USPTO Art Unit 2441 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2441
Group: 2440
Tech Center: 2400
Total Cases: 9,377
Last Active: August 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19309368OPTICAL TRANSPORT NETWORK (OTN) PATH COMPUTATION WITH CROSS-VENDOR INTEGRATIONAugust 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19261226METHOD FOR AUTOMATED NAVIGATION OF COMPLEX WEBSITESJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19205114SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A GLOBAL VIRTUAL NETWORK (GVN)May 2025June 2025Allow100NoNo
19185504CLOUD NATIVE OBSERVABILITY MIGRATION AND ASSESSMENTApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19105830COMMUNICATION METHOD, REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING-RELATED SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION NODEFebruary 2025November 2025Allow900NoNo
19009906METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR CONNECTING ARTISTS AND MANAGERS IN THE MEDIA INDUSTRY TO FACILITATE COLLABORATION AND INITIATE AGREEMENTSJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19003390Automated Self Service on a Multi-Cloud Network PlatformDecember 2024January 2026Allow1310NoNo
19001194HYBRID EXECUTION OF CUSTOM PLAYBOOK CODEBLOCKSDecember 2024December 2025Allow1110NoNo
18981108SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A GLOBAL VIRTUAL NETWORK (GVN)December 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18956417TRAIN DATA TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHOD, APPARATUS, AND MEDIUMNovember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18938513SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION TRAFFIC CONTROLNovember 2024March 2026Allow1600YesNo
18922859Topic-Based Synchronization Of A Chat Interface With An Information InterfaceOctober 2024March 2026Allow1700NoNo
18912073LOCAL ALERTS ON NON-LOCAL CHANNELSOctober 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18896987EXECUTION METHOD AND EXECUTION SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL MEETINGSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600YesNo
18850664PARTIALLY CONNECTED DEVICESSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600YesNo
18889525METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING VIRTUAL MACHINE, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18890571CELLULAR NETWORK COMPONENT AUTOMATED HEALTH CHECKSSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1600NoNo
18889096SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STATISTICS BASED AND TOPOLOGY BASED INTEROPERABLE AI/ML MODEL MONITORINGSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18883922SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC LOAD MANAGEMENT IN TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600YesNo
18830780STORAGE SYSTEM AND CORE ALLOCATION CONTROL METHOD OF NETWORK INTERFACESeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18830859DATA PROTECTION IN CLOUD DATA PLATFORMSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600YesNo
18824941METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DYNAMICALLY TRANSMITTING MESSAGES TO WORKFLOW APPLICATIONSSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600YesNo
18825051INTEGRATED PRODUCTION AUTOMATION FOR REAL-TIME MULTI-FREQUENCY DATA PROCESSING AND VISUALIZATION IN INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEMSSeptember 2024October 2024Allow200YesNo
18823261SYSTEM OF NETWORK SWITCHESSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18821422DATA STORAGE CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2024December 2025Allow1600YesNo
18816646METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING NETWORK LINE, AND METHOD FOR SCHEDULING NETWORK REQUESTAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18816397DATA STORAGE ACCESS WITH MULTI-CORE PROCESSING BASED ON SOURCE PORT IDENTIFIER GROUPINGSAugust 2024March 2026Allow1900YesNo
18811082CONFIDENCE-BASED GEOLOCATION OF NETWORK HOPS FROM AGGREGATED MULTI-SOURCE DATAAugust 2024October 2025Allow1400NoNo
18808246METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING RUNNING STATUS OF NETWORK DEVICE AND RELATED DEVICEAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18838723METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A CENTRAL UNIT CONNECTED TO PERIPHERAL UNITS USING A SECURE SERVERAugust 2024January 2026Allow1710NoNo
18838776ENABLING NON-ACCESS STRATUM-AS-A-SERVICEAugust 2024December 2025Allow1600NoNo
18804512PHYSICAL LAYER PROTOCOL DATA UNIT (PPDU) FORMAT FOR REDUCING PREAMBLE OVERHEAD OF PREEMPTION PPDUSAugust 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18799215OPEN TELEMETRY ENABLED NETWORK DEVICE MANAGEMENTAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18799614SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING NETWORK CONNECTION CHURNAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500YesNo
