USPTO Art Unit 3628 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3628
Group: 3620
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 10,511
Last Active: August 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19313220CUSTOMIZING MAPPING INTERFACES USING CONTEMPORANEOUS DEVICE REQUEST DATA IN RESPONSE TO APPLICATION INTERACTIONSAugust 2025March 2026Allow710YesNo
19253548MACHINE LEARNING-BASED PREDICTION OF ESTIMATED EQUIPMENT ARRIVAL TIMES IN A RAILROAD NETWORKJune 2025August 2025Allow200YesNo
19086801DELIVERY FEE CALCULATION DEVICEMarch 2025November 2025Allow820YesNo
19062948SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR QUALITY MONITORING OF PALLETSFebruary 2025December 2025Allow910NoNo
19047330READER DEVICE TECHNOLOGY FOR DETERMINING THAT AN ASSET IS LOADED TO THE ASSIGNED LOGISTICS VEHICLEFebruary 2025August 2025Allow600NoNo
19046393DISPATCH SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPATCHING VEHICLESFebruary 2025January 2026Allow1110NoNo
19032868INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR VEHICLE CHARGING AT CHARGING FACILITIESJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1210YesNo
19021984USER-INITIATED END-OF-DELIVERY CONFIRMATIONJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1210YesNo
19016715VIRTUAL QUEUING TECHNIQUESJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1300NoNo
19015480CHARGING SYSTEMJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1220YesNo
19015044NETWORK SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING COMMUNICATIONS BASED ON USER CONTEXTJanuary 2025February 2026Abandon1310NoNo
19005840OPTIMIZED SCHEDULE CONSTRUCTION AND MODIFICATION FOR ON-DEMAND PRIVATE AVIATION OPERATORDecember 2024December 2025Allow1110YesNo
19002894VIRTUAL GRID SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2024March 2026Allow1400YesNo
19001527METHODS FOR SMART GAS HOUSEHOLD INSPECTIONS BASED ON GOVERNMENT SUPERVISION, IOT SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA THEREOFDecember 2024May 2025Allow400YesNo
19001437DELIVERY PLANNING APPARATUS AND DELIVERY PLANNING METHODDecember 2024February 2026Abandon1420NoNo
19000336GRAPHIC USER INTERFACE FOR REAL-TIME CARGO HISTORY MANAGEMENT SERVICE BASED ON CARGO TRACKING API LINKAGEDecember 2024January 2026Allow1300YesNo
18986464END-TO-END MODEL LEARNING FOR DISTRIBUTED ENERGY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSDecember 2024March 2026Allow1510YesNo
18986446COMPUTING SYSTEM CONFIGURING DESTINATION ACCELERATORS BASED ON USAGE PATTERNS OF USERS OF A TRANSPORT SERVICEDecember 2024May 2025Allow500YesNo
18980763CHECK-IN VERIFICATIONDecember 2024February 2026Abandon1410NoNo
18978054Automated Travel Planning Data Processing System, Automated Tour Guide and Method Utilizing Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning AlgorithmsDecember 2024May 2025Allow511YesNo
18975112APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTION OF A TRANSPORTDecember 2024March 2026Allow1510NoNo
18873534VEHICLE OPERATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, VEHICLE OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMDecember 2024March 2026Abandon1510NoNo
18974339NO-TOUCH RETURN MAIL PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFDecember 2024December 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18967788System and Methods for Maximizing Margins to Sell Food for Farming IndustryDecember 2024February 2026Allow1510YesNo
18962625COORDINATION OF GOODS DELIVERYNovember 2024March 2026Abandon1510NoNo
18961995DEVICE REPAIRING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2024January 2026Allow1310YesNo
18960453SYSTEM FOR RESERVING AND CONFIGURING USER-PERSONALIZED WORKSPACENovember 2024October 2025Allow1010NoNo
18961123PREDICTING WHETHER TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE ITEMS WILL TRANSITION OUTSIDE OF A TARGET TEMPERATURE RANGE DURING TRANSPORT USING A MACHINE LEARNING MODELNovember 2024December 2025Allow1220YesNo
18955007Secure Pharmaceuticals Delivery Container and ServiceNovember 2024July 2025Allow811YesNo
18952556ELECTRONICALLY CONNECTABLE PACKAGING SYSTEMS CONFIGURED FOR SHIPPING ITEMSNovember 2024October 2025Allow1110NoNo
18950347Payload Management for Vertical Take-Off and Landing Aircraft Utilizing Ground TransportationNovember 2024March 2026Allow1610YesNo
18949952SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTEGRATING REAL-TIME BUSINESS INSIGHTSNovember 2024November 2025Allow1220YesNo
18947607SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROXIMITY-BASED DELIVERY SERVICENovember 2024July 2025Allow810NoNo
18945996METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND VEHICLES FOR DETERMINING A WAIT TIME AT A POINT OF INTERESTNovember 2024August 2025Allow910YesNo
