USPTO Art Unit 3634 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3634
Group: 3630
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 19,355
Last Active: January 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19028804Portable Treestand and Climbing Stick SystemJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310NoNo
18976447ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN SLIDING WINDOW FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLEDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18863464ADAPTIVE THRESHOLD FOR SLIDING DOORSNovember 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18925185LADDER DOCKOctober 2024June 2025Allow720YesNo
18896942MULTI-MODE UP-DOWN CURTAINSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18849980ROOF WINDOW WITH A HINGE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A HINGE UNIT AND A COUPLING UNIT CONFIGURED TO ASSUME AT LEAST ONE INTERMEDIATE POSITION AND A FINAL POSITIONSeptember 2024May 2025Allow700NoNo
18889326Door Guardrail Without Exposed Support RodsSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18823862CURTAIN RETRACTION DEVICE OF ELECTRIC CURTAIN AND ELECTRIC CURTAINSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18802095Electromechanical actuator and shading device including such an electromechanical actuatorAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18802076Electromechanical actuator and shading device comprising such an electromechanical actuatorAugust 2024March 2025Allow710YesNo
18787614CURTAIN ROLLERJuly 2024April 2025Allow920YesNo
18778887HIGH SECURITY ANTI-CLIMBING PET AND CHILD CONFINEMENT GATEJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18729392A REVOLVING DOOR FOR PROVIDING A PASSAGE WAY THROUGH A BUILDING WALL AND A METHOD OF OPERATING THE REVOLVING DOORJuly 2024April 2025Allow900NoNo
18725292SOLAR WINDOW BLIND SYSTEMSJune 2024May 2025Allow1120NoNo
18734737PAN GARAGE DOOR SECTION HAVING LOW-PROFILE STILE AND HINGE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USEJune 2024September 2024Allow401YesNo
18680515ADJUSTABLE BREAKOUT DEVICEMay 2024May 2025Allow1201NoNo
18675811VERTICAL CURTAIN BLIND AND RELATED CONNECTOR CLIPS AND PANELS FOR USE WITH A VERTICAL CURTAIN BLINDMay 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18676424OUTDOOR LOUVERED TENTMay 2024November 2024Allow610NoNo
18712645A SLIDING DOOR SYSTEMMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18670668Freely Movable Construction PlatformMay 2024November 2024Allow610YesNo
18662364SLIDING DOOR FOOT BOLTMay 2024November 2024Allow600YesNo
18659579OPERATOR ASSEMBLY FOR MOVABLE BARRIERMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18656954CONNECTING ROD PIECEMay 2024January 2025Allow820NoNo
18641650FASTENING DEVICE FOR A WINDOW LIFTER, AND WINDOW LIFTERApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18626671SELF-TENSIONING MAGNETIC TRACKS AND TRACK ASSEMBLIESApril 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18696227METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING BUS SIGNAL TIME, AND COMPUTER DEVICEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18617333DROP ARM VEHICLE BARRIERMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18615299Security GateMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18613187SEALING SYSTEM FOR MOVABLE WINDOW OF VEHICULAR REAR WINDOW ASSEMBLYMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18612712SAFETY GATEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18610621Deployable Awning for Protection from Storm DamageMarch 2024February 2025Allow1100NoNo
18604172DOUBLE HUNG WINDOWMarch 2024June 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18601282PRE-WINDING A MOTORIZED ROLLER SHADEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18599981PET ACCESS TUNNEL AND METHOD OF INSTALLATIONMarch 2024February 2025Allow1201NoNo
18600009HINGED TAILGATE BRIDGEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18598594LID OPENING/CLOSING DEVICEMarch 2024July 2025Allow1610YesNo
18596864VEHICLE DOOR PUSHING DEVICEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18595225VERTICAL STABILITY ROLLER FOR VERTICALLY STACKING PANELSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18593855POWERED SWING DOOR ACTUATOR WITH SWING LINKAGE MECHANISMSMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510YesNo
18584722LADDERS, LADDER COMPONENTS AND RELATED METHODSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1420YesNo
18443397SEALING SYSTEM FOR MOVABLE WINDOW OF VEHICULAR REAR SLIDER WINDOW ASSEMBLYFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18443125AUTOMATED SMART ROOFING SYSTEMSFebruary 2024May 2024Allow301YesNo
18683866LOCKABLE CORNER BRACKETFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910YesNo
18430614Mounting Platform for Sunshade of Automobile Panoramic SunroofFebruary 2024August 2024Allow710YesNo
18425504Frameless Vehicle Door Sealing Strip Structure, Vehicle Door And VehicleJanuary 2024May 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18421025LADDER STABILIZING APPARATUSJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810YesNo
18421569METHOD OF FORMING A MAINTENANCE-FREE ROLLING DOOR VACUUM SLATJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310YesNo
18579838ELECTRONIC DOOR SYSTEMJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18576401ADVANCED MODULAR SLIDING (AMS) DOOR SYSTEMJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1610YesNo
18576247LOAD-BEARING ACCESSORY, AND WINDOWJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1620YesNo
18389992Variable Ratio Railcar Door MechanismDecember 2023March 2025Allow1511NoNo
18545702Panel With Pivoting And Translational MotionDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010YesNo
18543848SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC BLINDS AND CURTAINS FOR RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL BUILDINGSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1520NoNo
18542420METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A MODULAR LADDER SYSTEMDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18540516INSERT FOR AN AERIAL WORK ASSEMBLYDecember 2023April 2024Allow410NoNo
