USPTO Art Unit 2876 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2876
Group: 2870
Tech Center: 2800
Total Cases: 21,343
Last Active: August 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18853965CONSUMER PRODUCT PACKAGING WITH A VISIBLE CODE, SYSTEM COMPRISING THE PACKAGING AND METHOD FOR FRAMING THE VISIBLE CODEAugust 2025March 2026Allow1700NoNo
19306798PARKING METER SYSTEMAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19304474PARKING METER WITH CONTACTLESS PAYMENTAugust 2025February 2026Allow600NoNo
19290876TERMINALS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOFAugust 2025March 2026Allow700NoNo
19272208Panel LightJuly 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19271279ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CONTROL APPARATUSJuly 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19261335System for Securing and Authenticating Art Property RightsJuly 2025January 2026Allow600NoNo
19257547IC CARDJuly 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo
19248896PAYMENT CARDS WITH ACTIVATED INFORMATION DISPLAYSJune 2025February 2026Allow700YesNo
19247472LOCAL LOCATION DETERMINATION ON PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICESJune 2025December 2025Allow620NoNo
19246259GAMING CHIP AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2025February 2026Allow800NoNo
19246658READING APPARATUSJune 2025March 2026Allow910NoNo
19245235MOBILE COMPUTER WITH SCAN ENGINE AND NFC BOOSTER COILJune 2025February 2026Allow800NoNo
19233826IDENTIFICATION TAG MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2025December 2025Allow600NoNo
19231732FRONT LIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo
18703196THUMB-TRIGGERED WEARABLE DEVICE AND SYSTEMJune 2025January 2026Allow2100NoNo
19228726METAL CARD HAVING A GLASS BODY AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJune 2025December 2025Allow700NoNo
19226038METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AN ELECTRONIC TRACKING LABEL VIA LABEL PRINTINGJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19225960ITEM TRACKING SYSTEM WITH ELECTRONIC TRACKING LABELS CONTAINING SENSORSJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19225198RFID SWITCH TAGJune 2025March 2026Allow910NoNo
19223084Rotational Magnetic Set Counter With An Elastic Radial Double Cam MechanismMay 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo
19219760BARCODE READER WITH MOTION-BASED TRIGGERINGMay 2025December 2025Allow700NoNo
19213881ACCESSIBLE CARD WITH IDENTIFICATION EMBOSSINGMay 2025March 2026Allow1010YesNo
19209804System and Method for Dynamic Multi-Level Security in High-Capacity Optical CodesMay 2025March 2026Allow1010NoNo
19207948RFID YARN MODULE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAMEMay 2025January 2026Allow800NoNo
19202986Transaction Card AssemblyMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19202490WIRELESS TAG COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND WIRELESS TAG COMMUNICATION METHODMay 2025January 2026Allow800NoNo
19192265COMPUTER-AUTOMATED DIGITAL ASSET MANAGEMENT USING INTEGRATED TRAY AND ASSET IDENTIFIERSApril 2025July 2025Allow210NoNo
19190553ACCESS SYSTEM FOR SMART LOCKER AND ACCESS METHOD THEREOFApril 2025December 2025Allow800NoNo
19187550AUTOMATED FRAUDULENT ALTERING AND PHOTOCOPYING DETECTION UTILIZING STEGANOGRAPHIC PATTERN DETECTIONApril 2025July 2025Allow300NoNo
19185550METHOD AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE TO DECODE A MICRO ENCRYPTED CODEApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19184702ANTI-COUNTERFEIT POLYNUCLEOTIDE TAGGANTSApril 2025December 2025Allow800NoNo
19175706DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUSApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19169423SELF-CHECKOUT BARCODE PREDICTIONApril 2025November 2025Allow800NoNo
19095041BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2025November 2025Allow800NoNo
19091957Automated removal of security tagsMarch 2025February 2026Allow1110NoNo
19087372SMART CARD INLAY ELEMENTMarch 2025March 2026Allow1210NoNo
19085882METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ACCESSING SECURED PHYSCIAL ASSETS AT A FACILITY UTILIZED FOR MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENTMarch 2025March 2026Allow1210YesNo
