USPTO Art Unit 2683 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2683
Group: 2680
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 8,348
Last Active: November 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19386102USE OF IMPERFECT PATTERNS TO ENCODE DATA ON SURFACESNovember 2025March 2026Allow400NoNo
19216393SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENTLY CONFIGURING AND DEPLOYING A MODEL ORCHESTRATOR MESH OF A MACHINE LEARNING-BASED DIALOGUE SYSTEM USING A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACEMay 2025November 2025Allow500NoNo
19030405PRINT PROCESSING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHODJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1020YesNo
18939631DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM AND DATA PROCESSING METHODNovember 2024February 2026Allow1510NoNo
18888007INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1300NoNo
18783691METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, EDITING INTERMEDIATE DATA, AND CONVERTING EDITED INTERMEDIATE DATA INTO PRINTING DATAJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18676149INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18658257SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUSLY GENERATING DIGITAL PROCEDURES AND PROCEDURE GUIDANCE WITHIN A FACILITYMay 2024December 2025Allow2000NoNo
18644409IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD WITH USER AUTHORIZATIONApril 2024September 2025Allow1720NoNo
18637215INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR INSPECTING IMAGE ON SHEET AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM THAT INSPECTS PRINTED IMAGE ON SHEETApril 2024March 2026Allow2300NoNo
18625737IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS PERFORMING HALFTONE PROCESSING SHIFTING SCAN LINE START POSITION IN MAIN-SCAN DIRECTION WHEN SCAN LINES ARE SHIFTED IN SUB-SCAN DIRECTION RELATIVE TO TARGETApril 2024March 2026Allow2300NoNo
18625449HALFTONE SCREENS ENCODING SIGNATURESApril 2024January 2026Allow2220NoNo
18614241INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18609595ANNOTATION VERIFICATION METHOD, ANNOTATION VERIFICATION APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18596112INSPECTION APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF INSPECTION APPARATUS FOR DETECTING AN IMAGE DEFECT BASED ON IMAGE DATAMarch 2024September 2025Allow1820NoNo
18594190DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM THAT PERFORMS ACCESS CONTROL OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSMarch 2024February 2026Allow2300YesNo
18589497IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUSFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210YesNo
18590883IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18588754MACHINE-LEARNING SYSTEM AND PRINT-QUEUE BASED ESTIMATOR FOR PREDICTING WAIT TIMESFebruary 2024May 2024Allow310YesNo
18588932Systems and Methods for Modeling Structures Using Point Clouds Derived from Stereoscopic Image PairsFebruary 2024June 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18588647METHODS AND PRINTING SYSTEM FOR CONFIGURABLE QUEUE SUBMISSIONFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2300NoNo
18443936METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RECONSTRUCTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SHAPE BASED ON MULTIPLE LIGHT SOURCESFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18444481SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ALLOCATE AND ADMINISTER GUEST PRINTINGFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18684013Use of Imperfect Patterns to Encode Data on SurfacesFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2300YesNo
18438251IMAGE READING APPARATUS, IMAGE READING SYSTEM, AND IMAGE READING CONTROL METHODFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18434892METHOD AND SYSTEM OF PERFORMING DOMAIN-BASED ERROR CORRECTION AFTER OPTICAL CHARACTER RECOGNITIONFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18434153A MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICE (MFD) SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO DETECT AN MFD ANOMALYFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18434259A MULTI-FUNCTION DEVICE (MFD) SYSTEM CONFIGURED TO PROVIDE A REAL-TIME HELP TO A USERFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18434392ITEM DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD, AND INDUSTRIAL VEHICLE, THAT DETECT THE POSTURE OF THE ITEM TO BE LOADED AND UNLOADEDFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18430733GENERATING DATASETS FOR TRAINING MACHINE LEARNING MODELSFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2500NoNo
18293630METHOD FOR DETERMINING WHETHER AN IMAGE OF A PERSON'S FACE IS SUITABLE FOR USE AS AN ID PHOTOGRAPHJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2400NoNo
18425979SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POLICY-BASED MULTI-PROFILE SUBSCRIBER IDENTIFICATION MODULE FOR INTERNET OF THINGS DEVICES AND OTHER USER EQUIPMENTJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2500NoNo
18425062SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING AND UTILIZING AN OBJECT-CENTRIC OCCUPANCY ESTIMATION MODELJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2400NoNo
