USPTO Art Unit 3627 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3627
Group: 3620
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 9,844
Last Active: July 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19282692MACHINE LEARNING MODELS FOR GENERATION OF EXECUTION ACTION DATA STRUCTURES BASED ON DEVICE DELIVERY LATENCYJuly 2025January 2026Allow520NoNo
19243934STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMJune 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19244297TAX-ADVANTAGED BUSINESS OWNERSHIP TRANSFER SYSTEMJune 2025November 2025Allow512NoNo
19228352SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENGINE WITH AN ITEM ORDERING, PICKUP, AND DELIVERY PLATFORMJune 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19191173ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY AND CONSUMER ENGAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR TRADINGApril 2025December 2025Allow810YesNo
19189543MANAGING ALLOCATION OF STORAGES IN FULFILLMENT CENTERApril 2025December 2025Allow820YesNo
19169585CONNECTED CAR AS A PAYMENT DEVICEApril 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19169593CONNECTED CAR AS A PAYMENT DEVICEApril 2025October 2025Allow610YesNo
19050499Method and System for Robotic Platform Control and Multi-Dimensional Model Environment ReconstructionFebruary 2025September 2025Allow710YesNo
19041576SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO AUDIT DOCUMENTS FOR COMPLIANCE WITH GUIDELINESJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1020YesNo
19041960Secure Environment Public Register (SEPR)January 2025October 2025Allow910YesNo
19041956Secure Environment Public Register (SEPR)January 2025October 2025Allow910YesNo
18998175METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COOPERATING PACKING ACTIONS AND UNPACKING ACTIONS OF MECHANICAL ARM BASED ON DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNINGJanuary 2025October 2025Allow810NoNo
19032681CUSTOMER-FRIENDLY SMART DINING TABLEJanuary 2025June 2025Allow410YesNo
19027408DRIVE THROUGH SYSTEM WITH TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1020YesNo
18991338ADVANCEMENT OF EARNED WAGES VIA PAYROLL SERVICEDecember 2024July 2025Allow710NoNo
18980348Order Quantity Predicting System for CafeteriaDecember 2024September 2025Allow920YesNo
18977458VALIDATION SYSTEM FOR CONVEYORDecember 2024September 2025Allow920NoNo
18972098SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING UNIT POSITIONING AND STATUS VIA ACTUATION DEVICES, UNIT-UNIQUE SCANNABLE CODES EMBEDDED IN UNITS, PROXIMAL ELECTROMAGNETIC CHIPS EMBEDDED IN UNIT STORAGE POSITIONS, AND DEDICATED DATABASESDecember 2024March 2026Abandon1520NoNo
18972807ELECTRONIC TICKET INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC TICKET INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC TICKET INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC TICKET INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODDecember 2024February 2026Allow1421YesNo
18959504SYNCHRONIZATION OF LOCAL DEVICES IN POINT-OF-SALE ENVIRONMENTNovember 2024July 2025Allow710YesNo
18949918SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR END USER VIEW B2B/B2C MODENovember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18937884OPTIMIZING ORDER FULFILLMENT PROCESSESNovember 2024July 2025Allow920NoNo
18934570PALLET SORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USENovember 2024September 2025Allow1020YesNo
18919386POINT-OF-SALE DEVICE, METHOD, AND PROGRAMOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600NoNo
18916477INFERRING A LOCATION OF AN ITEM WITHIN A WAREHOUSE FROM A TAXONOMY OF ITEMS OFFERED BY THE WAREHOUSE AND LOCATIONS OF OTHER ITEMS WITHIN THE WAREHOUSEOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600NoNo
18916499SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED DATA COMPLIANCE MANAGEMENTOctober 2024April 2025Allow610YesNo
18904908OPTIMIZED ORDER FULFILLMENT FROM MULTIPLE SOURCESOctober 2024March 2026Allow1700NoNo
18903993NETWORK SERVICE PLAN DESIGNOctober 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18851910ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-OPERATED AUTONOMOUS POINT-OF-SALE CABINET/REFRIGERATOR OPERATION SYSTEMS AND PROVISION OF RETRACTABLE VIDEO CAMERAS FOR THESE SYSTEMS (MACHINE LEARNING & COMPUTER VISION)September 2024February 2026Allow1730YesNo
18891645INTERACTIVE BARTENDERSeptember 2024July 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18847099Computing Apparatus, Method and Program for Data ReconciliationSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700YesNo
18829219SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING VENDOR-AGNOSTIC CTO/QTO (CONFIGURE TO ORDER/QUOTE TO ORDER)September 2024December 2025Allow1521NoNo
18826251SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING MEDICAL DEVICE INVENTORYSeptember 2024June 2025Allow1020YesNo
