USPTO Art Unit 2116 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2116
Group: 2110
Tech Center: 2100
Total Cases: 11,452
Last Active: September 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19345097Morphing of Watertight Spline Models Using As-Executed Manufacturing DataSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19267054SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE FAST CHARGING IN BATTERIES TO REDUCE LITHIUM PLATINGJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19204618SERVER FOR PROVIDING ADAPTIVE FEED AMOUNT BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEMay 2025November 2025Allow610NoNo
19194039ENERGY-SAVING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BOILER IN THERMAL POWER PLANTApril 2025June 2025Allow100NoNo
19189021SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF ACTUATION COMPONENTS IN CAR WASH FACILITIESApril 2025October 2025Allow610YesNo
19175628METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING PROCESS PARAMETER, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2025November 2025Allow710NoNo
19171855BUILDING SYSTEM WITH GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE POINT NAMING, CLASSIFICATION, AND MAPPINGApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19170575TIME DEFERRED POWER UTILIZATIONApril 2025January 2026Abandon1010NoNo
19170515RESOURCE SITE LOAD DETERMINATION BASED ON RENEWABLE POWER PREDICTIONSApril 2025October 2025Allow610YesNo
19087438METHOD, DEVICE, EQUIPMENT, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR AIRCRAFT TOOLING MODIFICATIONMarch 2025July 2025Allow400NoNo
19086081BREAST PROSTHESIS PROCESSING SYSTEMMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19082151PROCESS ADJUSTMENT CONTROL METHOD AND SYETEM BASED ON PRODUCTION LINE CO-PRODUCTIONMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19077039STATUS MONITORING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD FOR MESH BELT FURNACE FOR CERAMIC SINTERINGMarch 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
19063189LEARNING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRA-PRECISION LITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUS BASED ON UNCERTAINTY COMPENSATIONFebruary 2025April 2025Allow100NoNo
19056792METHODS AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING GAS AT SMART GAS GATE STATIONS BASED ON SAFETY SUPERVISIONFebruary 2025September 2025Allow710YesNo
19057359MULTI-TASK MACHINING PROCESS ON-LINE MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON CLOUD-EDGE COLLABORATIONFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19049915ADAPTIVE MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR BUILDING COMPONENTSFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510YesNo
19031915METHODS, APPLICATIONS, AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL CONTROL FORCES OF BUILDING STRUCTURESJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610NoNo
19024448System and Methods for Actively Managing Electric Power Over an Electric Power GridJanuary 2025September 2025Allow820YesNo
19019460PRODUCT QUALITY INCIDENT EARLY WARNING METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKJanuary 2025February 2026Abandon1320NoNo
19008886METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SUPPORT STRUCTURES IN CUT PARTSJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510YesNo
18879831SETTING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM, SETTING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2024March 2026Allow1400NoNo
19002548METHOD AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IoTs) SYSTEM FOR SMART GAS FIREFIGHTING LINKAGE BASED ON GOVERNMENT SAFETY SUPERVISIONDecember 2024October 2025Allow910YesNo
18989975COLLABORATIVE AGENTS FOR MANAGING ENERGY CONSUMING DEVICES AND METHODS THEREONDecember 2024October 2025Allow1020NoNo
18988684METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING VENTILATION COOLING TYPE PERMAFROST SUBGRADE BASED ON ENERGY DYNAMIC BALANCEDecember 2024April 2025Allow410NoNo
18988134CARRIER RECONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR ELIMINATING DC AND LOW-FREQUENCY CIRCULATING CURRENTS IN MULTI-PARALLEL CONVERTERSDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18982721Method and Apparatus for Actively Managing Electric Power Supply for an Electric Power GridDecember 2024September 2025Allow920NoNo
18979963AI-BASED REAL-TIME ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR PEAK POWER MANAGEMENT AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN LOGISTICS CENTERSDecember 2024July 2025Allow710NoNo
18977869METHOD AND IOT SYSTEM FOR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY PIPELINE NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION SAFETY MANAGEMENTDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18872809Method for Operating a Machine Tool, Computer Program Product, Control Unit, Machine Tool, Simulation Program Product and Use of the Control UnitDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18967649SMART DEVICE AND A METHOD FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18963285Morphing of Watertight Spline Models Using As-Executed Manufacturing DataNovember 2024June 2025Allow720YesNo
18960007COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE, MACHINING METHOD THEREOF, AND SYSTEMNovember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18869302RECORDING MEDIUM, SIMULATION METHOD, AND SIMULATION DEVICENovember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18956653DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEMSNovember 2024July 2025Allow810NoNo
