USPTO Art Unit 2445 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2445
Group: 2440
Tech Center: 2400
Total Cases: 6,683
Last Active: July 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19264942SYSTEMS FOR UPDATING PERIPHERAL DEVICE SETTINGSJuly 2025December 2025Allow500NoNo
19219564SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING NETWORK DATA STRUCTURES FROM LOCAL PERIPHERAL SIGNALSMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19216822SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPLEMENT AN EXCHANGE MESSAGING POLICYMay 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19188571SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A GLOBAL VIRTUAL NETWORKApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19185200METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR ASSOCIATING A NAME WITH A NETWORK PATHApril 2025August 2025Allow410NoNo
19096591DATA DISTRIBUTION SERVICEMarch 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
19116198INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, CONTROLLER CLUSTER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUMMarch 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19066045CDN NETWORK REQUEST SCHEDULING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2025August 2025Allow610NoNo
18948086METHOD FOR MANAGING INFORMATION OF FIELD REPLACEABLE UNITSNovember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18948109METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SERVICE ALARM BASED ON CDN, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMNovember 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18864889DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ROUTING FLOWS IN TIME-SENSITIVE NETWORKSNovember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18941430UTILIZING A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL TO GENERATE AN AUTOMATED COMMUNICATION FLOWNovember 2024March 2026Allow1600YesNo
18942012PACKET PROCESSING METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18934310SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IMPLEMENT AN EXCHANGE MESSAGING POLICYNovember 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18924974SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REALTIME AND PASSIVE SUBSCRIPTION TO MULTI-CHANNEL CONVERSATIONS WHICH HAPPEN BETWEEN USERS REPRESENTING ENTERPRISES OR END CUSTOMERS OR CONSUMERSOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600NoNo
18919229SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED SAP COMMUNICATIONSOctober 2024March 2026Allow1720NoNo
18898695SYSTEM CONFIGURATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD TO ENABLE POST ACQUIRED ABILITY TO CONTROL AND COMMUNICATE WITH AD-HOC DEVICESSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1430YesNo
18897858SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTENT RETRIEVAL FROM REMOTE NETWORK REGIONSSeptember 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18851502SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CLIENT-SIDE VIDEO RENDERINGSeptember 2024September 2025Allow1100NoNo
18886858SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR DETERMINING DATA TRANSMISSION DESTINATIONS ACROSS AN ELECTRONIC NETWORKSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700YesNo
18883740METHOD FOR FACILITATING CONVEYING OF A DATA FRAME IN A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18830892METHODS AND APPARATUS TO IDENTIFY MAIN PAGE VIEWSSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710NoNo
18845608INFORMATION-PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR MANAGING SESSION DISCONNECTION AND RECONNECTION, INFORMATION-PROCESSING METHOD FOR MANAGING SESSION DISCONNECTION AND RECONNECTION, AND PROGRAMSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1730NoNo
18829051MULTIPLE NETWORK INTERFACE DNS QUERY ROUTINGSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18841914METHODS, ARCHITECTURES, APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING WIRELESS RELIABILITY AND AVAILABILITY IN MULTI-DOMAIN DEPLOYMENTSAugust 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18816183SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING A HIGH SPEED LINK BETWEEN A MOBILE CACHE AND AN EDGE CACHEAugust 2024January 2026Allow1700NoNo
18815376BURST DETECTION FOR ROOT CAUSE ANALYSIS OF COMMUNICATION NETWORK SOFT FAILURESAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18802525TELEMETRY ASSISTED HYBRID LOAD BALANCING ON SWITCH FABRIC PATHSAugust 2024October 2025Allow1400NoNo
18800171METHOD FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL COMPUTING AND STORING PATH OF COMPUTING POWER NETWORK AND MONITORING APPARATUSAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18837617MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND MANAGEMENT PROGRAMAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18799301DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT OF L4S CAPABILITIES IN A NETWORKAugust 2024March 2026Allow1900NoNo
18799763METHODS FOR EFFICIENT OVERLOAD PROTECTION IN 5G CORE NETWORKSAugust 2024January 2026Allow1700NoNo