18821931INTERACTIVE INVENTORY STORAGE DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHODAugust 2024January 2026Allow1700NoNo
18842363DYNAMIC LOGISTICS ENVIRONMENTAugust 2024February 2025Allow600YesNo
18812012DETECTING A SKIMMER VIA A VIBRATION SENSORAugust 2024January 2026Allow1600YesNo
18801366HYGIENIC, CUSTOMER-FRIENDLY SMART DINING TABLEAugust 2024December 2024Allow410YesNo
18799446HYBRID MULTI-TENANT CLOUD AND SINGLE-TENANT ON-PREMISES POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMSAugust 2024February 2026Allow1800NoNo
18792099DATA PROCESSING FOR EXECUTING TASKS IN ENTERPRISE APPLICATIONAugust 2024November 2025Allow1600NoNo
18786544PRODUCT DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2024November 2025Allow1620YesNo
18785568DYNAMIC VALUE DETERMINATION AND PERFORMANCE BASED ROYALTY CALCULATION OF NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS CREATED FOR AGRICULTURAL ASSETSJuly 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18784561REMOTE ORDER-TAKING SYSTEMJuly 2024September 2025Allow1440YesNo
18783387INVENTORY MANAGEMENT WITH AUTOMATIC ALIGNMENT OF BALANCES ACROSS MULTIPLE ORTHOGONAL CATEGORIZATION SCHEMESJuly 2024November 2024Allow410YesNo
18781026Barmaster Standalone Drink Monitoring SystemJuly 2024February 2025Allow710YesNo
18780129PERMISSIONING AND DEPENDENCY MAPPING IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTJuly 2024March 2026Allow2000YesNo
18773478REQUEST TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2024July 2025Allow1210YesNo
18769179CORRELATING MESSAGES FROM ASYNCHRONOUS MESSAGE QUEUES USING POLLING WITH EXPONENTIAL BACKOFF AND JITTERJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010YesNo
18768998SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC SKU GENERATION IN DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENTJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18768979METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING RECEIPT OF PACKAGE USING VEHICLE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR EXECUTING THE METHODJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18767436POINT OF SALE DEVICE WITH SECURE CONNECTION BETWEEN SECURITY MESHESJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910YesNo
18762517ACCELERATED INTELLIGENT ENTERPRISE INCLUDING TIMELY VENDOR SPEND ANALYTICSJuly 2024November 2025Allow1720NoNo
18761119SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AN ITEM IN A DISTRIBUTED ENVIRONMENTJuly 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18725555DATA INPUT METHOD, DEVICE, DUAL-CHIP POINT-OF-SALE TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024February 2026Allow2011NoNo
18759698SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF IMPLEMENTING A DISTRIBUTED RETAIL POINT-OF-SALE HARDWARE MANAGEMENT NETWORKJune 2024April 2025Allow900NoNo
18756614TOTE PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18757421STORE SERVER, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18756793PRINTER DETACHABLE KIOSK APPARATUSJune 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18723706REAL-TIME VEHICULAR GOODS INVENTORY-TAKING SYSTEM BASED ON RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TECHNOLOGYJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18748961CONTROL SYSTEM FOR CONTAINER TERMINAL AND RELATED METHODSJune 2024January 2025Allow710YesNo
18747944Service Plan Design, User Interfaces, Application Programming Interfaces, and Device ManagementJune 2024October 2025Allow1620YesNo
18746635COMBINED LABEL FOR FOOD PREPARERS AND FOOD SERVERS IN TABLE SERVICE RESTAURANTS AND METHOD OF USING SAMEJune 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18745996SALES DATA PROCESSING APPARATUSJune 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18743913AUTONOMOUS MOBILE VENDING, CARD AND TICKET ISSUANCE SYSTEMJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18719304ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND ANALYSIS METHOD USING SAMEJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18739735PRESENCE AWARE TERMINALSJune 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18739175System, Method, and Article of Manufacture to Non-Intrusively Authenticate A Primary User Of A Mobile Device Based On Presence Of Another Electronic Device Associated With The Primary User And Displaying A Scanning Code Over A Lock Screen Wallpaper Of The Mobile DeviceJune 2024February 2025Allow800NoNo
18738031STANDALONE SOLAR POWERED FEED AND SEED VENDING SYSTEMJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18733679APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES FOR STRUCTURING DISTRIBUTED SYSTEMSJune 2024January 2026Allow2011YesNo
18731899COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED MULTI-CURRENCY INVOICE CAPTURE, TRADING, ACCESS AND PAYMENT SYSTEMJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18678900DIGITAL IMAGE MANAGEMENT OF DRILL CUTTINGS IMAGESMay 2024January 2026Allow1910YesNo
