USPTO Art Unit 3649 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17867555Material Sheet Frictional Securing AssemblyJuly 2022April 2024Allow6010YesNo
16232324SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STORING AND PROCESSING DATAJuly 2021July 2024Abandon6010NoNo
17113133Mounting dual showering systemJanuary 2021May 2023Abandon2910NoNo
17247939Electronic Touch Capacitance Switch for Musical InstrumentDecember 2020July 2023Allow3110NoNo
17247953FREESTANDING MODULAR SPIRAL STAIRCASEDecember 2020January 2023Allow2520YesNo
17138553Exercise Handle for Fully Looped Elastic Resistance BandsDecember 2020January 2023Abandon2410YesNo
17137932LEARNING GAMIFICATION AND SAFETY CONTROL APPLICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICESDecember 2020March 2023Allow2711NoNo
17136892CONTENT MASKING ATTACKS AGAINST INFORMATION-BASED SERVICES AND DEFENSES THERETODecember 2020May 2023Allow2910NoNo
17136981SWITCHABLE RFID TAGDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2710NoNo
17256306MAGNETIC AND MECHANICAL INTEGRATED ANCHORAGE DEVICEDecember 2020April 2024Abandon3901NoNo
17134372SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTIPLE RESOURCE SHARING AND SCHEDULING FOR GROUPSDecember 2020February 2022Allow1310YesNo
17133668CPAP MASK WITH SIDE PORTS FOR PROVIDING CONTINUOUS POSITIVELY PRESSURIZED AIR TO A PATIENT WITH RESPIRATORY DISTRESS AND OTHER RESPIRATORY MEDICAL CONDITIONSDecember 2020September 2023Allow3310NoNo
17132669BUSINESS METHOD FOR A FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS LOTTERY IMPLEMENTED IN SOFTWARE OR HARDWAREDecember 2020April 2023Allow2721YesNo
17132524FOOD TEMPERATURE MONITORING AND CERTIFICATON SYSTEMDecember 2020June 2023Abandon2901NoNo
17130379SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICATION COMPLIANCE AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTIONDecember 2020December 2023Abandon3520NoNo
17130977HUMIDIFIER FOR BREATHING GAS HEATING AND HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEMDecember 2020February 2021Allow210NoNo
17130627SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GIFTING FOOD AND BEVERAGESDecember 2020July 2023Allow3130YesNo
17254852COMMUNITY WATCH WITH BOT BASED UNIFIED SOCIAL NETWORK GROUPSDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17129790METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING GLOBAL INDEX OF ARTS PRACTITIONERSDecember 2020July 2023Abandon3110NoNo
17129122PunchwrapDecember 2020July 2023Allow3100NoNo
17128114Method for protecting voter privacy in an open source transparent ballot recording systemDecember 2020June 2023Abandon3010NoNo
17128017Gas Diffusion System for AgricultureDecember 2020June 2023Abandon3010NoNo
17126379MATHEMATICAL METHOD FOR PERFORMING HOMOMORPHIC OPERATIONSDecember 2020November 2022Allow2300NoNo
17253918METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VIRTUAL THREE-DIMENSIONAL PATTERN IN A COATINGDecember 2020September 2023Abandon3310NoNo
17126665CATHETER MOUNT WITH SUCTION PORTDecember 2020February 2023Allow2600NoNo
17127468POWER FEEDER CONNECTOR DEVICESDecember 2020September 2023Allow3300YesNo
17125621OPEN INFRASTRUCTURE FOR VENDING MACHINE PAYMENTS FROM MOBILE DEVICESDecember 2020April 2024Allow4010YesNo
17125957FACE MASKDecember 2020December 2022Allow2410NoNo
17253531BRACING DEVICE FOR SECURING A FACINGDecember 2020September 2022Allow2110NoNo
17125238COMPUTER SYSTEM NETWORKING DEVICES AND ASSEMBLIESDecember 2020December 2023Allow3620NoNo
17123609PLASTIC TO TEXTILE COUPLING FOR A PATIENT INTERFACE AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SAMEDecember 2020January 2024Allow3710NoNo
17124459Bicycle Rearview MirrorDecember 2020July 2022Allow1920NoNo
17123480CABLE CLAMP AND CHARGING CONNECTORDecember 2020October 2022Allow2210NoNo
17123019CREATING DATA IN A DATA STORE USING A DYNAMIC ONTOLOGYDecember 2020March 2023Allow2700YesNo
17122408METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSOR ADHESIVE LIFE EXTENSIONDecember 2020February 2023Allow2610YesNo
17122891AUTOMATED FIRE DETECTION WITH PORTABLE FIRE EXTINGUISHERDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910NoNo