18799314METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REQUESTING COMPLETE INFORMATION OR PARTIAL INFORMATION ON APS IN TRANSMISSION MLD IN WIRELESS LAN SYSTEMAugust 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18796624SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAUTHORIZATION REQUEST NOTIFICATIONAugust 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18834726FIRST NODE, SECOND NODE, FOURTH NODE, FIFTH NODE AND METHODS PERFORMED THEREBY FOR HANDLING INDICATIONSJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18834203QUALITY OF EXPERIENCE DIRECTED NETWORK RESOURCE HANDLINGJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18787726APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PACKETIZED CONTENT ROUTING AND DELIVERYJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18785336ENHANCED ROUTING PERFORMANCEJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18785649METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SCALING NODE CLUSTERSJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18784399INTELLIGENT DOMAIN NAME SERVICE (DNS) PRE-CACHEJuly 2024January 2026Allow1800NoNo
18782643BLOCKCHAIN DATA SYNCHRONIZATION AND SERVICEJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18778658METHODS FOR A VIRTUAL PRIVATE NETWORK (VPN) CLIENT OPERATING AS A PASS-THROUGH VPN CLIENT FOR PRIVATE APPLICATIONSJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18778619FEDERATED DATA QUERY METHODS AND APPARATUSES BASED ON PRIVACY PRESERVINGJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18775950INTER-CLUSTER HIERARCHICAL ROUTING WITH MULTIPLE PATHS FOR LOAD BALANCINGJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810YesNo
18775852AUTO-GROUPING AND ROUTING PLATFORMJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18773905Communication System, Communication Method, and Related ApparatusJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18773537ESTABLISHMENT OF TRUST FOR DISCONNECTED EDGE-BASED DEPLOYMENTSJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010YesNo
18772081APPLICATION TRAFFIC FLOW PREDICTION BASED ON MULTI-STAGE NETWORK TRAFFIC FLOW SCANNINGJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18769157SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING PARALLEL SOFTWARE INSTANCES IN O-RAN IN A CELLULAR NETWORKJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18765933OFFLOADING A WORKLOAD IN A RESOURCE-CONSTRAINED ENVIRONMENTJuly 2024September 2025Allow1400NoNo
18766118CONTEXTUALIZING DATA TO PROVIDE COMPUTING ACTIVITY SYNTHESISJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010YesNo
18766015State Management and Storage With Policy Enforcement in a Distributed Cloud Computing NetworkJuly 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18763670SERVICE DEPENDENCIES BASED ON RELATIONSHIP NETWORK GRAPHJuly 2024May 2025Allow1110YesNo
18725932PATH COMPUTATION METHOD, NODE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTJuly 2024November 2025Allow1700NoNo
18760623EXCLUDING FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS IN TRANSACTION BASED AUTHENTICATIONJuly 2024September 2025Allow1500YesNo
18758202VEHICLE AND REMOTE COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18758951MECHANISMS FOR AN INTELLIGENT SERVICE LAYER REQUEST ABSTRACTION SERVICEJune 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18757022ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18749987Registration Method and Apparatus for Internet of Things Device, Communication Device, Core Network Device, Storage Medium and SystemJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18748673SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVISIONING A DEVICE AND ADAPTING APPLICATIONS IN BANDWIDTH-RESTRICTED NETWORKSJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18748666ADDING POLICY CODING TO PACKET HEADERS FOR A USER AT A CLIENT DEVICE TO USE TO ACCESS RESOURCES IN A SECURE NETWORKJune 2024January 2026Allow1900NoNo
18749340Database Offload with Node-to-Node CommunicationJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18721851METHOD FOR EXCHANGING INFORMATION BETWEEN VEHICLESJune 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18747326SELECTIVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION DURING VALIDATION OPERATIONSJune 2024November 2025Allow1700NoNo
18746408SECURE FILE SHARING AND DELETIONJune 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18745790SELECTIVE HANDLING OF TRAFFIC RECEIVED FROM ON-PREMISES DATA CENTERSJune 2024August 2025Allow1410YesNo
18743877Data Access Method for Object Storage Bucket and Cloud Management PlatformJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18742301AUTOMATED SERVICE ENROLLMENT IN A MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18739481UPDATING ACCESS POINTS OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORKJune 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18739920SECURE FORUM FACILITATOR IN CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENTJune 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18739450Localization For Domain Name ResolutionJune 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18736087METHOD AND SYSTEM TO TRANSMIT AND RECEIVE DATA PACKETS THROUGH AT LEAST ONE END-TO-END CONNECTIONJune 2024October 2025Allow1620YesNo
