USPTO Art Unit 3637 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3637
Group: 3630
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 18,274
Last Active: August 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19314285FOLDING TABLEAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19230540NEEDLEPOINT FINISHING METHODJune 2025February 2026Allow820YesNo
19230523FOLDABLE CABINETJune 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19221581MULTI-PURPOSE SPARE TIRE RACKMay 2025March 2026Allow1020NoNo
19216443VEHICLE-MOUNTED TABLE PLATE FIXED STEERING WHEELMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19207083Height Adjustable WorkstationMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19204361Jigsaw Puzzle TableMay 2025August 2025Allow410NoNo
19198056ROTATING ASSEMBLY AND JIGSAW PUZZLE TABLEMay 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19190974DEVICE FOR GUIDING MOVEMENT, SLIDING ELEMENT, AND ITEM OF FURNITUREApril 2025January 2026Allow910YesNo
19173268ADJUSTABLE DESK FRAMEApril 2025August 2025Allow420YesNo
19115220PULL-OUT HARD DISK BRACKET AND METHOD FOR FIXING HARD DISK THEREWITHMarch 2025August 2025Allow500NoNo
19083775ROTATABLE LIFTING STORAGE DEVICEMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19079937DETACHABLE AND COMBINABLE CABINET AND ITS ASSEMBLY METHODMarch 2025September 2025Allow710NoNo
19073384Angle-Adjustable Flip TableMarch 2025October 2025Allow710YesNo
19070558FOLDABLE TABLEMarch 2025December 2025Abandon910NoNo
19108700ITEM OF FURNITURE PROVIDED WITH A DEVICE FOR ROTATABLY DEPLOYING A MOVABLE ELEMENTMarch 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
19064988GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT ASSEMBLY AND COMPUTER CASE CONTAINING WITH GRAPHICS CARD SUPPORT ASSEMBLYFebruary 2025June 2025Allow410NoNo
19055178SELF-CLOSING SECURITY DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR RETAIL DISPLAYFebruary 2025October 2025Allow810YesNo
19040172DEVICE FOR THE ROBOTIC PRINTING OF INDIVIDUALLY-PRINTED BOOKS, AND ASSOCIATED METHODJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1110YesNo
19037343ROTATION MEMBER PREVENTED FROM BEING ENTANGLED, AND JIGSAW PUZZLE TABLEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow820NoNo
19038354Modular Notebook SystemJanuary 2025February 2026Abandon1310NoNo
19035589PUZZLE BOARDJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1010NoNo
19030643Liftable And Rotatable Jigsaw Puzzle TableJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310NoNo
19027683Erasable Drawing NotebookJanuary 2025December 2025Abandon1120NoNo
19022498METHODS OF PRINTING DOCUMENT MARKINGS WITH ENHANCED MOIRÉ EFFECTS, AND DOCUMENTS THAT EXHIBIT SUCH EFFECTSJanuary 2025August 2025Allow722NoNo
19018463SHEET BUNDLE BINDING APPARATUS AND ROTATION DETECTION METHODJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1210NoNo
19017729Structures with Inclined Planar SupportsJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310YesNo
18993328REVOLVING DOOR AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING A REVOLVING DOORJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1420YesNo
19012673MOBILE STERILIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR USING THE SAMEJanuary 2025August 2025Allow720NoNo
19002040Tamper-Evident Label and Item Authentication SystemDecember 2024October 2025Allow910YesNo
18983716PERSONALIZABLE SECURITY DOCUMENT AND METHOD OF PERSONALIZING THE SAMEDecember 2024March 2026Allow1520NoNo
18978024JIGSAW PUZZLE TABLEDecember 2024July 2025Allow720YesNo
18977571PUZZLE TABLEDecember 2024October 2025Allow1020NoNo
18975613RING BINDER MECHANISMDecember 2024September 2025Allow910NoNo
18972438RETAIL SHELVING SYSTEMDecember 2024November 2025Allow1120NoNo
18972448RETAIL SHELVING SYSTEMDecember 2024July 2025Allow710NoNo
18972016RETAIL SHELVING SYSTEMDecember 2024July 2025Allow710NoNo
18972427RETAIL SHELVING SYSTEMDecember 2024June 2025Allow610YesNo
18970218DOLL STORAGE RACK CAPABLE OF CHANGING SHAPES AND ITS USAGE METHODDecember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18969282Enhanced Cardboard-Based Pallet SystemDecember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18961161Book Construction with Die-Cut Holes Demonstrating Readily Decodable Words in Ongoing StoryNovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18956131Movable Puzzle PlatformNovember 2024March 2025Allow310NoNo
18953397Single-Leg Height-Adjustable Table with Rotation and Height-Adjustment FunctionsNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18952189LAP DESKNovember 2024May 2025Allow620NoNo
18947571COMBINED DESK TOPNovember 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18938325Jigsaw Puzzle TableNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18934991MICROPRINTING IN OFFSET, INTAGLIO AND LAMINATION PLATE FEATURESNovember 2024February 2026Abandon1620NoNo
18932203DESKTOP WORKSPACE THAT ADJUSTS VERTICALLYOctober 2024May 2025Allow720YesNo
18930950DESKTOP WORKSPACE THAT ADJUSTS VERTICALLYOctober 2024April 2025Allow620YesNo
18928803STORAGE RACK WITH REMOVABLE AND STOWABLE SHELFOctober 2024December 2024Allow100NoNo
18925361PERSONALIZABLE SECURITY DOCUMENT AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEOctober 2024December 2025Allow1420NoNo
18924666FOLDABLE FURNITURE ASSEMBLYOctober 2024December 2024Allow210YesNo
18923887ADJUSTABLE DRAWEROctober 2024August 2025Allow930NoNo
