USPTO Art Unit 3642 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3642
Group: 3640
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 7,726
Last Active: March 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19080390OFF-LEASH PET TRAINING DEVICEMarch 2025June 2025Allow310NoNo
19036202Detachable Cover for a Retractable Dog LeashJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200YesNo
19032805Payload Mounting Apparatus with Low-Profile Floor Brace SystemJanuary 2025July 2025Allow500YesNo
19023615MULTI-LEVEL VERTIPORTJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310NoNo
19007526CENTRIFUGAL PUMP PET WATER FOUNTAINJanuary 2025June 2025Allow610NoNo
18978723RELIABLE SEPARATION OF A CLAMPED HDRM INTERFACEDecember 2024June 2025Allow600NoNo
18976639DEVICE FOR ABSORBING ENERGY BY COMPRESSION, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH DEVICEDecember 2024June 2025Allow600NoNo
18973541ANIMAL SORTING DEVICEDecember 2024April 2025Allow410NoNo
18964357pet water feederNovember 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18963794CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD SUITABLE FOR ULTRA-LARGE-SCALE PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER STATIONNovember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18867836AERODYNAMIC POD FOR AIRCRAFTSNovember 2024June 2025Allow700NoNo
18954382SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUSPENDING HF ANTENNASNovember 2024February 2025Allow310YesNo
18939645ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT GROUND OPERATIONNovember 2024June 2025Allow700NoNo
18939344COMPACT PERSONAL FLIGHT VEHICLENovember 2024June 2025Allow700YesNo
18936906MISSION-ADAPTABLE AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHODS FOR IN-FIELD ASSEMBLY AND USENovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18935230WATER-SCOOPING PROBENovember 2024May 2025Allow700NoNo
18933339AIRPLANE CONFIGURED WITH A HIGH INTENSITY PULSE LASER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2024June 2025Allow800YesNo
18930844ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY VEHICLE WITH SKEWED BASE HEAT SHIELDOctober 2024May 2025Allow700NoNo
18923918ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE AND ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE SYSTEMOctober 2024May 2025Allow700NoNo
18920075Systems and Methods for Autonomous Aircraft Capturing, Lifting, and PushbackOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18916248IN-SPACE GRASPING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATIONOctober 2024July 2025Allow900NoNo
18911592FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM FOR TETHERED AERIAL VEHICLESOctober 2024May 2025Allow700NoNo
18908121AUTOMATIC SELF-CLEANING, SELF-FILLING PET WATER BOWL APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMSOctober 2024July 2025Allow900NoNo
18907917AIRCRAFT RUDDER PEDAL WITH MECHANICAL KINEMATIC CHAINOctober 2024June 2025Allow800NoNo
18905523AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ENGINE ATTACHMENT SYSTEM THAT HAS REDUCED VERTICAL BULKOctober 2024May 2025Allow700NoNo
18901525ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPLICATION OF HEALTH-BASED PRODUCTSeptember 2024June 2025Allow900NoNo
18891145AIRCRAFT SEAT FRAMESeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18891826SATELLITE FOR RENDEZVOUS USING ELECTRIC PROPULSION THRUSTERSSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610YesNo
18890495WING DEPLOYMENT APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFTSeptember 2024April 2025Allow700YesNo
18885984FOOD STORING AND CONSUMPTION TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2024April 2025Allow700YesNo
18829739LAVATORIES ON A BLENDED WING BODY AIRCRAFTSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300YesNo
18829462ELECTRICAL UMBILICAL SYSTEM FOR SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE, USING ELECTROMAGNETSeptember 2024May 2025Allow800NoNo
18826229Wave energy pressure amplification device and marine ranching feeding system and methodSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18824117Hydroponic System for Use in a Desert-Like EnvironmentSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18841793DEVICE FOR LAUNCHING A DRONE USING SPRING THRUST, METHOD FOR LAUNCHING DRONES USING THIS DEVICE, AND TOOL FOR IMPLEMENTING THIS METHODAugust 2024June 2025Allow1010YesNo
18840833CONFIGURABLE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMAugust 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18812446SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERTICAL FARMINGAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18797673PROTECTION SYSTEMAugust 2024June 2025Allow1000NoNo
18797777THRUST VECTORING PROPULSORAugust 2024June 2025Allow1100NoNo
18836970STRUT FOR AIRCRAFT LANDING GEAR EQUIPPED WITH AN ACCUMULATOR, LANDING GEAR COMPRISING SUCH A STRUT, AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH LANDING GEARAugust 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18797158AIRCRAFT WITH AN UNDUCTED FAN PROPULSORAugust 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18792688DUCTED FAN AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEMAugust 2024July 2025Allow1110NoNo
18788975LOCKING MECHANISM AND CONTAINER FOR DELIVERING ITEMSJuly 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18788155TAKEOFF AND LANDING PAD APPARATUSJuly 2024June 2025Allow1010NoNo
18785823Grain delivery device of a bird feederJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18784712COMBINED PET PAD INCLUDING A CLAMPED SEALING COVERJuly 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18780900SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VERTICAL FARMINGJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18777884DRONE LANDING GEARJuly 2024March 2025Allow800YesNo
18777626WIRELESS PLANT CONTAINER WITH VACUUM SEALING FOR SUB-IRRIGATED SELF-WATERING CONTROLLED BY SOIL MOISTURE AND WATER LEVEL SENSORSJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18729200AIRCRAFT TAKEOFF AND LANDING APPARATUSJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18773838HYBRID POWER SYSTEMS FOR DIFFERENT MODES OF FLIGHTJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18772501Plant Growing System and Kit and Method for SameJuly 2024December 2024Allow520NoNo
18728281ORBITAL DEPLOYMENT MODULE WITH A THREE-POINT SPACE PROPULSION SYSTEMJuly 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18768378SYSTEM FOR DETACHABLY COUPLING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE WITHIN A LAUNCH TUBEJuly 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18766413Aerolift Systems and Methods Using Air Ducts and Lifting BodiesJuly 2024March 2025Allow910YesNo
