USPTO Art Unit 2681 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2681
Group: 2680
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 4,886
Last Active: November 2024

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18956287SUCTION ATTACHMENT ACCESSORY FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICESNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18935271Using a Custom Printer Driver to Automatically Electronically Create, Capture and Manage all Documents Utilized in a Transaction, with Automatic Upload and Verification of DocumentsNovember 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18764548SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY SENDING, DELIVERY AND RECEIVING OF FAXESJuly 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18747618IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS HAVING A PLURALITY OF PORTS TO WHICH USB DEVICE IS ATTACHABLEJune 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18670947IMPLEMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING IMPLEMENT STATEMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18669295IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, OUTPUT SYSTEM, AND OUTPUT METHODMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18669202SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LARGE DOCUMENT TRANSFER AND DECENTRALIZED STORAGEMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18666564INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18659972METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PRINTING VERIFIED COPY OF A NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENMay 2024June 2025Allow1420NoNo
18659224Distilling to a Target Device Based on Observed Query PatternsMay 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18656066METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ALIGNING IMAGES PRINTED WITH DIGITAL PRINTER AND ANALOG CYLINDERSMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18656347INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NONVOLATILE STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18655075IMAGE READING APPARATUSMay 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18646588READING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING READING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE READING SYSTEMApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18641832DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18637567RECORDING MEDIUM, CONTROL METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS HAVING PRINT SETTING THAT SELECTIVELY REQUIRES A PASSWORDApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18631097INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18629485CONTENT PROVISION DEVICE, CONTENT PROVISION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2024June 2025Allow1410YesNo
18627017PRINTER FOR APPLYING TEMPORARY TATTOOSApril 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18624907VALIDATING IMAGE CONTENT AND FORMAT USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18614810INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18614834PRINTING CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING CONTROL DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18615571ANTI-LEAK DIGITAL DOCUMENT MARKING SYSTEM AND METHOD USING DISTRIBUTED LEDGERMarch 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18612926Recipient Customized Generative Voice ModelingMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18608552SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAPID NATURAL LANGUAGE BASED MESSAGE CATEGORIZATIONMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18607062INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS WITH AUTOMATIC DETECTION AND INTERRUPTION OF DEFECTIVE IMAGE FORMING OPERATIONSMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18602729IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEMMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18601005THREE-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE SPACE TRANSFORMATIONMarch 2024March 2025Allow1220YesNo
18596901EDITING DEVICE EDITING PRINT DATA VIA DISPLAY DEVICE FOR CREATING COMPOSITE LABEL WITH PRINTING DEVICEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18597209PRINTING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF COUNTING THE NUMBER OF TIMES OF PRINTING, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18589356MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT METHODFebruary 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18586734METHODS AND PRINTING SYSTEM FOR PEER-TO-PEER OUTPUT MANAGEMENTFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1520YesNo
18585918INSTANT TICKET REDUNDANCY VIA MULTI-CHROMATIC INDICIA WITH PHOTORECEPTOR SENSITIVITY TO DIFFERENT WAVELENGTHS OF LIGHTFebruary 2024September 2024Allow600NoNo
18584155PRINTING CONTROL APPARATUS, PRINTING CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1320NoNo
18581180Unibody Endoskeletal Transtibial Prosthetic Devices and Digital Fabrication WorkflowFebruary 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18443794IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, IMAGE READING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-READABLE PROGRAM, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICEFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18440822IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18438007NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE INSTRUCTIONS FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEFebruary 2024November 2024Allow900NoNo
18435783IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18431952IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHODFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18431613IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18431892METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR VERIFYING PRINTED INDICIAFebruary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18429819IMAGE INSPECTION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAMFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1100YesNo
18428554IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18426921PRINTING SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2024May 2025Abandon1610NoNo
184259643-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATIONS OF POST-CONTRAST ENHANCED BRAIN LESIONSJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700YesNo
18424760WATERMARKING METHOD FOR HIGH-DEFINITION MAP BASED ON INVISIBLE CHARACTERSJanuary 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18423105METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING PRINTING DEFECTS AND CONTAMINATED COMPONENTS OF A PRINTERJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18421749SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION TO PROPERLY MAINTAIN AN IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18419861Image Processing Apparatus, Image Processing System, Control Method, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Recording MediumJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18418244PRE-RENDERING AND STORING FOR PUSH PRINTINGJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18418245IDENTIFYING PRINT JOBS FOR PRE-PROCESSINGJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18418128IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2024August 2024Allow800NoNo
18418209AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION OF INTRAORAL 3D SCANNERJanuary 2024June 2024Allow510NoNo
