USPTO Art Unit 2677 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2677
Group: 2670
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 7,923
Last Active: September 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19323387Monitoring Apparatus and Method for Preventing Pressure InjuriesSeptember 2025February 2026Allow500YesNo
19234316Machine vision based installation method, system, and storage medium for building boardsJune 2025August 2025Allow300YesNo
19218719METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY RECOGNIZING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER MEDIUMMay 2025August 2025Allow300YesNo
19217967MACHINE-LEARNING MODELS FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19183062Pedicle Screw And Implant Placement Prediction EngineApril 2025January 2026Allow910NoNo
19169708SCANNED DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMApril 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19072148APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROL OF RESCANNING A SLIDE IN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACEMarch 2025October 2025Allow810YesNo
19063075SYSTEMS, METHODS AND TECHNIQUES FOR ASCERTAINING OBJECT PROVENANCE AND/OR STATUSFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510YesNo
19043962Computer-Implemented System And Method For Automating InspectionsFebruary 2025December 2025Allow1110NoNo
19042595Method and Apparatus for Monitoring Scanning Rod Status, Storage Medium, and Electronic DeviceJanuary 2025May 2025Allow310NoNo
18997462FORMATION POROSITY ESTIMATION FROM DIGITAL IMAGESJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500YesNo
19032338TRAINING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL TO ASSESS EMBRYO CHARACTERISTICS FROM VIDEO IMAGE DATAJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1010YesNo
19027928SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZATION OF TISSUE AND COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA REGARDING SAMEJanuary 2025September 2025Allow820NoNo
19027847SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZATION OF TISSUE AND COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA REGARDING SAMEJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
19028076SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZATION OF TISSUE AND COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA REGARDING SAMEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow920NoNo
19017812ZERO-SHOT LOW-DOSE CT IMAGE DENOISING METHOD AND APPARATUS BASED ON STRIP DIFFUSION MODELJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
19017233AUTOMATIC COLOR MATCHING CONFIGURATION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MARBLEJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
19010545TECHNIQUES FOR AUTOMATED IMAGE LABELINGJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19009280TECHNIQUES FOR CONCURRENT OBJECT IDENTIFICATIONJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1020YesNo
19007438SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING BETTING ACTIVITIESDecember 2024October 2025Allow900YesNo
18876143CLOSEUP IMAGE LINKINGDecember 2024October 2025Allow1010YesNo
18976298METHODS FOR ENHANCEMENT OF LOW-LIGHT IMAGES BASED ON REINFORCEMENT LEARNING AND AESTHETIC EVALUATIONDecember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18974545SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECONSTRUCTION OF 3D VOLUMES FROM BIPLANAR RADIOGRAPHIC IMAGESDecember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18963674METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION ABOUT OBJECT USING PLURALITY OF SENSORSNovember 2024August 2025Allow820NoNo
18963483SALINE CONTRAST ELECTRICAL IMPEDANCE LUNG PERFUSION AND CARDIAC IMAGING IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION AND ANALYSIS METHOD, SYSTEM, DEVICE THEREOFNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18941060DETECTION OF UNSAFE PERSONAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT STATUS WITH MULTI-MODAL CONTEXT AWARENESSNovember 2024June 2025Allow710YesNo
18863940COOKING PHASE IDENTIFICATIONNovember 2024August 2025Allow910NoNo
18933677HIGH-RESOLUTION MAGNETIC RESONANCE FINGERPRINTING METHOD AND DEVICE BASED ON RADIO FREQUENCY ENCODINGOctober 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18924261DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF UNSAFE BEHAVIORS USING COMPUTER VISIONOctober 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18923569METHOD FOR REGISTERING TWO OR MORE PATIENT IMAGES FOR CHANGE ASSESSMENT OVER TIMEOctober 2024April 2025Allow610YesNo
18906222INTERACTIVE LABELING METHOD FOR 3D DYNAMIC OBJECT BASED ON TIME SERIES DATA, KEY FRAMES, AND INTERPOLATED FRAMESOctober 2024October 2025Allow1320NoNo
18885518SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED WARNING OF POTENTIAL HEALTH CONCERNSSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610YesNo
18885516SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED STANDARD OF CARE SUPPORTSeptember 2024June 2025Allow920YesNo
