USPTO Art Unit 2178 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2178
Group: 2170
Tech Center: 2100
Total Cases: 8,354
Last Active: March 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18871359INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2025May 2025Allow500NoNo
19006539UNIFIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENT, ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION ROBOT, AND AGENTIC ORCHESTRATION PROCESS DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONSDecember 2024May 2025Allow410NoNo
18966201SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR SECURE EXECUTION OF ANALYTICAL TASKS USING NATURAL LANGUAGEDecember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18870525LINGUISTIC CONTENT EVALUATIONS TO PREDICT PERFORMANCES IN LINGUISTIC TRANSLATION WORKFLOW PROCESSES BASED ON NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSINGNovember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18958334APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN INTERACTIVE GRAPHICAL USER INTERACENovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18957744METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A USER-SENSITIVE USER INTERFACENovember 2024January 2025Allow200YesNo
18933296SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR ADAPTIVE DESIGN EXPLORATION AND MODEL MANAGEMENTOctober 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18930617GENERATIVE AI TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING A/B TESTING OF WEB CONTENTOctober 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18897356MACHINE LEARNING MODEL ACCESS CONTROLSeptember 2024January 2025Allow400NoNo
18891417AI-BASED APPLICATION RESPONSE GENERATION AND AUTOFILL PROCESSESSeptember 2024March 2025Allow601NoNo
18891751USER INTERFACE FOR USE WITH A SEARCH ENGINE FOR SEARCHING FINANCIAL RELATED DOCUMENTSSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200YesNo
18891969SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH USER-ASSOCIATED DISPLAY SETTINGSSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18816278VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18804388SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CREATION OF PRODUCT LINKS FROM A WEB BROWSER APPLICATIONAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18798331COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR WEB FORMSAugust 2024December 2024Allow410YesNo
18767661METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR ADDING GROUP MEMBERSJuly 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18762195Display Interaction System, and Display Method and DeviceJuly 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18762212Display Interaction System, and Display Method and DeviceJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18759648LAYERED MEASUREMENT, GRADING AND EVALUATION OF PRETRAINED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELSJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18756965SURFACE-BASED ZONE CREATIONJune 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18753249CHARACTER BASED SEARCH AND DISCOVERY OF MEDIA CONTENTJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18753723CONTROL DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTJune 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18753645METHOD AND APPARATUS APPLICABLE FOR VOICE RECOGNITION WITH LIMITED DICTIONARYJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18746068CROSS-DEVICE OBJECT DRAG METHOD AND DEVICEJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18746649TENANT SECURITY CONTROL OF DATA FOR APPLICATION SERVICESJune 2024November 2024Allow510YesNo
18746722METHOD AND APPARATUS TO LAYOUT SCREENS OF VARYING SIZESJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18743881METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING RESPONSIVE MEDIAJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18738092DATA ENTRY SYSTEMSJune 2024March 2025Abandon900NoNo
18732025PRESENTING SHORTCUTS BASED ON A SCAN OPERATION WITHIN A MESSAGING SYSTEMJune 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18676908CALIBRATION OF 2D IMAGES FOR DIGITAL TEMPLATING USING MONOMARKERMay 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18596222COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED NETWORKING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING, SHARING AND ARCHIVING CONTENT INCLUDING THE USE OF A USER INTERFACE (UI) VIRTUAL SPACE, CONTENT PROMPTING TOOL, AND INTELLIGENT TEMPLATE-DRIVEN CONTENT POSTINGMay 2024June 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18668032METHOD OF DISPLAYING USER INTERFACES IN AN ENVIRONMENT AND CORRESPONDING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18663159METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMIZED ACQUISITION PROTOCOLSMay 2024June 2025Allow1300NoNo
18656634INTERACTIVE GUIDANCE OF DENTAL IMPLANT SURGERYMay 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18657620MACHINE-LEARNED DATABASE RECOMMENDATION MODELMay 2024March 2025Allow1100NoNo