18799613Location-Based Playlist GenerationAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18798084DIGITAL NETWORK SIMULATION AND GRAPH DATABASE FORMULATION FOR USE WITH A LARGE LANGUAGE MODELAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18795138TELECOMMUNICATION SYSTEM FAILURES PREDICTION THROUGH MACHINE LEARNING AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18835262METHODS FOR HANDLING PACKET FILTERS FOR INTERWORKING BETWEEN A SERVICE BASED ARCHITECTURE, SBA, NETWORK AND AN EVOLVED PACKET SYSTEM, EPS, NETWORK AS WELL AS CORRESPONDING DEVICESAugust 2024March 2026Allow1900NoNo
18789764Malicious Direct Syscall Call DetectionJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18790585DATA SOURCE ANALYSIS USING HARDWARE BASED PACKAGE EVALUATIONJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18790478DISTRIBUTED DATA STORAGE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18788626ARCHITECTURE FOR OFFERING A SERVICE OF A FIRST CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDER VIA A SECOND CLOUD SERVICE PROVIDERJuly 2024February 2026Allow1810YesNo
18787066METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIGH AVAILABILITY LOAD BALANCING OVER A REVERSE CONNECTIONJuly 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18784793METHOD OF SUPPORTING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN MOBILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND DEVICES FOR PERFORMING THE SAMEJuly 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18832963COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND READABLE-MEDIUMJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18832803METHOD OF OPERATING A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18780823Multi-Computer System for Comprehensive Threat Detection and MitigationJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18832264CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND PROGRAMJuly 2024January 2026Allow1710NoNo
18781668SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TENANT SPECIFIC DATA MODELING FOR FIELD VERSIONING AND DOMAIN INTERCONNECTIONJuly 2024November 2025Allow1810NoNo
18780373FAST PROVISIONING OF MACHINES USING NETWORK CLONINGJuly 2024December 2025Allow1700YesNo
18730466METHODS, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR MONITORING SITE ACCESS OVER A MOBILE COMMUNICATION NETWORKJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18778201REASSIGNING EXIT INTERNET PROTOCOL ADDRESSES IN A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK SERVERJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810YesNo
18774831SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING CLUSTERING MODELS TO MANAGE RESOURCES FOR PROCESSING MESSAGESJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18729305LWM2M CLIENT REGISTRATIONJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18774185SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING NON-DIRECT URL FETCHING SERVICEJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18774220TENANT MOVEMENT IN A MULTI-TENANT SYSTEMJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18772983USE CASE AWARE NETWORK TRAFFIC SHAPING TECHNIQUES FOR POWER REDUCTIONJuly 2024February 2026Allow1900NoNo
18771113Electronic Devices with Wireless Data Rate Impairment MitigationJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18771961CREATION OF CONTENT RESOURCES FOR MESSAGING IN A SOFTWARE AS A SERVICE PLATFORMJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18770058Notification Delivery ServiceJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18770234ENHANCED APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE GATEWAY ORCHESTRATORJuly 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18768345ELECTRONIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMER SERVICEJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18769133SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY MANAGING A MEDIA PRODUCTION WORK PACKAGE FOR A MEDIA PRODUCTIONJuly 2024January 2025Allow700YesNo
18727399VIDEO DISPLAY DELAY TIME MEASUREMENT SERVER, DELAY TIME MEASUREMENT METHOD AND PROGRAMJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18766362EMAIL BOT CLICK DETECTIONJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18764532HYBRID OVERLAY MANAGEMENT SERVER MANAGING SERVICES OF HYBRID OVERLAY NETWORK AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAMEJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18762732DEVICE-TO-DEVICE CONTENT RECOMMENDATION AND TRANSMISSION BETWEEN TWO DEVICES VIA A DIRECT DEVICE-TO-DEVICE WIRELESS CONNECTIONJuly 2024September 2025Allow1400YesNo
18761767MANAGING SYSTEM FAILUREJuly 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18762115ROUTE SELECTION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICEJuly 2024September 2025Allow1500YesNo
18762570ACCESS CONTROLLER FOR A THREE-DIMENSIONAL CONTENT SYSTEMJuly 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18762366ENTITIES AND METHODS FOR ENABLING CONTROL OF A USAGE OF COLLECTED DATA IN MULTIPLE ANALYTICS PHASES IN COMMUNICATION NETWORKSJuly 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18760991Measurement of User Activities on Communication PlatformsJuly 2024September 2024Allow300YesNo