18940432Multi-Modal Directions with a Ride Service Segment in a Navigation ApplicationNovember 2024May 2025Allow600NoNo
18940772System and Methods for a Parking Virtual Market Platform for Virtual Parking UnitsNovember 2024January 2026Allow1510YesNo
18935701JOB SUPPORT DEVICE AND JOB SUPPORT METHODNovember 2024November 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18936420DISPATCH MANAGEMENT DEVICENovember 2024January 2026Allow1410YesNo
18936344DIGITAL STAMPSNovember 2024January 2026Allow1510NoNo
18933425SECURE ENVIRONMENT REGISTER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATIONOctober 2024June 2025Allow810NoNo
18933392SECURE ENVIRONMENT PUBLIC REGISTER (SEPR)October 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18931217SYSTEM FOR TRACKING SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSACTION INFORMATION ON A NO-CODE BASISOctober 2024December 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18931670SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODOctober 2024July 2025Allow910YesNo
18931545SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING RIDEABLE VEHICLE LOCATIONSOctober 2024February 2026Allow1510YesNo
18930560Systems for Optimizing Battery Charging and DischargingOctober 2024April 2025Allow600YesNo
18925204SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING MANAGING OF SUPPLY CHAINS OF ITEMSOctober 2024July 2025Allow920NoNo
18925821SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN ENDURANCE ATHLETE CROWDFUNDING PLATFORMOctober 2024March 2026Abandon1710NoNo
18923796RESERVATION DEVICE, RESERVATION METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMOctober 2024January 2026Allow1520YesNo
18924297INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMOctober 2024March 2026Abandon1610NoNo
18921644SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REWARDS ENGAGEMENT SCOREOctober 2024January 2026Allow1510YesNo
18919640SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINATION OF EXPORT CODESOctober 2024July 2025Allow910NoNo
18919145INTEGRATED END-TO-END TRAVEL INSTRUMENT (TI) DEVICE GENERATION SYSTEM AND INTEGRATED TRAVEL INSTRUMENT DEVICESOctober 2024June 2025Allow810NoNo
18915339METHOD AND INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) SYSTEM FOR TRANSPORTATION SAFETY SUPERVISION BASED ON SMART GASOctober 2024March 2026Abandon1720NoNo
18914055RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND RESTAURANT MANAGEMENT METHODOctober 2024July 2025Allow900YesNo
18856223ENVIRONMENTAL SENSOR DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHODSOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18912940SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCHEDULING AND PERFORMING SELF-GUIDED TOURS OF MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL FACILITIESOctober 2024February 2026Allow1610YesNo
18913554Container Device And Delivery Systems For Using The SameOctober 2024November 2025Allow1320YesNo
18855288METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CERTIFYING CARBON CREDITS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGINGOctober 2024March 2026Abandon1710NoNo
18909941MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED MOBILE SERVICE EQUIPMENTOctober 2024November 2025Allow1300YesNo
18908758METHOD, INTERNET OF THINGS SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR DETERMINING GAS COMPENSATION SCHEME BASED ON SMART GASOctober 2024March 2025Allow500YesNo
18908297CONTROLLING THE PHYSICAL DELIVERY OF OBJECTS TO A USER AT A PROPERTYOctober 2024December 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18904179Telecommunications Product Impact ServiceOctober 2024October 2025Allow1210YesNo
18903723METHODS AND APPARATUS TO FACILITATE PICK-UP OF PACKAGESOctober 2024October 2025Allow1210YesNo
18897994Distributed Computing System That Practically Applies Networked Computing Technology and Machine-Readable Indicia to Support Traceability of Products from Providers to ClientsSeptember 2024July 2025Allow1010NoNo
18898525ETCS-SUPPORTING INTEGRATED DIGITAL REAR MIRROR DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1420YesNo
18892358DRONE DELIVERY SYSTEMSeptember 2024February 2026Abandon1720NoNo
18891623SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING DELIVERY OF ENERGY MATERIALS FROM ENERGY MATERIAL PRODUCTION FACILITIES TO DELIVERY DESTINATIONSSeptember 2024February 2026Abandon1720NoNo
18889600DISPENSING AND TRACKING SYSTEMSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1310YesNo
18887986DELIVERY SCHEDULING ADJUSTMENT OF A REPLACEMENT DEVICE BASED ON NETWORK BACKUP OF EXCHANGED DEVICESeptember 2024August 2025Allow1110YesNo