18653457USER INTERFACE FOR USE WITH A SEARCH ENGINE FOR SEARCHING FINANCIAL RELATED DOCUMENTSMay 2024July 2024Allow200YesNo
18650928Identifying And Formatting Headers For Text ContentApril 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18650541Dynamic User Interface Customization for No-Code Application DevelopmentApril 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18650320Self-Service Terminal and MethodApril 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18648790METHODS AND USER INTERFACES FOR MONITORING SOUND REDUCTIONApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18646940SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING GRAPHICAL DISPLAYS ACROSS THIN CLIENT DEVICESApril 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18645000ASSET DESIGN AND GENERATION USING DIGITAL ASSISTANTApril 2024February 2025Allow1020YesNo
18641135OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SURGERY MICROSURGERY INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF USE FOR INCREASING SURGICAL PRECISION AND REDUCING VITREORETINAL INSTRUMENT INSERTIONS AND REMOVALS AND RELATED TRAUMAApril 2024June 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18635968Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Accessing NotificationsApril 2024March 2025Allow1100NoNo
18635393SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL INTERACTION INTERFACE FOR EMAILSApril 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18633929MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM TO PREDICT CAUSAL TREATMENT EFFECTS OF ACTIONS PERFORMED ON WEBSITES OR APPLICATIONSApril 2024December 2024Allow900YesNo
18634551VERSATILE AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTENT PLAYBACK NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND PROCESSES FOR VERSATILE NAVIGATION OF AUDIO AND VIDEO CONTENT DURING PLAYBACKApril 2024September 2024Allow510YesNo
18632866SHIPPING ITEMS USING AN ELECTRONIC SHIPPING LABEL DEVICEApril 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18633120PHYSICAL ACTIVITY INFORMATION USER INTERFACESApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18626513Virtual Smart PhoneApril 2024December 2024Allow900YesNo
18612689Intelligent Inset Window Placement in ContentMarch 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18608622AUTOMATED ASSISTANT THAT DETECTS AND SUPPLEMENTS VARIOUS VEHICLE COMPUTING DEVICE CAPABILITIESMarch 2024November 2024Allow800NoNo
18607839Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Medium, Choice Selection Method, And Information Processing DeviceMarch 2024February 2025Allow1100NoNo
18606905Nested Query Modification ToolMarch 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18606824SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO BRIEFLY DEVIATE FROM AND RESUME BACK TO AMENDING A SECTION OF A NOTEMarch 2024December 2024Allow1000NoNo
18605349USER INTERFACE FOR THIRD PARTY USE OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT KITMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18605130SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MOBILE PROVING GROUNDMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18602923MACHINE-LEARNED MOVEMENT DETERMINATION BASED ON INTENT IDENTIFICATIONMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18602645DIGITAL ASSISTANT INTEGRATION WITH SYSTEM INTERFACEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18600199LEVERAGING INFERRED CONTEXT TO IMPROVE SUGGESTED MESSAGESMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18599723USER INTERFACE FOR USE WITH A SEARCH ENGINE FOR SEARCHING FINANCIAL RELATED DOCUMENTSMarch 2024June 2024Allow300YesNo
18596839TRACKING OF RETINAL TRACTION THROUGH DIGITAL IMAGE CORRELATIONMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18595400TEXT GENERATION APPARATUS, TEXT GENERATION LEARNING APPARATUS, TEXT GENERATION METHOD, TEXT GENERATION LEARNING METHOD AND PROGRAMMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18585128THREAT MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1430NoNo
18584377USER INTERFACE CONTROL SERVER AND METHOD FOR REMOTE CONTROL MANAGEMENT OF MARINE DOCK ELECTRIC CHARGING STATIONSFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1620NoNo
18585000THREAT MITIGATION SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1420NoNo
18444828USER INTERFACE FOR USE WITH A SEARCH ENGINE FOR SEARCHING FINANCIAL RELATED DOCUMENTSFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200YesNo
18442508USER INTERFACE GENERATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18441461COMPUTER GRAPHICS PROCESSING AND SELECTIVE VISUAL DISPLAY SYSTEMFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1611NoNo
18438055INTERFACE LOADING METHOD, TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVER AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18433526GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH INSIGHT HUB AND INSIGHT CAROUSELFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000NoNo