18885524AI ENABLED MULTISENSOR CONNECTED TELEHEALTH SYSTEMSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18885514MULTI SENSOR HANDHELD MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC DEVICESeptember 2024February 2025Allow510YesNo
18812179METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPUTING SYNTAX SCORE USING CARDIO ANGIOGRAMAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18808442APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LEVERAGING A REPOSITORY OF IMAGES CONTAINING IMPLANT DEVICES IN A HUMAN BODYAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18808886SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OFFICIATING INTERFERENCE IN SPORTS, POWERED BY ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEAugust 2024December 2024Allow400NoNo
18792585FLOOD ALARM SYSTEM AND FLOOD ALARM METHODAugust 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18834775METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSFORMING SPEECH INTO VISUAL TEXTJuly 2024February 2026Allow1900NoNo
18772789IMAGE ANALYSIS SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING BUILDING ROOF AGEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1020YesNo
18772067POWER SWITCHING TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSOR FOR ESTIMATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITIONS OF A PLURALITY OF KEYPOINTS ALONG A TARGET OBJECTJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18764066DETECTION METHOD FOR LOW-QUALITY FAKE FACE IMAGES BASED ON DOMAIN-INVARIANT FEATURE LEARNINGJuly 2024August 2025Allow1300NoNo
18761723INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND NON TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM FOR ESTIMATING A POSITION OF A TARGET BY USING A WHOLE-BODY IMAGEJuly 2024November 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18724206FACIAL RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUSJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18754097FACIAL ACUPOINT LOCATING METHOD, ACUPUNCTURE METHOD, ACUPUNCTURE ROBOT AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024November 2024Allow410NoNo
18752594METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REGISTERING IMAGES FOR ELECTRONIC DESIGNSJune 2024March 2026Allow2120NoNo
18750796OBJECT BOUNDING CONTOURS BASED ON IMAGE DATAJune 2024July 2025Allow1310YesNo
18745340Function Executing Device with Two Types of Wireless Communication InterfacesJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18720230Method for the Animated Representation of an Object Perception and of a Driving Intention of an Assistance System of a Vehicle, Assistance System, Computer Program, and Computer-Readable (Storage) MediumJune 2024December 2025Allow1810NoNo
18719961HIGH-CONTRAST ULTRAVIOLET FLUORESCENCE IMAGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PIXEL-LEVEL DETECTION OF CRUDE OIL IN DRILL CUTTINGSJune 2024January 2025Allow720YesNo
18743519Visual Localization Method, Terminal, And ServerJune 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18741330TAGGING VIRTUALIZED CONTENTJune 2024January 2026Allow1920YesNo
18732552Spoof Detection Using Eye Boundary AnalysisJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18714637MONITORING SYSTEM, POSITIONING APPARATUS, POSITIONING METHOD, MONITORING APPARATUS, MONITORING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2024March 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18678496AUGMENTED REALITY TYPOGRAPHY PERSONALIZATION SYSTEMMay 2024April 2025Allow1020NoNo
18679300Raw Scaler With Chromatic Aberration CorrectionMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18714211Target Detection Method and ApparatusMay 2024January 2026Allow2030YesNo
18675741IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THREE-DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY EFFECT OF BLOOD VESSELSMay 2024October 2024Allow510NoNo
18675848METHODS AND ARRANGEMENTS FOR LOCALIZING MACHINE-READABLE INDICIAMay 2024August 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18667730SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE AUTHENTICITY OF PRODUCTSMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18667568Camera Platform Incorporating Schedule and StatureMay 2024February 2026Allow2110YesNo
18663756VIRTUAL PRODUCTION BASED ON DISPLAY ASSEMBLY POSE AND POSE ERROR CORRECTIONMay 2024January 2026Allow2000YesNo
18661749METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTEGRATING IMAGE ENHANCEMENT AND TRAINING DATA GENERATION USING A GENERATIVE RECURRENT NEURAL NETWORK MODELMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18661521Mixed Depth Object DetectionMay 2024November 2025Allow1810YesNo
18658143MEDICAL IMAGE DIAGNOSTIC APPARATUSMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18654696Customizing Large Language Models For Information RetrievalMay 2024March 2026Allow2210NoNo
18652139TRAINING AND DEPLOYMENT OF IMAGE GENERATION MODELSMay 2024October 2025Allow1810NoNo
18705003DEVICE FOR LOCATING A COUPLING MEANS ARRANGED ON A TRAILER VEHICLEApril 2024October 2024Allow600YesNo
18642991Efficient Temporal Networks for Streaming DataApril 2024March 2026Allow2300NoNo
18637689VEHICLE OPERATION DIAGNOSIS DEVICEApril 2024October 2025Allow1810NoNo