19084728DISPLAY PANEL, DISPLAY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2025January 2026Allow1000NoNo
19082117LIGHT GUIDE PLATE AND LIGHT SOURCE DEVICEMarch 2025October 2025Allow700NoNo
19111790CARD POSITIONING METHOD AND CARD READERMarch 2025February 2026Allow1100NoNo
19079460CARD READER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CARD READERMarch 2025October 2025Allow700NoNo
19078149MECHANICAL METAMATERIAL PASSIVE WIRELESS SENSORSMarch 2025November 2025Allow800NoNo
19077061CARD INSERTION PART AND CARD READERMarch 2025September 2025Allow700NoNo
19076175AEROSOL DELIVERY DEVICE, AN ARTICLE FOR USE THEREWITH, AND A METHOD OF IDENTIFYING AN ARTICLEMarch 2025February 2026Allow1110NoNo
19076211AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINEMarch 2025March 2026Allow1200NoNo
19075436PARKING METER SYSTEMMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19073266INTEGRATED APPLICATION FOR HANDLING TAGS AND BARCODESMarch 2025October 2025Allow700NoNo
19074002METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR AND MANAGE LOADING DOCKS AND FACILITY OPERATIONSMarch 2025January 2026Allow1000NoNo
19071798MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF OUTPUTTING INFORMATIONMarch 2025February 2026Allow1210NoNo
19069914SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INDICATING THE EXISTENCE OF ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION PERTAINING TO ARTICLES OF COMMERCEMarch 2025June 2025Allow410NoNo
19070113CARD READERMarch 2025September 2025Allow700YesNo
19068343AUTOMATED FRAUDULENT ALTERING AND PHOTOCOPYING DETECTION UTILIZING STEGANOGRAPHIC PATTERN DETECTIONMarch 2025June 2025Allow410NoNo
19068519AUTOMATED FRAUDULENT ALTERING AND PHOTOCOPYING DETECTION UTILIZING STEGANOGRAPHIC PATTERN DETECTIONMarch 2025July 2025Allow410NoNo
19108204CORRECTING TARGETING OF INDIRECT FIREMarch 2025January 2026Allow1100NoNo
19068528GAME TOKEN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEMarch 2025January 2026Allow1010NoNo
19068156METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING INTERNET USERSMarch 2025December 2025Allow1010NoNo
19066712MULTI-FUNCTIONAL OPTICAL ILLUMINATORSFebruary 2025January 2026Allow1110NoNo
19066638SURGICAL HF DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING AND OPERATING SURGICAL HF INSTRUMENTSFebruary 2025September 2025Allow700NoNo
19063904CAGE SYSTEM AND CHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMFebruary 2025March 2026Allow1210NoNo
19063254WIRELESS TAG COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2025November 2025Allow900NoNo
19059931AUTOMATIC SWITCHING BETWEEN ATM OPERATING MODES VIA QR CODEFebruary 2025December 2025Allow1000NoNo
19057983CARD READERFebruary 2025November 2025Allow800NoNo
19057336ADJUSTABLE CAMERA SELECTION AND AUTOFOCUS EVALUATIONFebruary 2025September 2025Allow700NoNo
19053849QUICK RESPONSE (QR) CODE BASED TEST DATA EMBEDDING AND TRANSMISSIONFebruary 2025January 2026Allow1100NoNo
19050944LOCATING METHOD AND LOCATING SYSTEM FOR SMART SHOPPING CART, COMPUTER DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2025December 2025Allow1100NoNo
19050149SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ANONYMIZED AUTHENTICATED VOTINGFebruary 2025February 2026Allow1210NoNo
19049410HIGH TEMPERATURE RFID TAG HOLDER AND ATTACHMENT COMPONENTFebruary 2025February 2026Allow1300NoNo
19048653CAGE SYSTEM AND CHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMFebruary 2025March 2026Allow1310NoNo
19048612WIRELESS, OPTICALLY-POWERED OPTOELECTRONIC SENSORSFebruary 2025March 2026Allow1310NoNo
19047852ATM TRANSACTIONS USING BARCODES IN MULTIPLE STATESFebruary 2025October 2025Allow800NoNo
19102104CHANNEL ELEMENT FOR A FLOOR CABLE CHANNEL FOR A RACE TIMING SYSTEMFebruary 2025October 2025Allow800NoNo
19045491PROVISIONING A SMART LABEL IN A PRINTERFebruary 2025February 2026Allow1310NoNo
19044086RFID Portal TargetingFebruary 2025February 2026Allow1310YesNo
19043834TOOL HAVING A DETECTABLE WIRELESS MARKER OR TAGFebruary 2025November 2025Allow910YesNo
19043840ID TAG TECHNOLOGYFebruary 2025March 2026Allow1310NoNo
19042221ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND TRACEABILITY SYSTEMJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1310NoNo
