USPTO Art Unit 2687 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2687
Group: 2680
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 10,673
Last Active: March 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19074219WEARABLE COMPUTING DEVICEMarch 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
19015763HAPTIC ENABLED SMART HELMET FOR ENHANCED SAFETYJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
18924120SECURITY SYSTEMOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18919347PORTABLE ALARMOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18918641TACTILE DIRECTIONAL GUIDE SYSTEMOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18826171PATIENT SAFETY MONITORING METHOD AND APPARATUSSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710YesNo
18824142System for Detecting and Alerting Intrusion into a Protected Area with a Mechanism to Decipher Between Authorized and Unauthorized AccessSeptember 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18786938METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR MONITORING IN REAL TIME AN ANGULAR POSITION OF AN ASSETJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18778690HALL EFFECT KEYBOARDJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18772119Traffic Control System and ApparatusJuly 2024November 2024Allow410YesNo
18771923BIOMETRIC PRE-IDENTIFICATIONJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18770534TRAFFIC SIGNAL UNDERSTANDINGS AND REPRESENTATION FOR PREDICTION, PLANNING, AND CONTROLJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110YesNo
18766439INTELLIGENT INERT MEASUREMENT MODEJuly 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18764275ELECTRIC FENCE DEVICE AND SYSTEMJuly 2024February 2025Allow720NoNo
18754443Pipeline Intruder Locator SystemJune 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18755145STACKED LARGE-CAPACITY SIGNAL ACQUISITION AND TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND DESIGN METHOD THEREOFJune 2024September 2024Allow300YesNo
18755553TRACKING DEVICE COUPLING MECHANISMJune 2024December 2024Allow610NoNo
18749633MULTI-CHANNEL EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF METEOROLOGICAL DATAJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18748993VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18744256LOCATION-BASED AUTO-IMMOBILIZATIONJune 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18734351SELF-EXPLAINING MODEL FOR DOWNHOLE CHARACTERISTICSJune 2024June 2025Allow1300YesNo
18733237Water Supply Monitoring and Control SystemJune 2024January 2025Allow810NoNo
18715863Method of preparing a first combined digital signal to be transmitted along a wireline deployed in a well, and method of preparing and transmitting telemetry data along a wireline deployed in a wellJune 2024June 2025Allow1200NoNo
18680218METHOD FOR RADIO COMMUNICATION OF UTILITY METERS WITH A DATA RECEIVERMay 2024May 2025Allow1200YesNo
18677146AUTONOMOUS DRONE MESH SENSOR DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMMay 2024November 2024Allow610NoNo
18674965SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HAPTIC NAVIGATIONMay 2024August 2024Allow310NoNo
18670812TOUCH INPUT DEVICEMay 2024May 2025Allow1200YesNo
18665571AN APPLIED USAGE COUNT READER AND DISPLAY DEVICE THAT DETERMINES A NUMBER OF APPLIED USES REMAINING FOR A LIMITED-USE MEDICAL DEVICE OR INSTRUMENT USED BY A SURGICAL OR ROBOTIC SYSTEMMay 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18664770Central Monitoring and Measurement SystemMay 2024July 2025Allow1410YesNo
18664914SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED WORKPLACE SAFETYMay 2024November 2024Allow610NoNo
18663132Control Method for An Electronic Price Tag and An Electronic Price Tag SystemMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18661901DRILLING RIG CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18649188Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) with Analytical Stream Processing for Safety Event DetectionApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18704256METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR METHANE MANAGEMENTApril 2024January 2025Allow801NoNo
18636262INSTRUMENT MONITORING SYSTEMApril 2024December 2024Allow800YesNo
18636953INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEApril 2024July 2025Allow1500NoNo
18630589LOCKDOWN APPARATUS FOR INITIATION OF LOCKDOWN PROCEDURES AT A FACILITY DURING AN EMERGENCYApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18630548Device-Based Notification GenerationApril 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18630067ANNOUNCE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUPPORT-NEEDING USERApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18628586ACTIVITY TRENDS AND WORKOUTSApril 2024June 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18624895RELATIVE ADAPTIVE ENCODINGApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18622300SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AND ASSOCIATING DATA FROM PET EXPERT INTERACTIONS WITH PET PROFILESMarch 2024February 2025Allow1120NoNo
18620607Temperature Sensor Assembly Facilitating Beam Steering In A Temperature Monitoring NetworkMarch 2024April 2025Allow1301YesNo
18695054SMART FRAME FOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION PLATE AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHODSMarch 2024April 2025Allow1320YesNo
18615939NETWORK-BASED VEHICLE TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROL SYSTEMMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18610446METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR IMPLEMENTING AN ADAPTIVE VIRTUAL REALITY SAFETY SYSTEMMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18607683VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION SYSTEMMarch 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18608273TARGETED ALERT SYSTEM FOR A WORK ENVIRONMENTMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18603449System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Identifying Device ConnectionsMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18691563MUD PULSE GENERATION SYSTEM BASED ON TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIONMarch 2024May 2025Allow1500YesNo
18691595METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE IN AN AUTOMATED DRIVING OPERATIONMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18599840APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REMOTE HEALTH CARE RECOMMENDATIONS USING A PASSIVE HEALTH CARE MONITORING DEVICEMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18597116ELECTRONIC VISUALLY-ASSISTED DRIVER COMMUNICATION SYSTEMMarch 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18596684BODY SAFETY DEVICE WITH VISUAL SENSING AND HAPTIC RESPONSE USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEMarch 2024April 2025Allow1330NoNo