18765217Multi-Segment Oblique Flying Wing AircraftJuly 2024March 2025Allow900YesNo
18762770MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONTROLLABLE MULTI-LAYER CO-EXTRUDED BIODEGRADABLE MULCHING FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024November 2024Allow500NoNo
18760905FLIGHT-ENABLED SIGNAL BEACONJuly 2024May 2025Abandon1110NoNo
18757746Systems and Methods for Overriding Autonomous Control of a DeviceJune 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18759299AGRICULTURAL TRELLIS SYSTEMS, AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODSJune 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18724726ADJUSTABLE LANDING GEARJune 2024March 2025Allow900YesNo
18753030HELICOPTER ROTOR SYSTEMJune 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18748170CONTROL MECHANISMJune 2024May 2025Allow1100NoNo
18722145SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AIR VEHICLEJune 2024March 2025Allow900YesNo
18746225HYBRID ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM LOAD SHAREJune 2024January 2025Allow700YesNo
18721578INFLATABLE STRUCTURES OF OR FOR SPACECRAFTJune 2024June 2025Allow1200YesNo
18747144MULTIPLE HOLD DOWN AND RELEASE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR RELEASING A PAYLOAD FROM A SPACECRAFTJune 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18745959ENCLOSURES FOR FACILITATING ACTIVITIES IN SPACE, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18719857UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SUPPORT DEVICE AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SUPPORT SYSTEMJune 2024May 2025Allow1110YesNo
18744110FLIP-TYPE CAT LITTER BOXJune 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18742394DEVICE FOR COUPLING A PROPULSION SYSTEM TO AN ENGINE PYLON OF AN AIRCRACT, AND CORRESPONDING AIRCRAFTJune 2024June 2025Allow1300NoNo
18742345AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SECTIONJune 2024May 2025Allow1110YesNo
18742442DEVICE FOR COUPLING A PROPULSION SYSTEM TO AN ENGINE PYLON OF AN AIRCRAFT, AND CORRESPONDING AIRCRAFTJune 2024May 2025Allow1100NoNo
18740913Aircraft System for Reduced Observer VisibilityJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18007895METHOD FOR BREAKING DORMANCY OF THESIUM CHINENSE TURCZ. SEEDSJune 2024April 2025Allow2900NoNo
18732897ARTICULATING TRUSS CONFIGURATION FOR AIRCRAFT LANDING GEARJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18732012ROTOR ASSEMBLY AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE HAVING THE SAMEJune 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18680344Aerodynamic System For An AircraftMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18675883GRAVITY FORCE ABSORBERS FOR FALL PROTECTIONMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18674131FLYING VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18673191ENVIRONMENT-CONTROLLABLE CULTIVATION DEVICE FOR MORCHELLA ESCULENTA PLANTINGMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18671939UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEMay 2024July 2025Allow1310NoNo
18671366MANNED AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFTMay 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18670164ASSEMBLY FOR AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A WING AND AN ENGINE PYLON FOR COUPLING A PROPULSION SYSTEM TO SAID WINGMay 2024May 2025Allow1200YesNo
18669991HEAT FINS FOR HEAT DISSIPATION OF ROCKET COMPONENTSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010YesNo
18669917FLIGHT VEHICLEMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18711085A TRANSMISSION SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18664021RAPID AERIAL EXTRACTION SYSTEMSMay 2024December 2024Allow810NoNo
18684642IRRIGATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR NUTRICULTURE OF CROPSMay 2024April 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18663130METHOD FOR MASS REARING OF TELENOMUS REMUSMay 2024October 2024Allow500NoNo
18664116SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIMPLED SPHERICAL STORAGE UNITSMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18663355SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A SPACECRAFT DOCKING STATIONMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18663365SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A STRATOSPHERIC AIRCRAFTMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18657688TRAM SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS TAKEOFF AND LANDING OF AIRCRAFTMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18655221MISSION-ADAPTABLE AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHODS FOR IN-FIELD ASSEMBLY AND USEMay 2024August 2024Allow401YesNo
18654560MOVABLE WALL SECTION FOR REDUCED MOBILITY PASSENGER ACCESSMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18652052AIRCRAFT WITH AN UNDUCTED FAN PROPULSORMay 2024September 2024Allow500NoNo
18652197Insect Control Vessel and Delivery DeviceMay 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18648328Rotor Deployment Mechanism For Vertical Take-Off And Landing AircraftApril 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18646221ANTI-TORQUE ROTOR FOR A HELICOPTERApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3642.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
83
Examiner Affirmed
48
(57.8%)
Examiner Reversed
35
(42.2%)
Reversal Percentile
84.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.2% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
242
Allowed After Appeal Filing
80
(33.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
162
(66.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
51.6%
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, 33.1% 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 3642 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3642 is part of Group 3640 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 7,726 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 73.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3642's allowance rate of 73.9% places it in the 37% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3642 receive an average of 1.55 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 28% percentile). The median prosecution time is 29 months (in the 51% 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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