18735655PREDICTIVE DOMAIN NAME REQUEST CATEGORIZATION AND PREFETCHJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18734680METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING PACKETJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18733917METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RECORDING TRAFFIC, STORAGE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER DEVICEJune 2024August 2025Abandon1420NoNo
18732740Computing Cluster for Providing Virtual Markers Based Upon Network ConnectivityJune 2024January 2026Allow1900NoNo
18732963OPTIMIZATION OF IPV6 AND DNS CONNECTIVITYJune 2024September 2025Allow1510YesNo
18732682EFFICIENT BANDWIDTH SHARING FOR IOT DEVICESJune 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18732579SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALYZING RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH ONE OR MORE DEVELOPERS IN MULTI-CLOUD PLATFORMSJune 2024November 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18731723CONNECTION AUTHENTICATION SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2024November 2025Allow1800YesNo
18732201Distributed Oracle Agreement System and MethodJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18731061DOMAIN NAME RESOLUTION METHOD, DEVICE, AND MEDIUM BASED ON CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORKMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18731002RATE ADJUSTMENT BASED ON NUMBER OF CONGESTED PATHMay 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18679631SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING CURRENT RISK OF CYBERSECURITY VULNERABILITIESMay 2024October 2025Allow1610NoNo
18680155BACKUP PATH DETERMINATION FOR OPTICAL NETWORKSMay 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18677212METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR COMMUNICATING RETRY-AFTER HEADER FIELD VALUES TO CONSUMER NETWORK FUNCTIONS (NFs) VIA SERVICE COMMUNICATION PROXIES (SCPs)May 2024July 2025Allow1400NoNo
18675289SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING AND REMEDIATING DDOS ATTACKS BASED ON ENERGY CONSUMPTIONMay 2024December 2025Allow1810NoNo
18674314NODE STATE DETERMINATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2024December 2024Allow600NoNo
18674195AUTHENTICATION OF A POWER OVER ETHERNET DEVICEMay 2024September 2025Allow1600NoNo
18673938INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEMay 2024January 2026Allow2010YesNo
18673123Managing Information Technology InfrastructureMay 2024January 2026Abandon1920NoYes
18671248CYBER-ATTACK TRACKING METHOD AND DEVICE USING BEHAVIOR EVENT-BASED RELATIONSHIP DATA COLLECTED FROM MULTIPLE DOMAINS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM CYBER-ATTACK TRACKING METHODMay 2024March 2026Allow2210YesNo
18668515METHOD FOR APPLICATION CONTEXT TRANSFER BETWEEN EDGE SERVERS IN 5G NETWORKSMay 2024July 2025Allow1430NoNo
18669303MEDIA TRANSFER FOR REMOTE DEVICE INFRASTRUCTUREMay 2024November 2024Allow610NoNo
18664445METHOD OF WIRELESSLY COUPLING A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE TO A MOBILE DEVICE, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, MOBILE DEVICE AND SYSTEMMay 2024October 2025Allow1700NoNo
18663147Constrained shortest path first path computation for unordered list of included interfacesMay 2024August 2025Allow1500NoNo
18710153MANAGING WEBTOP RESOURCE HOSTNAME RESOLUTIONMay 2024October 2025Allow1710NoNo
18663752METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTIPLEXING INTERNET PROTOCOL MULTIMEDIA SUBSYSTEM DATA CHANNELSMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18664272SECURE FILE TRANSFERMay 2024October 2025Allow1700YesNo
18663358COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR SYNCHRONIZING DATA MESSAGES BETWEEN MULTIPLE NETWORK NODES OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORKMay 2024June 2025Allow1300NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2445.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
325
Examiner Affirmed
234
(72.0%)
Examiner Reversed
91
(28.0%)
Reversal Percentile
27.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 28.0% 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
923
Allowed After Appeal Filing
251
(27.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
672
(72.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
22.4%
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, 27.2% 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 2445 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2445 is part of Group 2440 in Technology Center 2400. This art unit has examined 6,683 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 72.7%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2445's allowance rate of 72.7% places it in the 38% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 2445 receive an average of 2.65 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 90% percentile). The median prosecution time is 37 months (in the 25% 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.