USPTO Art Unit 3617 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3617
Group: 3610
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 24,202
Last Active: January 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18995246COMPLEX CLUTCH APPARATUSJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
18983929CAM CLUTCHDecember 2024May 2025Allow500NoNo
18861927Method and system for storing energyOctober 2024June 2025Allow810YesNo
18923324GRAVITATIONAL TORQUE AMPLIFIER APPARATUS AND METHODOctober 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18853511GRAVITATIONAL-TO-KINETIC ENERGY CONVERTEROctober 2024January 2025Allow400NoNo
18901867ADJUSTABLE CYCLE PEDAL SYSTEMSeptember 2024January 2025Allow400NoNo
18846274OPERATION PEDAL DEVICE FOR VEHICLESeptember 2024May 2025Allow810NoNo
18820770Bicycle StemAugust 2024June 2025Allow900YesNo
18821827Assembly Systems for Automatically Locking, Releasable, Safety KnobsAugust 2024November 2024Allow210NoNo
18839895BREATHER STRUCTURE IN POWER UNITAugust 2024July 2025Allow1000NoNo
18838234SLIDING SURFACE SEALING STRUCTURE, GEAR BOX, AND MOTOR UNITAugust 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18794580MODULAR CRANKSHAFTAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18777119ENERGY STORAGE AND DELIVERY SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2024May 2025Allow1000NoNo
187760213D Lattice GripsJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18766591DRIVE SYSTEM WITH PENDULUM MECHANISMJuly 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18765889Hinged Component And Mechanical System Comprising Such A ComponentJuly 2024November 2024Allow510NoNo
18754848PLANAR DEVICE FOR PEDAL EQUIPPED APPARATUSJune 2024April 2025Allow900NoNo
18748181BRAKE DEVICE FOR VEHICLEJune 2024May 2025Allow1110YesNo
18721394BEARING BLOCK AND METHOD OF FORMINGJune 2024March 2025Allow910YesNo
18744527MOTOR VEHICLE PEDAL WITH A DETECTOR FOR DETECTING A PEDAL ARM BREAKAGEJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18719067CLUTCH ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SWITCHABLE FREEWHEEL AND DRIVETRAIN COMPRISING THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLYJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18739229SHIP HYDROGEN HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM BASED ON DOUBLE-ROTOR MOTOR AND METHOD THEREOFJune 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18733154METHOD OF AMPLIFYING WORK OUTPUT TO BE GREATER THAN WORK INPUT USING A FULLY MECHANICAL SYSTEMJune 2024September 2024Allow300YesNo
18733825Quick Release PedalJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18731715WHEEL BEARINGJune 2024June 2025Allow1211NoNo
18674121ROTATABLE MODULEMay 2024November 2024Allow510NoNo
18669781ROTATIONAL LOCK IN INNER RING OF OUTBOARD BEARING TO AVOID LOCK WASHERMay 2024December 2024Allow600NoNo
18669713CLAMPING STORAGE DEVICEMay 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo
18667382KNOB ASSEMBLYMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18666573FLYWHEEL MAGNETIC LIFT AND BEARING SYSTEMMay 2024December 2024Allow720NoNo
18666593MECHANICAL-ENERGY STORAGE UNIT AND ASSEMBLY FIXTUREMay 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18666557STACKING FLYWHEEL AND LINKAGEMay 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18664599ACCELERATOR DEVICEMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18665003STAKING ASSEMBLY, STAKING ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING METHOD, HUB UNIT BEARING, HUB UNIT BEARING MANUFACTURING METHOD, AUTOMOBILE, AND AUTOMOBILE MANUFACTURING METHODMay 2024June 2025Allow1311YesNo
18663099RAIL TEMPERATURE EXPANSION JOINT AND LAYING AND MOUNTING METHODMay 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo
18709564Handlebar Assembly for a Motor Vehicle, and Motor Vehicle Having a Handlebar Assembly of This KindMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18657211INTELLIGENT ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BERTHING AND UNBERTHING BASED ON MULTI-TUGBOAT COLLABORATIONMay 2024June 2024Allow100NoNo
18653265GRIP WITH ACCIDENT NOTIFICATION FUNCTIONS AND SYSTEM THEREOFMay 2024May 2025Allow1300NoNo
18646730DRIVE TRAINApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18642710ZIP LINE SYSTEM WITH TURNS AND METHOD OF USEApril 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18641456COMBINABLE MULTI-AXIS STRUCTURE AND LINEAR MOTION PLATFORM HAVING THE STRUCTUREApril 2024September 2024Allow510NoNo
18641341Pedal Unit for Controlling a Vehicle FunctionApril 2024June 2025Allow1410YesNo
18640575LOW-FRICTION MEDICAL TOOLS HAVING ROLLER-ASSISTED TENSION MEMBERSApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18640073BRAKING MECHANISMS FOR STEERABLE MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED METHODSApril 2024May 2025Allow1310YesNo
18637697CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE INCLUDING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONApril 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18637536REACTION FORCE APPLYING DEVICEApril 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18637088OCEAN WAVE AND TIDAL CURRENT ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMApril 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18700509HOLLOW DISC ROTOR FOR FLYWHEEL POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEApril 2024June 2025Allow1410YesNo
18632233PEDAL SIMULATORApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18699817HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING FOR SUPPORTING A ROTATING ELEMENT, GEARBOX ACCOMMODATING SUCH A HYDRODYNAMIC BEARING, AND USE OF SUCH A HYDRODYNAMIC BEARINGApril 2024December 2024Allow810YesNo
18626469FLEXIBLE WHEEL COVER OVERLAY WITH EXTENDED SURROUNDApril 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18621100DRIVE DEVICEMarch 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18616709STRUCTURE OF ADJUSTABLE EXTENSION HANDLEBARMarch 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18616669ROCKER MECHANISM AND GAME CONTROLLERMarch 2024March 2025Allow1200NoNo