18538732DOOR SWING CONTROL DEVICE AND ASSOCIATED METHODDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18535994HEMMED EDGE OVERHEAD GARAGE DOOR SECTION AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE AND USEDecember 2023October 2024Allow1110YesNo
18535373PRIVACY-SECURITY DEVICEDecember 2023May 2025Allow1720YesNo
18533490WINDOW LIFTER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE WINDOW LIFTERDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610YesNo
18532777Safety Harness AssemblyDecember 2023April 2024Allow510YesNo
18529212ANTI-CLIMB SAFETY GATE TOPPERDecember 2023June 2025Allow1920YesNo
18530097Gate Opening Apparatus with Gear AssemblyDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110YesNo
18567314AN ELECTRIC STRAND GATEDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710YesNo
18527275Keeper apparatus to maintain gate in plane with frameDecember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18565643DOOR WIRING MODULE AND DOOR PLANAR MEMBERNovember 2023March 2025Allow1510YesNo
18524292GLASS RUNNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18514604LOCKOUT TOOL ASSEMBLY FOR AUTOMATIC CLOSING FIRE-RATED ROLL UP DOORSNovember 2023April 2024Allow410NoNo
18509638AUTOMOBILE WEATHER STRIPNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510YesNo
18560112SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM FOR INSTALLING INTO A BUILDING WALL, AND METHOD FOR SERVICING A SLIDING DOOR SYSTEMNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510YesNo
18505564VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURENovember 2023October 2024Allow1200NoNo
18505481HINGED SAFETY GATENovember 2023December 2024Abandon1310YesNo
18504808SLIDING-DOOR DRUM ASSEMBLY FOR A VEHICLENovember 2023June 2025Allow1920YesNo
18503461Vehicle Barrier Gate SystemNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18500296FOLDING LADDER WITH HANDRAILNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1930NoNo
18498036VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR VEHICLE DOOR STRUCTUREOctober 2023January 2025Allow1510NoNo
18498180DUAL OPERATION EMERGENCY PASSAGE EGRESS SYSTEMOctober 2023December 2024Allow1320YesNo
18496535SLIDE OPERATOR FOR FENESTRATION UNITOctober 2023March 2025Allow1621NoNo
18382501Gated barrier with visual indicatorOctober 2023February 2025Allow1611YesNo
18491716SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-SECTION WINDOW BLINDSOctober 2023March 2024Allow510YesNo
18490715MULTIFUNCTION BUTTON FOR LADDER ADJUSTMENTOctober 2023April 2025Allow1830NoNo
18381913INTERLOCKING LADDERS AND COMPONENTS THEREOFOctober 2023January 2025Allow1511YesNo
18381346FURNITURE DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MOVABLE FURNITURE PARTOctober 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18381013DOOR HINGE DEVICE FOR VEHICLEOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18488998GARAGE DOOR PANEL RAIL REINFORCEMENT DEVICESOctober 2023March 2025Abandon1701NoNo
18487556Toilet Training Step LadderOctober 2023December 2024Allow1420YesNo
18486989SERVER SYSTEM WITH AI ACCELERATOR APPARATUSES USING IN-MEMORY COMPUTE CHIPLET DEVICES FOR TRANSFORMER WORKLOADSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1700NoNo
18379904DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE FOR VEHICLEOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310YesNo
18379922DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE FOR VEHICLEOctober 2023December 2024Allow1510NoNo
18377822Gated Barrier With Lift LockOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18377127KIT FOR RETROFITTING A PIVOTING WINDOW OF A VEHICLEOctober 2023February 2024Allow521YesNo
18477812REMOVABLE VEHICULAR WINDOW PANEL WITH INTEGRATED LATCHING ELEMENT AND CARRYING HANDLESeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18478004PET TRAVEL DOOR AND ASSOCIATED METHODSSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110YesNo
18475506SEAL RETENTION CLIP FOR VEHICLE WINDOW ASSEMBLYSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710YesNo
18474340OBSTACLE DETECTION DEVICE AND DOOR OPERATOR SYSTEM EQUIPPED WITH THE SAMESeptember 2023June 2024Allow900NoNo
18372127Barrier with structurally different corner gate connectionsSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1220NoNo
18472892Mounting Element for Mounting an Architectural Covering Between Opposing Mounting SurfacesSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210NoNo
18371322DOOR WEATHER STRIPSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2130YesNo
18370715GUARDRAIL POST AND ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLIES FOR SAMESeptember 2023October 2024Allow1330NoNo
18370822POP-UP ACTUATOR FOR VEHICLE DOORSeptember 2023June 2025Allow6030YesNo
18551200BUILDING SLIDING DOOR SYSTEM WITH FIRE PROTECTIONSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1800YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3634.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
271
Examiner Affirmed
169
(62.4%)
Examiner Reversed
102
(37.6%)
Reversal Percentile
72.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 37.6% 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
951
Allowed After Appeal Filing
339
(35.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
612
(64.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
64.4%
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, 35.6% 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 3634 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3634 is part of Group 3630 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 19,355 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 63.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3634's allowance rate of 63.6% places it in the 18% 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 3634 receive an average of 1.78 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 46% percentile). The median prosecution time is 27 months (in the 64% 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.

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