USPTO Art Unit 2685 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2685
Group: 2680
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 10,533
Last Active: October 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19374124CONTROL METHOD FOR WIRELESS RF CLOCK OSCILLATOROctober 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19287761SMART VOLUME CONTROLLER AND METHOD THEREOFJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19283818CORRELATION ENGINE FOR CORRELATING SENSORY EVENTS UTILIZING WEIGHT VECTORJuly 2025October 2025Allow310NoNo
19281179MODULAR SENSORY PLATFORMJuly 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19245784SPEED ENFORCEMENT DATA COLLECTION AND MAPPINGJune 2025March 2026Allow820NoNo
19189762Remote Lock and Key Transfer with Operation Time/User Identification FunctionApril 2025November 2025Allow710NoNo
19084680VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEM FOR ALERTING A DRIVER OF HAZARDOUS SITUATIONSMarch 2025December 2025Abandon910NoNo
19074826SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROPERTY MONITORINGMarch 2025March 2026Allow1230YesNo
19067649WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICEFebruary 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19103714Air Data Indicating Arrangement And Method For Calibrating The SameFebruary 2025February 2026Allow1200NoNo
19037258Wearable Approaching Object Detection with Dynamic Motion CompensationJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510YesNo
18997762SEAFARER SAFETY DEVICE, SEAFARER SAFETY SYSTEM, SEAFARER SAFETY PROGRAM, VESSEL ACTIVITY INFERENCE DEVICE, REPORT GENERATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND VESSEL ACTIVITY INFERENCE PROGRAMJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1010NoNo
19018890DYNAMIC COMMUNICATION METHODS FOR TAG SYSTEMSJanuary 2025August 2025Allow710NoNo
19018356WEARABLE HAPTIC FEEDBACK APPARATUS AND SYSTEMJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
19016090VEHICULAR CRIME MITIGATION SYSTEMJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1120YesNo
18880881METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY ACTUATING A DIRECTION INDICATOR AND VEHICLEJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
18877276DIAGNOSTIC TESTING MODULE FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT OF AN AUTOMOBILE ENGINEDecember 2024February 2026Allow1420NoNo
18988462WEARABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR BACKFEED COMMUNICATION FOR PERSONAL SECURITYDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18876595Parking Assisting Method and Parking Assistance DeviceDecember 2024June 2025Allow600NoNo
18872626ULTRASONIC-WAVE TRANSMITTER/RECEIVERDecember 2024July 2025Allow710NoNo
18969894Continuous Active Mode for Security and Automation SystemsDecember 2024February 2026Allow1500NoNo
18966852ATTENTION DEFICIT HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER ALERT DEVICEDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18866753PREDICTION APPARATUS, PREDICTION METHOD, AND PROGRAMNovember 2024February 2026Allow1500NoNo
18946070BARK STOPPING METHOD AND A BARK STOPPING DEVICENovember 2024February 2026Allow1500NoNo
18946540System for Ensuring Safe Driving by Young DriversNovember 2024August 2025Abandon910NoNo
18865238TACTILE SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD, READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2024March 2026Allow1600YesNo
18941758MEDICATION TRACKING SYSTEMNovember 2024December 2024Allow100YesNo
18936396METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADVANCED TRAFFIC ANALYSISNovember 2024September 2025Allow1020YesNo
18935399INTELLIGENT PET ECOSYSTEMNovember 2024March 2025Allow400YesNo
18861233SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELATIVE DAMPING OF ANTENNAS FOR SENSING AND TUNING IN THE FREQUENCY DOMAINOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600YesNo
18929030MEDICAL DEVICE DATA INTEGRATION APPARATUS AND METHODSOctober 2024January 2026Allow1500NoNo
18929010HEALTH AND SAFETY MONITORING AND ALERT SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18924053IGNITION CONDITION CALCULATION METHOD AND PLASMA PROCESSING APPARATUSOctober 2024March 2026Allow1700NoNo
18922754APPARATUS INCLUDING ACTUATOR AND/OR HEATER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAID APPARATUSOctober 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18921520Application Monologue for Self-Driving VehiclesOctober 2024July 2025Allow920YesNo
18920048ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFOctober 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18920583Steering Wheel with Built-In Snooze Alert SystemOctober 2024January 2026Allow1500NoNo
