Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19293524 | TREAT RETAINING PET TOY | August 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19293488 | TREAT RETAINING PET TOY | August 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19274829 | ANIMAL GAIT ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHOD | July 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19252365 | RIGID TUBE STABILIZER SYSTEM FOR PARACHUTE DEPLOYMENT | June 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19250150 | FLYING APPARATUS HAVING ROTATABLE ARM WITH ATTACHED ROTOR | June 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19248448 | FLY-CASTING TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FLY-CASTING | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19242678 | COLLAPSIBLE ENCLOSURE AND SUSPENSION | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19234695 | MODULAR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | June 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19234834 | PET APPARATUS AND METHOD | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19137104 | Ice Protection Apparatus and System | June 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19231313 | GAS TURBINE ENGINE AIRCRAFT MOUNTING SYSTEM | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19222317 | TAPERED SEED PLANTING DEVICES FOR ENABLING WATER AND VEGETATION TO PENETRATE A HYDROPHOBIC LAYER AFTER A FOREST FIRE | May 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19220744 | AIR INLET DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE HELICAL PARTITION AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE AIR INLET DEVICE OF THIS KIND | May 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19211510 | CONVERTIBLE LAVATORY SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL CABIN OF AN AIRCRAFT | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19211498 | ADJUSTABLE DUAL CAPILLARY WICK PLANT IRRIGATION SYSTEM WITH WATER LEVEL MANAGEMENT | May 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19208459 | LITTER TRAY FOR TOILET TRAINING OF PETS | May 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19204044 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING EVTOL FLIGHT IN ICING | May 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19194329 | Shoreline Walker | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19172421 | Dynamically Tuned Tail Assemblies for Rotorcraft | April 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19169407 | PET WATER DISPENSER | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19091000 | POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, MOVING OBJECT, AND CONTROL METHOD OF POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM | March 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19079138 | ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED INTEGRAL FASTENING SYSTEM FOR MISSION ADAPTABLE UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES | March 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19074902 | MOBILITY AID FOR INJURED OR DISABLED ANIMAL | March 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19072348 | JOINT ASSEMBLY IN AN AIRCRAFT STRUCTURE | March 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19070709 | AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19071178 | WING FOR AN AIRCRAFT | March 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19069650 | Hand-Held Rodent Trap Setting Devices with Trap Retainer | March 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19069298 | DEVICE FOR DETERRING YARD PESTS | March 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19067793 | D-Vine Flex Support System and Related Methods | February 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19065206 | ANIMAL FEEDER | February 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19065001 | AUTOMATIC CAT LITTER BOX | February 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19064551 | ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT | February 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19062885 | AUTOMATED DETERMINATION OF COST OWNERSHIP OF SPACE DEBRIS | February 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19061304 | AIRCRAFT AIR INLET COMPRISING AT LEAST A MAIN DE-ICING SYSTEM AND AT LEAST ONE SECONDARY DE-ICING SYSTEM POSITIONED AT A SPLICE PLATE | February 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19060303 | Treble Hook Protector | February 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19057341 | MECHANICAL ARCHITECTURE FOR DISTRIBUTED FLAP ACTUATION SYSTEM | February 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19057824 | COMBINATION GARAGE DOOR SENSOR AND PEST REPELLENT DEVICE | February 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19056333 | PET DOOR INSERTS FOR WINDOW FRAMES AND SLIDING DOORS | February 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19054920 | LITTER BAG SEALING DEVICE AND CAT LITTER BOX | February 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19048387 | BIRD FEEDER HAVING INTERCONNECTED SEED TRAY | February 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19047293 | Chew Toy | February 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19047320 | ATTACHMENT SUB-SYSTEMS FOR VERTICALLY-STACKED MULTICOPTERS | February 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19042938 | Actuation assembly for a trailing edge flap of an aircraft wing | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19040768 | ELECTRIC TILTROTOR AIRCRAFT | January 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19039410 | FORWARD ENGINE MOUNT WITH CONVERGING LINKS | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19038473 | Dog Waste Collection System | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19037907 | WING ASSEMBLIES AND AIRCRAFT WITH GAP-ADJUSTMENT ASSEMBLIES FOR SLATS | January 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19035155 | A DECOMPRESSION PANEL FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND AN INTERNAL WALL OF AN AIRCRAFT HAVING SUCH A DECOMPRESSION PANEL | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19034968 | COLONY NEST EXPELLER | January 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19032968 | SHEAR PIN LATCH RECEPTACLE ASSEMBLY FOR AIRCRAFT DOORS | January 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19032056 | METHOD FOR PRESERVING AND STRENGTHENING SEEDLINGS IN CONTINUOUS CROPPED COTTON FIELD WITH SOIL MOISTURE DEFICIENCY IN DESERT OASIS | January 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19029980 | Fresh Pet Food Dispensing Techniques | January 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19029720 | AIRCRAFT WITH TILTING FAN ASSEMBLIES | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19028054 | PET TOILET SYSTEM | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19024606 | Large-Scale CubeSat Chassis | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19024845 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY KILLING PLANTS | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19022861 | LURE WITH LATERAL AND FRONT-REAR GUIDING MOVEMENT | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19019645 | TELESCOPIC MULTIFUNCTIONAL MOSQUITO KILLING LAMP | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19019236 | Multifunctional Pet Bed | January 2025 | November 2025 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19016563 | AIRCRAFT HYBRID MOTIVE POWER SOURCE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME | January 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19016962 | Artificial Nest for Solitary Bees and Application Method Thereof | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19010502 | CLIP-ON TEACHING AND PRACTICE CORD LINE FOR FLY CASTING | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19011370 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ROTOR MANAGEMENT | January 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18987937 | AIRCRAFT WING WITH A WING TIP DEVICE | December 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18987308 | IRRIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18985396 | WING FOR AN AIRCRAFT WITH A SLAT ASSEMBLY | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18983819 | REDUCING EDDY CURRENT PROPAGATION IN ELECTRIC DEVICE HOUSING | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18875095 | HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR AIRFRAMES | December 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18978211 | METHOD FOR NEAR-NATURAL LONG-TERM BREEDING OF ECONOMIC CROPS IN WETLAND BY USING RETURNED FARMLAND | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18975286 | INDEPENDENTLY MODULATED FUEL CELL COMPRESSORS | December 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18873392 | BLOCKER DOOR FOR AN AIRCRAFT THRUST REVERSER | December 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18974246 | Aircraft Inceptor Trim Apparatus | December 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18973526 | FLIGHT SYSTEM | December 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18969781 | AIRCRAFT WITH ELECTRICALLY POWERED ENGINE ACCESSORIES | December 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18967908 | DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A LIFT CONTROL DEVICE OF AN AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT WING AND AIRCRAFT | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18967410 | Uniform Exhaust Sheet and Flow Turning Control | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18963731 | Pet Cage Floor Protector | November 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18962386 | RIB MOUNTING FLANGES FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | November 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18962243 | VTOL Aircraft for Network System | November 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18959255 | SECOND SKIN PAW PROTECTORS | November 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18956397 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIFTER MOTOR COOLING IN EVTOL AIRCRAFT | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18954936 | FOLDABLE PET URINE ISOLATION PAD | November 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18867218 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ANIMAL PESTS | November 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18950797 | NUT, FISHING ROD REEL SEAT, AND FISHING ROD | November 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18946910 | PET TOYS | November 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 15 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18942856 | METHOD FOR PROMOTING ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSOCIATED PLANTS IN RESTORED WETLAND | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18936310 | AIR INLET CONFIGURATIONS FOR HYBRID AIRCRAFT | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18935545 | DOUBLE-AIR-DUCT WATER BLOWER FOR PET | November 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18862468 | ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT | November 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18935395 | FOLDING UNIT STRUCTURE AND PET HOUSE | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18932191 | FISHING ROD HOLDERS AND FISHING RODS INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18861310 | SEPTUM FOR SIFTING AND FUNNELING WASTE IN A LITTER DEVICE | October 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18930941 | FENCE FOR ENTRY STAIR OF MOTORHOME | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18929260 | Animal Feeding Apparatus | October 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18925213 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING FEEDING OF ANIMALS | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18924577 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FLUTTER ON AT LEAST A PART OF AN AIRCRAFT | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18921860 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED VERTICAL FARMING | October 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18919457 | Pet toilet | October 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18919045 | ANIMAL GROOMING TOOL AND METHODS | October 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18918235 | ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR A FLIGHT VEHICLE | October 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3647.
With a 41.1% 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.
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, 34.6% 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.
✓ 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 3647 is part of Group 3640 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 7,600 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 69.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Art Unit 3647's allowance rate of 69.8% places it in the 31% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.
Applications in Art Unit 3647 receive an average of 1.76 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 39% percentile). The median prosecution time is 30 months (in the 56% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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