18695438VEHICLE DRIVE DEVICEMarch 2024June 2025Allow1420NoNo
18613189GRIP AND HANDLEBAR HAVING GRIPMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18610578Low Profile Rotary DamperMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510YesNo
18610849ELECTRONIC PEDAL APPARATUSMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18610166PedalMarch 2024April 2025Allow1320YesNo
18607925THERMAL MARINE PROPULSION SYSTEMMarch 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
18608590SINGLE SLOT LOADER SLOT BEARINGMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18608430ADJUSTABLE SLIDE KNOB WITH SAFETY LOCKMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18608020ACCELERATOR DEVICEMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18606561PEDAL SIMULATOR OF VEHICLEMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18607371ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND WORK MACHINEMarch 2024May 2025Allow1410NoNo
18605403ELECTRONIC PEDAL APPARATUSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18605478FOLDABLE PEDAL DEVICE FOR VEHICLESMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18602524Rotational Coupling Device With Bearing ShieldMarch 2024November 2024Allow900NoNo
18603128METHODS OF MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIQUEFACTION OF NATURAL GASMarch 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18690877LABELING ASSEMBLY FOR LABELING MACHINESMarch 2024June 2025Allow1610YesNo
18690579BOOSTER CLUTCH WITH A ROTATIONAL AXIS FOR A DRIVE TRAINMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18598476INDUSTRIAL FLOOR SCRAPER EQUIPMENT SHIELDMarch 2024June 2025Allow1520YesNo
18595326ERGONOMIC BICYCLE HANDLEBAR AND CYCLING SYSTEMSMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310YesNo
18593111GEARING UNIT FOR A DRIVE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING THE GEARING UNITMarch 2024March 2025Allow1300YesNo
18591013VACUUM PIPELINE MAGNETIC LEVITATION CONVEYING DEVICEFebruary 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18591602MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR THE RECONFIGURATION OF A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF THE MOTOR VEHICLEFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18591784UNIVERSAL TRANSFER CASE FOR RIGHT SIDE OR LEFT SIDE INSTALLATIONFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1510YesNo
18591837UNIVERSAL FRONT AXLE FOR RIGHT SIDE OR LEFT SIDE INSTALLATIONFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1600YesNo
18589487Swimming Assist Garment Capable of Adjusting Buoyancy PositionsFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18586804BRAKE PEDAL MODULEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18582662DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1410YesNo
18583421BRAKE PEDAL MODULEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18581300BEARING ASSEMBLIES, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS INCLUDING BEARING ELEMENTSFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18581232AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLEFebruary 2024May 2024Allow310YesNo
18442817BEARING WITH AT LEAST ONE SEGMENTED RINGFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1420NoNo
18441200MEDICAL DEVICE ACTUATOR LOCKSFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1520YesNo
18437469ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT PIN FOR A TIE RODFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1220YesNo
18434896LINEAR BEARING CLUTCHFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18434980COMPACT TORQUE CONVERTER ASSEMBLY FOR HYBRID MODULEFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18434267BEARING UNITFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18430593VENTED TRANSMISSION COVERFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18293808HYDRAULIC ASSEMBLY, FRICTION CLUTCH AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FRICTION CLUTCHJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1520NoNo
18426863Actuator for Pivoting Bicycle CarrierJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18426595POWERED BIMINI TOP FRAMEJanuary 2024June 2024Allow500YesNo
18426521PEDALJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18293061ADAPTER SERIES FOR GEARED MOTORS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ADAPTERJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18293192STEERING WHEELJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1400NoNo
18291993CASEJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18422401CONCENTRIC CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER ASSEMBLY AND CLUTCH COMPRISING SAID ASSEMBLYJanuary 2024April 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18422457POWERTRAIN AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAMEJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3617.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
278
Examiner Affirmed
172
(61.9%)
Examiner Reversed
106
(38.1%)
Reversal Percentile
74.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 38.1% 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
732
Allowed After Appeal Filing
275
(37.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
457
(62.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
73.9%
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, 37.6% 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 3617 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3617 is part of Group 3610 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 24,202 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 76.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3617's allowance rate of 76.6% places it in the 45% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3617 receive an average of 1.44 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 21% percentile). The median prosecution time is 24 months (in the 80% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more challenging 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.