USPTO Art Unit 1786 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1786
Group: 1780
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 10,502
Last Active: September 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19321628MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICESSeptember 2025February 2026Allow510NoNo
19248809COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL INSULATION PANELS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTUREJune 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19116643GLASS CLOTH, PREPREG, AND PRINTED WIRING BOARDMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19080138COMPOSITE BOARD WITH EDGE REINFORCEMENT FOR IMPROVED MECHANICAL PERFORMANCEMarch 2025October 2025Allow720NoNo
19053437BLUE LUMINESCENT COMPOUND, BLUE LUMINESCENT COMPOSITION, AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE AND LIGHTING DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEFebruary 2025August 2025Allow610YesNo
19005928INSULATED WIRE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, COIL AND ELECTRONIC/ELECTRICAL DEVICEDecember 2024December 2025Allow1111NoNo
18912600INORGANIC FIBER MATOctober 2024February 2026Allow1640YesNo
18704893CARBON FIBER PREFORM, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND PREPARATION METHOD FOR CARBON/CARBON COMPOSITESSeptember 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18728636TREATMENT AGENT FOR POLYESTER SYNTHETIC FIBERS, COMPOSITION CONTAINING TREATMENT AGENT FOR POLYESTER SYNTHETIC FIBERS, FIRST TREATMENT AGENT FOR POLYESTER SYNTHETIC FIBERS, SECOND TREATMENT AGENT FOR POLYESTER SYNTHETIC FIBERS, COMPOSITION CONTAINING FIRST TREATMENT AGENT FOR POLYESTER SYNTHETIC FIBERS, TREATMENT METHOD FOR POLYESTER SYNTHETIC FIBERS, AND POLYESTER SYNTHETIC FIBERSJuly 2024June 2025Allow1120NoNo
18758333ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODE DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING A THIN FILM ENCAPSULATION LAYERJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18753505COMPOSITION, ORGANIC OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2024October 2025Allow1510NoNo
18744577ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18736626MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICESJune 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18732512ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2024October 2025Allow1600NoNo
18714345SIZING AGENT FOR INORGANIC FIBERS AND INORGANIC FIBERSMay 2024May 2025Allow1120NoNo
18670583CARBON DISPOSED AT INTERSTITIAL SITES OF A POLYMER MATRIXMay 2024March 2025Allow1020YesNo
18664166ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING SAMEMay 2024September 2025Allow1600NoNo
18662138Organic Compound, Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, Display Device, and Lighting DeviceMay 2024August 2025Allow1520NoNo
18289896ALGINATE FIBER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMay 2024March 2025Allow1621YesNo
18653569Triarylamine Derivative, Light-Emitting Substance, Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, And Electronic DeviceMay 2024August 2025Allow1510NoNo
18652130METHOD FOR COATING STAINLESS STEEL PRESS PLATES AND COATED PRESS PLATES PRODUCED THEREBYMay 2024May 2025Allow1211NoNo
18648685Water Resistant Protective GarmentApril 2024January 2026Allow2010YesNo
18645413ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2024July 2025Allow1520NoNo
18641110PROCESS TO REGENERATE WOVEN AND KNIT FABRIC AND PRODUCT THEREFROMApril 2024April 2025Abandon1211YesNo
18636824COLOR TUNABLE HYBRID LED-OLED ILLUMINATION DEVICESApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18633431PREPARATION METHOD OF NATURAL BAMBOO FIBER COMPOSITES AND APPLICATION THEREOFApril 2024February 2026Allow2311NoNo
18700263METHOD OF PRODUCING INORGANIC FIBER MAT AND INORGANIC FIBER MATApril 2024April 2025Allow1221YesNo
18698908STRUCTURE REINFORCEMENT FABRICApril 2024November 2025Allow1900NoNo
18624323THERMOPLASTIC RESIN PREPREG, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIALApril 2024December 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18612944FLUORENE DERIVATIVE AND ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18610157LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING CONDENSED CYCLIC COMPOUND, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICEMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18604888POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDMarch 2024July 2025Allow1611YesNo
18605201ISOTROPIC NON-AQUEOUS ELECTRODE SENSING MATERIALMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18603060LUMINESCENT COMPONENTMarch 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18600200LOW EMISSIVITY ROOFING UNDERLAYMENTMarch 2024October 2025Abandon1911NoNo
18600472FLUORORESIN COMPOSITION, FLUORORESIN SHEET, LAMINATE AND SUBSTRATE FOR CIRCUITSMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18585199PLURALITY OF HOST MATERIALS AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMEFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1710NoNo