18423254NEURAL ADAPTER FOR CLASSICAL MACHINE LEARNING (ML) MODELSJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18417665VALIDATION OF POSITIONING MODELSJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2510NoNo
18415442IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMATION APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2024September 2025Allow2020NoNo
18579498COMPUTER VISION SYSTEM, COMPUTER VISION METHOD, COMPUTER VISION PROGRAM, AND LEARNING METHODJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2400NoNo
18577733METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING IN DETERMINING IDENTITY OF SCANNED PERSON IN CT SCANNING, AND CT SCANNERJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2400NoNo
18405823MOTORCYCLE ROLL ANGLE ROBUST OBJECT DETECTIONJanuary 2024February 2026Allow2500NoNo
18576275YOLOV5-BASED REAL-TIME DETECTION METHOD AND DEVICE FOR BLADE CRACKS IN AEROENGINE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCEJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18400215System and Method for Controlled Reprinting Within an Authenticated SessionDecember 2023March 2026Allow2710YesNo
18574766POSITION AND TIME TRACKING SYSTEM BASED ON PHOTOGRAPHSDecember 2023March 2026Allow2700NoNo
18396889PRINTING DEVICE AND PRINT AMOUNT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDecember 2023April 2024Allow400NoNo
18391873SERVING CELL PLANNING TOOLDecember 2023January 2026Allow2500NoNo
18392935METHOD TO REQUALIFY DIE AFTER STORAGEDecember 2023December 2025Allow2400NoNo
18572539IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEMDecember 2023December 2025Allow2400NoNo
18391476DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD OF OPERATING DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, AND PROGRAM FOR OPERATING DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2023June 2024Allow610YesNo
18389908ALL-IN-ONE IMAGE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT MODEL PROVIDING METHOD PERFORMING IMAGE QUALITY RESTORATION FOR MULTIPLE IMAGE QUALITY DEGRADATION FACTORSDecember 2023December 2025Allow2400NoNo
18572131PREDICTING EMBOLIZATION PROCEDURE STATUSDecember 2023December 2025Allow2400NoNo
18544382IMAGE PROCESSING PLATFORM HAVING AUTOMATICALLY AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC 3D IMAGE GENERATING FUNCTION AND METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023November 2025Allow2310NoNo
18541700METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COLLABORATIVELY SCANNING AN ENVIRONMENTDecember 2023November 2025Allow2310NoNo
18539303IMAGE SEARCH DEVICE, IMAGE SEARCH METHOD, AND IMAGE SEARCH PROGRAMDecember 2023January 2026Allow2500YesNo
18539807COMPRESSION IMAGE CONTAINERS FOR COMPRESSING IMAGESDecember 2023December 2025Allow2400NoNo
18537847METHOD AND DEVICE USED IN COMMUNICATION NODE FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONDecember 2023March 2026Allow2700NoNo
18539160GAZE DIRECTION-BASED ADAPTIVE PRE-FILTERING OF VIDEO DATADecember 2023November 2025Allow2320YesNo
18569510METHOD FOR PROCESSING DECORATIVE PAPERDecember 2023February 2026Allow2610NoNo
18532194SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSPECTION OF UNSTRUCTURED DATA TO IMPROVE ACCEPTABILITY OF DATA PROCESSED USING A COMPUTER VISION MODELDecember 2023November 2025Allow2300NoNo
18531747METHOD FOR EXTRACTION OF TABLE AND FIGURE REGION FROM ENGINEERING DRAWINGSDecember 2023November 2025Allow2300NoNo
18533163GAZE TRACKING METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMDecember 2023March 2026Allow2710NoNo
18530636IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS FOR SWITCHING BETWEEN DIFFRENT MODES OF DISPLAYING PAPER FEED TREAY INFORMATIONDecember 2023January 2026Abandon2540NoNo
18528792IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM WITH DIGITAL FRONTEND THAT TRANSMITS PRINT DATA TO IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSDecember 2023July 2024Allow700NoNo
18528779Universal Secure Workflow System And MethodDecember 2023February 2026Abandon2730YesNo
18526936EFFICIENT IMAGE WARPING BASED ON USER INPUTDecember 2023November 2025Allow2400NoNo
18524041APPARATUS AND METHOD OF RECORDING A STORAGE LOCATION BY SIZE FOR HARVESTED TUBERSNovember 2023December 2025Allow2500NoNo
18525159SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUALIZING ANALYSIS RESULT OF ENDOSCOPIC IMAGENovember 2023February 2026Allow2600YesNo
18524567METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SYNTHETIC IMAGE FROM A THREE-DIMENSIONAL INPUT IMAGENovember 2023November 2025Allow2400NoNo
18522690COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMNovember 2023April 2024Allow400NoNo
18522620SLICE INFORMATION FOR CELL SELECTION OR CELL RESELECTIONNovember 2023March 2026Allow2710NoNo
18523820SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ANNOTATING TARGET IMAGES BASED ON FEATURES THEREIN AND SELECTED CANDIDATE SAMPLE IMAGES WITH ANNOTATIONSNovember 2023November 2025Allow2400NoNo
18523679INSPECTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, INSPECTION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR PERFORMING INSPECTION OF A PRINTED SHEETNovember 2023March 2026Allow2710NoNo
18519257Method and device for preparing data for identifying analytesNovember 2023November 2025Allow2400NoNo