18413693MODIFYING PRINT JOB TO HAVE ONE FEWER PAGE WHEN CONTENT ON LAST PAGE SATISFIES RESIDUE THRESHOLDJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1200NoNo
18413098PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED OBJECT, AND PRINT CONTROL PROGRAMJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18413099PRINT CONTROL APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED OBJECT, AND PRINT CONTROL PROGRAMJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720NoNo
18411646COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, CONTROL METHOD OF COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18410763STORAGE MEDIUM, CONTROL METHOD FOR TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND TERMINAL APPARATUSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1400YesNo
18408859PRE-RENDERING AND CACHING SYSTEMJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18408840PRE-RENDERING SYSTEM FOR ONLINE AND OFFLINE DOCUMENTSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720NoNo
18408402INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INSPECTION APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHODJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18407144PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PRINTING APPARATUSJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18406835ITERATIVE IMAGE RECONSTRUCTIONJanuary 2024August 2024Allow800YesNo
18404428PRINTING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND JOB SETTING METHODJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18400262SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING A VEHICLE DRIVER BASED ON MOBILE DEVICE POSITIONS WITHIN A VEHICLEDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18399106PRETREATMENT CONTROL APPARATUSDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18397127STORAGE MEDIUM ENABLING EASY GRASPING OF CAPABILITIES OF PRINTER BY ICONS, AND CONTROL METHODDecember 2023January 2025Allow1320NoNo
18397339PRINTER REGISTERING SET OF GLYPH DATA IN GLYPH INDEX TABLE AND USING THE SET OF GLYPH DATA WHEN GENERATING RASTER DATADecember 2023December 2024Allow1100NoNo
18396863PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDecember 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18393749IMAGE FORMING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING METHODDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18395404METHOD AND APPARATUS TO GENERATE ENCRYPTED CODES ASSOCIATED WITH A DOCUMENTDecember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18392958NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, EDITING DEVICE AND METHOD USED BY A PRINTERDecember 2023December 2024Allow1220NoNo
18393245METHODS FOR SMART SPOT COLOR MANAGEMENT IN PRINTING OPERATIONSDecember 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18391999PRE-RENDERING SYSTEMDecember 2023June 2025Allow1720NoNo
18391985PRE-RENDERING DURING IDLE TIME FOR SUBSEQUENT PRINTINGDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18389931NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SUPPORT PROGRAMDecember 2023July 2024Allow700YesNo
18389985MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUMDecember 2023September 2024Allow810NoNo
18544700SERVER AND PRINTING SYSTEMDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18544554PRINTING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRINTED MATERIAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18544489CONTROLLING DISPLAY OF PREVIEW PRINT IMAGES AT DIFFERENT ANGLES OF VISUAL RECOGNITION BY PERFORMNING COLOR CONVERSION CORRESPONDING TO THE STRUCTURAL COLOR INKDecember 2023April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18543464INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSDecember 2023September 2024Allow910YesNo
18544000IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT CORRECTING COLOR GAMUT CONVERSION BASED ON A POSITIONAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIFFERENT OBJECTSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1400NoNo
18540960SCANNING SYSTEM, FILE GENERATING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMDecember 2023March 2025Abandon1520NoNo
18541151TERMINAL APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18541543IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18540688VECTORIZED INTERLEAVE OF BIT PLANESDecember 2023April 2025Allow1600NoNo
18540807DUAL INFRARED GLOSS EFFECTDecember 2023November 2024Allow1100NoNo
18540615RELYING ON DISCOURSE TREES TO BUILD ONTOLOGIESDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18540366IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING A PDF PORTFOLIODecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18539421COMMUNICATION APPARATUS THAT REGULATES USE OF A SPECIFIC FUNCTION WHEN A PROGRAM UPDATE IS NOT EXECUTED, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18538236IMAGE READING APPARATUS HAVING IMAGE READING UNIT SUPPORTED BY A SUPPORT SHAFT AND BEING CONNECTED TO CABLES DISPOSED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE SUPPORT SHAFT AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE IMAGE READING APPARATUSDecember 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18536949CLOUD PRINT SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MEDIUMDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18536001REORDERED MULTIBIT HALFTONE PROCESSING WITH A THRESHOLD ARRAYDecember 2023April 2024Allow500NoNo
18535170SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSERTING DIALOGUE INTO A QUERY RESPONSEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1500YesNo
18531925METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR CORRELATING AT LEAST ONE ADDITIONAL 2D-IMAGE TO A 3D-REPRESENTATION OF AT LEAST A PART OF TOOTHDecember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18530352IMAGE FORMING DEVICEDecember 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18528831INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18529640Secure Document Certification and Execution SystemDecember 2023September 2024Allow900NoNo
18527419SHORTCUT COPYING METHOD FOR MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER AND MULTI-FUNCTION PRINTER USING THE SAMEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1520NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2681.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
41
Examiner Affirmed
28
(68.3%)
Examiner Reversed
13
(31.7%)
Reversal Percentile
46.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 31.7% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage 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
116
Allowed After Appeal Filing
44
(37.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
72
(62.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
76.2%
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, 37.9% 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 2681 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2681 is part of Group 2680 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 4,886 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 83.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2681's allowance rate of 83.1% places it in the 71% 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 2681 receive an average of 1.40 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 19% percentile). The median prosecution time is 28 months (in the 58% 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.