USPTO Art Unit 1787 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1787
Group: 1780
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 10,206
Last Active: April 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19174335ACOUSTIC ARTICLE, DECORATIVE ELEMENT, AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING SAMEApril 2025July 2025Allow310NoNo
19081909MULTI-LAYER FOAMED FLOORBOARD AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMarch 2025July 2025Allow401YesNo
19048359POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE FLEXIBLE FILMS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDINGFebruary 2025July 2025Allow601YesNo
19023377AUTOMOTIVE PROTECTIVE MAT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AUTOMOTIVE PROTECTIVE MATJanuary 2025March 2026Abandon1421NoNo
19010794NANO-SILICA COMPOSITE THERMAL INSULATION MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
18969925HIGH-STRENGTH MULTI-FUNCTIONAL COATING WITH MULTI-LEVEL STRUCTURE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2024September 2025Allow911NoNo
18926979Magnetic Adhesive for Use on SkinOctober 2024October 2025Allow1200YesNo
18887747SUPER INSULATING NANO-SPHERES FOR APPLIANCE INSULATION AND METHOD FOR CREATING A SUPER INSULATING NANO-SPHERE MATERIALSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610NoNo
18810356METHODS FOR REPURPOSING USED CHOPSTICKS AND ARTICLES MADE FROM THE SAMEAugust 2024August 2025Allow1221YesNo
18809596LIGHTWEIGHT, LOW-THICKNESS, DURABLE AND RELIABLE MULTI-BAND RADAR STEALTH-BULLETPROOF INTEGRATED METAMATERIALAugust 2024February 2025Allow610YesNo
18803583HIGH-BARRIER LAMINATED TPU CAR FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORAugust 2024March 2025Allow811YesNo
18792105COATED ROOFING GRANULES, ROOFING MATERIALS MADE THEREFROM AND METHODS OF PREPARING COATED ROOFING GRANULESAugust 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18771379POLYESTER FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18767036WOOD FIBER-GLASS COMPOSITEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18763710BILAYER COMPOSITION FOR SURFACE TREATMENT OF STEEL PLATE AND SURFACE-TREATED STEEL PLATE USING SAMEJuly 2024September 2025Allow1400YesNo
18725670COATING COMPOSITION FOR REINFORCED PROTECTIVE LAYERJune 2024September 2025Abandon1420NoNo
18758482POLYMER COATINGSJune 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18744649PROTECTIVE FILM FOR VEHICLE GLASS WITH HEAT SHIELDING FUNCTION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJune 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18736562MULTILAYER BOARD AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18734051INFUSION BAGJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18664472MULTI-LAYERED THERMOPLASTIC ROOFING MEMBRANESMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18663468COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS, AND ARTICLES COATED WITH SAMEMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18659269COMPOSITE PARTICLES FOR WATER-BASED COATING COMPOSITIONSMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18658685POLYMERIC AGENTS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR INHIBITING CORROSIONMay 2024October 2025Allow1710YesNo
18628937HOME COMPOSTABLE ADHESIVES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAMEApril 2024October 2024Allow620YesNo
18698447ASYMMETRIC BONDING MEANSApril 2024March 2026Abandon2311NoNo
18625607COMPOSITE BOARD INCLUDING CORE AND CAPSTOCK, AND ASSOCIATED METHODApril 2024June 2025Allow1531NoNo
18623252PRESSURE-SENSITIVE-ADHESIVE RELEASE FILM FOR ORIENTED HDPEApril 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18623241SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING LAMINATES, LAYERS AND COATINGS INCLUDING ELEMENTS FOR SCATTERING AND PASSING SELECTIVE WAVELENGTHS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGYApril 2024June 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18615743COVER FILMMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18601496SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING OBJECTS INCORPORATING SELECTIVE ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY SCATTERING LAYERS, LAMINATES AND COATINGSMarch 2024October 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18690698ADHESIVE SHEET, ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE SHEET WITH RELEASE FILM, LAMINATE FOR IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE, AND FLEXIBLE IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18598303DELIGNIFIED WOOD MATERIALS, AND METHODS FOR FABRICATING AND USE THEREOFMarch 2024February 2026Abandon2321YesNo
