GLAZING COMPRISING A FUNCTIONAL COATING AND AN ABSORBENT ELEMENT FOR COLORIMETRIC ADJUSTMENTDecember 2023January 2025Allow1300YesNo
18537240SCRATCH RESISTANT GLASS AND METHOD OF MAKINGDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18568111GLAZING COMPRISING A FUNCTIONAL COATING AND AN ABSORBING ELEMENTDecember 2023April 2025Allow1700NoNo
18567458CUTTING TOOLDecember 2023May 2024Allow600NoNo
18564376STRUCTURE COMPRISING UNDER BARRIER METAL AND SOLDER LAYER, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING STRUCTURENovember 2023April 2025Allow1700NoNo
18515164GLASS ARTICLE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMENovember 2023June 2024Allow700YesNo
18499631BOND PRODUCED WITH AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY CRYSTALLIZED GLASS, SUCH AS A METAL-TO-GLASS BOND, IN PARTICULAR A METAL-TO-GLASS BOND IN A FEED-THROUGH ELEMENT OR CONNECTING ELEMENT, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A BOND, IN PARTICULAR IN A FEED-THROUGH ELEMENT OR CONNECTING ELEMENTNovember 2023May 2025Allow1810NoNo
18558294COATED ROUND WIREOctober 2023March 2025Allow1600YesNo
18557348Steel sheet and high strength press hardened steel part and method of manufacturing the sameOctober 2023May 2025Allow1810NoNo
18488673METAL-COATED STEEL STRIPOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18379825CEMENTED CARBIDE COMPOSITIONS AND APPLICATIONS THEREOFOctober 2023July 2024Allow910NoNo
18484657ULTRA-HIGH STRENGTH ALLOYOctober 2023February 2025Allow1620YesNo
18482866Homogenizing heterogeneous foils for light alloy metal partsOctober 2023April 2024Allow610NoNo
18480960Homogenizing heterogeneous foils for light alloy metal partsOctober 2023May 2024Allow720NoNo
18553206ZN-AL-MG PLATED CHECKERED STEEL PLATESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1900NoNo
18374248GLASS FOR MEDICINE CONTAINER AND GLASS TUBE FOR MEDICINE CONTAINERSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1420NoNo
18476686SILICON OXYCARBIDE ENVIRONMENTAL BARRIER COATINGSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1710YesNo
18283423GRAIN-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMESeptember 2023May 2025Allow2001NoNo
18370648REACTIVE THERMAL BARRIER COATINGSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18037677SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC HONEYCOMB STRUCTURE AND ITS PRODUCTION METHODSeptember 2023January 2024Allow800YesNo
18282299HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1900NoNo
18467594STRETCHABLE SUBSTRATE HAVING IMPROVED STRETCHING DEFORMATION UNIFORMITY THROUGH CONTROL OF SPATIAL CROSSLINKING DEGREE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1910NoNo
18467610STRETCHABLE SUBSTRATE HAVING IMPROVED THICKNESS DEFORMATION UNIFORMITY THROUGH CONTROL OF SPATIAL CROSSLINKING DEGREE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2023January 2025Allow1600NoNo
18244372ARTIFICIAL TURF PILE YARN HAVING ANTIBACTERIAL AND COOLING EFFECTSeptember 2023May 2024Allow820NoNo
18280909PRE-COATED PLATED STEEL SHEET AND MOLDED PRODUCTSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2221YesNo
18242814SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET FOR CELL CONTAINERSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1420NoNo
18242140COLD-ROLLED STEEL PLATE FOR HOT FORMING, HAVING EXCELLENT CORROSION-RESISTANCE AND SPOT-WELDABILITY, HOT-FORMED MEMBER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMESeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18239240GLASS COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS WITH STEAM TREATMENT HAZE RESISTANCEAugust 2023April 2024Allow711YesNo
18548114STEEL SHEET FOR HOT-DIP GALVANIZING, HOT-DIP GALVANIZED STEEL SHEET, AND ALLOYED HOT-DIP GALVANNEALED STEEL SHEETAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110YesNo
18239071GLASS FILM-RESIN COMPOSITEAugust 2023February 2025Allow1820NoNo
18238860Homogenizing heterogeneous foils for light alloy metal partsAugust 2023February 2024Allow610YesNo
18238310Homogenizing heterogeneous foils for light alloy metal partsAugust 2023February 2024Allow610NoNo
18238236Homogenizing heterogeneous foils for light alloy metal partsAugust 2023February 2024Allow610NoNo
18236170MINERAL ADDITIVE MODIFIED BASALT FIBRE BASED PMMA COMPOSITES FOR BALLISTIC APPLICATIONSAugust 2023March 2025Allow1910YesNo
18547172HIGH-STRENGTH AND HIGH-TOUGHNESS BAINITE GEOLOGICAL DRILLING PIPE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORAugust 2023June 2025Allow2111NoNo
18235926ARTIFICIAL TURF SYSTEM HAVING SHOCK ABSORBING PADAugust 2023November 2024Allow1520YesNo
18235219Manufacturing Method for Alloy Material, Alloy Material, Electrochemical Element, Electrochemical Module, Electrochemical Device, Energy System and Solid Oxide Fuel CellAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18450736SILVER POWDER, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND CONDUCTIVE PASTEAugust 2023May 2024Allow900NoNo
18450251SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEET FOR CELL CONTAINERAugust 2023November 2024Allow1520NoNo
18232588STRENGTHENED GLASS ARTICLES EXHIBITING IMPROVED HEADFORM IMPACT PERFORMANCE AND AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR SYSTEMS INCORPORATING THE SAMEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18231761MULTI-LAYER METAL INSULATION TO SHUNT THERMAL TRANSFER FROM EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTS ABOVE 1200 DEGREES CELSIUSAugust 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18275835ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR ALUMINUM ELECTROLYTIC CAPACITORS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEAugust 2023October 2024Allow1400NoNo
18229921BENDABLE GLASS STACK ASSEMBLIES, ARTICLES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEAugust 2023March 2025Allow1921NoNo
18275775Copper-Coated Aluminum Wire Material and Production Method ThereforAugust 2023May 2025Allow2211NoNo
18364875COATED ARTICLE FOR HOT HYDROCARBON FLUID AND METHOD OF PREVENTING FUEL THERMAL DEGRADATION DEPOSITSAugust 2023September 2024Allow1320YesNo
18229786Automobile ComponentAugust 2023April 2025Allow2020YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1784.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
206
Examiner Affirmed
146
(70.9%)
Examiner Reversed
60
(29.1%)
Reversal Percentile
33.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 29.1% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
541
Allowed After Appeal Filing
171
(31.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
370
(68.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.9%
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, 31.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

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 1784 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1784 is part of Group 1780 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 11,737 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 68.3%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1784's allowance rate of 68.3% places it in the 25% 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 1784 receive an average of 1.93 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 60% percentile). The median prosecution time is 31 months (in the 37% 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 relatively streamlined 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.

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