18678763METHODS FOR GENERATING AN APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE INVENTORY AND DEVICES THEREOFMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18676261SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING AND REORDERING SUPPLIESMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18676068RFID DETECTION OF ARTICLES WITHOUT A DATABASEMay 2024January 2026Abandon2020YesNo
18675320INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18673700USE OF BLOCKCHAIN BASED DISTRIBUTED CONSENSUS CONTROLMay 2024October 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18673453Methods and Means for Calculating and Presenting Quantitative and Qualitative Physical and Financial Metrics Associated with Stretch FilmsMay 2024August 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18673068MULTI-SOURCE LIQUIDITY TRACKINGMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18669974Financial Health SmartwatchMay 2024July 2025Allow1410NoNo
18669996Systems and Methods for Display Notifications for Routing of Electronic Transaction Processing ResultsMay 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18669386SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLOCKCHAIN-DEPENDENT OPERATION SETSMay 2024May 2025Allow1220NoNo
18667030SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAREHOUSE PICKING USING TOTE CONTAINERSMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18664657INDEXING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING RECORD OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL PRODUCTION PROCESS AND QUALITY MONITORINGMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18662782AUTOMATED LOAN PRODUCTION SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND MEDIAMay 2024August 2025Allow1610NoNo
18661509SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPENSING CONSUMABLE LIQUIDSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18660990SUPPLIER-SIDE PRODUCT PICKING LIST GENERATION METHOD AND SYSTEMMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18659781METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING RFID TAGSMay 2024September 2025Allow1600NoNo
18658532GENERATING SECURITY EVENT CASE FILES FROM DISPARATE UNSTRUCTURED DATAMay 2024November 2025Allow1820YesNo
18654791INFORMATIONAL AND ADVERTISER LINKS FOR USE IN WEB MAPPING SERVICESMay 2024June 2025Allow1310YesNo
18654034INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, PLANNING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMMay 2024March 2026Abandon2310NoNo
18652426DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM FOR CUSTOM FINANCINGMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18652005MOBILE AUTOMATED INVENTORY CONTAINER BIN AND SYSTEMMay 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18650211METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR MANAGING HEALTHCARE ASSETS AND PROCESSESApril 2024May 2025Allow1211NoNo
18651177Data Migration and Reporting for Payroll SystemsApril 2024June 2025Allow1320YesNo
18651666BOTTLE PRESSURE SEAL WITH ENVIRONMENTAL DATA LOGGINGApril 2024November 2024Allow710YesNo
18651617SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SIMPLIFIED SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENTApril 2024February 2026Allow2110YesNo
18649160Contactless Payment Method for Social Venues and Night ClubsApril 2024November 2025Allow1910YesNo
18649762Methods and systems for detecting and tracking objectsApril 2024February 2026Allow2210NoNo
18647982SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACCESSING RECORDS VIA DERIVATIVE LOCATORSApril 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18647990ITEM TRANSITIONSApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3627.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
612
Examiner Affirmed
410
(67.0%)
Examiner Reversed
202
(33.0%)
Reversal Percentile
52.7%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.0% 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
1525
Allowed After Appeal Filing
463
(30.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1062
(69.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
38.8%
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, 30.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 3627 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3627 is part of Group 3620 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 9,844 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 51.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 41 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3627's allowance rate of 51.8% places it in the 8% 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 3627 receive an average of 2.61 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 90% percentile). The median prosecution time is 41 months (in the 12% 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.