18596527RESIN COMPOSITION, DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE RESIN COMPOSITION, AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE RESIN COMPOSITIONMarch 2024January 2026Allow2301NoNo
18595337POLYOLEFIN ADHESIVE FILMMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18585881PACKAGING MATERIAL, CASE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICEFebruary 2024December 2025Abandon2130YesNo
18441622POLYOLEFIN-BASED MULTILAYER ELASTIC FILMSFebruary 2024March 2026Abandon2521YesNo
18440261POLYMER FILM AND USES OF THE SAMEFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1300NoNo
18433505THIN FILM CAPACITORFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210YesNo
18294361BUSBAR, AT LEAST PARTLY COVERED WITH A THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE COMPOSITIONFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1940YesNo
18293050METALLIZED ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATED POLY(PHENYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION AND INJECTION-MOLDED ARTICLEJanuary 2024January 2025Abandon1120NoNo
18292536PUNCHED ARTICLE, IN PARTICULAR FOR PERMANENTLY CLOSING HOLESJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo
18424139COATING COMPOSITION, A COMPOSITION FOR COATING FURNITURE OR BUILDING INTERIOR, AND AN ARTICLE COMPRISING THE COATING COMPOSITIONJanuary 2024March 2026Abandon2621YesNo
18290835FILMS, LAMINATES, AND METHODS OF MAKING COMPOSITIONSJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2420NoNo
18580775METAL-RESIN COMPOSITE ELECTROMAGNETIC SHIELDING MATERIALJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2610YesNo
18579968HYDROPHILIZED EXPANDED PTFE AND METHOD OF HYDROPHILIZING EXPANDED PTFEJanuary 2024July 2024Allow600NoNo
18578978Two-Component Polyurethane Adhesive Composition Containing Methoxysilane Functionalized Isocyanate Compound for Film LaminationJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2200YesNo
18579060Polyurethane Adhesive Composition for Film LaminationJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2300YesNo
18578945Two-Component Polyurethane Adhesive Composition for Film LaminationJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2300YesNo
18578331THIOL-ENE BASED BETA-DIKETONE PRIMERS FOR ADHESION TO METALJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2400NoNo
18400308COATED SUBSTRATEDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18396502ANTI-CORROSIVE ZINC PRIMER COATING COMPOSITIONSDecember 2023May 2025Allow1610YesNo
183946393D PRINTING MATERIALSDecember 2023March 2026Abandon2731NoNo
18394456POLYPROPYLENE-BASED OUTSOLE MATERIAL, FOOTWEAR SOLE STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND FOOTWEAR ARTICLE INCLUDING THE FOOTWEAR SOLE STRUCTUREDecember 2023August 2025Allow2000NoNo
18570410COMPOSITION FOR PROVIDING BARRIER PROPERTIES, ITS USE AND A SHEET-LIKE PRODUCTDecember 2023January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18569909LAMINATE ROLLDecember 2023January 2026Abandon2520NoNo
18569826ADHESIVE FILM, AND LAMINATEDecember 2023March 2026Abandon2701NoNo
18569755COATED PAPER ARTICLEDecember 2023November 2025Allow2310YesNo
18537165Metalized Powder Painted Color SampleDecember 2023February 2026Allow2600NoNo
18568452AN ACOUSTIC DAMPING ELEMENT WITH IMPROVED STACKABILITYDecember 2023February 2026Allow2710YesNo
18534066LOW COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION ETHYLENE-BASED COMPOSITIONSDecember 2023August 2024Allow800YesNo
18568117A MULTI-LAYER FLEXIBLE PACKAGING MATERIALDecember 2023January 2026Allow2610NoNo
18567978ZEOLITE CONTAINING POLYOLEFINS FILMSDecember 2023July 2025Allow1900NoNo
18567523RESIN COMPOSITION, RESIN SHEET, MULTILAYER PRINTED WIRING BOARD, AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICEDecember 2023October 2025Allow2300YesNo
18529157SOFT MATTE NON-SILICONE FILMDecember 2023October 2025Allow2310YesNo
18523544COATING FILMS AND DISPLAY PANELSNovember 2023January 2026Allow2601NoNo
18522673COMPOSITE PLASTIC FLOOR AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2023August 2025Abandon2001NoNo
18520889BOARD MATERIAL PROCESSING COMPOSITION, BOARD MATERIAL LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BOARD MATERIAL LAMINATENovember 2023June 2025Allow1931NoNo
18564354WATER-BORNE LUSTER COATING COMPOSITION AND COATED PLATENovember 2023January 2026Allow2610NoNo
18516283EYEGLASS LENS, COMPOSITION FOR PRIMER LAYER FORMATION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EYEGLASS LENSNovember 2023February 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18516696COMPOSITIONS ON PLASMA-TREATED SURFACESNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310YesNo