18956637SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING (HVAC) SYSTEMSNovember 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18868582COMPENSATION OF TOOL DEFLECTION BY DYNAMICALLY ADJUSTING THE TOOL GEOMETRYNovember 2024September 2025Allow1010YesNo
18953001RESIDUAL LIMIT DETERMINATION FOR A CLEANING AGENT CORRESPONDING TO A VALIDATION OF AN EQUIPMENT CLEANING PROCESSNovember 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18947929METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE FOR LIMITING MACHINING ELEMENT, PROGRAM MEDIUM AND COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINENovember 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18863655NUMERICAL CONTROLLER, NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE TOOL, MACHINING PROGRAM GENERATION DEVICE, AND MACHINING PROGRAM GENERATION METHODNovember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18934217METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FILLING GAS SAFETY SUPERVISION BASED ON SMART GAS INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT)October 2024July 2025Allow910NoNo
18926443SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE FAST CHARGING IN BATTERIES TO REDUCE LITHIUM PLATINGOctober 2024June 2025Allow700NoNo
18922947SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAULT TOLERANT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO MANAGE HETEROGENEOUS POWER PLANTSOctober 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18922820SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FAULT TOLERANT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO MANAGE HETEROGENEOUS POWER PLANTSOctober 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18921072SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PLANT IRRIGATION SCHEDULESOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18918010SLM PRINTING DEFECT DETECTION AND REPAIR METHOD AND SYSTEM BASED ON DEEP LEARNING NETWORKOctober 2024August 2025Allow1010NoNo
18914153COOPERATIVE BONDING METHOD FOR A BONDING HEAD OF A WIRE BONDING MACHINE AND A WIRE BONDING MACHINEOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18914045METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INTELLIGENT RECOMMENDATION OF PRODUCTION PROCESS BY INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS INFORMATION CLOUD SHARINGOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18896796USING A MACHINE-LEARNING MODEL TO REFINE A DIGITAL TWIN OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SYSTEMSeptember 2024May 2025Allow830YesNo
18887766System and Methods for Actively Managing Electric Power Over an Electric Power GridSeptember 2024November 2024Allow210YesNo
18821524SMART SYSTEM FOR EVACUATION AND RESCUE SUPPORT IN CASE OF LARGE BUILDING DISASTER AND OPERATION METHOD FOR SMART SYSTEMAugust 2024February 2026Allow1710YesNo
18820227DISTRIBUTED ZONE CONTROL SYSTEMAugust 2024March 2026Allow1840YesNo
18820218EVENT ENERGY MUTING AND MANAGEMENTAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18817269SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING MACHINE TOOL USING DIGITAL TWINAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18818506PROTECTIVE DEVICE FOR WELDING MACHINE INTERLOCKING, DESIGN METHOD AND SHIELDAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18790196RESIDUAL LIMIT DETERMINATION FOR A CLEANING AGENT CORRESPONDING TO A VALIDATION OF AN EQUIPMENT CLEANING PROCESSJuly 2024October 2024Allow200YesNo
18781636STATE SWITCHING DEVICE, MOVING OBJECT, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF MOVING OBJECTJuly 2024May 2025Allow1011NoNo
18768169SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL PROCEDURE ROOM SET-UP OPTIMIZATIONJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18766229CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WATER AND FERTILIZER UNDER DRIP IRRIGATIONJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18759551DROUGHT ADJUSTMENT TECHNIQUES AND APPARATUSES FOR IRRIGATION CONTROLLERSJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18724994DATA MIGRATION METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR STORAGE SERVER, AND NON-TRANSITORY READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024January 2026Allow1910YesNo
18754956SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING CHARACTERISTICS OF CUTTINGS FROM DRILLING OPERATIONS WITH COMPUTER VISIONJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18724408MACHINING TIME PREDICTION DEVICE AND MACHINING TIME PREDICTION METHODJune 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18751671ADAPTERS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN POWER TOOLSJune 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18750684DENTAL DEVICE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18742378MANUFACTURING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING AND/OR CONTROLLING ONE OR MORE CHEMICAL PLANT(S)June 2024February 2025Allow910YesNo
18732128INDUSTRIAL PROCESS CONTROL USING UNSTRUCTURED DATAJune 2024June 2025Allow1220YesNo
18680862MANAGING LOCAL SENSOR DATA BASED ON PROFILE INFORMATIONMay 2024August 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18677961POINT LAYOUT OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT HEAD IN MIRROR MILLING AND FOLLOW-UP SUPPORT HEADMay 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18674537DETERMINING A CORRECTION TO A PROCESSMay 2024August 2025Allow1510NoNo
