USPTO Art Unit 1787 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19010794NANO-SILICA COMPOSITE THERMAL INSULATION MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
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
18771379POLYESTER FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18767036WOOD FIBER-GLASS COMPOSITEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
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
18628937HOME COMPOSTABLE ADHESIVES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAMEApril 2024October 2024Allow620YesNo
18623241SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING LAMINATES, LAYERS AND COATINGS INCLUDING ELEMENTS FOR SCATTERING AND PASSING SELECTIVE WAVELENGTHS OF ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGYApril 2024June 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18623252PRESSURE-SENSITIVE-ADHESIVE RELEASE FILM FOR ORIENTED HDPEApril 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18440261POLYMER FILM AND USES OF THE SAMEFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1300NoNo
18293050METALLIZED ARTICLE AND ASSOCIATED POLY(PHENYLENE ETHER) COMPOSITION AND INJECTION-MOLDED ARTICLEJanuary 2024January 2025Abandon1120NoNo
18579968HYDROPHILIZED EXPANDED PTFE AND METHOD OF HYDROPHILIZING EXPANDED PTFEJanuary 2024July 2024Allow600NoNo
18400308COATED SUBSTRATEDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18396502ANTI-CORROSIVE ZINC PRIMER COATING COMPOSITIONSDecember 2023May 2025Allow1610YesNo
18534066LOW COEFFICIENT OF FRICTION ETHYLENE-BASED COMPOSITIONSDecember 2023August 2024Allow800YesNo
18520889BOARD MATERIAL PROCESSING COMPOSITION, BOARD MATERIAL LAMINATE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BOARD MATERIAL LAMINATENovember 2023June 2025Allow1931NoNo
18516283EYEGLASS LENS, COMPOSITION FOR PRIMER LAYER FORMATION, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING EYEGLASS LENSNovember 2023February 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18516696COMPOSITIONS ON PLASMA-TREATED SURFACESNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310YesNo
18512761CANDY COLOR PAINT AND REFINISHING METHODNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1711NoNo
18388048PRE-LAMINATE FOR A DATAPAGE OF A SECURITY DOCUMENT AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMENovember 2023May 2025Abandon1820NoNo
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
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
18482433INFRARED TRANSMISSIVE PRODUCTOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18284765NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL SHEET AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMESeptember 2023June 2025Allow2040NoNo
18477373DURABLE GLASS FOR VEHICLESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1830YesNo
18473560STRUCTURALLY-COLORED ARTICLES AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING STRUCTURALLY-COLORED ARTICLESSeptember 2023March 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18473844GYPSUM COMPOSITION COMPRISING UNCOOKED STARCH HAVING MID-RANGE VISCOSITY, AND METHODS AND PRODUCTS RELATED THERETOSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18372044BIOMIMETIC HYBRID NANOCOATING COMPOSITION, METHODS OF USE THEREOF AND COATINGS PRODUCED THEREFROMSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1121NoNo
18466572Composition and Method to Form a Composite Core MaterialSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18239118IMAGE CAPTURING SYSTEM WITH WAVELENGTH-SELECTIVE ENERGY SCATTERING LAYERAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18455038SUPER INSULATING NANO-SPHERES FOR APPLIANCE INSULATION AND METHOD FOR CREATING A SUPER INSULATING NANO-SPHERE MATERIALAugust 2023July 2024Allow1010YesNo
18278819FLUORINATED ELASTOMERS FOR BRAIN PROBES AND OTHER APPLICATIONSAugust 2023April 2025Allow2010NoNo
18452787POLYVINYLIDENE FLUORIDE-ACRYLATE AND THERMOPLASTIC POLYURETHANE MULTILAYER PROTECTIVE FILMAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18451802POLYMER FILM AND LAMINATEAugust 2023June 2025Abandon2200NoNo
18366753Cured Epoxy Resin Composition Suitable for Electronic Device Enclosure, Articles, and MethodsAugust 2023May 2025Allow2130YesNo
18224332Low Force-To-Stretch Film, Prestretched In-Process, and Compositions ThereforeJuly 2023October 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18353922Recyclable Polyethylene-Based Laminated Packaging Material with Openability and Method of Manufacturing the SameJuly 2023February 2024Allow710NoNo
18223049Layered Thermoplastic Structure With Reflective Intermediate Layer and Method of ManufactureJuly 2023October 2024Abandon1501NoNo
18332231COATED ROOFING GRANULES, ROOFING MATERIALS MADE THEREFROM AND METHODS OF PREPARING COATED ROOFING GRANULESJune 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18207259Thermally-Conductive Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) Absorbers With Silicon CarbideJune 2023June 2025Allow2431NoNo
18207501Enhanced Bag Drop Film and Packaging Using Oriented High-Density PolyethyleneJune 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18329260IMPACT RESISTANT COATING COMPOSITIONS, MULTI-LAYER COATING SYSTEMS, AND SUBSTRATES AT LEAST PARTIALLY COATED WITH SUCH COMPOSITIONSJune 2023January 2025Allow1920NoNo
18254958SURFACE-TREATED STEEL SHEETMay 2023June 2025Allow2500NoNo
18325613ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEMay 2023March 2024Allow1010YesNo
18202999HYBRID FLEX ARMOURED COMPOSITESMay 2023July 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18324658PANEL AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING PANELSMay 2023January 2025Allow2030NoNo
18324478COMPOSITION FOR COATING A PAPER, METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF AND COATED PAPERMay 2023January 2024Allow810NoNo
18324708POLYMER COATINGSMay 2023April 2024Allow1010NoNo
