USPTO Art Unit 1788 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 1788
Group: 1780
Tech Center: 1700
Total Cases: 8,787
Last Active: July 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19262982CALCIUM IRON OXIDE/MAGNESIUM OXIDE/CALCIUM OXIDE/CARBON NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALJuly 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19073704Fe2TiO5/Fe1.766O3/TiO2/CoFe2O4/C NANOCOMPOSITE AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOFMarch 2025June 2025Allow410NoNo
19072950NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIAL FABRICATIONMarch 2025August 2025Allow501NoNo
19055920WOOD COMPOSITES AND PROCESSES TO MODIFY SAME USING STABLE, LOW PH AQUEOUS SILICATE SUSPENSIONSFebruary 2025August 2025Allow611YesNo
19030995Cat Scratching Furniture ProtectorsJanuary 2025November 2025Allow900YesNo
18985300Super Absorbent Polymer Based on Polyacrylic Acid or Its SaltsDecember 2024January 2026Allow1320YesNo
18977188CATHODE MATERIAL FOR SULFIDE-BASED ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERIES, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY USING THE SAMEDecember 2024January 2026Allow1300YesNo
18948571WAFER THINNING TAPE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND WAFER GRINDING METHODNovember 2024October 2025Allow1131YesNo
18945915HIGH-VELOCITY IMPACT-RESISTANT WAVE-TRANSPARENT COMPOSITE WITH BIO-INSPIRED NACRE-LIKE INTERLAMINAR TOUGHENING STRUCTURE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2024March 2025Allow410YesNo
18922670Super Absorbent PolymerOctober 2024April 2025Allow610YesNo
18898117LOW EMISSIVITY MATERIAL FOR INFLATABLE SAFETY PRODUCTSSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1720NoNo
18807862WALLPAPER WITH AN ALUMINUM FOIL STRUCTURAL LAYERAugust 2024January 2026Abandon1710NoNo
18787769ADHESIVE MOUNTABLE STACK OF REMOVABLE LAYERSJuly 2024November 2025Allow1510NoNo
18785199COATED INSULATION MATERIAL SUBSTRATEJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910YesNo
18781276SAND TREATMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONCRETE APPLICATIONSJuly 2024December 2024Allow511YesNo
18775138FUNCTIONALIZED EXFOLIATED NANOCLAYJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18679793Water-Dispersible SheetMay 2024December 2025Abandon1820NoNo
18667938WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2024September 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18668016WATERPROOFING MEMBRANE SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2024September 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18709622GAS BARRIER LAMINATEMay 2024July 2025Allow1411YesNo
18656746CO-EXTRUSION SPC FOAM FLOORING AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18637691Aqueous Hydrophobic Silica DispersionsApril 2024November 2024Allow700YesNo
18701008SEAL MEMBERApril 2024January 2026Allow2220NoNo
18632743MODIFIED ZEOLITES THAT INCLUDE ZIRCONIUM-CONTAINING ORGANOMETALLIC MOIETIES AND METHODS FOR MAKING SUCHApril 2024June 2025Allow1420YesNo
18627488WALL HANGING DECORATIVE ASSEMBLY HAVING A FLEXIBLE STRIP WITH REMOVABLE ADHESIVE AND A NON-ADHESIVE GAPApril 2024August 2025Allow1611NoNo
18698249FLAME RETARDANT PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE AND METHOD OF MAKINGApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18618114METHOD OF MAKING MODIFIED ZEOLITES THAT INCLUDE AMINE-CONTAINING ORGANOMETALLIC MOIETIESMarch 2024June 2025Allow1520YesNo
18617093FILMS AND SHEETS HAVING MICROLAYERS AND NANOLAYERS INCLUDING RECYCLED CONTENTMarch 2024December 2024Allow900YesNo
18604183ABRASIVE ARTICLE INCLUDING SHAPED ABRASIVE PARTICLESMarch 2024January 2026Allow2230NoNo
18603907POST CONSUMER WASTE THERMAL FACE SHEETMarch 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18601932MULTI-LAYER POLYMER FOAM FILM FOR PACKAGING APPLICATIONS AND THE METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEMarch 2024August 2025Allow1701YesNo
18687896LABEL WITH STAND-UP MECHANISMFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2220NoNo
18583723ASSEMBLY WITH OSB WITH ACOUSTIC DAMPENING PROPERTIESFebruary 2024March 2026Abandon2410NoNo
18582824CERAMIC BALL MATERIAL, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CERAMIC BALL USING SAME, AND CERAMIC BALLFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2300NoNo
18683909IN-MOLD LABEL AND LABELED CONTAINERFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18432451LOW DIELECTRIC SILICA POWDER, RESIN COMPOSITION CONTAINING THE SILICA POWDER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LOW DIELECTRIC SILICA POWDERFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1300YesNo
18294720COATED REINFORCED COMPOSITE FACER AND INSULATION ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE SAMEFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2411NoNo