18581987EPOXY BASED REINFORCING PATCHES HAVING IMPROVED DAMPING LOSS FACTORFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18444810MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICESFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18443977Organic Electroluminescent DeviceFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18438748IMMOBILIZATION OF LANTHANIDE ALUMINATE NANOPARTICLES INTO ELECTROSPUN POLYLACTIC ACID NANOFIBERS FOR DUAL-MODE SECURITY AUTHENTICATIONFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18436617Organic Compound, Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, and Lighting DeviceFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1620NoNo
18435314METAL COMPLEXES FOR USE AS EMITTERS IN ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENCE DEVICESFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510YesNo
18432817METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE TEXTILE MATERIALSFebruary 2024November 2024Allow1020NoNo
18431861ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND, ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND DIAGNOSTIC COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1711NoNo
18428883INTERFACE COATINGS COMPRISING RARE-EARTH SILICATESJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2310NoNo
18423427ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2024April 2025Abandon1410YesNo
18422601ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1620YesNo
18411456ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESJanuary 2024September 2025Allow2031YesNo
18410105ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1811NoNo
18576126Glass Bubbles and Articles TherefromJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo
18390468ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESDecember 2023January 2026Allow2521YesNo
18544991HETEROLEPTIC IRIDIUM COMPLEXES AS DOPANTSDecember 2023April 2025Allow1511YesNo
18544482COMPOUND, MATERIAL FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENTS, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEDecember 2023April 2025Allow1620NoNo
18539775MICROSTRAND INTERFACE LAYER FOR IMPROVED ENGINEERED WOOD PRODUCTSDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18536408COLORED OPTICAL FIBER, OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON, OPTICAL FIBER RIBBON CABLE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2023March 2026Allow2711NoNo
18533208FABRIC ALUMINUM COMPOSITE FILM STRUCTUREDecember 2023March 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18526584ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESDecember 2023September 2025Allow2120YesNo
18504375ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18499254POLYMER, COMPOSITION FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT, ORGANIC EL DISPLAY DEVICE, ORGANIC EL LIGHTING, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENTNovember 2023July 2024Allow900NoNo
18498700ORGANIC COMPOUND, LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICEOctober 2023March 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18385645TEXTILE FORMULATION AND PRODUCT WITH ODOR CONTROLOctober 2023December 2024Allow1420YesNo
18496691FLAME-RETARDANT CABLE AND USES THEREOFOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2710YesNo
18288194DEGRADABLE COMPOSITE NON-WOVEN FABRIC AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREFOROctober 2023February 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18493118ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT COMPOUND AND ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMEOctober 2023November 2025Allow2530NoNo
18382622CIRCULATORY WOVEN SPORTS ARTICLEOctober 2023March 2025Allow1711NoNo
18382167ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY ARTIFICIAL LEATHER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFOctober 2023February 2026Allow2810NoNo
18381846Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, Lighting Device, and Organic CompoundOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18381460Roofing UnderlaymentOctober 2023February 2026Allow2830NoNo
18555775PREPREG, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PREPREG, AND MOLDED ARTICLEOctober 2023May 2024Allow710NoNo
18487224USE OF TRANSITION METAL CARBENE COMPLEXES IN ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DIODES (OLEDS)October 2023January 2026Allow2730YesNo
18555045METAL-INSIDE-FIBER-COMPOSITE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A METAL-AND-FIBER-COMPOSITEOctober 2023January 2026Allow2701NoNo