18672276Determining Appropriate Sequences of Actions to Take Upon Operating States of Industrial PlantsMay 2024May 2025Allow1110YesNo
18672511Communication Protocol For Distributed Energy ManagementMay 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18710682SYSTEM AND METHOD OF MONITORING A CYCLICALLY OPERATING MANUFACTURING DEVICEMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18710210SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENABLING SCALABLE PROCESSING THROUGHPUT OF HIGH-VOLUME DATA ON INDUSTRIAL CONTROLLERSMay 2024September 2025Allow1630NoNo
18660277CLOUD AND EDGE INTEGRATED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING PARAMETERS OF SERVO MOTORMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18658724REMOTE CONTROL OF FLUID-HANDLING DEVICESMay 2024January 2025Allow810YesNo
18654133DETECTION OF FEEDBACK CONTROL INSTABILITY IN COMPUTING DEVICE THERMAL CONTROLMay 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18651524ASSEMBLY SEQUENCE GENERATIONApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18650125FULLY DISTRIBUTED ISLAND MICRO-GRID ATTACK ELASTICITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2024September 2024Allow410NoNo
18650052METHOD FOR SMART GAS DATA STORAGE, INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18648438LARGE-SCALE DYNAMIC DOUBLE-EFFECT SCHEDULING METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE JOB SHOP BASED ON GENETIC PROGRAMMINGApril 2024July 2024Allow300YesNo
18644381DYNAMIC PARAMETER TUNING USING MODIFIED PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATIONApril 2024October 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18642887INTEGRATED WELL CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM OPERATIONSApril 2024November 2025Allow1940YesNo
18637957SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DYNAMIC ADAPTIVE FAST CHARGING IN BATTERIES TO REDUCE LITHIUM PLATINGApril 2024October 2024Allow610YesNo
18632428MULTI-PORT MAGNETIC NETWORK ENERGY ROUTER, CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICEApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18629532DYNAMIC MONITORING AND SECURING OF FACTORY PROCESSES, EQUIPMENT AND AUTOMATED SYSTEMSApril 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18619443CONTROLLER AND METHOD USING MACHINE LEARNING TO OPTIMIZE OPERATIONS OF A PROCESSING CHAIN OF A FOOD FACTORYMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18620605CONTINUOUS ENERGY EVENT DETECTION AND RESPONSE FRAMEWORKMarch 2024September 2024Allow610YesNo
18695083Motion Control Method and ApparatusMarch 2024February 2025Allow1020YesNo
18614105CONTAINER REGISTRY AND SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE FOR INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMSMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18612030DATACENTER LEVEL POWER MANAGEMENT WITH REACTIVE POWER CAPPINGMarch 2024August 2025Allow1720YesNo
18611003Method of Temperature Conditioning Compute Module for Cold StartMarch 2024July 2025Allow1610YesNo
18604864SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC DEPTH POSITIONING OF WIRE CONVEYED OPERATIONSMarch 2024May 2024Allow200YesNo
18605523METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRECISE CONTROL OF POSITION OF SERVO MOTOR BASED ON SPACE-TIME TWO-DIMENSIONAL OPTIMIZATIONMarch 2024October 2024Allow710YesNo
18604235USER INTERFACE FOR A SENSOR-BASED INTERFACE DEVICE FOR INTERRUPTING AN IRRIGATION CONTROLLERMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18603601Method of Controlling a Motorized Window TreatmentMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18600340RUNTIME DE-INTERLEAVE AND RE-INTERLEAVE OF SYSTEM MEMORYMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910YesNo
18598867METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING DENTAL IMPLANT COMPONENTSMarch 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18594920INTELLIGENT POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2025Allow1120YesNo
18687195DATA COLLECTION METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM OF SEMICONDUCTOR PROCESSING EQUIPMENTFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2116.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
137
Examiner Affirmed
106
(77.4%)
Examiner Reversed
31
(22.6%)
Reversal Percentile
9.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 22.6% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
521
Allowed After Appeal Filing
162
(31.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
359
(68.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
44.0%
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, 31.1% 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.

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 2116 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2116 is part of Group 2110 in Technology Center 2100. This art unit has examined 11,452 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 81.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2116's allowance rate of 81.5% 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.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 2116 receive an average of 1.82 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 44% percentile). The median prosecution time is 33 months (in the 37% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more favorable examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With fewer office actions than average, plan for relatively streamlined 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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