Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17139442 | Safety Features for Medical Devices Requiring Assistance and Supervision | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 29 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17138164 | ADAPTIVE SENSOR PERFORMANCE BASED ON RISK ASSESSMENT | December 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17256990 | VEHICLE TIRE PRESSURE MONITORING INTERFACE | December 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17136529 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETECTING INTRUSIONS IN A MONITORED VOLUME | December 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17137066 | Vehicle-Occupant Alert System | December 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17135332 | SYSTEM, METHOD, INFRASTRUCTURE, AND VEHICLE FOR AUTOMATED VALET PARKING | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17255931 | PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUS WITH CAREGIVER REMINDERS | December 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17255939 | ACTUATOR CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17132664 | ANALYTE SENSOR | December 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17132646 | ANALYTE SENSOR | December 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17254968 | A FALL DETECTION APPARATUS, A METHOD OF DETECTING A FALL BY A SUBJECT AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE METHOD | December 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17131245 | PASSENGER COMPARTMENT MONITORING METHOD AND PASSENGER COMPARTMENT MONITORING DEVICE | December 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17129445 | TRANSPORT DATA DISPLAY COGNITION | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17254730 | ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION HAVING AN EMERGENCY SIGNAL INPUT FOR RECEIVING AN EMERGENCY SIGNAL TRANSMITTED BY RADIO | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17254337 | PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17247722 | METHOD TO INCREASE THE SAFETY FOR PEOPLE AROUND VEHICLES | December 2020 | February 2022 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17247647 | RFID TAG WITH IMPEDANCE TUNING,AND METHOD OF IMPEDANCE TUNING OF AN RRID TAG | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17127081 | PASSENGER SAFETY SYSTEM | December 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17254012 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM AND PARKING ASSIST DEVICE | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17127118 | PERSONAL MONITORING DEVICE WITH MULTI-FILAMENT TAMPER STRAP | December 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17124544 | BUILDING AUTOMATION EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEM | December 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17123361 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR REDUCING BIRD STRIKE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BIRD STRIKE IN WIND FARM | December 2020 | September 2023 | Abandon | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17123966 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THEREOF | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17252869 | STRUCTURES AND METHODS PROVIDING TREAD SENSOR INTEGRATION | December 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17252943 | FIRE DETECTION SYSTEM - FIRE SMART SIGNALLING FOR FIRE EQUIPMENT | December 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17252750 | NON-CONTACT SENSOR FOR SECURITY SYSTEMS | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17123822 | DRIVER MONITORING DEVICE AND DRIVER MONITORING METHOD | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17122691 | TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR IDENTIFICATION METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17252338 | ALARM MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17122746 | TAG READER AND TAG READING SYSTEM | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17252037 | BUILDING ACCESS SYSTEM WITH PROGRAMMING DOOR LOCKS | December 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17121405 | GUIDED LIGHT PREFERABLY INSERTED WITHIN A POST OR ANOTHER TUBULAR OBJECT | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17120315 | HAPTIC NAVIGATION DEVICE | December 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17120227 | Septic Tank Failure Possibility Detection and Alert System and Method | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17119358 | Vehicle and Information Output Method Therefor | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17119999 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR VEHICLE DRIVING ON CURVE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17117866 | SECURITY APPARATUS AND METHOD | December 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17118417 | DETECTING INTERACTIONS WITH STORAGE UNITS BASED ON RFID SIGNALS AND AUXILIARY SIGNALS | December 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17117845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING COMPLIANCE | December 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17118538 | WARNING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE DEVIATION, VEHICLE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2020 | December 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17116136 | A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING ITEMS | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17116266 | Personal Emergency Alert System, Method, and Device | December 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17114892 | PROXIMITY-BASED PERSONNEL SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17114757 | USER INTERACTION AND VISUAL FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR BIKES | December 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17115438 | INFORMATION OUTPUT DEVICE | December 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17114816 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17114582 | INCIDENT LOCATION REPORTING USING ISODISTANCE | December 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17114166 | IDENTIFICATION OF WORKPIECES AND IDENTIFIABLE MATERIAL AND IDENTIFIABLE WORKPIECES | December 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17247290 | HEIRARCHICAL DATA STORAGE AND CORRELATION SYSTEM FOR CORRELATING AND STORING SENSORY EVENTS IN A SECURITY AND SAFETY SYSTEM | December 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17113282 | ELECTRONIC LOCKING SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS | December 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17113294 | Wireless Sensor With Beacon Technology | December 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17113901 | CARBON MONOXIDE SHUTOFF SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC GENERATOR | December 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17112555 | AUTO-DETECTION OF COMMUNICATION MODULE PROTOCOL IN UTILITY METERING SYSTEMS | December 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17112843 | MAINTENANCE NOTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAME | December 2020 | February 2023 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17112684 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NATURE SOUNDS | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17111737 | AUDITORY AND VISUAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY EVACUATION | December 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17111563 | Fall detection | December 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17109984 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR DISPLAYING MEDICAL ALARMS | December 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17108504 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VISUAL STATE IDENTIFICATION OF AUTOMATION SYSTEMS | December 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15733997 | CONTACTLESSLY READABLE TAG, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONTACTLESSLY READABLE TAG, IDENTIFICATION DEVICE, AND IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION DETERMINATION SYSTEM | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17108178 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PASSING TIME OF A PASSIVE RFID SPORTS TIMING TRANSPONDER | December 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17247145 | ENHANCED ACCESSIBILITY USING WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICES | December 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17108136 | ADDED FUNCTIONALITY VEHICLE FLOOR MAT | December 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17107675 | Disaster Detection System | November 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17106279 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF PRIORITIZING TREATMENTS, VACCINATION, TESTING AND/OR ACTIVITIES WHILE PROTECTING THE PRIVACY OF INDIVIDUALS | November 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17107487 | PASSIVE INFRA-RED INTRUSION DETECTOR | November 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17059380 | WEARABLE PERSONAL SECURITY DEVICES AND SYSTEMS | November 2020 | March 2022 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17059185 | VIBRATION DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD FOR VIBRATION DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | November 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17104007 | DRIVER CONDITION ESTIMATING DEVICE, DRIVER CONDITION ESTIMATING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFOR | November 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17103990 | DRIVER CONDITION ESTIMATING DEVICE, DRIVER CONDITION ESTIMATING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFOR | November 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17057928 | ACTUATOR AND TACTILE SENSATION PROVIDING APPARATUS | November 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17101728 | SMARTLOCK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED FIRE SAFETY | November 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17101781 | COOPERATIVE MONITORING NETWORKS | November 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16953889 | TACTILE SIMULATION OF INITIAL CONTACT WITH VIRTUAL OBJECTS | November 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16953452 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE | November 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16952799 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING TIRE EFFECTIVE RADIUS | November 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16952326 | IN-VEHICLE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IN-VEHICLE PROCESSING SYSTEM | November 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16952660 | VIRTUAL SIM FOR VEHICLE | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16952436 | WEARABLE DEVICE, VIRTUAL CONTENT PROVIDING DEVICE, AND VIRTUAL CONTENT PROVIDING METHOD | November 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16952434 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAKING A USER UP WITH A STIMULUS OF VARYING INTENSITY | November 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16952407 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING HAZARD ALERTS USING QUANTITATIVE SCORING | November 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 16 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17056478 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | November 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16951759 | ADVANCED ANALYTE SENSOR CALIBRATION AND ERROR DETECTION | November 2020 | August 2021 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16952028 | LEVEL SET CALIBRATION AND ASSURANCE FOR PULMONARY ARTERY PRESSURE CATHETERIZATION | November 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16951596 | ANALYTE SENSOR | November 2020 | August 2021 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16950487 | PARKING ASSIST DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND PARKING ASSIST METHOD | November 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17056347 | MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD OF MEASUREMENT APPARATUS | November 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17099898 | HOSPITALITY LIGHT | November 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17099430 | PEOPLE METERING ENHANCED WITH LIGHT PROJECTION PROMPTING FOR AUDIENCE MEASUREMENT | November 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17099149 | SAFE DRIVING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM | November 2020 | September 2021 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17098646 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM | November 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16949801 | Radio frequency identification tag | November 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17097966 | MULTI-MODAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATIONS AND NAVIGATION IN A TRANSPORTATION ENVIRONMENT | November 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17055420 | DOOR ALARM | November 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17097596 | ADHESIVE AND PERIPHERAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES | November 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17097435 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR INFLUENCING AT LEAST ONE DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | November 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17097580 | PREDICTIVE IMPAIRMENT MONITOR SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17096275 | PILL DISPENSER | November 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17096327 | RFID INLAY | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17096445 | REAR CROSS COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2684.
With a 15.7% 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.
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, 27.7% 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.
⚠ 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 2684 is part of Group 2680 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 8,123 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 76.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.
Art Unit 2684's allowance rate of 76.5% places it in the 51% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.
Applications in Art Unit 2684 receive an average of 1.58 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 26% percentile). The median prosecution time is 24 months (in the 80% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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