18760896Social Media Moderation and Cyberbullying Prevention SystemJuly 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18759496DIAGNOSTICS REPORTING FOR WIDE AREA NETWORK ASSURANCE SYSTEMJune 2024April 2025Allow900NoNo
18758704Network Node Configuration Method and Apparatus, and Access Request Processing Method and ApparatusJune 2024September 2025Allow1500YesNo
18756753AUTO-HEALING CONTROL IN CONSIDERATION OF TYPE OF NETWORK PROBLEMJune 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18756184MANAGING COMMUNICATION WITH ENDPOINT DEVICES IN AN EDGE ENVIRONMENTJune 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18756217PERSONALIZING USER EXPERIENCE ACROSS CHANNELSJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18757234DISCOVERING OWNERSHIP ASSIGNMENT OF COMPUTER DEVICES IN A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18755121Systems and Methods for Providing Push-to-Talk Session Participants Control of a Push-to-Talk SessionJune 2024December 2025Allow1700YesNo
18753022Managing Stale Connections in a Distributed SystemJune 2024September 2025Allow1410YesNo
18754064SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALENDAR SHARING BY ENTERPRISE WEB APPLICATIONSJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18753692SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING LATENCY AND IMPROVING SECURITY IN OBLIVIOUS DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM TRAFFICJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18751824APPLICATION LAYER MEASUREMENT COLLECTION METHOD AND COMMUNICATION APPARATUSJune 2024September 2025Allow1400YesNo
18752469NETWORK SECURITY FUNCTIONS FOR DYNAMIC CONSTRUCTION AND PROGRAMMATIC PLACEMENTJune 2024September 2025Allow1400YesNo
18752352SCALING OF LOGICAL ROUTER PODSJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18750867MECHANISM FOR ENFORCING ACCESS CONTROL AT SCALE TO AN INTERNET SERVICE USING TRANSPORT LAYER SECURITY (TLS)June 2024March 2026Allow2110YesNo
18750433SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING NOTIFICATIONSJune 2024September 2025Allow1510NoNo
18749439Network Flow ControlJune 2024November 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18748894SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HIGHLY ACCURATE VOICE-BASED BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATIONJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18749349METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR COMMUNICATING AND USING NETWORK FUNCTION (NF) SET IDENTIFIERS IN HIERARCHICAL NF REPOSITORY FUNCTION (NRF) DEPLOYMENTSJune 2024February 2026Allow2000NoNo
18749328STATIC DISCOVERY FALLBACK FOR QUERY-BASED NETWORK FUNCTION INTERACTION DISCOVERYJune 2024September 2025Allow1500YesNo
18722109NETWORK CONFIGURATION USING COUPLED OSCILLATORSJune 2024December 2025Allow1700NoNo
18720709Hardware Agnostic Systems for Converting Source Signals of Agricultural Equipment to Structured Signals for Communication Over Computer NetworksJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18744750METHOD AND A WIRELESS DEVICE FOR COLLECTING SENSOR DATA FROM A REMOTE DEVICE HAVING A LIMITED RANGE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CAPABILITYJune 2024May 2025Allow1120NoNo
18743953SYSTEM, METHOD, AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING VEHICLE DATA COLLECTIONJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18719648ACTIVITY ASSIGNMENT AND COMPLETION VERIFICATIONJune 2024August 2025Allow1400NoNo
18742932NETWORK LOAD BALANCINGJune 2024November 2025Allow1710YesNo
18741553SERVICE MODEL ENGINE(S) FOR GENERATING SERVICE DELIVERY MODELS FROM VENDOR API SWAGGERJune 2024October 2025Allow1600NoNo
18719059CONCURRENT SUPPORT OF MULTIPLE DOWNSTREAM PHYSICAL TETHERING LINKS VIA A VIRTUAL TUNNEL LINKJune 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2441.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
219
Examiner Affirmed
159
(72.6%)
Examiner Reversed
60
(27.4%)
Reversal Percentile
23.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.4% 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
571
Allowed After Appeal Filing
203
(35.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
368
(64.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
67.3%
Higher 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, 35.6% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Art Unit 2441 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2441 is part of Group 2440 in Technology Center 2400. This art unit has examined 9,377 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 82.4%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2441's allowance rate of 82.4% places it in the 73% 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 2441 receive an average of 1.81 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 43% percentile). The median prosecution time is 29 months (in the 60% 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 shorter 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.