USPTO Art Unit 3624 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3624
Group: 3620
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 9,448
Last Active: June 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19242801METHOD FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT UTILIZING ARTIFICAL NEURAL NETWORK SYSTEMJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19242877METHOD FOR WASTE SYSTEM MANAGEMENTJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19242827WASTE BIN COLLECTION AND MONITORING METHOD USING WASTE BIN SENSORSJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19233507METHODS FOR PERSONALIZED MARKETING OF RETAIL PRODUCTSJune 2025November 2025Allow610YesNo
19213788BIOPROCESS EXECUTION WORKFLOW INTERFACESMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19086106METHODS AND IoT SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING WELDING OF SMART GAS PIPELINE BASED ON GOVERNMENT SUPERVISIONMarch 2025November 2025Allow810NoNo
19073297System and Method for Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify and Respond to Information from Non-hierarchical Business StructuresMarch 2025June 2025Allow310NoNo
19072108Automatic Digital As-Built Database Populator and Construction Material Delivery Location EstimatorMarch 2025May 2025Allow330YesNo
19006562AGENTIC ORCHESTRATIONDecember 2024May 2025Allow410YesNo
18966368SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES FOR SECURE EXECUTION OF ANALYTICAL TASKS USING NATURAL LANGUAGEDecember 2024July 2025Allow720YesNo
18966759SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING PERFORMANCE OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT BOTSDecember 2024September 2025Allow1020YesNo
18963340GENERATIVE AI WORKFLOW SERVICE TO CUSTOMER MATCHINGNovember 2024December 2025Abandon1320YesNo
18929882SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING AI BASED RESUMEOctober 2024July 2025Allow811YesNo
18912546METHODS AND INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING SMART GAS PIPELINE NETWORK CONSTRUCTIONOctober 2024January 2026Abandon1520NoNo
18911108SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING RESOURCE ALLOCATIONOctober 2024March 2026Abandon1730YesNo
18905975METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE IN A RETAIL STOREOctober 2024April 2025Allow610YesNo
18905743Roadside Assistance System and MethodOctober 2024November 2025Abandon1320NoNo
18898719METHOD AND DEVICE FOR EVALUATING ECOLOGICAL CUMULATIVE EFFECTS OF SURFACE MINING AREASSeptember 2024October 2025Abandon1320NoNo
18887930MACHINE LEARNING ARCHITECTURE FOR DOMAIN-SPECIFIC IMAGE SCORINGSeptember 2024March 2026Abandon1820YesNo
18882344METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RANKING A PLURALITY OF WORKER AGENTS BASED ON A USER REQUESTSeptember 2024October 2025Abandon1320NoNo
18830895METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR QUERY DECOMPOSITION, AGENT RANKING, AND EXECUTION OF SELECTED AGENTS FROM A PLURALITY OF AGENTSSeptember 2024September 2025Abandon1320YesNo
18829476METHOD FOR PERFORMING QUALITY CONFORMANCE SAMPLING INSPECTION OF COMMODITIES BASED ON PRIOR INFORMATION AND ITS SYSTEMSeptember 2024October 2025Abandon1420NoNo
18824369METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE QUALITY MANAGEMENT INSPECTIONSSeptember 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18824342METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MOBILE QUALITY MANAGEMENT INSPECTIONSSeptember 2024August 2025Abandon1220YesNo
18811922PRODUCT DEMAND FORECASTING METHOD AND DEVICE USING DECOMPOSITION TECHNIQUE AND HYBRID MACHINE LEARNING MODELAugust 2024June 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18807846BIOPROCESS EXECUTION WORKFLOW INTERFACESAugust 2024February 2025Allow610YesNo
18807694AUTOMATED RECOMMENDATION AND CURATION OF TASKS FOR EXPERIENCESAugust 2024February 2025Allow610YesNo
18802518SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SERVICE LOCATION OPTIMIZATIONAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500YesNo
18834620OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURE FOR THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF A SOLAR ENERGY INSTALLATION WITH STORAGE MEANS IN COMBINATION WITH THE CHARGING OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND SYSTEMJuly 2024September 2025Allow1320YesNo
18788911SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WORK TASK MANAGEMENT USING APPLICATION-LEVEL BLUE-GREEN TOPOLOGY WITH PARALLEL INFRASTRUCTURE RAILSJuly 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18783656ADAPTIVE DERIVATION OF MEETING CONTENTJuly 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18777488SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONAL ENERGY CONSUMPTION CHANGE PAYBACK DETERMINATION USING DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCESJuly 2024January 2026Allow1800YesNo
18771110CONDUCTIVE FEATURE FORMATION AND STRUCTUREJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18766113SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING IMPLEMENTATION OF BUILDING ENERGY CONSUMPTION REDUCTION USING DISTRIBUTED COMPUTATIONAL RESOURCESJuly 2024December 2025Allow1700YesNo
18762775HIGH ELECTRON MOBILITY TRANSISTOR DEVICE HAVING AN ALUMINUM-DOPED BUFFER LAYERJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010YesNo