18915882METHOD FOR MANAGING A USER DEMAND-BASED OPERATIONAL DESIGN DOMAIN EXPANSION FOR AN AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLEOctober 2024March 2026Allow1700NoNo
18911449MOBILE BADGE FOR ACCESS AUTHORIZATION AT MULTI-SESSION EVENTSOctober 2024December 2025Allow1500NoNo
18904822Controlling Vibration Output from a Computing DeviceOctober 2024February 2026Allow1710NoNo
18853600INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROVIDING METHODOctober 2024December 2025Allow1400NoNo
18902988POWER SUPPLY SYSTEMOctober 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18893409POWER SHARING TECHNIQUE FOR AN ELECTRONIC CHIMESeptember 2024February 2026Allow1710NoNo
18849135ESTIMATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND ESTIMATION SYSTEMSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18891554FOLLOWING VEHICLE APPROACH NOTIFICATION DEVICESeptember 2024October 2025Allow1300NoNo
18892304SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSOR-BASED ENVIRONMENTAL DETECTIONSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1710NoNo
18889176FREQUENCY SELECTIVE METAMATERIAL FOR PROTECTIVE ENCLOSURESSeptember 2024March 2025Allow620NoNo
18887671ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL METHODSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810YesNo
18887735NAVIGATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND PROGRAM PRODUCTSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18887486ALERT SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ALERT DRIVER OF VEHICLESeptember 2024January 2026Allow1600NoNo
18886059GEOFENCE BASED ON VEHICLE TRAFFICSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1400NoNo
18847543Method for Operating a Control System for the Automated Lateral Control of a Vehicle With the Output of Haptic Feedback, Control System and Driver Assistance SystemSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1500NoNo
18882889Access Control for a Motor VehicleSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18830772SECURE GROUND-BASED DETECTION AND ALERT SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18829616METHOD FOR PERFORMING AUTHENTICATION USING FINGERPRINT SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAMESeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18829397CUSTOMIZABLE EXTERNAL VEHICLE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1310NoNo
18824340INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD, INFORMATION PRESENTATION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1400NoNo
18823961TEXTILE ELEMENT SUCH AS A CLOTHINGSeptember 2024January 2025Allow500YesNo
18821141SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN CLOUD-BASED DIGITAL VEHICLE ALERTINGAugust 2024December 2025Allow1600YesNo
18818994ASPIRATED SMOKE FIRE DETECTOR, FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM, AIRFLOW DETECTION CIRCUIT AND METHODAugust 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18841997Parking Assistance Method and Parking Assistance DeviceAugust 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18814496DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING CONTROLLED SPACES FOR TRANSITORY USESAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18811492METHODS OF MONITORING FEEDING BEHAVIORS OF PETSAugust 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18808575SECURITY SYSTEM ENROLLMENTAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910YesNo
18807154VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM USING SMART-PHONE AS ACTIVE TRANSPONDERAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18807755SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FINE-GRAINED TRAFFIC NOISE PREDICTIONAugust 2024February 2026Allow1800NoNo
18805809MODULAR SENSOR FUSION PLATFORM FOR HYDROCARBON STORAGE EQUIPMENT MONITORINGAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18806658HAPTIC FEEDBACK MODULE AND DEVICE THEREOF WITH HAPTIC FEEDBACK FUNCTIONAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18838275SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18804335OUTPUT SOUND ABNORMALITY DETECTION APPARATUSAugust 2024October 2025Allow1400NoNo
18800535Physical Driver Condition Determination for Vehicle SafetyAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18797222PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, PARKING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMAugust 2024October 2025Allow1400NoNo
18795563EVENT NOTIFICATION DEVICEAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810YesNo
18835357OCCUPANT-LEFT-UNATTENDED WARNING DEVICE, OCCUPANT-LEFT-UNATTENDED WARNING SYSTEM, AND OCCUPANT-LEFT-UNATTENDED WARNING METHODAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18790295TECHNIQUES FOR REMOTE DISARM OF SECURITY SYSTEMJuly 2024June 2025Allow1020YesNo