18482667DEVELOPMENT OF MATERIAL FOR HOLE BLOCKING LAYER WITH HIGH EFFICIENCY AND LONG LIFESPAN, AND ORGANIC LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS UTILIZING THE SAMEOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18376537LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICEOctober 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18480208PERMEABLE PAVEMENT SYSTEM INCLUDING A PERMEABLE PAVEMENT COMPOSITION AND A RELATED METHODOctober 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18374278Light-Emitting Element, Light-Emitting Device, Electronic Device, Lighting Device, and Novel Organic CompoundSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2120NoNo
18284679COMPOSITE COMPRISING A METAL REINFORCING ELEMENT AND AN ELASTOMER COMPOSITION CONTAINING AN ADHESION PROMOTING RESINSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2710NoNo
18373557High strength and high modulus carbon fibersSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1820NoNo
18475451LIGHT-EMITTING MATERIAL, COMPOUND, LONG-PERSISTENT PHOSPHOR AND LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENTSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1920NoNo
18474078ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DEVICESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1920NoNo
18282903FIBRE-REINFORCED RESIN, POROUS STRUCTURE, AND MOLDED MEMBERSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2820YesNo
18369407Reinforced Structure Having Continuous Fiber Reinforced Elements and Method of Making ThereofSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2220NoNo
18282375COMPOSITE ELECTROCHROMIC MATERIAL, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFSeptember 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18282490GARMENT COMPONENT AND GARMENT COMPRISING THE SAMESeptember 2023September 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18368806Thermoplastic Composite Master Sheets and Tapes and MethodSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1911NoNo
18367514LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT, DISPLAY DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND LIGHTING DEVICESeptember 2023March 2025Allow1811NoNo
18465614HIGHLY FILLED CARBON NANOFIBER REINFORCED POLYSILOXANESSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2221YesNo
18243000THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTED COMPOSITE STRUCTURE AND 3D PRINTABLE COMPOSITE INK FORMULATIONSeptember 2023May 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18461169ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT MATERIALS AND DEVICESSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2740YesNo
18457534FIREPROOF COMPOSITION AND RELATED PROCESSESAugust 2023April 2024Allow820YesNo
18457035Barrier SystemAugust 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18457149GARMENT COMPONENT AND GARMENT COMPRISING THE SAMEAugust 2023April 2025Allow2020NoNo
18278292GLASS FABRIC, PREPREG, AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18547349FILMS FOR MULTIPLE LAYERS ASSEMBLIESAugust 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18450825FLAME BARRIER MATERIAL FOR A RECHARGEABLE ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMAugust 2023March 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18234035SOFT SHELL BOOTS AND WATERPROOF/BREATHABLE MOISTURE TRANSFER COMPOSITES AND LINER FOR INLINE SKATES, ICE-SKATES, HOCKEY SKATES, SNOWBOARD BOOTS, ALPINE BOOTS, HIKING BOOTS AND THE LIKEAugust 2023September 2025Abandon2520NoNo
18449135FILL COMPOSITION FOR REDUCING FILLING WEIGHT OF RESILIENT PRODUCTSAugust 2023January 2026Allow2920NoNo
18233325MINERAL FIBRE BOARDAugust 2023March 2025Abandon2001NoNo
18448840ORGANIC LIGHT EMITTING DIODEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18276056THERMALLY CURABLE RESIN COMPOSITION, CURED OBJECT, RESIN SHEET, PREPREG, METAL-CLAD LAMINATE, MULTILAYERED PRINTED WIRING BOARD, SEALING MATERIAL, FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE MATERIAL, ADHESIVE, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEAugust 2023September 2025Allow2600NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1786.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
405
Examiner Affirmed
273
(67.4%)
Examiner Reversed
132
(32.6%)
Reversal Percentile
50.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 32.6% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
979
Allowed After Appeal Filing
193
(19.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
786
(80.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
6.3%
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, 19.7% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 1786 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1786 is part of Group 1780 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 10,502 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 60.7%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1786's allowance rate of 60.7% places it in the 16% 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 1786 receive an average of 2.78 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 93% percentile). The median prosecution time is 41 months (in the 11% 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.