USPTO Art Unit 3614 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3614
Group: 3610
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 7,738
Last Active: April 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19119051Self-Deploying Apparatus for Attaching a Lashing to a ContainerApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19033203AXLE STRUCTURE AND VEHICLEJanuary 2025May 2025Allow400NoNo
19021276EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM FOR ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SERVO ACTIVE SUSPENSIONS AND METHOD FOR FAULT DIAGNOSISJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19009126DRIFTING KARTJanuary 2025June 2025Allow610NoNo
18721365SIDE AIRBAG DEVICEDecember 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
19001664FOLDABLE STROLLERDecember 2024April 2025Allow310NoNo
18999261SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE AND AIRBAG FOLDING METHODDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18970260THREE-WHEEL MOTOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL SYSTEMDecember 2024May 2025Allow500NoNo
18969055AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLEDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18965560SINGLE WHEELED VEHICLE WITH INCREASED TRAVEL RANGEDecember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18961584WORK MACHINENovember 2024May 2025Allow600NoNo
18939486UPPER SUPPORT ASSEMBLYNovember 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18933916Low-Profile Motorcycle DollyOctober 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18931291MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT AND ADAPTIVE SEATBELT ADJUSTMENTOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18931299Vehicle SeatOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18930831Electronically Adjustable Sway Bar LinkOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18929067LINK STRUCTURE FOR WHEELOctober 2024June 2025Allow800NoNo
18924339STEERING COLUMN MOUNT BRACKET RELEASE FEATUREOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18922759SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAMEOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18858617DAMPING FORCE VARIABLE SHOCK ABSORBEROctober 2024June 2025Allow800NoNo
18920541VEHICLE PASSENGER PROTECTION SYSTEMOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18920095Modular High-Current Battery Management SystemOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18916362METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ADJUSTMENT DRIVE OF A MOTOR-ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN, CONTROL UNIT, STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR VEHICLEOctober 2024July 2025Allow910YesNo
18915353FASTENING STRUCTURE OF A BELT ANCHOROctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18911585ELECTRIC WORK VEHICLEOctober 2024April 2025Allow700NoNo
18910253LEAN VEHICLEOctober 2024July 2025Allow910NoNo
18909789SUPPORT MECHANISM FOR CURTAIN SHIELD AIRBAGOctober 2024March 2025Allow600NoNo
18901747PNEUMATIC CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE TIRE INFLATIONSeptember 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18689489STEERING COLUMN DEVICESeptember 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18900386SWIVEL WORKING MACHINESeptember 2024May 2025Allow800NoNo
18851482STEERING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF STEERING DEVICESeptember 2024April 2025Allow700NoNo
18897634HEATER FOR AIRBAG DEVICESeptember 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18895703STEERING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLESeptember 2024May 2025Allow810YesNo
18850677WORK MACHINESeptember 2024June 2025Allow800NoNo
18894039Trailer Tailgate Ramp Lift AssistSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18893093TRIM ELEMENT COMPRISING A GUIDING DEVICE FOR AN AIRBAG, SAID GUIDING DEVICE COMPRISING AN OVERMOLDED STRUCTURESeptember 2024May 2025Allow700NoNo
18888524STABILIZER CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2024June 2025Allow910NoNo
18886705VEHICLE CHASSIS SYSTEM WITH AN OFFSET TRACK BARSeptember 2024March 2025Allow600NoNo
18885626Trailing Arm For a VehicleSeptember 2024June 2025Allow910YesNo
18883091SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAMESeptember 2024January 2025Allow400NoNo
18845930RELEASE MECHANISM OF AIRBAG MOORING MEMBERSeptember 2024April 2025Allow700NoNo
18829859SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTUATING A VEHICLE HOODSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810YesNo
18829210FOLDABLE TRAILER STEERING SYSTEMSeptember 2024May 2025Allow910NoNo
18844440LOCKING TOOLSeptember 2024April 2025Allow700NoNo
18825463INSTRUMENT PANEL TOPPER SYSTEM FOR DUAL HORIZON DISPLAY WITH ENCAPSULATED PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DOORSeptember 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18844332FLUID PRESSURE SHOCK ABSORBERSeptember 2024May 2025Allow800YesNo
18844356FLUID PRESSURE SHOCK ABSORBERSeptember 2024June 2025Allow900NoNo
18823979STABILIZER BAR UNITSeptember 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18824497VEHICLE SEATSeptember 2024March 2025Allow600NoNo
18821186Mounting Bracket Assemblies as well as Suspension Assemblies, Kits and Methods Including SameAugust 2024March 2025Allow700NoNo
18817365AIRBAG DEVICE FOR INSTRUMENT PANEL UPPER SURFACEAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18814153STEERING COLUMN OF VEHICLE AND STEERING SYSTEM OF VEHICLE INCLUDING SAMEAugust 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18814353HOT-START SUSPENSION TUNEAugust 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18812607TELESCOPIC MULTIFUNCTIONAL STEERING COLUMNAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18840579CURTAIN AIRBAG INSTALLING STRUCTURE AND VEHICLEAugust 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18810250BODY TIE-DOWNAugust 2024April 2025Allow700YesNo