18322749FIXING FILM AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME, FIXING DEVICE, AND ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSMay 2023February 2025Allow2000NoNo
18321035Gypsum Board with Improved Starch BinderMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18319434LAMINATED PACKAGING MATERIAL, OUTER-LAYER ADHESIVE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMay 2023July 2025Allow2511YesNo
18317933POLYMER FILM AND LAMINATEMay 2023May 2025Allow2410NoNo
18318696FILM AND LAMINATEMay 2023April 2025Allow2301YesNo
18317097POLYESTER FILM AND FOLDABLE DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAMEMay 2023March 2025Allow2210NoNo
18316506ACOUSTIC ARTICLE, DECORATIVE ELEMENT, AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING SAMEMay 2023March 2025Allow2210YesNo
18036371POLYPROPYLENE MULTILAYER SHEETMay 2023September 2024Allow1611YesNo
18035325LAMINATEMay 2023June 2025Abandon2540YesNo
18143158SURFACE TREATMENT COMPOSITIONMay 2023February 2025Abandon2120NoNo
18308997METHOD FOR PRODUCING POLYAMIDE RESIN FILMApril 2023May 2025Allow2410NoNo
18033856CROSSLINKABLE POLYMER COMPOSITION, CROSSLINKED POLYMER MATERIAL, METAL MEMBER, AND WIRING HARNESSApril 2023June 2025Allow2500YesNo
18135953GAS BARRIER LAMINATE AND PACKAGING MATERIALApril 2023May 2025Allow2510YesNo
18133837ANISOTROPIC ICEPHOBIC AND BIOCIDAL COATINGSApril 2023August 2024Allow1620NoNo
18133183COMPOSITIONSApril 2023December 2024Abandon2011NoNo
18133439PACKAGING MATERIALApril 2023May 2025Allow2500YesNo
18297981PET RESISTANT ENGINEERED HARDWOOD FLOOR AND METHOD OF MAKINGApril 2023August 2024Allow1711NoNo
18031085MULTILAYER HEAT-SHRINKABLE BARRIER FILM AND PACKAGES MADE THEREFROMApril 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18297864POLYVINYL ESTER FORMULATIONS, METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME ROOFING MATERIALS AND ROOFING SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAMEApril 2023April 2024Allow1211YesNo
18130630DOUBLE-SIDED COPPER-CLAD LAMINATEApril 2023August 2024Allow1620YesNo
18295745SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING CONCENTRATE USAGE OF A USERApril 2023March 2025Allow2401YesNo
18295562COVER WINDOW AND DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAMEApril 2023February 2025Allow2310YesNo
18130089WATER-BASED BINDER SOLUTIONS FOR USE IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING PROCESSESApril 2023April 2025Allow2400YesNo
18189419TRANSPARENT FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORMarch 2023September 2024Abandon1801NoNo
18182274POLYMER SAFETY GLAZING FOR VEHICLESMarch 2023June 2024Allow1520NoNo
18181108FORMALDEHYDE-FREE HIGHLY WATER AND ABRASION RESISTANT OVERLAY FOR BUILDING PRODUCTSMarch 2023May 2024Allow1420NoNo
18171610Gods SkinMarch 2023January 2025Abandon2320NoNo
18178947Rigid Multilayer Decorative Surface CoveringMarch 2023July 2024Allow1720YesNo
18178492COATING RESIN COMPOSITION AND COATING FILM COMPRISING CURED ARTICLE THEREOF AS COATING LAYERMarch 2023September 2024Abandon1921YesNo
18177575LAMINATE AND IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510NoNo
18043896ADHESIVE FILM, OPTICAL MEMBER COMPRISING SAME, AND OPTICAL DISPLAY DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEMarch 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18024314LAMINATEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2810YesNo
18173830ULTRASONIC ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF CLADDED AMORPHOUS METAL PRODUCTSFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18113607Steel Protective Coating Compositions, Methods of Their Manufacture, and Methods of Their UseFebruary 2023November 2024Abandon2111NoNo
18021990METAL POWDERFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2710NoNo
18110519MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR A FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLEFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
18168036POLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND COATING SOLUTIONSFebruary 2023November 2024Allow2130NoNo
18108592FIRE RESISTANT ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF PREPARING AND USING THE SAMEFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1211YesNo
18107742METHODS FOR MAKING MULTILAYER DENTAL ALIGNERSFebruary 2023June 2023Allow410YesNo
18107736METHODS FOR MAKING DENTAL ALIGNERS FROM MULTILAYER SHEETSFebruary 2023June 2023Allow410YesNo
18041106MULTILAYER FILMS AND ARTICLES COMPRISING THE SAMEFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18166193MULTILAYER ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SILANE-GRAFTED POLYOLEFINFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2331YesNo
18020130TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE BARRIER FILMSFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2400NoNo
18162801LAMINATED FILM, AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING SAMEFebruary 2023November 2023Allow1010NoNo

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
475
Examiner Affirmed
338
(71.2%)
Examiner Reversed
137
(28.8%)
Reversal Percentile
31.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 28.8% 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
1028
Allowed After Appeal Filing
215
(20.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
813
(79.1%)
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, 20.9% 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 10,372 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 45.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1787's allowance rate of 45.9% places it in the 5% 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 2.71 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 95% percentile). The median prosecution time is 38 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

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