USPTO Art Unit 2896 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2896
Group: 2890
Tech Center: 2800
Total Cases: 17,413
Last Active: March 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19112878LOW LOSS OPTICAL INTERPOSERMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19070900NEURAL NETWORK-BASED WATER QUALITY MONITORING DEVICE FOR MARINE RANCH AND DEPLOYMENT METHOD THEREOFMarch 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19032423ELECTRIC BLANKET PLUG CONNECTORJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19027217LIGHT-GATED TRANSISTOR INCLUDING LARGE-AREA TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE AS LIGHT SENSING LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310NoNo
19009815FLASHLIGHT WITH RECHARGEABLE BATTERY ASSEMBLYJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200YesNo
18991092MULTILAYER THIN FILM LITHIUM-CONTAINING OPTICAL DEVICESDecember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18979735CERAMIC SUSCEPTORDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
1897780728-PIN DUAL-TONGUE MAGNETIC CONNECTOR AND DUAL-TONGUE CONNECTORDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18972332CONTROLLED CHIRP IN OPTICAL DEVICESDecember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18969096Ultrafast response hydrogen sensorDecember 2024June 2025Allow600YesNo
18963416SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-LENS DEVICESNovember 2024June 2025Allow700YesNo
18953950DEVICE WITH A DETECTION STRUCTURE WITH COULOMB BLOCKADE SUPERIMPOSED ON A QUANTUM DOTNovember 2024May 2025Allow611NoNo
18948700ULTRACAPACITOR PITCH ENERGY MODULENovember 2024May 2025Allow600NoNo
18940780AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE LIGHTING PODNovember 2024February 2025Allow300YesNo
18940135ILLUMINATION UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUSNovember 2024June 2025Allow800YesNo
18938165CORE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR LINEAR GENERATORSNovember 2024June 2025Allow700NoNo
18932096SKATE-BEAR-SHAPED PROJECTION LAMPOctober 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18920530AQUARIUM SYSTEM WITH CONTROLABLE LIGHT AND METHODSOctober 2024May 2025Allow700YesNo
18917346FLASHLIGHT WITH RECHARGEABLE BATTERY ASSEMBLYOctober 2024November 2024Allow100YesNo
18915668DUAL POWER LIGHT SOURCEOctober 2024April 2025Allow600YesNo
18905736LAMP SET MODULE WITH T-SHAPED CONNECTING RODOctober 2024April 2025Allow700YesNo
18904928SPLICED LIGHTING FIXTUREOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18901554HYBRID HETEROJUNCTION SOLAR CELL, CELL COMPONENT AND PREPARATION METHODSeptember 2024June 2025Allow811NoNo
18899422HYDRO-ELECTROLYSIS THERMAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2024April 2025Allow700NoNo
18898744ROLLING BEARING FAULT DIAGNOSIS METHOD BASED ON FAST FOURIER TRANSFORM CODING AND LIGHTWEIGHT CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORKSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18851242OUTDOOR LUMINAIRE FOR A STREETLIGHTSeptember 2024June 2025Allow900NoNo
18891299DECORATIVE LIGHTING STRINGS AND BULBS WITH LIGHT-EMITTING DIODESSeptember 2024April 2025Allow700YesNo
18845025LUMINAIRE WITH INTEGRATED RF COMMUNICATIONSeptember 2024June 2025Allow900NoNo
18845033OUTDOOR LUMINAIRE, STREETLIGHT FIXTURE AND OUTDOOR LIGHTING SYSTEMSeptember 2024May 2025Allow800NoNo
18825489LANDSCAPE BEAUTIFICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2024October 2024Allow200YesNo
18813406SIDE PROJECTOR LIGHTAugust 2024April 2025Allow700YesNo
18813258MARINE NAVIGATION LIGHT WITH FLEXIBLE CIRCUITAugust 2024April 2025Allow700YesNo
18811546FLASHLIGHT WITH RECHARGEABLE BATTERY ASSEMBLYAugust 2024October 2024Allow200YesNo
18808373LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL, LIQUID CRYSTAL PANEL APPARATUS, AND IMAGERAugust 2024April 2025Allow700NoNo
18804518OPTOELECTRONIC SYNAPTIC DEVICE INCLUDING QUANTUM DOT(QD)-TRANSITION METAL CHALCOGENIDE(TMD) HETEROJUNCTIONAugust 2024May 2025Allow921NoNo
18796802AIRCRAFT LIGHT, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AN AIRCRAFT LIGHT, AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING AN AIRCRAFT LIGHTAugust 2024March 2025Allow800YesNo
