Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19063189 | LEARNING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRA-PRECISION LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS BASED ON UNCERTAINTY COMPENSATION | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19057359 | MULTI-TASK MACHINING PROCESS ON-LINE MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON CLOUD-EDGE COLLABORATION | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19008886 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SUPPORT STRUCTURES IN CUT PARTS | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18988684 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VENTILATION COOLING TYPE PERMAFROST SUBGRADE BASED ON ENERGY DYNAMIC BALANCE | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18977869 | METHOD AND IOT SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY PIPELINE NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION SAFETY MANAGEMENT | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18872809 | Method for Operating a Machine Tool, Computer Program Product, Control Unit, Machine Tool, Simulation Program Product and Use of the Control Unit | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18963285 | Morphing of Watertight Spline Models Using As-Executed Manufacturing Data | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18960007 | COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE, MACHINING METHOD THEREOF, AND SYSTEM | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18869302 | RECORDING MEDIUM, SIMULATION METHOD, AND SIMULATION DEVICE | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18956637 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEMS | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18953001 | RESIDUAL LIMIT DETERMINATION FOR A CLEANING AGENT CORRESPONDING TO A VALIDATION OF AN EQUIPMENT CLEANING PROCESS | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18947929 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE FOR LIMITING MACHINING ELEMENT, PROGRAM MEDIUM AND COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18863655 | NUMERICAL CONTROLLER, NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE TOOL, MACHINING PROGRAM GENERATION DEVICE, AND MACHINING PROGRAM GENERATION METHOD | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18922947 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAULT TOLERANT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO MANAGE HETEROGENEOUS POWER PLANTS | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18922820 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAULT TOLERANT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO MANAGE HETEROGENEOUS POWER PLANTS | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18921072 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PLANT IRRIGATION SCHEDULES | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18914153 | COOPERATIVE BONDING METHOD FOR A BONDING HEAD OF A WIRE BONDING MACHINE AND A WIRE BONDING MACHINE | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18914045 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT RECOMMENDATION OF PRODUCTION PROCESS BY INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS INFORMATION CLOUD SHARING | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18887766 | System and Methods for Actively Managing Electric Power Over an Electric Power Grid | September 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18817269 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MACHINE TOOL USING DIGITAL TWIN | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18818506 | PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR WELDING MACHINE INTERLOCKING, DESIGN METHOD AND SHIELD | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18790196 | RESIDUAL LIMIT DETERMINATION FOR A CLEANING AGENT CORRESPONDING TO A VALIDATION OF AN EQUIPMENT CLEANING PROCESS | July 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18781636 | STATE SWITCHING DEVICE, MOVING OBJECT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MOVING OBJECT | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18768169 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURE ROOM SET-UP OPTIMIZATION | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18766229 | CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WATER AND FERTILIZER UNDER DRIP IRRIGATION | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18759551 | DROUGHT ADJUSTMENT TECHNIQUES AND APPARATUSES FOR IRRIGATION CONTROLLERS | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18754956 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CHARACTERISTICS OF CUTTINGS FROM DRILLING OPERATIONS WITH COMPUTER VISION | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18724408 | MACHINING TIME PREDICTION DEVICE AND MACHINING TIME PREDICTION METHOD | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18751671 | ADAPTERS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN POWER TOOLS | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18750684 | DENTAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHOD | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18742378 | MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE CHEMICAL PLANT(S) | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18732128 | INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROL USING UNSTRUCTURED DATA | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18677961 | POINT LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT HEAD IN MIRROR MILLING AND FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT HEAD | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18672276 | Determining Appropriate Sequences of Actions to Take Upon Operating States of Industrial Plants | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18672511 | Communication Protocol For Distributed Energy Management | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18710682 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING A CYCLICALLY OPERATING MANUFACTURING DEVICE | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18660277 | CLOUD AND EDGE INTEGRATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING PARAMETERS OF SERVO MOTOR | May 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18658724 | REMOTE CONTROL OF FLUID-HANDLING DEVICES | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18654133 | DETECTION OF FEEDBACK CONTROL INSTABILITY IN COMPUTING DEVICE THERMAL CONTROL | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18651524 | ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE GENERATION | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18650125 | FULLY DISTRIBUTED ISLAND MICRO-GRID ATTACK ELASTICITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18650052 | METHOD FOR SMART GAS DATA STORAGE, INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18648438 | LARGE-SCALE DYNAMIC DOUBLE-EFFECT SCHEDULING METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE JOB SHOP BASED ON GENETIC PROGRAMMING | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18637957 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE FAST CHARGING IN BATTERIES TO REDUCE LITHIUM PLATING | April 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18632428 | MULTI-PORT MAGNETIC NETWORK ENERGY ROUTER, CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18629532 | DYNAMIC MONITORING AND SECURING OF FACTORY PROCESSES, EQUIPMENT AND AUTOMATED SYSTEMS | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18619443 | CONTROLLER AND METHOD USING MACHINE LEARNING TO OPTIMIZE OPERATIONS OF A PROCESSING CHAIN OF A FOOD FACTORY | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18620605 | CONTINUOUS ENERGY EVENT DETECTION AND RESPONSE FRAMEWORK | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18695083 | Motion Control Method and Apparatus | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18614105 | CONTAINER REGISTRY AND SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE FOR INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS | March 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18604864 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DEPTH POSITIONING OF WIRE CONVEYED OPERATIONS | March 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18605523 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRECISE CONTROL OF POSITION OF SERVO MOTOR BASED ON SPACE-TIME TWO-DIMENSIONAL OPTIMIZATION | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18604235 | USER INTERFACE FOR A SENSOR-BASED INTERFACE DEVICE FOR INTERRUPTING AN IRRIGATION CONTROLLER | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18603601 | Method of Controlling a Motorized Window Treatment | March 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18598867 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DENTAL IMPLANT COMPONENTS | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18594920 | INTELLIGENT POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18583904 | FIVE-AXIS LINKAGE SYNCHRONOUS TOOL PATH INTERPOLATION METHOD AND SYSTEM | February 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18582840 | System and a Method for Asset Monitoring in an Industrial Plant | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440372 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAFETY-ENABLED CONTROL | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440875 | TIME SERIES BASED MACHINE LEARNING FRAMEWORK FOR HARDWARE EQUIPMENT AND ITS IMPLEMENTATIONS WITH TRANSFORMERS AND ON OPTICAL PROGRAMMING PROCESSORS | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438334 | AUTO-DETECTION OF DEVICES ON A MULTI-WIRE IRRIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM AND AUTO-ASSIGNMENT OF RECEIVERS TO IRRIGATION ZONES | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18437483 | DETERMINING CAUSAL MODELS FOR CONTROLLING ENVIRONMENTS | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18430606 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FORMULATING AN ENERGY-SAVING STRATEGY FOR SEMI-AUTOMATIC PRODUCTION LINE BASED ON MODEL PREDICTIVE CONTROL | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18424289 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DENTAL IMPLANT COMPONENTS | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18418506 | SUBSTRATE TREATMENT APPARATUS AND TRANSFER SCHEDULE CREATION METHOD | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18407634 | INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR MONITORING SHEET WORKPIECE PRODUCTION | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18408452 | SYSTEM FOR MODELING PATIENT SPINAL CHANGES | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18406874 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A SITE CONTROL ARCHITECTURE FOR CONTROLLING INVERTERS IN MICROGRID-BASED SITE | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18406740 | VISIBLE LIGHT SENSOR CONFIGURED FOR GLARE DETECTION AND CONTROLLING MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENTS | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18404301 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING OPERATION SIMULATION OF DATA CENTER | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18394586 | RATIOMETRIC SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS LUBRICATION OF PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18395428 | SOFT SMART RING AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18391312 | DASHBOARD FOR TRACKING HEALTHY BUILDING PERFORMANCE | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18543908 | DATA DRIVEN DIGITAL TWINS FOR INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION DEVICE OPERATION ENHANCEMENT | December 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18542187 | THERMOSTAT DEVICE WITH IMPROVED ENERGY OPTIMIZATION | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18539705 | WIRELESS VALVE CONTROL | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18569969 | A METHOD FOR TRANSFORMING PRODUCTION FLOW DATA TO HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE DATA, AND A SYSTEM | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18533623 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION USING PREDICTIVE MODELING | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18531817 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING POWER CONSUMPTION PREDICTIONS FOR SELECTED APPLICATIONS WITHIN NETWORK ARRANGEMENTS FEATURING DEVICES WITH NON-HOMOGENEOUS OR UNKNOWN SPECIFICATIONS | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523608 | Process Monitoring and Feedback for Metal Additive Manufacturing using Powder-Bed Fusion | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523122 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND SYSTEM | November 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18518588 | SYSTEM OF INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS (IoT) FOR OPERATION MANAGEMENT OF AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV), METHOD, AND MEDIUM THEREOF | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18513972 | METHOD TO GENERATE AND APPLY LAWN CONSUMABLES FOR ENHANCED GROWTH | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18513172 | AUTO-ASSIGNMENT OF DEVICES OF A MULTI-WIRE IRRIGATION CONTROL SYSTEM TO IRRIGATION ZONES | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18509714 | Method and Apparatus for Maintaining a Surface Speed of a Circular Cutting Device | November 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18508177 | MACHINE AND DEEP LEARNING METHODS FOR SPECTRA-BASED METROLOGY AND PROCESS CONTROL | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18388845 | INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)-BASED MICROWELL SOLUTION FOR IRRIGATION | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504993 | Irrigation Controller and System | November 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18498590 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING THERMAL CONTROL BASED ON A SPECIFIC COMBINATION OF KEYS BASED ON ACCEPTED OPERATION SIGNAL | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18496355 | PIEZO POSITION CONTROL FLOW RATIO CONTROL | October 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18496196 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AIR FLOW IN AIR HANDLING UNIT | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18557333 | MATERIAL SCHEDULING METHOD AND DEVICE OF SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENT | October 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18491775 | MATERIAL HARDNESS COMPENSATION IN AN AUTOMATED MILLING SYSTEM | October 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18486405 | COMPUTER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSISTED SETUP OF INSTRUMENTED MACHINE TOOL TABLES | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18485326 | INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS, CONTROL METHOD, AND MEDIUM FOR AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING WORKING PARAMETERS OF MANUFACTURING DEVICE | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18482763 | Wireless Remote Indoor Sensor for Home Automation | October 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18481697 | Method and Apparatus for Actively Managing Electric Power Supply for an Electric Power Grid | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18375926 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING CENTER PIVOT IRRIGATION SYSTEMS | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18375873 | BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR UNIFIED AGENT BASED CONTROL OF BUILDING SUBSYSTEMS | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18375871 | BUILDING SYSTEM WITH DIGITAL TWIN BASED AGENT PROCESSING | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2116.
With a 21.8% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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.
⚠ 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 2116 is part of Group 2110 in Technology Center 2100. This art unit has examined 11,643 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 82.3%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.
Art Unit 2116's allowance rate of 82.3% places it in the 69% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.
Applications in Art Unit 2116 receive an average of 1.76 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 43% percentile). The median prosecution time is 32 months (in the 33% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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