USPTO Art Unit 2634 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2634
Group: 2630
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 7,445
Last Active: March 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19081688SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSIONMarch 2025May 2025Allow210NoNo
19026263AUTONOMOUS WIRELESS HOTSPOT DEVICEJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310NoNo
19024518SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSIONJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19022289Method for Identifying and Highlighting Available Fibers in a Fiber Distribution HubJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510YesNo
19021982SELF-IMPLEMENTING ACCURATE BODY MEASUREMENTS BY A USER USING A MOBILE DEVICEJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19016267SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSIONJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
18990248SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSIONDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18977029OPTIC POWER MONITORING SYSTEMDecember 2024April 2025Allow410YesNo
18969312METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTICALLY-CARRIED INFORMATION TRANSMISSION BASED ON FULL-SPECTRUM LEDDecember 2024March 2025Allow310YesNo
18958522Free Space Optical Communications using a Spectrally-Equalizing AmplifierNovember 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18946610Broadband Wavelength Division Multiplexing For Free Space Optical CommunicationsNovember 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18946889ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AGENT OUTPUT THROUGH CACHING PREDICTED INPUTSNovember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18944683Impulsive Detection Techniques in Free Space Optical CommunicationsNovember 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18863938ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD DETECTORNovember 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18931131COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLOUD-ASSISTED FREE-SPACE OPTICAL BACKHAULOctober 2024December 2024Allow100NoNo
18924618QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18911019DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MESH-BASED FAULT DETECTION IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKSOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18893993CONTROL DEVICE, COMPENSATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHODSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18889728Method and System for Directly Connecting a PON Device to a Mobile Device to Provide Real-Time InformationSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410YesNo
18848346System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Generating and Improving Multitask Learning ModelsSeptember 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18882739AUTONOMOUS WIRELESS HOTSPOT DEVICESeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18805833Systems and Methods of Mesh-Based Fault Detection in Passive Optical NetworksAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18806649DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MESH-BASED FAULT DETECTION IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKSAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18802167BODY AREA NETWORK MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR PHYSIOLOGICAL DATAAugust 2024November 2024Allow310NoNo
18802131METHOD FOR MEASURING PHYSIOLOGICAL DATA WITH A BODY AREA NETWORKAugust 2024November 2024Allow310NoNo
18802148BODY AREA NETWORK SYSTEM WITH PATIENT WORN MEASUREMENT DEVICESAugust 2024November 2024Allow310NoNo
18800598SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FIBER UPSTREAM TRACE DETERMINATIONAugust 2024February 2025Allow610YesNo
18799062MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF WAVELENGTH-MULTIPLEXED SUBRANGING ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR (SEOM)S FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE APPLICATIONSAugust 2024January 2025Allow510YesNo
18787048High-Speed TIA Anti-5G WIFI Electromagnetic Interference MethodJuly 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18780764METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SEQUENTIALLY TRANSMITTING SIGNALS OF POLARIZATION STATES OF LIGHT THROUGH AN OPTICAL FIBERJuly 2024March 2025Allow811NoNo
18768232CONFIGURABLE PHOTOPLETHYSMOGRAM SYSTEMJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18763291Reducing Scintillation Noise in Free Space Optical CommunicationsJuly 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18761501CLOCK SYNTONIZATION USING NETWORK EFFECT AND/OR ADAPTIVE STOCHASTIC CONTROLJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18760719Non-Overlapping Secured Topologies In A Distributed Network FabricJuly 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18756381Impulsive Detection Techniques in Free Space Optical CommunicationsJune 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18754782SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING DATA COMMUNICATION IN A ROTATING PLATFORM OF A LIDAR SYSTEMJune 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18755179ANTENNA AND ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS MONITORING FOR WIRELESS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS FOR PRIVATE, PUBLIC, FIRST RESPONDERS, AND EMERGENCY RESPONDER RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM (ERRCS)June 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18746218ARCHITECTURE FOR INCREASED POWER CONVERSION IN A POWER CONVERSION OVER LASER SYSTEMJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18747303SYSTEM FOR VISUAL LIGHT COMMUNICATION AND RELATED METHODSJune 2024September 2024Allow310YesNo
18745923OBLIVIOUS CARRY RUNWAY REGISTERS FOR PERFORMING PIECEWISE ADDITIONSJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18743462ELECTRO-PHOTONIC TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER INTEGRATED CIRCUITS (CHIPLETS) FOR CO-PACKAGED OPTICS AND METHODS OF OPERATIONJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18743973Free Space Optical Communications using a Spectrally-Equalizing AmplifierJune 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18743060PURE-OPTICAL ACTIVE CABLE AND REPEATERJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18739307Direct Compensation of Residence TimesJune 2024December 2024Allow600NoNo
18680843ENHANCED SUBRANGING ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR (SEOM) FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE APPLICATIONSMay 2024August 2024Allow311NoNo
18674609Device Assisted CDR Creation, Aggregation, Mediation and BillingMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18669675INFRARED COMMUNICATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUSMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18670271MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, ENDOSCOPE SYSTEM, AND MEDICAL IMAGE PROCESSING METHODMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18665113CHIP-SCALE RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR FREE SPACE OPTICAL COHERENT COMMUNICATIONSMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18664807DATA EXTRACTION FROM FORM IMAGESMay 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18663749EXTERNAL LASER ENABLED CO-PACKAGED OPTICS ARCHITECTURESMay 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18656382COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CLOUD-ASSISTED FREE-SPACE OPTICAL BACKHAULMay 2024August 2024Allow410NoNo