18761756SELECTING A WAREHOUSE LOCATION FOR DISPLAYING AN INVENTORY OF ITEMS TO A USER OF AN ONLINE CONCIERGE SYSTEM BASED ON PREDICTED AVAILABILITIES OF ITEMS AT THE WAREHOUSE OVER TIMEJuly 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18760781METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPROVED SEGMENTATION OF LARGE DATASETS USING AIJuly 2024April 2025Allow920YesNo
18759444COLLABORATIVE DUE DILIGENCE REVIEW SYSTEMJune 2024February 2026Abandon2020NoNo
18724770INFORMATION GENERATION APPARATUS, INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD AND PROGRAMJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18754362METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC PROCESSING OF IMAGES OF A DAMAGED VEHICLE AND ESTIMATING A REPAIR COSTJune 2024March 2026Allow2010YesNo
18751257METHOD FOR DETERMINING SMART GAS WORK ORDER SET ALLOCATION PLAN AND INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM THEREOFJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18748962METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DETERMINING CLOSING METRICSJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18740485SELF-SUPERVISED SYSTEM GENERATING EMBEDDINGS REPRESENTING SEQUENCED ACTIVITYJune 2024December 2025Allow1820YesNo
18733946MANAGING PRODUCTION OPERATIONS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY GOALSJune 2024March 2025Allow910YesNo
18733951PREDICTING SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN PERFORMANCE OVER TIMEJune 2024January 2025Allow710YesNo
18734238OPTIMIZING SUSTAINABILITY PARAMETERS WITH ACTION PLANS FOR AN ENTERPRISEJune 2024May 2025Allow1220YesNo
18733939MANAGING FACILITY AND PRODUCTION OPERATIONS ACROSS ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS TO ACHIEVE SUSTAINABILITY GOALSJune 2024April 2025Allow1020YesNo
18731725Systems and methods to protect shared Privileged Remote Access (PRA) sessions based on user riskJune 2024February 2026Allow2110YesNo
18679980Automatic Digital As-Built Database Populator and Construction Material Delivery Location EstimatorMay 2024February 2025Allow940YesNo
18714610INFORMATION ASSIGNING DEVICE, INFORMATION ASSIGNING METHOD, AND INFORMATION ASSIGNING PROGRAMMay 2024February 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18676543Positive Train Control Implementation SystemMay 2024August 2025Allow1510NoNo
18673181Time-Space Network Based Multi-Objective Systems and Methods for Optimal Rail Car Stacking at a Railroad Merchandise YardMay 2024April 2025Allow1120YesNo
18671346METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY EVALUATING ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURES AND BUSINESS PROCESS DOCUMENTATION FOR COMPLIANCE WITH RELEVANT STANDARDS, REQUIREMENTS, AND POLICIESMay 2024March 2026Allow2220NoNo
18666396MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR POINT OF CARE TESTINGMay 2024February 2026Abandon2120NoNo
18664056INTELLIGENT ANALYSIS METHOD FOR OPERATIONAL SUPERVISION OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY AND SYSTEM THEREOFMay 2024December 2024Allow710YesNo
18662455COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR AUTOMATED ELECTRONIC CALENDAR MANAGEMENT AND WORK TASK SCHEDULING AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFMay 2024March 2026Allow2210NoNo
18661608System and Method for Using Artificial Intelligence to Identify and Respond to Information from Non-hierarchical Business StructuresMay 2024October 2025Abandon1741NoNo
18653757SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING RESOURCE-HOLD-TIME RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON ESTIMATED CAUSAL EFFECTSMay 2024February 2026Allow2110YesNo
18651410METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SHOPPING IN A RETAIL STOREApril 2024October 2024Allow610YesNo
18651640LOYALTY INDEX USER INTERFACEApril 2024March 2026Allow2211YesNo
18649056APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR COMPANY-CUSTOMIZED WORK EVALUATION BASED ON WORK SINCERITY AND WORK CONCENTRATIONApril 2024October 2024Allow510YesNo
18644968VALUE CHAIN WORKLOAD AUTOSCALING IN AN INDUSTRY CLOUDApril 2024January 2026Allow2110YesNo
18642834SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUSINESS ANALYTICS MODEL SCORING AND SELECTIONApril 2024March 2026Allow2310NoNo
18642045METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT LOCALIZATION AND CONTROLApril 2024February 2026Abandon2220NoNo
18636944COLLABORATIVE MARKETING SYSTEMS AND METHODSApril 2024November 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18701373A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING ANIMAL INSURANCE PARAMETERSApril 2024March 2026Abandon2310NoNo
18633857BRANCH AND BOUND FOR COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION IN PARTIALLY OBSERVABLE ENVIRONMENTSApril 2024November 2025Allow1910NoNo
18632119SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ASSESSMENT OF SALES TRANSACTIONSApril 2024January 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18629022SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCORPORATING CALENDAR FUNCTIONALITY INTO ELECTRONIC MESSAGESApril 2024October 2025Allow1820YesNo
18629772INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODApril 2024September 2025Allow1700YesNo
18629599METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING OPTIMAL INFLUENCE CUSTOMER GROUP OF MARKETING NETWORK BASED ON HYPERGRAPH THRESHOLD MODELApril 2024January 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18629755USING A TRAINED MODEL FOR DISPLAYING ELEMENTS OF USER INTERFACE TO FACILITATE ENGAGEMENT BY A USER OF AN ONLINE SYSTEM WITH USER INTERFACE ELEMENTSApril 2024March 2026Allow2320YesNo
