USPTO Art Unit 2446 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2446
Group: 2440
Tech Center: 2400
Total Cases: 6,139
Last Active: September 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19333687DETECTING ANOMALOUS RESOURCE DISTRIBUTION PATTERNS IN DISTRIBUTED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED AGENT NETWORKSSeptember 2025February 2026Allow400NoNo
19333600KNOWLEDGE REGISTRY FOR AGENTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELS STORED ON A DISTRIBUTED NETWORKSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400YesNo
19333621MANAGING DIGITAL ARTIFACT ACCESS USING AGENTIC ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE MODELSSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19333639ALLOCATING RESOURCES AMONG AUTONOMOUS ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENTS WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATIONAL NETWORKSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19334739ENCRYPTED AUTONOMOUS AGENT VERIFICATION IN MULTI-TIERED DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS OF THIRD PARTY AGENTSSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19288027ENCRYPTED AUTONOMOUS AGENT VERIFICATION IN MULTI-TIERED DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMS ACROSS GLOBAL OR CLOUD NETWORKSAugust 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19246671AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PHYSICAL OBJECTS USING MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURESJune 2025October 2025Allow400YesNo
19179996SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING MULTI-PARTY VALIDATIONS FOR COMPLEX COMMUNICATIONS ACROSS MULTIPLE COMPUTER NETWORKS USING BIFURCATED DIGITAL SIGNING PROCESSESApril 2025November 2025Allow710NoNo
19084562METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CROSS-COMPUTING POWER CLUSTER COMMUNICATION, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19081110SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR COMMUNICATING VEHICLE-RELATED IMAGE DATAMarch 2025January 2026Allow1020YesNo
19079971PATH VERIFICATION METHOD IN CONTENT DELIVERY NETWORK, AND DEVICEMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19110692INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND PROGRAMMarch 2025March 2026Allow1220NoNo
19063742FINE-GRAINED SECURITY POLICY ENFORCEMENT FOR APPLICATIONSFebruary 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19062257GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ELECTRONIC MESSAGE GENERATION, TRANSMISSION AND AI GENERATED ELECTRONIC MESSAGE RESPONSEFebruary 2025January 2026Allow1120YesNo
19036148Systems and Methods for Blockchain-Based Tracking and Selective Access to User DataJanuary 2025June 2025Allow520NoNo
19031393Systems and Methods for Dynamically Generating Manifests that Enable Dynamic Insertion of Content During Adaptive Streaming of VideoJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1220YesNo
19032038METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTING POWER NETWORK SCHEDULING SERVICE BASED ON COMPREHENSIVE WEIGHT DECISION OF NETWORK PERFORMANCEJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
19005970METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A SITUATIONAL NETWORKDecember 2024May 2025Allow410NoNo
18945982VIRTUAL INTELLIGENCE AND OPTIMIZATION THROUGH MULTI-SOURCE, REAL-TIME, AND CONTEXT-AWARE REAL-WORLD DATANovember 2024March 2026Allow1600YesNo
18933144ACTIVITY BASED ELECTRICAL COMPUTER SYSTEM REQUEST PROCESSING ARCHITECTUREOctober 2024October 2025Allow1100YesNo
18921513DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME WITH LIFE CHRONOLOGY STORYTELLINGOctober 2024September 2025Allow1110NoNo
18920763INTERNET OF THINGS EVENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2024October 2025Allow1210YesNo
18915429System and Method for Asset Management and IntegrationOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600YesNo
18853646INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODS, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2024September 2025Allow1120YesNo
18903482OUTAGE HANDLING BY STREAMING END-USER MEDIA DEVICEOctober 2024April 2025Allow710YesNo
18899488FINE-GRAINED SECURITY POLICY ENFORCEMENT FOR APPLICATIONSSeptember 2024January 2025Allow400NoNo
18890211Service Provider User AccountsSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1410NoNo
18883820METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A SITUATIONAL NETWORKSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18883830METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR USING A SITUATIONAL NETWORKSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18720544INFORMATION LEAKAGE MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICESeptember 2024December 2024Allow600NoNo
18821424DYNAMIC DISCOVERY AND DEPLOYMENT OF SENSORS AND LEAF DEVICES AS SERVICES IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTAugust 2024February 2026Allow1800NoNo
18819195DEVICE MANAGEMENT DURING EMERGENT CONDITIONSAugust 2024January 2025Allow400YesNo
