USPTO Art Unit 2896 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2896
Group: 2890
Tech Center: 2800
Total Cases: 16,081
Last Active: October 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19355695HYBRID COUPLER FOR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGINGOctober 2025January 2026Allow310NoNo
19309629COMPOSITE SURFACE LIGHT SOURCE OF REFRIGERATOR AIR DUCT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFAugust 2025December 2025Allow400NoNo
19266214EASY-TO-ASSEMBLE LARGE-CURRENT COMPOSITE CIRCUIT BOARD AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREFORJuly 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19265006FRAGRANCE DISPENSER WITH DECORATIVE COVER ASSEMBLYJuly 2025March 2026Allow800YesNo
19263899Hydro-Pneumatic Apparatus and Methods of UseJuly 2025November 2025Allow410YesNo
19263012PORTABLE FLASHLIGHTJuly 2025March 2026Allow800YesNo
19243779VOLTAGE CONVERTER FOR DC POWER SYSTEMSJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19243775SOLAR POWER VOLTAGE CONVERTER SYSTEMJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19239560FLASHLIGHT ASSEMBLYJune 2025August 2025Allow200YesNo
19238234MULTIFUNCTIONAL WINGTIP LIGHTSJune 2025August 2025Allow200YesNo
19237585VEHICLE LAMPJune 2025February 2026Allow800NoNo
19237072LUMINOUS FRAME ASSEMBLYJune 2025January 2026Allow800YesNo
19134663SUPERCONDUCTING QUANTUM CIRCUIT FOR BOSONIC CODES WITH GALVANIC COUPLINGMay 2025February 2026Allow800NoNo
19222341LIGHTING ELEMENT ADAPTORMay 2025February 2026Allow900NoNo
19216790TEST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING THREE-DIRECTIONAL MULTIPHASE SEEPAGE IN TRUE TRIAXIAL LOADING PROCESSMay 2025July 2025Allow200YesNo
19212115Examination/Visualization/Collection System with Light EnhancementMay 2025December 2025Allow720YesNo
19209759ACOUSTO-OPTIC MODULATORS ENHANCED BY SUB-WAVELENGTH ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDEMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19200787SAFETY BAND FOR HARD HATMay 2025January 2026Allow900YesNo
19198860Multi-functional StreetlightMay 2025January 2026Allow800YesNo
19193924TRACK LIGHTApril 2025December 2025Allow800YesNo
19174775METHOD FOR MEASURING CRITICAL CONDENSATE SATURATION PRESSURE AND CRITICAL CONDENSATE SATURATION OF CONDENSATE GAS BY COMBINING ONE-DIMENSIONAL AND TWO-DIMENSIONAL NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE TECHNIQUESApril 2025July 2025Allow410NoNo
19095881METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING CONCENTRATION OF SURFACTANT SOLUTION FOR OIL DISPLACEMENT BY IMBIBITIONMarch 2025June 2025Allow310YesNo
19116043LUMINAIRE WITH LIGHT EXIT WINDOWMarch 2025March 2026Allow1200NoNo
19116159CLOCK CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE FOR SWITCH CHIP, AND SWITCH BOARDMarch 2025July 2025Allow410NoNo
19116263POWER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY, POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, AND SERVERMarch 2025March 2026Allow1200NoNo
19084706HYDRO-ELECTROLYSIS THERMAL ELECTRICITY GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19084720LUMINOUS FRAME ASSEMBLYMarch 2025November 2025Allow800YesNo
19084714HIGH-EFFICIENCY AND HIGH SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO SURFACE NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE DETECTION METHODMarch 2025October 2025Allow710NoNo
19112878LOW LOSS OPTICAL INTERPOSERMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19081937Removeable Power Source and Lighting DeviceMarch 2025November 2025Allow800YesNo
19070900NEURAL NETWORK-BASED WATER QUALITY MONITORING DEVICE FOR MARINE RANCH AND DEPLOYMENT METHOD THEREOFMarch 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19069057THIN FILM LITHIUM CONTAINING MODULATOR HAVING TIGHT BENDSMarch 2025August 2025Allow610YesNo
19063703TOOL WITH INTEGRATED LIGHTFebruary 2025October 2025Allow800YesNo
19058090SYSTEMS FOR LOCATING A LIGHTING ASSEMBLY IN AN APPLIANCEFebruary 2025October 2025Allow800YesNo
