USPTO Art Unit 3614 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19330800SEPARABLE LIFTABLE DOUBLE-DECK WAGONSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19320858ROBOT STABILIZER SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610YesNo
19284232VARIABLE RATE LIQUID SPRING SUSPENSION SYSTEM EXHIBITING LOW VARIANCE IN SUSPENSION FREQUENCYJuly 2025November 2025Allow410NoNo
19280655STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTING DEVICE AND STEERING COLUMN ADJUSTING METHODJuly 2025February 2026Allow600NoNo
19280196SKI BRACKET SYSTEMJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19272914Zero Turn Riding Mower Steering MechanismJuly 2025November 2025Allow410NoNo
19261698BODY TIE-DOWNJuly 2025December 2025Allow600NoNo
19258500DRIVING MODULE FOR VEHICLEJuly 2025December 2025Allow500NoNo
19255437Vehicle SeatJune 2025December 2025Allow500NoNo
19252646PEDESTRIAN AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLEJune 2025December 2025Allow500NoNo
18862802AIR BAG DEVICEJune 2025March 2026Allow1600NoNo
19241163SIDE AIRBAG ASSEMBLYJune 2025November 2025Allow500NoNo
19239247HOUSING PARTJune 2025March 2026Allow910NoNo
19237149PASSENGER PROTECTION DEVICEJune 2025January 2026Allow710NoNo
19235848ROAD VEHICLE WITH SUSPENSION UNIT CONFIGURED TO CHANGE THE CAMBER ANGLE AND TOE ANGLE OF A FRONT WHEELJune 2025January 2026Allow700YesNo
19235222FRAME ASSEMBLY FOR A UTILITY VEHICLEJune 2025February 2026Allow810NoNo
19231157OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICEJune 2025January 2026Allow810NoNo
19226017BODY TIE-DOWNJune 2025March 2026Allow1010NoNo
19223264ACTIVE CAMBER CONTROLMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19220758FOLDING E-TRIKEMay 2025March 2026Allow910YesNo
19221453SUSPENSION DEVICESMay 2025February 2026Allow910NoNo
19218874VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEMS, RETROFIT KITS, AND METHODS OF RETROFITTING VEHICLE SUSPENSIONSMay 2025October 2025Allow410YesNo
19219254INGRESS PREDICTION AND DETECTION WITH INTELLIGENT VEHICLE RESPONSE AND WHEEL APPARATUSMay 2025December 2025Allow700NoNo
19215438WORK VEHICLEMay 2025February 2026Allow910YesNo
19214420SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLUID CIRCUIT CONTROLMay 2025November 2025Allow600NoNo
19211186BIDIRECTIONAL SLIP-CONTROLLED ELECTRICAL DRIVE AND BRAKING SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED DIFFERENTIAL FUNCTIONALITYMay 2025November 2025Allow600YesNo
19130473ARTICULATING DRIVE SHAFT ARRANGEMENT FOR VEHICLEMay 2025November 2025Allow600YesNo
19209028DAMPER WITH INTEGRATED ROLL CONTROL SYSTEMMay 2025December 2025Allow710NoNo
19207967RECONFIGURABLE STEERING DEVICEMay 2025December 2025Allow800NoNo
19206098APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE HEIGHTMay 2025February 2026Allow910NoNo
19205927SUSPENSION DAMPING CONTROLMay 2025September 2025Allow400NoNo
19204178METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR RETAINING A STEERING SHAFTMay 2025March 2026Allow1010NoNo
19203834VEHICLE STEERING DEVICEMay 2025October 2025Allow500NoNo
19202145AIR BAG DEVICEMay 2025January 2026Allow910YesNo
19201578METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPERATING VEHICLES INCLUDING CONTINUOUSLY CONTROLLED DAMPING SYSTEMSMay 2025March 2026Allow1010NoNo
19198022Common Chassis for Ground Support TractorsMay 2025January 2026Allow810NoNo
19198038EFFICIENT ELECTRICAL PASSENGER CAR WITH MOTOR CONTROLMay 2025June 2025Allow110YesNo