18513572DAMAGE-RESISTANT GLOVES WITH BREACH-INDICATOR FUNCTIONNovember 2023September 2025Allow2200YesNo
18512761CANDY COLOR PAINT AND REFINISHING METHODNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1711NoNo
18512338METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED ARMORING MATERIALNovember 2023September 2025Allow2200NoNo
18290464COMPOSITION FOR PREPARING A RELEASE COATING AND METHOD OF PREPARING COATED SUBSTRATENovember 2023November 2025Allow2400YesNo
18560049SINGULATION AND EDGE-SEALING OF MULTILAYER POLYMER EYEPIECENovember 2023February 2026Allow2711NoNo
18505750DIRECT-TO-METAL COATING COMPOSITIONNovember 2023August 2025Allow2200YesNo
18559722RESIN COMPOSITION, MOLDED BODY USING SAME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING RESIN COMPOSITIONNovember 2023January 2026Allow2710NoNo
18388048PRE-LAMINATE FOR A DATAPAGE OF A SECURITY DOCUMENT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMENovember 2023May 2025Abandon1820NoNo
18504436FORMATION OF ORGANIC ELECTRO-GRAFTED FILMS ON THE SURFACE OF ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE OR SEMI-CONDUCTIVE SURFACESNovember 2023July 2025Allow2120NoNo
18559451GRAPHENE-COPPER COATED ELECTRICAL CONTACTNovember 2023December 2025Abandon2640NoNo
18559380Metal-Graphene Coated Electrical ContactNovember 2023December 2025Abandon2630NoNo
18502095RELEASE CARRIER STRUCTURE AND COPPER FOIL COMPOSITE STRUCTURENovember 2023October 2025Allow2300YesNo
18558582FILM FOR LAMINATING METAL PLATENovember 2023August 2025Abandon2100NoNo
18386385BATTERY PACKAGING MATERIAL, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, BATTERY, AND POLYESTER FILMNovember 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18386083TRANSPARENT POLYMER FILM WITH DISCOLORATION COMPENSATIONNovember 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18385239FURAN BASED POLYAMIDES AND ARTICLES MADE THEREFROMOctober 2023September 2024Abandon1010NoNo
18557888HYDROPHOBIC AND OLEOPHOBIC COATINGS, METHODS OF MAKING SAME AND USES OF SAMEOctober 2023March 2026Allow2901YesNo
18384076SPRAYED ARTICLEOctober 2023March 2026Allow2930NoNo
18383653Multilayer Films and Laminates Containing Slip AgentsOctober 2023May 2024Allow700YesNo
18381829STEEL PROTECTIVE COATING COMPOSITIONS, METHODS OF THEIR MANUFACTURE, AND METHODS OF THEIR USEOctober 2023August 2024Abandon910NoNo
18381242Steel Protective Coating Compositions, Methods of Their Manufacture, and Methods of Their UseOctober 2023August 2024Abandon910NoNo
18381432HIGH-BARRIER MULTILAYER FILM AND PACKAGING CONTAINER MADE THEREFROMOctober 2023January 2026Abandon2701NoNo
18380974FILM WITH LOW HEAT CONDUCTIVITY, REDUCED DENSITY AND LOW SOLAR ABSORPTIONOctober 2023September 2025Allow2320NoNo
18380891INK COMPOSITION AND A COATING FILM INCLUDING AN INK LAYER CONTAINING THE HIDDEN-TYPE INK COMPOSITIONOctober 2023February 2026Allow2801NoNo
18485180COMPOSITIONS AND COATINGS FOR UV-VIS AND IR TRANSPARENT THIN FILMSOctober 2023January 2026Allow2701NoNo
18286400METALLIZED POLYPROPYLENE FILMOctober 2023February 2026Allow2811YesNo
18482433INFRARED TRANSMISSIVE PRODUCTOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18553972MULTILAYER BODY OF INORGANIC SUBSTRATE AND TRANSPARENT HEAT-RESISTANT POLYMER FILMOctober 2023December 2025Abandon2620NoNo
18480226WEAR LAYER AND RELATED METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTUREOctober 2023October 2025Abandon2411NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1787.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
519
Examiner Affirmed
371
(71.5%)
Examiner Reversed
148
(28.5%)
Reversal Percentile
29.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 28.5% 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
1118
Allowed After Appeal Filing
228
(20.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
890
(79.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
7.9%
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, 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 1787 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1787 is part of Group 1780 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 10,206 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 44.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1787's allowance rate of 44.8% places it in the 4% 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 1787 receive an average of 2.84 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 95% percentile). The median prosecution time is 40 months (in the 14% 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.

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