19056273SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERING THEFT OF INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF STREETLIGHTSFebruary 2025October 2025Allow800NoNo
19048623Pendant Fixture with Modular Acoustic Baffle VanesFebruary 2025September 2025Allow700YesNo
19046074BUILT-IN VENTILATION FANFebruary 2025October 2025Allow900NoNo
19040090LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS AND PROJECTORJanuary 2025October 2025Allow900NoNo
19032423ELECTRIC BLANKET PLUG CONNECTORJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19031112FOLDING LAMP HOLDER FOR DECORATIVE LAMPJanuary 2025September 2025Allow800NoNo
19030625MULTIFUNCTIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY LIGHTJanuary 2025September 2025Allow800NoNo
19028812HOUSING FOR LIGHT FIXTUREJanuary 2025September 2025Allow800NoNo
19027217LIGHT-GATED TRANSISTOR INCLUDING LARGE-AREA TRANSITION METAL DICHALCOGENIDE AS LIGHT SENSING LAYER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310NoNo
19022555ROOFTOP WIND TURBINE FLOW IMPROVEMENTSJanuary 2025March 2026Abandon1410NoNo
19021761FLAMELESS LED CANDLE WITH SIMULATED FLAME AND WICKJanuary 2025August 2025Allow700YesNo
18247635BACKLIGHT MODULE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2025August 2025Allow2900YesNo
19019601EARWEAR BLINKERJanuary 2025September 2025Allow800NoNo
18993748COMPRESSED AIR STORAGE CONTAINER AND COMPRESSED AIR STORAGE APPARATUS COMPRISING THE COMPRESSED AIR STORAGE CONTAINERJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1400NoNo
18993803Method, Apparatus and Use of an Apparatus for Producing a Plasma-Activated LiquidJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1000NoNo
19016514PREPARATION METHOD OF AN INSULATED WIREJanuary 2025September 2025Allow901NoNo
19014121DRIVER AND LUMINAIRE HAVING A SINGLE POWER INPUT TERMINAL AND WIDE INPUT VOLTAGE RANGEJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
19009815FLASHLIGHT WITH RECHARGEABLE BATTERY ASSEMBLYJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200YesNo
19003687PROJECTION DEVICEDecember 2024July 2025Allow700YesNo
18878947VIDEO DECODING APPARATUS AND VIDEO CODING APPARATUSDecember 2024March 2026Allow1500NoNo
19001466LIGHT STRING AND ORNAMENTAL ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2024August 2025Allow700YesNo
18999189HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE, IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD OF HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM EACH OF WHICH ESTIMATE AT LEAST ONE OF POSITION AND ORIENTATION OF HEAD-MOUNTED DISPLAY DEVICEDecember 2024August 2025Allow700NoNo
18988957LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICEDecember 2024July 2025Allow700YesNo
18991092MULTILAYER THIN FILM LITHIUM-CONTAINING OPTICAL DEVICESDecember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18985443Energy Harvesting and Electrical Power GenerationDecember 2024March 2026Abandon1510NoNo
18979631SIMULATED CANDLE FLAME STRUCTURE OF ELECTRONIC CANDLEDecember 2024July 2025Allow700YesNo
18979735CERAMIC SUSCEPTORDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18976750AIRCRAFT HEADLIGHT AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AN AIRCRAFT HEADLIGHTDecember 2024December 2025Allow1210YesNo
1897780728-PIN DUAL-TONGUE MAGNETIC CONNECTOR AND DUAL-TONGUE CONNECTORDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18973071SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2024October 2025Abandon1001NoNo
18972332CONTROLLED CHIRP IN OPTICAL DEVICESDecember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18872075MULTIFUNCTION PORTABLE ILLUMINATION SYSTEMDecember 2024February 2026Allow1410YesNo
18969096Ultrafast response hydrogen sensorDecember 2024June 2025Allow600YesNo
18968641CVD BORON UNIFORMITY OVERCOMING LOADING EFFECTSDecember 2024August 2025Allow800NoNo
18967644MEDIUM VOLTAGE INRUSH CURRENT REGULATION AND INTERCONNECTION CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2024July 2025Allow700NoNo
18966085INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS WITH SENSING NETWORK PLATFORM IN POST-SUB-PLATFORM TYPE WHERE ISSUING CACHE IS SET AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFDecember 2024October 2025Allow1000NoNo