17120620SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING GAS EXCHANGEDecember 2020September 2023Allow3300NoNo
17120275EDYSpro Milk FrotherDecember 2020July 2023Abandon3110NoNo
17251788AUTONOMOUS AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMDecember 2020October 2023Allow3401YesNo
17119893Point Cloud Compression with Closed-Loop Color ConversionDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910NoNo
17118744Strapless MaskDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17118611INSIDE DIAMETER ADJUSTABLE FLAT STRAWDecember 2020October 2022Abandon2210NoNo
17247453SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOLO TRAVEL PLANNINGDecember 2020February 2023Abandon2610YesNo
17251704DISPENSER DEVICE WITHOUT AIR INTAKE FOR APPLICATOR NOZZLES FOR VARIOUS TYPES OF FLEXIBLE PACKAGINGDecember 2020May 2022Allow1700YesNo
17251214DISPLAY MODULE AND TELEVISIONDecember 2020June 2022Allow1810NoNo
17118365Cranial positioning device with a neuromuscular effect for the purpose of sea-sickness reliefDecember 2020June 2022Abandon1910NoNo
17116396ORGANIZER SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USEDecember 2020March 2024Abandon3921NoNo
17115922DUAL BLADE OPHTHALMOLOGIC SURGERY DEVICEDecember 2020November 2021Allow1120YesNo
17115113RAIL ASSET MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND INTERACTIVE USER INTERFACEDecember 2020October 2023Abandon3410YesNo
17113489WEARABLE PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT WITH SELECTIVE PADDING PLACEMENT AND ORIENTATIONDecember 2020February 2023Allow2610NoNo
17247272VENT ARRANGEMENT FOR A RESPIRATORY DEVICEDecember 2020June 2023Allow3010NoNo
17113084Distributed Data Processing Method with Complete Provenance and ReproducibilityDecember 2020January 2022Allow1420YesNo
17112662Apparatus and Method for Measuring Water Content Profiles, Interfacial levels, Thicknesses and Tensions of Multiphase DispersionsDecember 2020March 2023Allow2720NoNo
17112651INFANT CARE APPARATUSDecember 2020October 2023Allow3500NoNo
17112243RAILING BASE SHOE AND WEATHER SEAL SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2020April 2023Allow2820YesNo
17110962CYBERSECURITY: RELIABILITY OF A COMPUTER NETWORKDecember 2020July 2022Allow1910NoNo
15734434TRANSPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING PLATESDecember 2020August 2023Allow3210NoNo
16974140Super Comfort Maxi PadDecember 2020January 2023Allow2720YesNo
17110218PERSONAL PROTECTIVE NOSE MASKDecember 2020June 2023Allow3020YesNo
17109653DISTRIBUTED RACE TIMING SYSTEM WITH REAL TIME FEEDBACK FOR PARTICIPANTSDecember 2020March 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17109953INNOVATIVE AND FLEXIBLE FIXTURE FOR POLING PLANDecember 2020January 2024Allow3711NoNo
17108135Face Mask with Applied EmittersDecember 2020July 2022Abandon2010NoNo
17108803DRAIN SNAKE DRILL WITH INTERCHANGABLE DRUMSDecember 2020April 2023Abandon2910NoNo
17059741INTELLIGENT BARRICADENovember 2020May 2024Abandon4111NoNo
17107279DEVICE TO ENHANCE COOKINGNovember 2020October 2022Allow2200YesNo
17107895Replacement Symbol Skill-Based Redemption GameNovember 2020September 2023Abandon3410NoNo
17106147Motion/Position-Sensing Responsive Light-Up Musical InstrumentNovember 2020April 2023Allow2910NoNo
17105885LATERALLY INSET TRAILER SKIRT REDUCING VEHICLE DRAGNovember 2020November 2022Allow2400NoNo
17105543Acrylic magnetic eyelash extension paletteNovember 2020July 2023Abandon3210NoNo
17103188System for providing a smart bottled water delivery service based on usage analysisNovember 2020May 2023Abandon3010NoNo
17103525ACCESSORY WITH A TILTABLE ACCESSORY SUPPORT AND A LOCKING SYSTEM RELEASABLE BY MEANS OF A TILTABLE ACTUATOR BUTTONNovember 2020February 2024Allow3910NoNo
17102191SKYLIGHTS WITH INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS AND REFRACTIVE LIGHT-STEERINGNovember 2020February 2023Allow2711NoNo
17101317Open Payment NetworkNovember 2020May 2023Allow2911NoNo
17101084Aire-DriveNovember 2020June 2023Abandon3110NoNo
17100685CAPTURED IMAGE DATA IN A COMPUTER-GENERATED REALITY ENVIRONMENTNovember 2020December 2021Allow1300NoNo