18595238MOBILE KEY ENROLLMENT AND USEMarch 2024November 2024Allow910YesNo
18591824Device for the Detection of Conditions Indicative of Illicit Drug ProductionFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500YesNo
18589385WILDFIRE IDENTIFICATION IN IMAGERYFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18589270Smart Trailer SystemFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1620NoNo
18584458Head-mounted physiological signal monitoring system, devices and methodsFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18443132SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING REMOTE CONTROL UNITS AND PAIRED DEVICESFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18441120SIGNAL GENERATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING SAMEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18438634MERCHANDISE SECURITY SYSTEM WITH INDUCTIVE CHARGINGFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18438354COORDINATING COMPLEMENTARY NOTIFICATIONS ACROSS RELATED COMPUTING DEVICES CONNECTED TO A WIRELESS CHARGING APPARATUSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18682640DEVICE FOR ACQUIRING AND SENDING DATA BETWEEN OIL OR GAS WELL STRINGSFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500YesNo
18432230Multi-Fiber Sensing Topology For Subsea WellsFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18431562DOG TRAINING AND BARK CONTROL DEVICEFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1020NoNo
18426065Tracking Device Location IdentificationJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18424770SECURITY SYSTEMJanuary 2024April 2024Allow210NoNo
18291659SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A PLURALITY OF ASSETSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18420993SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC SIGNALINGJanuary 2024October 2024Allow811NoNo
18420951INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18420322Driving Assistance Method and SystemJanuary 2024November 2024Allow900NoNo
18419005AERIAL LIFT INTERLOCKED WITH FALL-PROTECTION SAFETY APPARATUSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1600YesNo
18409427ANTI-OVERTURNING WARNING METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WORK MACHINE, WORK MACHINE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18408718OIL FIELD MONITORING SERVICE PROVIDING METHODJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710YesNo
18408152NOTIFICATION AND ALERT METHOD FOR WEARABLE AND/OR OTHER DEVICESJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1520YesNo
18407019Automated Alerts for Air-Purifier Maintenance Based on Airflow and Filtration EfficiencyJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18405831FIRE ALARM PERIPHERAL ADDRESSING USING A SMARTPHONEJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18403958DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING WORKER RISKJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18402692LOW-FREQUENCY ACOUSTIC WAVE GENERATING DEVICE FOR DETECTING PIPELINE BLOCKAGEJanuary 2024April 2024Allow410NoNo
18402545MONITORING SYSTEM FOR USE WITH MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICEJanuary 2024August 2024Allow810YesNo
18398188METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING FUSED "UNDERGROUND+GROUND" DATA IN DEEP FORMATION EXPLORATIONDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18399407METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING AN ACTIVITY OF A REMOTE USERDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18395054HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE WITH LUMINARY COMMUNICATION INTERFACEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1400NoNo
18389885INDICATOR FOR HYBRID AIRCRAFT POWER PLANTDecember 2023May 2025Allow1700NoNo
18544751SELF-TESTING FIRE SENSING DEVICE FOR CONFIRMING A FIREDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18542875Railcar Sensor Communication SystemDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210YesNo
18541882METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING A LOW-IMPACT VEHICLE COLLISION USING HIGH-RATE ACCELERATION DATADecember 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18540919LIGHT-EMITTING TRAFFIC CONEDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18540616AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE APPLICATIONDecember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18538681COMPETITION STARTING SYSTEMDecember 2023April 2024Allow410YesNo
18569273AERIAL LIFT INTERLOCKED WITH FALL-PROTECTION SAFETY APPARATUSDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800YesNo
18536244ONE-TIME ACTIVATION SMOKE ALARMDecember 2023May 2025Allow1700NoNo
18534938SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE ACTUATED CONFIGURATION OF A CONTROLLING DEVICEDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18534450Personal Monitoring ApparatusDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18531870MONITORING CIRCUIT FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULEDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18567940PARK ASSIST DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND PARK ASSIST METHODDecember 2023April 2025Abandon1600NoNo
18528380DOORBELL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18527518ASPIRATING SMOKE DETECTOR DEVICE OPERATIONAL ANALYSISDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18566271TACTILE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, TACTILE COMMUNICATION DEVICE, TACTILE COMMUNICATION PROGRAM, AND TACTILE COMMUNICATION METHODDecember 2023May 2025Allow1700NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2687.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
97
Examiner Affirmed
73
(75.3%)
Examiner Reversed
24
(24.7%)
Reversal Percentile
14.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 24.7% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
279
Allowed After Appeal Filing
98
(35.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
181
(64.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
60.9%
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 2687 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2687 is part of Group 2680 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 10,673 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 85.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 19 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2687's allowance rate of 85.5% places it in the 80% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly higher allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 2687 receive an average of 1.33 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 14% percentile). The median prosecution time is 19 months (in the 95% 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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