18964032Light shading device having curved guidance and stage light fixtureNovember 2024July 2025Allow800NoNo
18963416SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-LENS DEVICESNovember 2024June 2025Allow700YesNo
18960942LAMP FOR VEHICLENovember 2024July 2025Allow800YesNo
18960381PORTABLE AREA LIGHTNovember 2024July 2025Allow700YesNo
18869421WINDOWPANE ASSEMBLY FOR A MOTOR VEHICLENovember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18958899WIND TURBINE WITH INTEGRATED BATTERY STORAGENovember 2024July 2025Allow800NoNo
18953950DEVICE WITH A DETECTION STRUCTURE WITH COULOMB BLOCKADE SUPERIMPOSED ON A QUANTUM DOTNovember 2024May 2025Allow611NoNo
18948700ULTRACAPACITOR PITCH ENERGY MODULENovember 2024May 2025Allow600NoNo
18945697ANTENNA SYSTEMS HAVING RADIATING ELEMENTS THEREIN THAT ARE PAIRED WITH HIGH PERFORMANCE LENSESNovember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18944473FLASHLIGHT HAVING MULTI-POSITION HEAD WITH DOWNLIGHTNovember 2024June 2025Allow700YesNo
18941054Configuration for a Load Regulation Device for Lighting ControlNovember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18942189THIN FILM LITHIUM-CONTAINING PHOTONICS WAFER HAVING A TRAP-RICH SUBSTRATENovember 2024November 2025Allow1220YesNo
18940135ILLUMINATION UNIT AND DISPLAY APPARATUSNovember 2024June 2025Allow800YesNo
18940780AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE LIGHTING PODNovember 2024February 2025Allow300YesNo
18938165CORE SYNCHRONIZATION FOR LINEAR GENERATORSNovember 2024June 2025Allow700NoNo
18936242ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTING DEVICE AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE REFLECTING FENCENovember 2024March 2026Allow1600NoNo
18932096SKATE-BEAR-SHAPED PROJECTION LAMPOctober 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18924750SOLAR WALL-MOUNTED LAMPOctober 2024June 2025Allow800YesNo
18920530AQUARIUM SYSTEM WITH CONTROLABLE LIGHT AND METHODSOctober 2024May 2025Allow700YesNo
18917346FLASHLIGHT WITH RECHARGEABLE BATTERY ASSEMBLYOctober 2024November 2024Allow100YesNo
18915668DUAL POWER LIGHT SOURCEOctober 2024April 2025Allow600YesNo
18914456MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT FOR MOTOR CURRENT AND SPEEDOctober 2024July 2025Allow920YesNo
18854718CONTROL UNIT AND METHOD FOR BELT SLIP DETECTION IN CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENTOctober 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18908585QUASI TRUE TIME DELAYOctober 2024December 2025Allow1500NoNo
18854332TUNGSTEN-CONTAINING MATERIAL AND DIRECT CURRENT DISCHARGE LAMP ELECTRODEOctober 2024September 2025Allow1100NoNo
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
18851803STATE MONITORING DEVICE, ROTOR BLADE, AND WIND TURBINE COMPRISING SAMESeptember 2024August 2025Allow1110NoNo

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
114
Examiner Affirmed
75
(65.8%)
Examiner Reversed
39
(34.2%)
Reversal Percentile
59.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 34.2% 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
393
Allowed After Appeal Filing
133
(33.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
260
(66.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
57.8%
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, 33.8% 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 2896 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2896 is part of Group 2890 in Technology Center 2800. This art unit has examined 16,081 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 88.2%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2896's allowance rate of 88.2% places it in the 86% 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 1.49 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 21% percentile). The median prosecution time is 23 months (in the 89% 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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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.