USPTO Art Unit 2686 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2686
Group: 2680
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 8,452
Last Active: January 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19025704SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC SIGNALINGJanuary 2025March 2025Allow210NoNo
18858350CRO-INTENTFORMER-BASED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING SURROUNDING VEHICLE TRAJECTORIES BY INTEGRATING DRIVING INTENTIONSDecember 2024March 2025Allow500YesNo
18990632VEHICLE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEMDecember 2024May 2025Allow501NoNo
18970950MONITORING AND EARLY WARNING DEVICE FOR PREVENTING FALLING DURING GETTING UP OF OLD PEOPLEDecember 2024April 2025Allow410YesNo
18970177Systems, Methods, and Devices for Automatic Signal Detection based on Power Distribution by Frequency over TimeDecember 2024March 2025Allow310YesNo
18968428APPARATUS FOR TISSUE TRANSPORT AND PRESERVATIONDecember 2024February 2025Allow200YesNo
18870277CHEMICAL MATERIAL LEAKAGE ALARM-PROVIDING SYSTEM AND CHEMICAL MATERIAL LEAKAGE ALARM-PROVIDING METHODNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18915817Sealing Device, System, and MethodsOctober 2024April 2025Allow620YesNo
18912425METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIGITAL ALERTING OF VEHICLES BASED ON A CHARACTERISTIC OF A ROAD AND AT LEAST ONE FACTOR CORRESPONDING TO AN OBJECTOctober 2024January 2025Allow410YesNo
18908681AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION SYSTEMOctober 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18904788Systems, Methods, and Devices for Automatic Signal Detection based on Power Distribution by Frequency over TimeOctober 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18896367SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING PHYSICAL LOCKS WITH SINGLE RESET OR OVERRIDE DEVICESeptember 2024February 2025Allow501NoNo
18896409DEVICE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING UNLOCK CODES VIA DISPLAY AUGMENTATIONSeptember 2024March 2025Allow520NoNo
18822419A CARD PACKAGE ACCESSORY WITH AN ANTI-LOST FUNCTIONSeptember 2024May 2025Abandon910NoNo
18794065SMART DEFECATION DETECTION DEVICE AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18782887APPARATUS FOR TISSUE TRANSPORT AND PRESERVATIONJuly 2024September 2024Allow200YesNo
18783165FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING DRIVER SAFETYJuly 2024September 2024Allow200YesNo
18781398Systems, Methods, and Devices for Automatic Signal Detection based on Power Distribution by Frequency over TimeJuly 2024September 2024Allow210YesNo
18781497Systems, Methods, and Devices for Automatic Signal Detection based on Power Distribution by Frequency over TimeJuly 2024December 2024Allow420NoNo
18730704DATA CAPTURE METHOD FOR ANIMAL MOVEMENT AND PREDICTIONJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100NoNo
18769831METHOD OF PROGRAMMING A LOAD CONTROL DEVICEJuly 2024January 2025Allow700YesNo
18765658TECHNOLOGY FOR ASSESSING ACCIDENT EVENTSJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18764240ELECTRIC FENCEJuly 2024December 2024Allow500NoNo
18763479Passive Reader and Active Receiver/Transmitter Devices For Logistics TrackingJuly 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18759775WIRELESS POWER TRANSMISSION SYSTEMJune 2024March 2025Allow810YesNo
18757545MODULAR OMNIDIRECTIONAL MOTION PLATFORMJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18755203SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION WITH AN INFUSION DEVICEJune 2024February 2025Allow720NoNo
18748339Feedback unit, wearable device comprising the feedback unit and methods for visual guiding the movement of a visually impaired user having moderate impairmentJune 2024November 2024Allow510NoNo
18740627STAY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, STAY MANAGEMENT METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM, AND STAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18740468Vehicle Turn DetectionJune 2024May 2025Allow1100NoNo
18737424PARKING ASSIST METHOD AND PARKING ASSIST DEVICEJune 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18717838ITEM COLLECTION, RETURN, EXCHANGE WITHOUT HUMAN INTERACTIONJune 2024July 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18736033PARKING ASSIST METHOD AND PARKING ASSIST DEVICEJune 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18734745PARKING ASSIST METHOD AND PARKING ASSIST DEVICEJune 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18734157SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS COMMUNICATING WITH EXTERNAL PET HOMING SYSTEMSJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18733064PLASMA COLLECTIONJune 2024January 2025Allow700YesNo
18733550SMOKING SUBSTITUTE DEVICEJune 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18675787UNIVERSAL CREDENTIALMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18675076ELECTRONIC SLIDING BOLT SHUTTER LOCK APPARATUS AND SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow910YesNo
18674831Passive Entry/Passive Start Systems And MethodsMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18668343VEHICLE CONTROLLER, AND METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR DISTANCE NOTIFICATIONMay 2024January 2025Allow800YesNo
18662293LOCK CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18662237VIBROTACTILE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18658662DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18655381OCCUPANT CONDITION DETECTION AND RESPONSEMay 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18655391ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING TECHNOLOGYMay 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18654414METHOD OF ASSISTING A DRIVER IF A PASSENGER ENCOUNTERS A HEALTH ISSUEMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18652339SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DETERMINING REAL-TIME LOCATIONMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18649115FACIAL RECOGNITION TECHNOLOGY FOR IMPROVING DRIVER SAFETYApril 2024March 2025Allow1120YesNo
18649554AUTOMATIC NOTIFICATION SYSTEMApril 2024January 2025Allow811NoNo
18646477METHOD AND MEANS FOR MULTI ACCESS MODE LOCK SYSTEMApril 2024December 2024Allow701NoNo
18646282Device for Displaying in Response to a Sensed MotionApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18644987RADIOFREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION EQUIPPED MEDICAL CABINET SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLY AND USE THEREOFApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18639986WIRELESS COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD AND AUTHENTICATION METHODApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18635601ULTRA-WIDEBAND ACCESSORY DEVICES FOR RADIO FREQUENCY INTENT DETECTION IN ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMSApril 2024March 2025Allow1120NoNo