18840869METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING A DEVICE TO READ DATA FROM A SENSORAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18812149DYNAMIC INFERENCING AT AN IOT EDGEAugust 2024January 2026Allow1710YesNo
18809615INFORMATION PROVISION METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEAugust 2024November 2025Allow1400NoNo
18808736DYNAMIC DOMAIN DISCOVERY AND PROXY CONFIGURATIONAugust 2024February 2026Allow1800YesNo
18805693ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING PASSWORD AND METHODS THEREOFAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18806398MANAGING VEHICLES OVER A WIRELESS NETWORKAugust 2024February 2025Allow620YesNo
18796767TRANSFERRING CONGESTION NOTIFICATIONSAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810YesNo
18796187IDENTIFYING CHAT CORRECTION PAIRS FOR TRAINING MODELS TO AUTOMATICALLY CORRECT CHAT INPUTSAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18789725METHOD OF COMPLETING ADDRESS SETTING FOR MULTIPLE DEVICES OF A SERIAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2024November 2025Allow1500YesNo
18790035CONGESTION CONTROL FOR LOW-LATENCY INTERACTIVE VIDEO STREAMINGJuly 2024February 2026Allow1800NoNo
18788256Messaging System Apparatuses Circuits and Methods of Operation ThereofJuly 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18787552CASINO OPERATOR MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AT AN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINEJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18833502METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR NATIVE 3GPP SUPPORT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND MACHINE LEARNING OPERATIONSJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810YesNo
18785177INTERACTIVE CONTEXTUAL EMOJISJuly 2024October 2024Allow210NoNo
18785258DEVICE ADDRESS ROTATION MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL FOR A WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORKJuly 2024September 2024Allow200YesNo
18784559DYNAMICALLY INJECTED YANG MODULESJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18832459TECHNIQUES TO IMPLEMENT CONFIDENTIAL COMPUTING WITH A REMOTE DEVICE VIA USE OF TRUST DOMAINSJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18777120AUTHENTICATION OF MEMORY EXPANSION CAPABILITIESJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18776813GENERATION OF TARA-BASED IDPS RULES UTILIZING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18777469ARCHITECTURE FOR MANAGING I/O AND STORAGE FOR A VIRTUALIZATION ENVIRONMENT USING EXECUTABLE CONTAINERS AND VIRTUAL MACHINESJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18771834SHORT TRANSACTION IDENTIFIER COLLISION DETECTION AND RECONCILIATIONJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18771072Systems, Methods, And Storage Media For Conducting Security Penetration TestingJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910YesNo
18770209MODERATION OF VIRTUAL FAN SEATINGJuly 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18769223AUTHENTICATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF PHYSICAL OBJECTS USING MICROSTRUCTURAL FEATURESJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18769105TECHNIQUES FOR CONSISTENT MULTI-TENANT BEHAVIOR IN MICROSERVICES BASED APPLICATIONSJuly 2024September 2025Allow1410YesNo
18767100Multi-cluster IngressJuly 2024November 2025Allow1610YesNo
18766220NETWORK SERVICE DISCOVERYJuly 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18763233Systems and Methods for Controlling Pool/Spa DevicesJuly 2024September 2025Allow1510NoNo
18759431MAPPING KEYS TO A BLOCKCHAIN OVERLAY NETWORKJune 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18750053ENABLING SECURITY POLICIES ON CLOUD SECURITY PROVIDER BASED ON SD-WAN CONTEXTJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18741709DATING APPLICATION WITH IMPROVED SECURITY FEATURESJune 2024March 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18739850MOBILE DEVICE STREAMING MEDIA APPLICATIONJune 2024September 2024Allow300YesNo
18739510Systems and Methods for Implementing an On-Demand Computing Network Environment Utilizing a Bridge DeviceJune 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18738875RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18736775SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MANAGE DATA SETS WHILE MAINTAINING DATA SET ISOLATION AND INTEGRITYJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18737152SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LOCATION-BASED DEVICE SECURITYJune 2024March 2026Allow2110YesNo
18735182DATA STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF ACCESS WITH USER FINGERPRINTJune 2024February 2026Allow2000NoNo
18736078USING MACHINE LEARNING TO IDENTIFY ONE OR MORE SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS TO PERFORM A PARTICULAR TASKJune 2024October 2025Allow1710NoNo