19042952SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SHARING INFORMATION BETWEEN/AMONG USERSJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1410NoNo
19040330SMART BAGGING STATION WITH HALO SENSOR ARRAYJanuary 2025September 2025Allow700NoNo
19039754CHILD RESISTANT VAPORIZERJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1210NoNo
19037988CARD PROCESSING AND ATTACHING SYSTEMJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1310NoNo
19036875MODIFIABLE CABINET FOR CHECKOUT SYSTEMJanuary 2025October 2025Allow900NoNo
18998449CHIP CARD WITH OPTIMISED COUPLING ANTENNAS AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOFJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1200NoNo
19035575LAMP FOR VEHICLEJanuary 2025September 2025Allow800NoNo
19030274CAGE SYSTEM AND CHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2025September 2025Allow800NoNo
19030135CAGE SYSTEM AND CHIP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1110NoNo
19030814SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING A BIOMETRIC PAYMENT DEVICEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow910NoNo
19030790FLATBED PRINTER AND USER INTERFACE WITH PRESSURE REGULATION FOR IN A SUCTION CHAMBER OF THE FLATBED PRINTERJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1010NoNo
19027463FREQUENCY DOMAIN-BASED PRINTABLE CHIPLESS RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID) TAG OF QUADRILATERAL OPEN RESONATORJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1410NoNo
19025452NETWORKED FOOD PREPARATION APPARATUSJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1210NoNo
19024191Generating a Unique Code from Orientation InformationJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1310NoNo
19024423CASINO MONETARY SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED EXTERNAL ID AUTHENTICATION AND TRANSACTION RECORD GENERATIONJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1110NoNo
19022207REPLAY ATTACK DETECTIONJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1110NoNo
18994854POSITION IDENTIFICATION METHOD AND SYSTEMJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1410NoNo
19020256Authentication of a Physical CredentialJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1110NoNo
19019003System and method to dynamically evaluate patterns in smart card operationsJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1110NoNo
19018125EXTENDED REALITY TAGS IN AN EXTENDED REALITY PLATFORMJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1310YesNo
19018013LABELED MOLDED BODYJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1420YesNo
18993993DISPLAY DEVICEJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1000NoNo
19017673SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADVANCED COMMUNICATION MECHANISMS FOR MAGNETIC CARDS AND DEVICESJanuary 2025March 2026Abandon1410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2876.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
160
Examiner Affirmed
106
(66.2%)
Examiner Reversed
54
(33.8%)
Reversal Percentile
57.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.8% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1075
Allowed After Appeal Filing
357
(33.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
718
(66.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
55.2%
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, 33.2% 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 show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Art Unit 2876 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2876 is part of Group 2870 in Technology Center 2800. This art unit has examined 21,343 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 81.0%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2876's allowance rate of 81.0% places it in the 67% 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 2876 receive an average of 1.65 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 31% percentile). The median prosecution time is 24 months (in the 84% 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

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.

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