18832886LAMP ASSEMBLYJuly 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18779685LIGHTING ELEMENT ADAPTORJuly 2024March 2025Allow800YesNo
18779050MULTI-PROBE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE ROCK SOIL IN-SITU MONITORING METHODJuly 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18773932Water Treatment System Power GenerationJuly 2024May 2025Allow1000NoNo
18771532Examination/visualization/Collection System with Light EnhancementJuly 2024January 2025Allow711NoNo
18770206SUPERCONDUCTING QUBIT MEMORY OF QUANTUM COMPUTERJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18768537DISPLAY DEVICEJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100NoNo
18727506LIGHTING MODULE AND LIGHTING DEVICEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1100NoNo
18765913Ocean Multitasking GeneratorJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18764696FLOATING POWER GENERATION SYSTEMJuly 2024November 2024Allow410NoNo
18763985DEAD-TIME COMPENSATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PERMANENT MAGNET SYNCHRONOUS MOTOR, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2024December 2024Allow610NoNo
18762891DEPTH AND CONTOUR DETECTION FOR ANATOMICAL TARGETSJuly 2024May 2025Allow1110YesNo
18761306WATER-STIRRING LANTERNJuly 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18758113WAFER CLAMPING METHOD AND SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING APPARATUSJune 2024January 2025Allow710YesNo
18725065DEVICE FOR DEHUMIDIFYING A CLOSED CASINGJune 2024April 2025Allow900NoNo
18755793SPARK PLUGJune 2024October 2024Allow400NoNo
18751489LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2024November 2024Allow400NoNo
18750844INDUCTION TYPE OIL DEBRIS SIGNAL MONITORING AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2024March 2025Allow920YesNo
18739910DISPLAY DEVICE HAVING AN EMISSION LAYERJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18739080LOW-BLUE LIGHT SOURCEJune 2024April 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18738303DEVICE PROVIDING MULTIPLE THRESHOLD VOLTAGES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEJune 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18715916DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING MAGNETIC PARTICLES IN A FLUID FLOWJune 2024October 2024Allow500NoNo
18715721Controllable Topological Qubit EntanglementJune 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18680799Luminous object combination device and combination methodMay 2024October 2024Allow400YesNo
18674886Multi-functional StreetlightMay 2024February 2025Allow800YesNo
18674645EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AN EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT AND METHOD OF DRAINING A FLUID OUT OF AN EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHTMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18671990ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT FOR AIRCRAFTMay 2024May 2025Abandon1120YesNo
18672419HOLOGRAPHIC IMAGE PROJECTION WITH HOLOGRAPHIC CORRECTIONMay 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18712667SYSTEM FOR CONVERTING AND TRANSPORTING ELECTRICAL ENERGY FOR THE INTERNAL HYBRIDISATION OF AN AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINEMay 2024May 2025Allow1200NoNo
18669544CONTROL DEVICE, POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM, POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHODMay 2024June 2025Allow1300NoNo
18711116DOUBLE-SIDED PASSIVATED CONTACT CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18665599METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CALCULATING STABILITY MARGIN DOMAIN OF CONTROL PARAMETERS OF HYDRAULIC TURBINE REGULATING SYSTEMMay 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo
18663323DISPLAY SYSTEMS USING IR AND UV TRANSPARENT OPTICAL FILMSMay 2024January 2025Allow810NoNo
18661412VEHICLE LIGHT BRACKET ASSEMBLYMay 2024January 2025Allow800YesNo