18734726INFRASTRUCTURE QUALITY ASSURANCE FRAMEWORKJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18733367PASSING AUTHENTICATION INFORMATION VIA PARAMETERSJune 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18716492HETEROGENEOUS ACCELERATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024October 2024Allow500NoNo
18732182SYMBIOTIC NETWORK ORCHESTRATOR FOR COMPUTING NETWORKSJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18680220Cloud Queue TombstoneMay 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18680329ENHANCED DEVICE CLASSIFICATION INCLUDING CROWDSOURCED CLASSIFICATIONS FOR INCREASED ACCURACYMay 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18680967Messaging System Apparatuses Circuits and Methods of Operation ThereofMay 2024May 2025Allow1110YesNo
18677441SERVER INITIATED COMMUNICATION SESSION JOIN AFTER ENDPOINT STATUS CHECK FAILUREMay 2024January 2025Allow800YesNo
18714327METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DIGITAL CAR KEY REGISTRATIONMay 2024December 2025Allow1910NoNo
18676830ADVERSE USER BEHAVIOR DETECTION AND MITIGATIONMay 2024August 2025Allow1511YesNo
18677042DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME WITH CONVERSATION CAPABILITIESMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18676781DIGITAL PICTURE FRAME WITH FICTICIOUS STORYTELLINGMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18673957DETECTION OF WEAKNESSES IN BINARY CODESMay 2024November 2025Allow1800NoNo
18674545SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE SPATIAL CONTENT STREAMING WITH MULTIPLE LEVELS OF DETAIL AND DEGREES OF FREEDOMMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18672165DEVICE SOCIAL MEDIA INTEGRATION WITH CLOUD SOLUTIONS FOR ISSUE RESOLUTIONSMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18557073IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAMMay 2024November 2025Allow2510YesNo
18671691PARAMETER ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND APPARATUSMay 2024September 2025Allow1600YesNo
18668852SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING PRIORITY EXCEPTIONS FOR SHARED SPECTRUM RADIO SERVICESMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18669116COHORT AFFINITY GROUPING FOR ACCESS CONTROLMay 2024September 2025Allow1600NoNo
18560702EDGE PLATFORM MANAGEMENT DEVICE, OPERATING METHOD OF EDGE PLATFORM MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AND EDGE GATEWAY DEVICEMay 2024February 2026Allow2710YesNo
18666549SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPLEMENTING DIGITAL TWIN WITH A LIVE STREAMING MAPMay 2024October 2025Allow1700NoNo
18665715Systems and Methods for Remote Management of AppliancesMay 2024November 2024Allow600YesNo
18666106Visual Map for Network AlertsMay 2024February 2026Allow2120YesNo
18663937POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION DEVICE, POINT CLOUD DATA TRANSMISSION METHOD, POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION DEVICE, AND POINT CLOUD DATA RECEPTION METHODMay 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18663706SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTHENTICATING DIGITAL IDS USING DUAL AUTHENTICATION IN A DISTRIBUTED NETWORKMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18709826INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM, AUTHENTICATION AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND RELATED DEVICEMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18663591METHODS AND APPARATUS TO COLLECT DISTRIBUTED USER INFORMATION FOR MEDIA IMPRESSIONS AND SEARCH TERMSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18660855METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PUSH NOTIFICATION MESSAGES IN SEAL NOTIFICATION MANAGEMENT SERVICEMay 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18659296RANDOMIZING SERVER-SIDE ADDRESSESMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18657981Systems and Methods for Determining Sustainability Factors for Ethernet LinksMay 2024January 2026Allow2100NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2446.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
125
Examiner Affirmed
88
(70.4%)
Examiner Reversed
37
(29.6%)
Reversal Percentile
35.3%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 29.6% 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
408
Allowed After Appeal Filing
171
(41.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
237
(58.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
90.8%
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, 41.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 2446 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2446 is part of Group 2440 in Technology Center 2400. This art unit has examined 6,139 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 79.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2446's allowance rate of 79.9% places it in the 62% 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 2446 receive an average of 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 63% percentile). The median prosecution time is 30 months (in the 55% 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 more 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.