19197507ENERGY ABSORPTION STRAP INTEGRATED WITH A TELESCOPE DRIVE BRACKETMay 2025January 2026Allow900NoNo
19196648MOBILE CLEANING ROBOT SUSPENSIONMay 2025February 2026Allow1010NoNo
19196608SINGLE AXLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHODSMay 2025February 2026Allow1010YesNo
19193947STEERING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE INCLUDING BENDING PLATEApril 2025February 2026Allow1010NoNo
19193511ASSEMBLY FOR A STEERING SYSTEM OF A VEHICLEApril 2025March 2026Allow1010NoNo
19193541ENERGY ABSORBING STRUCTURE FOR A BATTERYApril 2025December 2025Allow810NoNo
19192208SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY ON AN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLEApril 2025February 2026Allow1010NoNo
19189760MULTI-ARTICULATED GROUND VEHICLE WITH ACTIVE ATTITUDE AND HEIGHT CONTROLApril 2025January 2026Allow910NoNo
18855931SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLEApril 2025January 2026Allow1510YesNo
19187389CONCRETE MIXER VEHICLE WITH TRAINER CABApril 2025December 2025Allow810NoNo
19185427PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION AIRBAG AND PEDESTRIAN AIRBAG DEVICEApril 2025January 2026Allow910NoNo
19185492Work VehicleApril 2025January 2026Allow910NoNo
19178090DUAL MODE JOYSTICK AND WORK VEHICLES CONTAINING THE SAMEApril 2025February 2026Allow1010NoNo
19178655Off-Road VehicleApril 2025December 2025Allow810NoNo
19120415WORKING VEHICLEApril 2025March 2026Allow1100NoNo
19175050SIDE AIRBAG DEVICEApril 2025October 2025Allow600NoNo
19175205AIR SPRING SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE FLOW VALVESApril 2025November 2025Allow710YesNo
19174115AUTOMOTIVE EMERGENCY EVACUATION SYSTEMApril 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19172916WORK MACHINEApril 2025February 2026Allow1110YesNo
19172945SUSPENSION APPARATUSApril 2025December 2025Allow810NoNo
19119051Self-Deploying Apparatus for Attaching a Lashing to a ContainerApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19171163COMPONENT FOR VEHICLE INTERIORApril 2025March 2026Allow1120NoNo
19170478COMPACT UTILITY VEHICLEApril 2025March 2026Allow1110NoNo
19097016SUSPENSION APPARATUSApril 2025February 2026Allow1010NoNo
19097629VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE MODES OF OPERATIONApril 2025September 2025Allow500NoNo
19095327TRAVELING DEVICEMarch 2025January 2026Allow1010NoNo
19093838DRIVE SYSTEM WITH A TANDEM DRIVE ASSEMBLYMarch 2025November 2025Allow800NoNo
19116493MULTI-CHAMBER AIRBAGMarch 2025March 2026Allow1100NoNo
19089380VEHICLE SEATMarch 2025September 2025Allow600NoNo
19089767ASSEMBLY FOR CARRYING ELONGATED MEDIA ALONG A VEHICLE FRAME AND A VEHICLEMarch 2025January 2026Allow1010NoNo
19089518SUSPENSION CAMBER OPTIMIZATIONMarch 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19088326KNEE AIR BAGMarch 2025December 2025Allow910NoNo
19086753AXLE DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM FOR USE WITH A TOWABLE VEHICLEMarch 2025October 2025Allow720NoNo
19086611AIRBAG WITH VENTS HAVING DIFFERENT VENTING CHARACTERISTICSMarch 2025October 2025Allow700NoNo
19087401VEHICLE WITH LIFT ASSEMBLYMarch 2025October 2025Allow700YesNo
19086672UTILITY VEHICLEMarch 2025December 2025Allow910NoNo
19084793STEERING COLUMN CONNECTION MECHANISM AND VEHICLEMarch 2025February 2026Allow1110NoNo
19084772STEERING COLUMN FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLEMarch 2025February 2026Allow1100NoNo
19085092LATERAL RETENTION FEATURE FOR VEHICLE STABILIZER BARMarch 2025March 2026Allow1211NoNo