18790043HLM PUMP STOP REACTIONJuly 2024December 2025Allow1610NoNo
18787186SPEED ENFORCEMENT DATA COLLECTION AND MAPPINGJuly 2024February 2025Allow710YesNo
18785604SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING VEHICLE NOTIFICATIONSJuly 2024October 2025Allow1400NoNo
18785264REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR OPENING A REFRIGERATOR DOORJuly 2024October 2025Allow1400NoNo
18832187DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY SYSTEM, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHODJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18780597PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEM AND METHOD TO TEMPORARILY REVOKE A PORTION OF ACCESS CONTROL CREDENTIALS DURING AN INCIDENTJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18780979SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES FOR PROMOTING COMMUNICATION INTEGRITY BETWEEN PATIENT SUPPORT APPARATUSES AND A NURSE CALL SYSTEMJuly 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18780183SECURE INVENTORY ACCESS AND CONTROL MECHANISMJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910YesNo
18779162AUDIBLE PASSENGER ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SERVICESJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18780136APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSET TRACKING FOR METAL WASTE AND RECYCLING CONTAINERSJuly 2024March 2025Allow811NoNo
18776529APPARATUS FOR CENTRALIZED HOUSING AND OPERATION OF RFID COMPONENTS FOR A WASTE OR RECYCLING SERVICES VEHICLEJuly 2024June 2025Allow1120NoNo
18777082VIBRATION SIGNALING FOR A GUNJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18775369SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED APPLIANCE CONTROLJuly 2024October 2025Allow1510NoNo
18729772METHOD AND SIDE-VIEW MIRROR SYSTEM OF VEHICLE FOR MONITORING AMBIENT PARAMETERS DURING VEHICLE MOBILITYJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18774164NON-COAXIAL SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR DETECTING SMOKEJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18772142Personnel Tracking and Emergency Notification SystemJuly 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
18771546VEHICLE PARKING ASSIST APPARATUSJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18728580VEHICLE-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE, VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLY, AND VEHICLEJuly 2024September 2025Abandon1500NoNo
18771453RECESSABLE RFID FASTENERJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18769997ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING HAPTIC SIGNALS, AND METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18768631COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR A PRESSURE MONITORING SYSTEMJuly 2024September 2025Allow1400NoNo
18768887PANIC BUTTON INTERVENTIONJuly 2024March 2025Allow800NoNo
18768804CHEMICALLY TREATED, RFID EQUIPPED MESH TIRE LABELS AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAME FOR IDENTIFICATION AND TRACKING PURPOSES DURING AND POST-TIRE MANUFACTUREJuly 2024September 2025Allow1410YesNo
18768707METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIGURING RFID PRINTERS WITH RFID LABEL MEDIAJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18766831DIGITAL DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2024November 2025Allow1610NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2685.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
155
Examiner Affirmed
121
(78.1%)
Examiner Reversed
34
(21.9%)
Reversal Percentile
8.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 21.9% 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
442
Allowed After Appeal Filing
155
(35.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
287
(64.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
65.0%
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, 35.1% 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 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 2685 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2685 is part of Group 2680 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 10,533 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 81.4%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2685's allowance rate of 81.4% places it in the 68% 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 2685 receive an average of 1.52 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 23% percentile). The median prosecution time is 23 months (in the 88% 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

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