18651913METHOD AND AN APPARATUS FOR TRANSITIONING BETWEEN OPTICAL NETWORKSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18651225ELECTRO-PHOTONIC NETWORK FOR MACHINE LEARNINGApril 2024February 2025Allow1000NoNo
18649599EYE SAFE DIVERGED BEAM OPTICAL WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18647545Optimizing Generative Networks Via Latent Space RegularizationsApril 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18645289DETECTION OF SINGLE POINTS OF FAILURE IN MULTIPLE SHARED RISK LINK GROUPSApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18636808Method and System for Directly Connecting a PON Device to a Mobile Device to Provide Real-Time InformationApril 2024August 2024Allow410YesNo
18637420SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MESH-BASED FAULT DETECTION IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKSApril 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18637407DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MESH-BASED FAULT DETECTION IN PASSIVE OPTICAL NETWORKSApril 2024December 2024Allow821YesNo
18629975SIMILARITY DETERMINATION APPARATUS, SIMILARITY DETERMINATION METHOD, AND SIMILARITY DETERMINATION PROGRAMApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18629489Dynamic Service Discovery and Offloading Framework for Edge Computing Based Cellular Network SystemsApril 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18623428ENTITIES FOR PROVIDING AN EXTERNAL SERVICE TO A NETWORKApril 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18616395Access Node Farm for End-to-End BeamformingMarch 2024November 2024Allow800NoNo
18616753Widely Scalable, Modular Phase Control of Optical ChannelsMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000YesNo
18614289COMMUNICATION METHODS AND SYSTEMSMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18609436OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONTROL CIRCUIT, AND OPTICAL COMMUNICATION METHODMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18605048Method for Identifying and Highlighting Available Fibers in a Fiber Distribution HubMarch 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18605642HYBRID SPACE-FIBER QUANTUM NETWORKS FOR WIDESPREAD ENTANGLEMENT DISTRIBUTIONMarch 2024June 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18605382FIBER INDEXING SYSTEMSMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18601884Server-Controlled Communication SystemMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18600708LiFi System for MRIMarch 2024August 2024Allow500NoNo
18599643SIGNALING ON A HIGH-SPEED DATA CONNECTORMarch 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18689687METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING DATA BY A SPACECRAFT COMPRISING A LASER TRANSMISSION MODULEMarch 2024July 2024Allow400NoNo
18594734SYSTEM FOR VISUAL LIGHT COMMUNICATION AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18594407ULTRA-WIDEBAND, FREE SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATION APPARATUSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18595085OPTICAL TRANSCEIVER TUNING USING MACHINE LEARNINGMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18593464ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ROBOTIC SURGERYMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18590908Impulsive Detection Techniques in Free Space Optical CommunicationsFebruary 2024June 2024Allow310NoNo
18587453OPTICAL TIME-DOMAIN REFLECTOMETER (OTDR) INCLUDING CHANNEL CHECKERFebruary 2024December 2024Allow910YesNo
18587869CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE SIGNAL PROCESSOR AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR PERFORMING THE SAMEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18585565WAVELENGTH-MULTIPLEXED SUBRANGING ELECTRO-OPTIC MODULATOR (SEOM) FOR HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE APPLICATIONSFebruary 2024October 2024Allow820NoNo
18584186BIT-WISE INVERSE MULTIPLEXING FOR OPTICAL CHANNELS UTILIZING MICROLEDSFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18585036SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HABITAT CONDITION ASSESSMENTSFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18583825Reducing Scintillation Noise in Free Space Optical CommunicationsFebruary 2024June 2024Allow410NoNo
18583242Free Space Optical Communications using a Spectrally-Equalizing AmplifierFebruary 2024June 2024Allow310NoNo
18444700OPTICAL SWITCH WITH ALL-OPTICAL MEMORY BUFFERFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18443113Device Assisted CDR Creation, Aggregation, Mediation and BillingFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18441231SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANALOG COMPUTING USING A LINEAR PHOTONIC PROCESSORFebruary 2024November 2024Allow900NoNo
18441562OPTICAL DOMAIN CONTROLLER OF A TELECOMMUNICATIONS NETWORKFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1420NoNo
18440560Electronic Devices with High Frequency Wireless Communication CapabilitiesFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1520NoNo
18440933ELECTRICAL DUOBINARY SOFT INFORMATION RECEIVER FOR NRZ MODULATION FIBER TRANSMISSIONFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1320NoNo
18439281METHODS, DEVICES, AND SYSTEMS FOR TIMING AND BANDWIDTH MANAGEMENT OF ULTRA-WIDEBAND, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CHANNELSFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18437200RESPONSE PLAN MODIFICATION THROUGH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE APPLIED TO AMBIENT DATA COMMUNICATED TO AN INCIDENT COMMANDERFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18430988OPTICAL ANTENNA APPARATUS FOR FREE-SPACE OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18429499LIFI-POWERED CONTENT-AWARE LARGE-SCALE DATA PROCESSING FACTORYFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18424487ISOLATOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ISOLATOR, ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMITTER, AND LIGHT TRANSMITTERJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1001NoNo
18424484MOBILE STATION AND RECEPTION METHODJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18424600OPTIMAL EQUALIZATION PARTITIONING WITH AUTOMATIC GAIN ADJUSTMENTJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1600YesNo
18422563DATA PROCESSING METHOD, PRECODING METHOD, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICEJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2634.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
57
Examiner Affirmed
38
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
19
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
54.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
205
Allowed After Appeal Filing
66
(32.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
139
(67.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
47.5%
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, 32.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 2634 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2634 is part of Group 2630 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 7,445 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 91.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2634's allowance rate of 91.1% places it in the 93% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly higher allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 2634 receive an average of 1.29 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 12% percentile). The median prosecution time is 23 months (in the 83% 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.