19082924Rear Steer Knuckles for Off-Road VehiclesMarch 2025January 2026Allow1010NoNo
19080954STOWABLE ELECTRIC COLUMNMarch 2025January 2026Allow1010NoNo
19078326VEHICLE SKELETON STRUCTUREMarch 2025December 2025Allow1010NoNo
19078582SINGLE ACTUATOR TRANSLATING AND TELESCOPING STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLYMarch 2025November 2025Allow810NoNo
19110855LOWER ARM FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSIONMarch 2025March 2026Allow1200NoNo
19077256CONTROL APPARATUS FOR LIFT AXLE/SUSPENSION SYSTEMS OF HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLESMarch 2025August 2025Allow610YesNo
19111215BRAKE DEVICE AND ELECTRICALLY OPERATABLE AXLE DRIVETRAIN OF A MOTOR VEHICLEMarch 2025March 2026Allow1210NoNo
19075638COMPLIANT MECHANISM FOR SUSPENSION HEIGHT SENSORMarch 2025November 2025Allow811NoNo
19073555THREE-DIMENSIONAL AIR BAGMarch 2025January 2026Allow1010NoNo
19072743WORK VEHICLEMarch 2025December 2025Allow910YesNo
19072053OFF-ROAD VEHICLEMarch 2025September 2025Allow610YesNo
19070779AIRBAG DEVICE FOR VEHICLEMarch 2025December 2025Allow1010NoNo
19071522Log Trailer Load Adjustment AssemblyMarch 2025March 2026Allow1210NoNo
18844847CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE BEHAVIOR CONTROL DEVICE, AND FORCE GENERATION MECHANISM SYSTEMMarch 2025August 2025Allow1100NoNo
19071543VEHICLE SUSPENSIONMarch 2025October 2025Allow710NoNo
19069898AXLE BEAMMarch 2025January 2026Allow1111NoNo
19068590VEHICLE FRAMES FOR BATTERY POWERED ELECTRIC VEHICLESMarch 2025August 2025Allow500NoNo
18703826STEERING KNUCKLE CASTING AND STEERING KNUCKLEMarch 2025July 2025Allow1400NoNo
19066201STEERING COLUMN AND VEHICLEFebruary 2025September 2025Allow700NoNo
19066410ADJUSTMENT DRIVE FOR A STEERING COLUMN OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND STEERING COLUMN FOR A MOTOR VEHICLEFebruary 2025October 2025Allow800NoNo
19066745VEHICLE FRAME DESIGNED FOR HIGH VOLTAGE COMPONENT PROTECTION IN FRONTAL IMPACTSFebruary 2025August 2025Allow600NoNo
19064947THREE-DIMENSIONAL AIR BAGFebruary 2025December 2025Allow910NoNo
19065997LAND VEHICLES INCORPORATING FRONT AND REAR POWERTRAIN UNITS, POWERTRAIN UNITS, AND COMPONENTS THEREFORFebruary 2025September 2025Allow610NoNo
19065539OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICEFebruary 2025March 2026Abandon1320NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3614.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
38
Examiner Affirmed
21
(55.3%)
Examiner Reversed
17
(44.7%)
Reversal Percentile
90.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 44.7% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
167
Allowed After Appeal Filing
82
(49.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
85
(50.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
96.2%
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, 49.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 3614 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3614 is part of Group 3610 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 6,699 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 95.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3614's allowance rate of 95.8% places it in the 93% 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 3614 receive an average of 1.39 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 15% percentile). The median prosecution time is 24 months (in the 85% 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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