18887895LAST MILE DELIVERY BUSINESS MODELSeptember 2024March 2026Abandon1810NoNo
18886353HARD DRIVE DESTRUCTION DEVICE AND METHODSeptember 2024November 2025Allow1401NoNo
18884297SYSTEMS AND METHOD TO FACILITATE MODELING RESPONSES TO VARIABLE VALUESSeptember 2024September 2025Allow1210YesNo
18884290MODELING AND BENCHMARKING HEALTH CARE AFFORDABILITY AND AVAILABILITYSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510NoNo
18885034Location Reconciliation Based on Multiple Computing Device SignalsSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1610YesNo
18882754FLIGHT SERVICE SYSTEMSeptember 2024March 2026Abandon1820YesNo
18882086VEHICLE AND ELECTRONIC TOLL COLLECTION SYSTEMSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1720YesNo
18830290SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING A TRANSPORT SERVICE FOR DRIVERS AND USERS OF A GEOGRAPHIC REGIONSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1300YesNo
18829686INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE TRACKING VEHICLE DELIVERYSeptember 2024March 2026Abandon1820YesNo
18828924ELECTRONIC LEDGER TICKETING SYSTEMS & PLATFORMSSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1300YesNo
18829195INTEGRATED MOBILE PARKING APPLICATION AND SMART PARKING METER SYSTEMSeptember 2024March 2025Allow700YesNo
18826680CARBON FOOTPRINT ACCOUNTING METHOD FOR SILK REELING STAGE OF RAW SILKSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1510YesNo
18826576LOCATION-BASED ACTIVITY COMPUTER SYSTEMSSeptember 2024July 2025Allow1010NoNo
18823689OPTIMIZING COST OF EACH WORKLOAD IN A DATA CENTERSeptember 2024March 2026Abandon1810NoNo
18823326METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A ROAD USAGE CHARGESeptember 2024October 2024Allow100YesNo
18820835PREVENTING EMISSION DEVIATIONS OF SHIPMENTSAugust 2024June 2025Abandon1010YesNo
18818346PREDICTIVE TRACKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMAugust 2024July 2025Abandon1110NoNo
18818102SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE CHARGING SERVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLEAugust 2024January 2026Allow1720NoNo
18817952System and Method For Enabling Unattended Package Delivery to Multi-Dwelling PropertiesAugust 2024June 2025Allow910YesNo
18815169Machine Learning-Based Prediction Of Equipment Arrival Times In A Railroad NetworkAugust 2024May 2025Allow910YesNo
18811688Fully Automated Ticket Distribution SystemAugust 2024August 2025Abandon1201NoNo
18808462METHODS FOR SHARED VEHICLE ACCESSAugust 2024March 2025Allow600NoNo
18806995Real-Time Ticket Server for Vacated Stadium SeatsAugust 2024May 2025Allow910NoNo
18804905Automation System to Track a ParcelAugust 2024February 2026Allow1820NoNo
18801980EV BATTERY DEGRADATION IN A FLEETAugust 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18800736LAW ENFORCEMENT NETWORK PLATFORMAugust 2024March 2026Abandon1901NoNo
18800082MEAL MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFAugust 2024February 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18799694APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTAINER INTERFACE OPERATIONSAugust 2024December 2025Allow1611YesNo
18837330LONG-TERM EFFECT PREDICTION APPARATUS, LONG-TERM EFFECT PREDICTION METHOD, AND PROGRAMAugust 2024February 2026Abandon1810NoNo
18794398SECURE TICKETING PLATFORM AND RELATED METHODSAugust 2024September 2025Allow1310NoNo
18794777METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ACCESS TO A SECURED BUILDING AND A SECURED LOCKER SYSTEMAugust 2024February 2026Abandon1911NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3628.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
721
Examiner Affirmed
580
(80.4%)
Examiner Reversed
141
(19.6%)
Reversal Percentile
3.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 19.6% 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
1534
Allowed After Appeal Filing
291
(19.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1243
(81.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
4.7%
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, 19.0% 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 3628 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3628 is part of Group 3620 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 10,511 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 36.2%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 44 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3628's allowance rate of 36.2% places it in the 2% 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 3628 receive an average of 2.89 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 96% percentile). The median prosecution time is 44 months (in the 7% 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.