18922580APPARATUS, RAIL GUIDE AND ITEM OF FURNITUREOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18921491REFRIGERATOROctober 2024October 2025Allow1200NoNo
18918088MODULAR TABLEOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18917944NESTAINER CLOSURE SYSTEMOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18917203AERIAL DELIVERY PLATFORM TO PAYLOAD ADAPTEROctober 2024October 2025Allow1212YesNo
18916412JIGSAW PUZZLE TABLEOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18911741BUFFERING REBOUND SYNCHRONIZATION DEVICEOctober 2024March 2025Allow520YesNo
18909986TABLE WITH CONCEALED CABLE MANAGEMENTOctober 2024April 2025Allow620YesNo
18910561HEIGHT ADJUSTABLE DESKOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18910512EGG STORAGE AND DISPENSING SYSTEMOctober 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18855029SECURITY ELEMENTS IN COVERS OF SECURE ARTICLE BY ULTRASONIC WELDINGOctober 2024November 2025Allow1310NoNo
18906835LIGHT WEIGHT PLASTIC PALLETOctober 2024December 2025Allow1430NoNo
18852604DISPLAY STAND WITH CARDBOARD BASESeptember 2024March 2026Allow1700NoNo
18898549DESKTOP WORKSPACE THAT ADJUSTS VERTICALLYSeptember 2024January 2025Allow310YesNo
18895585RETRACTABLE DRAWER DIVIDING DEVICESeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18895923SLIDING DESKSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18893621ELECTRONIC COMPONENT HOUSINGSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18847828A SEALING MARK, A PACKAGE AND METHODSSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1620NoNo
18887321Multi-Functional Cover for Tray TablesSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510YesNo
18884336Twin Cam FollowerSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18883866INTERCHANGEABLE AND INTERCONNECTABLE TOOL ORGANIZING DEVICESeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18846059Photoelectric Sensor Controlled by Pulse-Frequency ModulationSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810NoNo
18830134APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A RELEASABLY LOCKED DESKTOP IN A MODULAR CUBICLESeptember 2024December 2024Allow310NoNo
18845681DISPLAY DEVICESeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18828463METHOD FOR STORING AND RETRIEVING WITH A SHOE GRIPPING APPARATUSSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18828318COUPLING STRUCTURE OF DOOR WEATHER STRIPSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1820NoNo
18820894Mobile Automated Modular Product Packing System and MethodAugust 2024November 2024Allow310NoNo
18819117STANDOFF FEATURE FOR APPLIANCEAugust 2024January 2026Allow1700NoNo
18817240JIGSAW PUZZLE TABLEAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18817289Rotating Assembly and Jigsaw Puzzle TableAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18817763ADJUSTABLE CABINET LEGAugust 2024March 2026Allow1901NoNo
18818578SLIDE RAIL ASSEMBLYAugust 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18841285BLOCKING ELEMENT, ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE AND SYSTEMAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18808323MOUNT BRACKET, STORAGE DEVICE ASSEMBLY, AND SERVERAugust 2024January 2026Allow1710YesNo
18806793TYPE OF SLIDING DOOR RAILINGAugust 2024January 2026Allow1710NoNo
18806928RECONFIGURABLE TABLESAugust 2024June 2025Allow1041NoNo
18805923REFRIGERATORAugust 2024March 2026Allow1900NoNo
18802179METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A VEHICULAR REAR SLIDER WINDOW ASSEMBLY WITH RETAINING ELEMENTAugust 2024January 2026Allow1720NoNo
18837826DIFFRACTIVE DISPLAYSAugust 2024February 2026Allow1821YesNo
18801516DRAWER-TYPE SAFEAugust 2024May 2025Abandon910NoNo
18800618STORAGE CABINET FOR DANCING MIRROR WITH ENLARGED DISPLAY SCREEN AND AUDIOAugust 2024January 2026Allow1800NoNo
18800011Wood-Burning Table with Isolated Fire ContainerAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910YesNo
18798681Book Assembly SystemAugust 2024March 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18797726APPLIANCE AND SHELF POSITION TUNING SYSTEMAugust 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18795682DOOR WARMER FOR A REFRIGERATORAugust 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18793056REAR GATE STRUCTURE OF VEHICLEAugust 2024November 2025Allow1610NoNo
18791832ADJUSTABLE SEAL FOR SLIDING DOORS AND WINDOWSAugust 2024October 2025Allow1520NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3637.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
336
Examiner Affirmed
225
(67.0%)
Examiner Reversed
111
(33.0%)
Reversal Percentile
52.9%
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
802
Allowed After Appeal Filing
227
(28.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
575
(71.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
28.2%
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, 28.3% 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 3637 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3637 is part of Group 3630 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 18,274 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 64.0%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3637's allowance rate of 64.0% places it in the 20% 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 3637 receive an average of 1.70 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 34% percentile). The median prosecution time is 25 months (in the 81% 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.