USPTO Art Unit 2178 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2178
Group: 2170
Tech Center: 2100
Total Cases: 8,256
Last Active: July 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19265023SYSTEMS, METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING EDITING OF IMAGES USING IMAGE EDITING TOOLSJuly 2025August 2025Allow100NoNo
19264312METHOD AND APPARATUS TO LAYOUT SCREENS OF VARYING SIZESJuly 2025January 2026Allow700YesNo
19263229SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH USER-ASSOCIATED DISPLAY SETTINGSJuly 2025September 2025Allow200YesNo
19259304GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR INTERACTIVE FEATURE SELECTION AND REFINEMENT IN APPLIED MODELING TASKSJuly 2025January 2026Allow610YesNo
19255093Website Generation Using Language ModelsJune 2025October 2025Allow310NoNo
19217216AUTONOMOUS, CONSENT DRIVEN AND GENERATIVE DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD THAT PROMOTES USER PRIVACY, SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND WELL-BEINGMay 2025March 2026Allow1011NoNo
19210979AUTOMATICALLY POPULATING DOCUMENTS ABOUT SPECIAL ENTITIESMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19196586GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR GENERATING LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL FUNCTION BUTTONSMay 2025January 2026Allow920YesNo
19191391APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN INTERACTIVE GRAPHICAL USER INTERACEApril 2025June 2025Allow200YesNo
19188774TEXT-TO-VIDEO CONVERSIONApril 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19174185CONNECTING COMPUTING DEVICES PRESENTING INFORMATION RELATING TO THE SAME OR SIMILAR TOPICSApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19090880DATA AGGREGATION LAYERINGMarch 2025September 2025Allow610YesNo
19085158MODULAR DATA ACQUISITION AND ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOFMarch 2025October 2025Allow710NoNo
18871359INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2025May 2025Allow500NoNo
19073842CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF INTELLIGENT INTERACTION SERVICE SYSTEM, WEBSITE INTELLIGENT INTERACTION METHOD AND DEVICEMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19073646USER INTERFACE FOR USE WITH A SEARCH ENGINE FOR SEARCHING FINANCIAL RELATED DOCUMENTSMarch 2025September 2025Allow710NoNo
19066809TECHNIQUES FOR TARGETED DATA EXTRACTION FROM UNSTRUCTUREDSETS OF DOCUMENTSFebruary 2025May 2025Allow300NoNo
19058137USER INTERFACE FOR SECURITY EVENTSFebruary 2025June 2025Allow310YesNo
19057796SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE WITH USER-ASSOCIATED DISPLAY SETTINGSFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200YesNo
19053198METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PROMPT DETERMINATIONFebruary 2025October 2025Allow810NoNo
19044532APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL MACHINE LEARNING MODELSFebruary 2025August 2025Allow610NoNo
19028728USER INTERFACE FOR USE WITH A SEARCH ENGINE FOR SEARCHING FINANCIAL RELATED DOCUMENTSJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1020YesNo
19015269METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVE DATA INPUTJanuary 2025August 2025Allow810NoNo
19015135METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVE DATA INPUTJanuary 2025July 2025Allow600YesNo
19015351METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERACTIVE DATA INPUTJanuary 2025July 2025Allow700YesNo
19006505Unified agentic automation and robotic process automation with self-healing and capabilities to increase autonomyDecember 2024June 2025Allow610YesNo
19006539UNIFIED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENT, ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION ROBOT, AND AGENTIC ORCHESTRATION PROCESS DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONSDecember 2024May 2025Allow410NoNo
19005436SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REGULATORY INTELLIGENCE EVALUATION, INTERMEDIARY MAPPING AND THRESHOLDING TO GENERATE INSIGHTS, AND ACCELERATING CONFORMANCE THROUGH CONTINUOUS MONITORINGDecember 2024May 2025Allow410NoNo
18976131MEDIA CONTENT PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2024November 2025Allow1120NoNo
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
18963452APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A GRAPHICAL INTERFACE WITH A DUAL-LAYER COMPONENTNovember 2024September 2025Allow920YesNo
18958334APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN INTERACTIVE GRAPHICAL USER INTERACENovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18957744METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A USER-SENSITIVE USER INTERFACENovember 2024January 2025Allow200YesNo
18939331EXTRACTING RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM A DOCUMENTNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
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
18908447Generation of Agentic Trajectories for Training Artificial Intelligence Agents to Automate Multimodal Interface Task WorkflowsOctober 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18904359Systems and methods for arranging design elementsOctober 2024December 2025Allow1500NoNo
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
18820235CONTROLLING ACCESS TO RESOURCES IN A MULTI-TENANT ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PIPELINE PLATFORMAugust 2024September 2025Allow1320YesNo
18816278VIDEO PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18813427SYSTEM AND METHOD CONFIGURED TO GENERATE A MEDIA PRESENTATION USING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18805402SURGICAL APPARATUS FOR PERFORMING MICROSURGERY INCLUDING A MULTIFUNCTIONAL INTRAOCULAR PICK/DISSECTORAugust 2024November 2025Abandon1500NoNo