18809897AIRBAG DEVICEAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18809964CONVEYANCE SEATAugust 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18808744VEHICLE SEAT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18839588RESTRAINING DEVICE, RESTRAINING ASSEMBLY AND SEAT UNITAugust 2024June 2025Allow1010YesNo
18838472ROTATION LIMITING DEVICE, AND STEERING DEVICEAugust 2024March 2025Allow700NoNo
18803474HORIZONTAL DAMPER FOR A SUSPENSION ASSEMBLY OF AN ELECTRIFIED VEHICLEAugust 2024March 2025Allow700NoNo
18802315Common Chassis for Ground Support TractorsAugust 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18802815APPARATUS FOR ADJUSTING VEHICLE BODY HEIGHT AND GENERATING POWERAugust 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18798828AIRBAG DEVICEAugust 2024December 2024Allow500NoNo
18798262IN-CORNER MODULAR ELECTRIC WHEEL SYSTEM INTEGRATING ADJUSTABLE KING PIN AND KING PIN-TYPE STEERING UNITAugust 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18796551SEAT ASSEMBLYAugust 2024March 2025Allow700NoNo
18836729STRUT BEARING AND VEHICLE STRUT SUSPENSIONAugust 2024June 2025Allow1000NoNo
18791890VEHICLE AIRBAG ASSEMBLYAugust 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18833723VEHICULAR SIDE AIRBAG DEVICEJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110YesNo
18783488MOWER AND GARDEN TOOLJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18784135RESCUE DEVICEJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18784405Children's Ride-On Vehicle with Quick-release Steering WheelJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18833068BELT STRAP AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A BELT STRAPJuly 2024June 2025Allow1010NoNo
18833161WIRE HARNESS MOUNTING STRUCTURE TECHNICAL FIELDJuly 2024May 2025Allow910NoNo
18782114SIDE AIRBAG DEVICEJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18781710Mobility VehicleJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18780627AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLEJuly 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18779534REAR SEAT BELT ANCHORAGE STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLEJuly 2024January 2025Allow600NoNo
18730535SHOCK ABSORBER AND BRACKETJuly 2024April 2025Allow900NoNo
18776408BULKHEAD FOR TRAILERS AND SHIPPING CONTAINERSJuly 2024April 2025Allow930YesNo
18777440OFF-ROAD VEHICLE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLYJuly 2024January 2025Allow600NoNo
18729737AIRBAG DEVICEJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18772645SUSPENSION DEVICEJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18771944Systems and Methods for Recreational VehiclesJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18770851SEAT BELT ANCHORJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18768135OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICE AND AIRBAG COVERJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18768950SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR AN ALTERNATIVE FUEL HEAVY VEHICLEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18768813HEIGHT-LEVEL ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM FOR A CHASSIS OF A MOTOR VEHICLEJuly 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18768286AIRFLOW ARRANGEMENT FOR COOLING AN ELECTRIC WORK VEHICLEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18766982VIBRATION DAMPER AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH ACTIVE SUSPENSIONJuly 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18727243STEERING DEVICEJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18727075SHOCK ABSORBER DEVICE AND VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH A SHOCK ABSORBER DEVICEJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18764774VEHICLE WITH AT LEAST TWO WHEELS AND WITH SWINGARM HAVING ADJUSTABLE LATERAL STIFFNESSJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010YesNo
18763384ARB DISCONNECT SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED ROLL GRADIENT AND UNDERSTEER CHARACTERISTICSJuly 2024February 2025Allow800YesNo
18762639AIRBAG DEVICE AND OCCUPANT PROTECTION DEVICEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010YesNo
18761539STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING COLUMNJuly 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18762621ELECTROMECHANICAL DEVICES FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE SUSPENSION SETTINGSJuly 2024March 2025Allow800NoNo
18760886METHOD AND SYSTEM OF DEPLOYING SUBSTANCE DETECTION DEVICE FUNCTIONALITYJuly 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18760306VEHICLE-BODY LOWER STRUCTUREJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo

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
32
Examiner Affirmed
18
(56.2%)
Examiner Reversed
14
(43.8%)
Reversal Percentile
88.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 43.8% 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
145
Allowed After Appeal Filing
73
(50.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
72
(49.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
96.0%
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, 50.3% 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 7,738 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 95.2%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3614's allowance rate of 95.2% places it in the 95% 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 1.33 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 14% percentile). The median prosecution time is 22 months (in the 90% 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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