18421555POLYMERIC TAPE WITH TEAR CUTSJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2120NoNo
18420002FOAMED RUBBER SHOE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAMEJanuary 2024June 2024Allow500YesNo
18416471POSITIVE ELECTRODE NCM-BASED ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND BATTERYJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1420NoNo
18413525CONSTRUCTION BOARDS HAVING A PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE LAYERJanuary 2024June 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18409202BUILDING SURFACE PANELS WITH FOAM BACKING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTUREJanuary 2024September 2025Allow2040YesNo
18408421CERAMIC GRANULES WITH A PHOTOCATALYTIC COATING AND METHOD OF MAKINGJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2230YesNo
18401909Compostable Packaging MaterialJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2611NoNo
18573786Polyethylene Powder, and Molded Body ThereofDecember 2023October 2024Allow910NoNo
18540886CORE FLOORING LAYER OF A LIGHT-FOAMED SPC FLOOR AND A LIGHT-FOAMED SPC FLOORDecember 2023October 2025Allow2201YesNo
18570523FELT-BASED FOUR-SIDE-PROCESSING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID PROCESSING MATERIALDecember 2023September 2025Allow2110YesNo
18539787DIAMOND ART CANVASDecember 2023August 2025Allow2010NoNo
18569292POLYPROPYLENE-BASED RESIN EXPANDED BEAD, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE OF POLYPROPYLENE-BASED RESIN EXPANDED BEADSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1500NoNo
18536313COMPOSITE OXIDE AND TRANSISTORDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18569171INCREASING GREENHOUSE PRODUCTION BY SPECTRAL-SHIFTING AND UNIDIRECTIONAL LIGHT-EXTRACTING PHOTONICSDecember 2023December 2025Abandon2511NoNo
18567917Radio-Wave Anti-Reflection Sheet, Tape and Vehicle MemberDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18567067PROCESS OF PRODUCING A LIGNOCELLULOSIC COMPOSITE, CORRESPONDING LIGNOCELLULOSIC COMPOSITE, AND USE THEREOFDecember 2023March 2026Abandon2701NoNo
18528271High Strength and Translucency Dental Ceramic Materials, Devices, and MethodsDecember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18519094MILLIWAVE RF DEVICE BASED ON FLEXIBLE AND DEFORMABLE MATERIALS WITH LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANT AND DIELECTRIC LOSSNovember 2023March 2026Allow2710YesNo
18513939RESIN SHEETNovember 2023May 2025Allow1800NoNo
18512534CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, CONDUCTIVE LAYER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE EMPLOYING THE SAMENovember 2023February 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18561046POLYMERIC ARTICLES HAVING DYE SUBLIMATION PRINTED IMAGES AND METHOD TO FORM THEMNovember 2023July 2025Allow2031YesNo
18389252ARTICLE AND METHOD FOR TEMPORARY BONDING OF SUBSTRATESNovember 2023February 2026Allow2731NoNo
18508127POWDER FOR GROWING GALLIUM OXIDE SINGLE CRYSTAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMENovember 2023June 2025Allow1921YesNo
18388033ADHESIVE TAPE ROLL WITH COLOR-CHANGING DYENovember 2023January 2026Allow2640NoNo
18503620SURFACE-MODIFIED NANODIAMONDS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SURFACE-MODIFIED NANO CARBON PARTICLESNovember 2023July 2025Allow2020NoNo
18387490SHEAR PANEL BUILDING MATERIALNovember 2023February 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18502415WIDE LOW-TEMPERATURE IMPACT-RESISTANT AND BENDING-RESISTANT PVC FOAM CO-EXTRUDED SHEET AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2023March 2024Allow410NoNo
18499399TAPE FOR SEALING PACKAGESNovember 2023December 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18385900Identifiable Substrate, Identifiable Adhesive Tape Applying the Same and Preparation Method of Identifiable Adhesive TapeOctober 2023July 2025Allow2100NoNo
18385445MOLDED BODY, METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAME, AND RECYCLING METHODOctober 2023January 2026Allow2710YesNo
18493336PRESSURE-SENSITIVE LABELOctober 2023March 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18490425REPULPABLE, RECYCLABLE, COMPOSTABLE AND BIODEGRADABLE REINFORCEMENT ELEMENTS AND PAPER REINFORCED TAPES, AND CONTAINERS INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2023January 2025Allow1520YesNo
18555904GRAPHENE POWDER, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFOctober 2023March 2025Allow1711YesNo
18287344LOW-DIELECTRIC BOARD MATERIALOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18553611COATING COMPOSITION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFOctober 2023November 2025Allow2610NoNo
18286448PRESSURE-SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, LAMINATE, AND SURFACE PROTECTION FILMOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2800NoNo