18804388SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC CREATION OF PRODUCT LINKS FROM A WEB BROWSER APPLICATIONAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18798331COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR WEB FORMSAugust 2024December 2024Allow410YesNo
18771518Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation SystemJuly 2024September 2025Abandon1400NoNo
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
18761004SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE CONNECTED INTERFACE CONFIGURATIONSJuly 2024October 2025Allow1520NoNo
18759648LAYERED MEASUREMENT, GRADING AND EVALUATION OF PRETRAINED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELSJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18756965SURFACE-BASED ZONE CREATIONJune 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18755362MODULAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVELY ENABLING CLOUD-BASED ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIESJune 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
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
18750977SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING MULTIPLE MACHINE AGENTS TO GENERATE DOCUMENT DRAFTSJune 2024July 2025Allow1320YesNo
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
18744220Tool for Windshield RemovalJune 2024September 2025Abandon1511NoNo
18743881METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING RESPONSIVE MEDIAJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18740297PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GREEN HYDROGEN AND STEEL FROM FOSSIL FUELJune 2024July 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18739489USER EFFORT DETECTIONJune 2024October 2025Allow1610NoNo
18738092DATA ENTRY SYSTEMSJune 2024March 2025Abandon900NoNo
18734137LEVERAGING MACHINE LEARNING AND FRACTAL ANALYSIS FOR CLASSIFYING MOTIONJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18732025PRESENTING SHORTCUTS BASED ON A SCAN OPERATION WITHIN A MESSAGING SYSTEMJune 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18732543SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A COLLABORATIVE DOCUMENT ENVIRONMENTJune 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18677374METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PRIVACY IN VIRTUAL SPACEMay 2024August 2025Allow1500NoNo
18676908CALIBRATION OF 2D IMAGES FOR DIGITAL TEMPLATING USING MONOMARKERMay 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18670590COMPUTERIZED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENTMay 2024August 2025Allow1510YesNo
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
18656815METHOD FOR GENERATING PROTOTYPE USING SCREEN IMAGES AND SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING THE SAMEMay 2024July 2025Allow1430NoNo
18653218USING ZONES IN A THREE-DIMENSIONAL VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT FOR LIMITING AUDIO AND VIDEOMay 2024February 2026Abandon2120NoNo
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
18645193INTERACTIVE WRITING PLATFORMApril 2024July 2025Allow1510YesNo
18644889SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CAPTURING EYE-GAZE DATAApril 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18641135OPHTHALMOLOGICAL SURGERY MICROSURGERY INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS OF USE FOR INCREASING SURGICAL PRECISION AND REDUCING VITREORETINAL INSTRUMENT INSERTIONS AND REMOVALS AND RELATED TRAUMAApril 2024June 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18638596Systems and Methods for Interacting with User InterfacesApril 2024January 2026Allow2120YesNo
18636619Nanostructured Biomimetic ACE2 Sensors Based on a Superconductive Josephson Junction Toroidal Array Oscillating Effect for Speeding-up Screening of S1 SARS-CoV2 Inhibitors and Methods of Making the Sensor TheretoApril 2024September 2025Abandon1700NoNo
18635640USER INTERFACE FOR USE WITH A SEARCH ENGINE FOR SEARCHING FINANCIAL RELATED DOCUMENTSApril 2024October 2025Allow1810NoNo
18635968Devices, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Accessing NotificationsApril 2024March 2025Allow1100NoNo
18635393SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING SOCIAL INTERACTION INTERFACE FOR EMAILSApril 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18635335APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A USER INTERFACE AS A FUNCTION OF A SELECTED ACTIONApril 2024May 2025Allow1330YesNo
18634932NOVEL SPIN-ORBIT TORQUE MAGNETIC-RAM HAVING SPIN DIFFUSION BARRIER LAYERSApril 2024November 2025Abandon1900NoNo
18633929MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM TO PREDICT CAUSAL TREATMENT EFFECTS OF ACTIONS PERFORMED ON WEBSITES OR APPLICATIONSApril 2024December 2024Allow900YesNo

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
377
Examiner Affirmed
263
(69.8%)
Examiner Reversed
114
(30.2%)
Reversal Percentile
38.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 30.2% 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
921
Allowed After Appeal Filing
253
(27.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
668
(72.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
24.5%
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, 27.5% 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 8,256 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 63.4%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 43 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2178's allowance rate of 63.4% places it in the 19% 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 2.78 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 93% percentile). The median prosecution time is 43 months (in the 8% 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.