18629365SKILL DIAGNOSIS DEVICE, SKILL DIAGNOSIS METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2024February 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18629348SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BUILDING WATER-HEATING-BASED GROSS ENERGY LOAD MODIFICATION MODELING WITH THE AID OF A DIGITAL COMPUTERApril 2024October 2025Allow1800YesNo
18628069COMMUNICATION CHANNEL OR COMMUNICATION TIMING SELECTION BASED ON USER ENGAGEMENTApril 2024March 2026Allow2310YesNo
18624335MACHINE LEARNING POWERED ANOMALY DETECTION FOR MAINTENANCE WORK ORDERSApril 2024April 2025Allow1220NoNo
18623600GAMING ENVIRONMENT MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD INVOLVING A GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONApril 2024July 2025Allow1510YesNo
18619338DISPLAY SUBSTRATE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND DISPLAY DEVICEMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18618555MOBILE APPLICATION AND DATABASE FOR INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR MULTI-SERVICE SCHEDULING AND PAY SCALE, AND METHOD FOR USEMarch 2024March 2026Abandon2410NoNo
18694258PARAMETRIC COST-MODELING SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18693256FIELD SURVEY SYSTEMMarch 2024December 2025Allow2120YesNo
18608110Workflow optimization systemsMarch 2024August 2025Abandon1720YesNo
18605625GENERATING AND PROVIDING TEAM MEMBER RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CONTENT COLLABORATIONMarch 2024December 2025Allow2220YesNo
18605270ADAPTIVE SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR ALIGNING ORGANIZATIONAL WORKFLOWS WITH ORGANIZATIONAL PURPOSEMarch 2024February 2026Abandon2320NoNo
18602345INTERACTIVE MAP INTERFACE INCORPORATING CUSTOMIZABLE GEOSPATIAL DATAMarch 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18689592COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR EVALUATING APPLICATION THRESHOLD VALUES FOR AN APPLICATION OF A PRODUCT ON AN AGRICULTURAL FIELDMarch 2024February 2026Abandon2410NoNo
18595227PROCESS EVOLUTION FOR ROBOTIC PROCESS AUTOMATION AND WORKFLOW MICRO-OPTIMIZATIONMarch 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18593896Method for Generating a Performance Value of a Process Module and a System ThereofMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18583891ACTION SUGGESTION APPARATUS, ACTION SUGGESTION SYSTEM, ACTION SUGGESTION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUMFebruary 2024January 2026Abandon2310NoNo
18583570DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF EVENT TYPE USING MULTITASK CLASSIFICATION MODEL FOR INCREASING EFFICIENCY OF ITEM PIPELINEFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510NoNo
18685481AUTOMATIC RETAIL DISPLAY MANAGEMENTFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2510YesNo
18582295AUTOMATICALLY MERGING PICKUP AND DELIVERY TIME SLOTS FROM NEARBY STORESFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1910YesNo
18581916PROGRAM ORGANIZATION SYSTEM, PROGRAM ORGANIZATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMFebruary 2024February 2026Abandon2410NoNo
18444021Systems and Methods for Auditing an IT EnvironmentFebruary 2024October 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18443837CONTENT ASSOCIATIONS AND SHARING FOR SCHEDULED EVENTSFebruary 2024January 2026Abandon2310NoNo
18683632STRATEGY PLANNING SUPPORT APPARATUS, STRATEGY PLANNING SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAMFebruary 2024March 2026Abandon2510NoNo
18440056CASINO PATRON ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210NoNo
18438475Artist AnywhereFebruary 2024January 2026Abandon2310NoNo
18437714COLLABORATIVE VIDEO CHAT SCREEN SHARING USING A DIGITAL PRODUCT COLLABORATION PLATFORMFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18434364SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GIG-ECONOMY FLEET MOBILIZATIONFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2030YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3624.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
748
Examiner Affirmed
589
(78.7%)
Examiner Reversed
159
(21.3%)
Reversal Percentile
6.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 21.3% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1374
Allowed After Appeal Filing
275
(20.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1099
(80.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
7.2%
Lower 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, 20.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 3624 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3624 is part of Group 3620 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 9,448 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 35.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 45 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3624's allowance rate of 35.6% places it in the 1% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly lower allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3624 receive an average of 3.00 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 98% percentile). The median prosecution time is 45 months (in the 5% 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 more office actions than average, plan for multiple rounds of prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is longer 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.