18657712Light emitting device with optimized light-guiding unitsMay 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18653040INFRARED LIGHT-EMITTING DIODEMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18652590EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AN EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT AND METHOD OF DRAINING A FLUID OUT OF AN EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHTMay 2024July 2025Allow1400YesNo
18652781DISPLAY DEVICEMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18652711VELOCITY MATCHED ELECTRO-OPTIC DEVICESMay 2024March 2025Allow1000YesNo
18651674PROJECTORApril 2024July 2024Allow300YesNo
18650804Sensing Radio Frequency Electromagnetic FieldsApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18705723DEVICE AND METHOD FOR STARTING PUMPED STORAGE GROUP AND PUMPED STORAGE SYSTEMApril 2024April 2025Allow1100NoNo
18649938MODULAR CAMERAApril 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18643904FRACTURING SYSTEMApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18703720APPARATUS FOR OPERATING SIMULTANEOUSLY AS DC (DIRECT CURRENT) MOTOR AND DC GENERATORApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18644069MONITORING DEVICES FOR METHANE GAS IN HOT THAW LAKE PONDS IN TUNDRA REGIONSApril 2024June 2024Allow100YesNo
18640843MOTOR ALIGNMENT CONTROLApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18640734SELF-POWERED ULTRAVIOLET PHOTODETECTION PERFORMANCE USING AU/TA2O5/GAN: METAL-INSULATOR-SEMICONDUCTOR (MIS) HETEROSTRUCTUREApril 2024February 2025Allow1021YesNo
18641121LONG WAVELENGTH GENERATION IN OPTICAL FIBERApril 2024February 2025Allow1000YesNo
18637727INSECT REPELLANT DEVICE WITH SIMULATED FLAMEApril 2024January 2025Allow900YesNo
18636317PROTRUSION FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18635976LIGHT FIXTUREApril 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18634508APPARATUS FOR PREVENTING CONTAMINATION OF SELF-PLASMA CHAMBERApril 2024February 2025Allow1001YesNo
18633592VEHICULAR VIDEO MIRROR SYSTEM UTILIZING A TRAILER CAMERAApril 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18629530HYDRAULIC TURBINEApril 2024February 2025Allow1000NoNo
18699318METHOD FOR ADAPTIVELY ADJUSTING PWM DUTY CYCLE, CIRCUIT AND MOTOR DRIVING SYSTEMApril 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18628729PRESSURE REGULATED FLUIDICS SYSTEM FOR FLOW CYTOMETERSApril 2024September 2024Allow600YesNo
18628667HYDRO-ELECTROLYSIS THERMAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18627713Contactless Power Generator for Powering Lights on a PropellerApril 2024December 2024Allow800YesNo
18627547PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICE WITH AN ILLUMINATED INDICIAApril 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18627227TRAFFIC SIGNALING SYSTEMApril 2024May 2024Allow200YesNo
18626111DISPLAY DEVICEApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18623938LARGE SCALE STABLE FIELD EMITTER FOR HIGH CURRENT APPLICATIONSApril 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18622952MULTIFUNCTIONAL SPRINKLER PLATFORMMarch 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2896.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
100
Examiner Affirmed
69
(69.0%)
Examiner Reversed
31
(31.0%)
Reversal Percentile
44.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 31.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
369
Allowed After Appeal Filing
123
(33.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
246
(66.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
52.8%
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, 33.3% 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 2896 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2896 is part of Group 2890 in Technology Center 2800. This art unit has examined 17,413 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 88.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2896's allowance rate of 88.6% places it in the 87% 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 2896 receive an average of 1.43 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 20% percentile). The median prosecution time is 23 months (in the 86% 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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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