17057465ELECTROHYDRODYNAMIC ROTARY SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2020July 2023Allow3210NoNo
16952334SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING AN ELECTRO-ANATOMICAL MAP WITH A USER CONTROL MECHANISM TO DYNAMICALLY ADJUST A COLOR SCALE ASSOCIATED SAID MAPNovember 2020January 2022Allow1310NoNo
16952621GAS FLOW REVERSING ELEMENT WITH BYPASS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EXPIRATION OF A PATIENTNovember 2020January 2024Allow3810NoNo
16951806METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IDENTIFYING PATTERNS IN DATA USING DELIMITED FEATURE-REGIONSNovember 2020March 2023Allow2710NoNo
16951962SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ENABLING A USER TO EXPLORE AND ACCESS ENTERTAINMENT ASSETS AT MULTIPLE MEDIA SERVICESNovember 2020January 2023Abandon2620NoNo
17099944Solar Automatic Air PumpNovember 2020June 2023Abandon3110NoNo
17098969Nutrition Intake CalculatorNovember 2020June 2022Abandon1910NoNo
17098510POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE DEVICENovember 2020July 2023Allow3210NoNo
17098356Dripless Paint CanNovember 2020June 2023Abandon3110NoNo
17096646Systems and Methods for Transactions Using an Atm/Credit/Debit Card and a Second Communications Channel to an Account Holder`s BankNovember 2020October 2022Allow2310NoNo
17095721Wooden Speller ToyNovember 2020July 2022Allow2000NoNo
17092365Combination air filter and protective maskNovember 2020May 2023Abandon3110NoNo
17093048UNIFORM COLD PERFORMANCE REVERSE MUSHROOMNovember 2020May 2023Allow3020NoNo
17093259Drone Integrated Box System (D.I.B.S.)November 2020August 2023Abandon3410NoNo
17092236Eyeglass frames with hooks for holding cigarettes and other objectsNovember 2020July 2023Abandon3210NoNo
17092229Reusable Countertop Mold for Forming Countertop OverhangsNovember 2020October 2022Allow2311YesNo
17090914Keyboard with projection deviceNovember 2020March 2023Allow2800NoNo
17090348Method For Visualizing A BoneNovember 2020June 2022Allow2010NoNo
17090849SOLAR-ASSISTED RAILROAD-BASED WIND FARMNovember 2020January 2024Allow3920YesNo
17089170SPACE SAVING SLEEVE FOR A CAST IN PLACE ANCHORNovember 2020January 2023Allow2720NoYes
17089644MULTI PART PLASTIC ASSEMBLY THAT SIMPLIFIES THE APPLICATION OF PRIMER SOLVENTS AND PLASTIC BONDING CEMENTS AND/OR AGENTS TO PLASTIC AND/OR PVC PIPINGNovember 2020February 2024Abandon3910NoNo
17089252UNDERMOUNT SINK INSTALLATION APPARATUS AND METHODNovember 2020May 2021Allow711YesNo
16918943COOKING APPARATUS HAVING LOAD SENSING AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMENovember 2020December 2022Allow3010NoNo
17086443Method and system of transferring cryptocurrency credits through a blockchain with leaf blocksNovember 2020January 2023Allow2710YesNo
17086413MXTZ (Music Exponentially Transformed Through Time)November 2020June 2023Abandon3210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3649.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
308
Examiner Affirmed
216
(70.1%)
Examiner Reversed
92
(29.9%)
Reversal Percentile
39.2%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 29.9% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
586
Allowed After Appeal Filing
162
(27.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
424
(72.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
24.3%
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, 27.6% 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 3649 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3649 is part of Group 3640 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 10,907 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 54.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3649's allowance rate of 54.5% places it in the 11% 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 3649 receive an average of 1.62 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 29% percentile). The median prosecution time is 29 months (in the 60% 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

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