18484893NEGATIVE POISSON RATIO PIEZORESISTIVE SENSOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTUREOctober 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18378890LAYERED COMPOSITE COMPRISING A FIRE-RETARDANT COMPOSITE MATERIALOctober 2023November 2025Allow2511NoNo
18485253SELF-ADHESIVE CORK WALLPAPEROctober 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18377955COMPOSITE ARTICLES INCLUDING SURFACE LAYERS THAT PROVIDE ENHANCED FORMABILITYOctober 2023March 2025Abandon1720NoYes
18374677FUNCTIONALIZED POROUS MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USESeptember 2023July 2025Allow2221YesNo
18478019CERAMIC COATING MEMBERSeptember 2023December 2025Allow2711YesNo
18284784INORGANIC OXIDE POWDERSeptember 2023August 2025Abandon2341NoNo
18474942EXPANDED COATING, PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF, AND PERMANENT MAGNET COMPRISING SAMESeptember 2023March 2026Allow3011YesNo
18552309SILICONE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING A POLYFLUOROPOLYETHER SILANE ADDITIVE AND METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION AND USE OF SAID COMPOSITIONSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2400YesNo
18283945SYNTHETIC LEATHERSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2300YesNo
18551513SILICONE PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE COMPOSITION CONTAINING A FLUORO-CONTAINING POLYORGANOHYDROGENSILOXANE CROSSLINKER AND METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION AND USE OF SAID COMPOSITIONSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18283015COPPER PARTICLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMESeptember 2023December 2025Abandon2701NoNo
18467248Film for Preventing Color Migration of FabricsSeptember 2023November 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18281656THERMOSETTING ADHESIVE SHEET AND SUB-GASKET FOR FUEL CELLSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810YesNo
18550033MULTI-USE COMPOSITESeptember 2023August 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18281026COATING COMPOSITIONSeptember 2023November 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18243151TRANSPARENT SOLDER MASK PROTECTION FILM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAMESeptember 2023December 2025Allow2711NoNo
18458597SOFT MAGNETIC ALLOY POWDER, MAGNETIC CORE, MAGNETIC COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2120YesNo
18239351SELF-STICK INSULATION AND METHODSAugust 2023November 2025Allow2741NoNo
18239443DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AEROGEL BLANKETAugust 2023December 2025Allow2821YesNo
18456533EPOXY RESIN ADHESIVE FOR MEDICAL DEVICE AND CURED PRODUCT OF THE SAME, AND MEDICAL DEVICE MEMBER AND MEDICAL DEVICEAugust 2023March 2026Allow3011NoNo
18456860CHROMATE-FREE AND PHOSPHATE-FREE CERAMIC COATING COMPOSITIONS FOR HOT CORROSION PROTECTION OF SUBSTRATESAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18278950POLYMER POWDER, METHOD OF PRODUCING SAME AND METHOD OF PRODUCING 3-DIMENSIONAL MODEL OBJECTAugust 2023July 2025Abandon2321NoNo
18456441ADHESIVE SHEETAugust 2023November 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18274164Method for Producing a Foam-Backed Moulded Component, and Moulded ComponentAugust 2023December 2025Allow2910YesNo
18277550STEEL SHEET FOR HOT STAMPING AND HOT-STAMPED MEMBERAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610YesNo
18546451COATING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS INCLUDING CARBODIIMIDESAugust 2023July 2025Allow2310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 1788.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
402
Examiner Affirmed
276
(68.7%)
Examiner Reversed
126
(31.3%)
Reversal Percentile
44.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 31.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage 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
1047
Allowed After Appeal Filing
210
(20.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
837
(79.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
7.4%
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, 20.1% 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 1788 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 1788 is part of Group 1780 in Technology Center 1700. This art unit has examined 8,787 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 52.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 1788's allowance rate of 52.9% places it in the 9% 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 1788 receive an average of 2.59 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 90% percentile). The median prosecution time is 35 months (in the 30% 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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