18434266HYDROPNEUMATIC ISOTHERMAL COMPRESSED AIR ENERGY STORAGEFebruary 2024June 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18429157SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF OCULAR STRUCTURESJanuary 2024June 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18428802System And Method For Diagnostic CodingJanuary 2024June 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18426060LIST SCROLLING AND DOCUMENT TRANSLATION, SCALING, AND ROTATION ON A TOUCH-SCREEN DISPLAYJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18422571DISPLAYING AND UPDATING A SET OF APPLICATION VIEWSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18414674SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STRUCTURE-BASED AUTOMATED HYPERLINKINGJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18409987METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SMART DETECTION OF BUSINESS HOT SPOTSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110YesNo
18410587Methods and Systems for Positioning Animated Images Within a Dynamic Keyboard InterfaceJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700YesNo
18410466Synchronization in a Multiuser ExperienceJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18408424CANNED ANSWERS IN MESSAGESJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1520YesNo
18407639CONTEXT CARDS FOR MEDIA SUPPLEMENTATIONJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1420YesNo
18404600DISTRIBUTED APPLICATION DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18403111HAND CONTROL INTERFACES AND METHODS IN VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTSJanuary 2024January 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18400156SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BEHAVIOR BASED MESSAGINGDecember 2023February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18401285METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR ADAPTIVE PRESENTATION OF A VIDEO CONTENT ITEM BASED ON AN AREA OF INTERESTDecember 2023March 2025Allow1520YesNo
18393350INTERACTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023September 2024Allow910YesNo
18391530USER INTERFACE FOR SEARCHING AND GENERATING GRAPHICAL OBJECTS LINKED TO THIRD-PARTY CONTENTDecember 2023August 2024Allow800YesNo
18390617SMART INTERFACE WITH FACILITATED INPUT AND MISTAKE RECOVERYDecember 2023September 2024Allow900NoNo
18543495SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FACILITATING PUBLISHING AND VERIFICATION OF DIGITAL DOCUMENTS ON A DISTRIBUTED LEDGERDecember 2023June 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18542309METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIA FOR CONTENT PRESENTATIONDecember 2023June 2024Allow610NoNo
18540102Augment Orchestration in an Artificial Reality EnvironmentDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18537378DEVICE DEPENDENT RENDERING OF PDF CONTENTDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18535761METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR MODIFYING THE PRESENTATION OF CONTEXTUALLY RELEVANT DOCUMENTS IN BROWSER WINDOWS OF A BROWSING APPLICATIONDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210YesNo
18533081SHARING DATA VIA TRANSACTIONS OF A BLOCKCHAINDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710NoNo
18528616MODULAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY ENABLING CLOUD-BASED ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIESDecember 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18527611METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING IMAGE FILEDecember 2023April 2025Allow1620YesNo
18524439COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR WEB FORMSNovember 2023April 2024Allow501NoNo
18524648Dynamic Link Preview GenerationNovember 2023August 2024Allow800NoNo
18524833PARTIAL EXECUTION OF TRANSLATION IN BROWSERNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2178.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
352
Examiner Affirmed
250
(71.0%)
Examiner Reversed
102
(29.0%)
Reversal Percentile
32.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 29.0% 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
850
Allowed After Appeal Filing
223
(26.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
627
(73.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
19.2%
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, 26.2% 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 2178 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2178 is part of Group 2170 in Technology Center 2100. This art unit has examined 8,354 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 65.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2178's allowance rate of 65.5% places it in the 21% 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 2178 receive an average of 2.64 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 94% percentile). The median prosecution time is 40 months (in the 7% 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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.