18518378DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH DISPLAY PROGRAM RECORDED THEREONNovember 2023March 2026Allow2810NoNo
18517533INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, PRINTING SYSTEM, PRINTING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023October 2025Allow2350YesNo
18516308IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023November 2025Allow2410NoNo
18562928METHOD FOR ACQUIRING A MODEL OF A DENTAL ARCHNovember 2023October 2025Allow2300NoNo
18514730AUTOMATED ASSISTANT FOR FACILITATING COMMUNICATIONS THROUGH DISSIMILAR MESSAGING FEATURES OF DIFFERENT APPLICATIONSNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18512401METHOD FOR AUGMENTING PROCEDURES OF A LOCKED, REGULATED DOCUMENTNovember 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18511017CONTROL CHIP AND DYNAMIC IMAGE JUDGMENT METHODNovember 2023October 2025Allow2300NoNo
18511697METHOD FOR CONFIRMING CONNECTION TO CLOUD SERVICENovember 2023June 2024Allow710NoNo
18511437MESH TEXTURE METHOD FOR GENERATING TRUE ORTHOPHOTO USING GEOMETRIC INFORMATION AND THE SYSTEM THEREOFNovember 2023November 2025Allow2410NoNo
18511998Systems and Methods for Deconvolving Cell Types in Histology Slide Images, Using Super-Resolution Spatial Transcriptomics DataNovember 2023November 2025Allow2400NoNo
18510492VOICE CONTROL DEVICE, PRINTING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHODS THEREOF, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18508121SCANNER REDIRECTION METHOD WITH CHUNK-BASED IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION USING CHUNK IDENTIFIERSNovember 2023March 2026Allow2820YesNo
18507488INSPECTION PRODUCTION CONTROL MECHANISMNovember 2023March 2026Allow2810NoNo
18505153IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, PRINTING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAMNovember 2023February 2024Allow400NoNo
18505305RECORDING APPARATUS WITH ADJUSTABLE RECORDING MATERIAL USAGENovember 2023October 2025Allow2340NoNo
18503784METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR GENERATING 3D HDR RADIANCE FIELDSNovember 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18502331MONITORING DEVICE FOR MONITORING A SAMPLE HANDLING SYSTEMNovember 2023November 2025Allow2400NoNo
18386874METHOD OF SELECTING AND DISPLAYING A PRINT JOB ON A USER INTERFACENovember 2023February 2024Allow400NoNo
18500260INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS THAT INTERPRETS A CODE INIDICATING A TELEPHONE FUNCTION AS ANOTHER CODE INDICATING A FAX TRANSMISSION FUNCTION, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023October 2025Allow2330YesNo
18500045EVALUATING A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE SCREEN AND THE FRAMENovember 2023January 2026Allow2610NoNo
18289159METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING POINT CLOUD CLASSIFICATION ACCURACY BASED ON GRAPH SPECTRAL DOMAINNovember 2023January 2026Allow2610NoNo
18498867CONTEXTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF MEDIA CONTENT TO GENERATE TARGETED MEDIA CONTENTOctober 2023October 2025Allow2300YesNo
18498079DOCUMENT CREATION SUPPORT APPARATUS, DOCUMENT CREATION SUPPORT METHOD, AND DOCUMENT CREATION SUPPORT PROGRAMOctober 2023October 2025Allow2300NoNo
18288879Image processing device for preparing lesion candidate images for a machine learning modelOctober 2023October 2025Allow2300NoNo
18288963METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING OF MULTI-MODAL DATAOctober 2023October 2025Allow2300YesNo
18496923PRINTED MATERIAL INSPECTION DEVICE, PRINTED MATERIAL INSPECTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND PRINTING SYSTEMOctober 2023December 2025Allow2500NoNo
18496328Change Detection in Images Using Quantum ComputersOctober 2023October 2025Allow2400NoNo
18496305TEMPLATE BASED TEXT RESTORATIONOctober 2023October 2025Allow2300NoNo
18494809PRINTED MATERIAL PRODUCTION SYSTEM, PRINTING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PRINTED MATERIAL PRODUCTION PROGRAMOctober 2023June 2024Allow810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2683.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
260
Examiner Affirmed
200
(76.9%)
Examiner Reversed
60
(23.1%)
Reversal Percentile
10.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 23.1% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
494
Allowed After Appeal Filing
132
(26.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
362
(73.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
21.3%
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, 26.7% 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 2683 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2683 is part of Group 2680 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 8,348 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 75.0%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2683's allowance rate of 75.0% places it in the 44% 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 2683 receive an average of 1.72 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 36% percentile). The median prosecution time is 26 months (in the 74% 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 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.