18701009SYSTEM FOR GEOLOCATING AT LEAST TWO OBJECTSApril 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18632069System and Method for Expediting the Delivery of Food Orders to CustomersApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18632090MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL REQUIREMENT SORTING SYSTEM FOR COMPLIANCE DEVICESApril 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18631233APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MONITORING, AND RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18623585PERSONNEL INSPECTION WITH THREAT DETECTION AND DISCRIMINATIONApril 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18620309Systems, Methods, and Devices for Automatic Signal Detection based on Power Distribution by Frequency over TimeMarch 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18619883MODULAR MULTI-PARAMETER PATIENT MONITORING DEVICEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18616866INTERCHANGEABLE FUNCTIONAL ROSE INSERTMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18614309Antenna Switching Control For AOA Capturing In Phone-As-A-Key Systems With De-Whitened Tone Transmission, CRC Based Validation And Event TimingMarch 2024October 2024Allow600NoNo
18693238PARKING ASSISTANCE DEVICEMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18608466REAL-TIME MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS IN A HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENTMarch 2024December 2024Allow900YesNo
18607612SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUDIBLE SPATIAL DESCRIPTION FOR PEOPLE WITH SENSORY DISABILITIES AND THE AGING POPULATIONMarch 2024June 2025Allow1520YesNo
18607611SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUDIBLE SPATIAL DESCRIPTION FOR PEOPLE WITH SENSORY DISABILITIES AND THE AGING POPULATIONMarch 2024May 2025Allow1320YesNo
18608888PREDICTIVE VEHICLE PARKING SYSTEMSMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18605157PACKAGING ASSEMBLYMarch 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18600306WARNING INDICATOR SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310YesNo
18597985Device for Displaying in Response to a Sensed MotionMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18597010INTELLIGENT LOCK CREDENTIAL VALIDATIONMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010YesNo
18595875AUDIO OUTPUT METHOD AND MOBILE TERMINALMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18594789ON-BOARD DETECTION AND LOGGING OF DRIVER SMARTPHONE USEMarch 2024December 2024Allow910YesNo
18591598PORTABLE ALARM SYSTEMFebruary 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18687946METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING METAL SHIELD SPACE USING PLURALITY OF TERMINALSFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18587459AUTHENTICATION OF WEARABLE DEVICES ASSOCIATED WITH A PREMISES SECURITY SYSTEMFebruary 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18586413METHODS AND INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEMS FOR VISUAL MANAGEMENT OF SMART GAS DATA CENTER PROCESSESFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510NoNo
18585123ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR VEHICLEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18582044VEHICLE, CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18444921Patient Room Real-Time Monitoring and Alert SystemFebruary 2024September 2024Allow600YesNo
18444914ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTICS (OBD) PROGRAMMING ASSIST DEVICES AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING AND USING THE SAMEFebruary 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
18444865AUTHENTICATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPENSED PRESCRIPTIONSFebruary 2024September 2024Allow720NoNo
18443022METHOD OF IDENTIFYING VEHICLE TURNING MOVEMENTS AT INTERSECTIONS FROM TRAJECTORY DATA AND REALLOCATING GREEN TIME THEREFORFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18441937ELECTRONIC LOCK STATE DETECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18439021SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC LOCALIZATIONFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18432583Predicting Parking AvailabilityFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18294702REMOTE-CONTROL ACTUATORFebruary 2024May 2024Allow400NoNo
18426701SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING PACKAGE DELIVERY OR PICKUPJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1420YesNo
18426578INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL PROGRAM OF COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND ENTRANCE AND EXIT MANAGEMENT METHODJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18425347REMOTE CONTROL FINDERJanuary 2024December 2024Abandon1110NoNo
18424382ELECTRONIC DOOR SYSTEMJanuary 2024April 2024Allow310NoNo
18422280METHOD, SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18421767INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC FOOTWEAR AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR EXECUTING AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR FEATURESJanuary 2024October 2024Allow900NoNo
18421781INTELLIGENT ELECTRONIC FOOTWEAR AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR EXECUTING AUTOMATED FOOTWEAR FEATURESJanuary 2024October 2024Allow900NoNo
18421388VEHICLE SYSTEM AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18419478DESATURATION SEVERITY PREDICTION AND ALARM MANAGEMENTJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18417537SENSOR AND/OR INFORMATION DEVICE AS WELL AS SENSOR AND/OR INFORMATION SYSTEMJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18414051PATIENT SENSOR DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1600YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2686.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
156
Examiner Affirmed
113
(72.4%)
Examiner Reversed
43
(27.6%)
Reversal Percentile
24.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.6% 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
352
Allowed After Appeal Filing
111
(31.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
241
(68.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
43.1%
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, 31.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 2686 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2686 is part of Group 2680 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 8,452 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 83.7%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2686's allowance rate of 83.7% places it in the 74% 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 2686 receive an average of 1.36 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 16% percentile). The median prosecution time is 19 months (in the 94% 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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