18702055FACIAL BEAUTY PREDICTION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2024March 2026Allow2300NoNo
18636261System for Seamless and Secure Networking of Health DevicesApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18637440SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING IMAGE ANALYSIS TO GUIDE A SURGICAL PROCEDUREApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18636628Data Rate Control for Event-Based Vision SensorApril 2024February 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18635677SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZATION OF TISSUE AND COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA REGARDING SAMEApril 2024March 2026Allow2320NoNo
18629603SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR VISUALIZATION OF TISSUE AND COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA REGARDING SAMEApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18629228MACHINE-LEARNING MODELS FOR IMAGE PROCESSINGApril 2024March 2025Allow1220YesNo
18623130MULTI-RIGID REGISTRATION OF MAGNETIC NAVIGATION TO A COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY VOLUMEApril 2024June 2025Allow1520NoNo
18615950CONTROLLER FOR A VEHICLEMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18612384ANALYSIS SOFTWARE AND APPARATUS FOR SCREENING EARLY EMBRYOMarch 2024January 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18693557IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND IMAGE PROCESSING METHODMarch 2024October 2025Allow1840YesNo
18606228AN APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING RANDOM IMAGES OF A HERBAL FORMULATIONMarch 2024March 2026Allow2400NoNo
18607014IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REMOVING PERCEPTIBLE NOISE FROM IMAGEMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18598932PROCESSING MAP DATA FOR HUMAN QUALITY CHECKMarch 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18595925COMMISSIONING OF INDOOR POSITIONING SYSTEM AIDED BY AUGMENTED REALITYMarch 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18587200System And Method For Matching Products And Determining Spreads And PlugsFebruary 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18584967INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2300NoNo
18584717GENERATING PREDICTIONS CHARACTERIZING IMAGES USING GLIMPSES EXTRACTED FROM THE IMAGESFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18443157SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBJECTIVE PROPERTY PARAMETER DETERMINATIONFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1420NoNo
18442041MACHINE-LEARNING-ENABLED PREDICTIVE BIOMARKER DISCOVERY AND PATIENT STRATIFICATION USING STANDARD-OF-CARE DATAFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1120YesNo
18441669Systems and Methods for Inspection of IC DevicesFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18440478INPUT SCALING WITH CONVOLUTIONAL LAYERSFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510NoNo
18440155TENPRINT CARD INPUT DEVICE, TENPRINT CARD INPUT METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024August 2025Allow1820YesNo
18438327IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2500YesNo
18438145SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATIC SCREEN CAPTURES BY A VIRTUAL MEETING PARTICIPANTFebruary 2024July 2024Allow530YesNo
18435976VISUALIZATION OF A 3D MODEL OF A SUBJECT'S DENTITION BASED ON CHANGES TO A DENTAL TREATMENT PLANFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1920YesNo
18434781METHODS FOR DETECTING GAS ALARMS BASED ON SMART GAS AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEMSFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18433157LEVERAGING DATA DISTORTION FOR SYNTHESIZING HIGH-RESOLUTION DATAFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2500NoNo
18429153SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCELERATED OBSTACLE DETECTION FOR A ROBOTIC DEVICEJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2677.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
112
Examiner Affirmed
73
(65.2%)
Examiner Reversed
39
(34.8%)
Reversal Percentile
62.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 34.8% 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
279
Allowed After Appeal Filing
92
(33.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
187
(67.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
54.0%
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, 33.0% 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 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Art Unit 2677 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2677 is part of Group 2670 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 7,923 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 83.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2677's allowance rate of 83.1% places it in the 75% 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 2677 receive an average of 1.71 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 35% percentile). The median prosecution time is 21 months (in the 93% 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.