Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19117988 | LINEAR TRANSPORTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LINEAR TRANSPORTER | April 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19026675 | FRUIT POST-HARVEST DISINFECTION AND CONVEYING PRODUCTION LINE | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19001493 | INTERMITTENT MOVING MECHANISM AND INTERMITTENT DIVERSION DEVICE | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18874611 | CONVEYANCE SYSTEM | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18873801 | FEEDER | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18969219 | HOT-STATE EFFICIENT FILLING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ROOTS OF FLANGES OF CLARIFICATION SECTIONS OF PLATINUM CHANNELS | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18867462 | LINEAR CONVEYANCE DEVICE | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18947728 | COMPONENT HANDLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18925152 | FEEDING DEVICE FOR SUBWAY GRILLE MAIN REINFORCEMENT CONVEYING | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18924595 | REPLACEMENT BLADES FOR BELT CLEANERS AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING SAME | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18914151 | RUBBER PART STRUCTURE FOR VACUUM SUCTION PAD AND VACUUM SUCTION PAD WITH REPLACEABLE RUBBER PART | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18914072 | ERGONOMIC DEVICE THAT ASSISTS USERS TO DRAW AND WRITE, PROVIDING SUPPORT FOR RESTING THE HAND AND HOLDING THE TOUCHSCREEN COMPUTER TABLET | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18854222 | System and method for conveying a tire component | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18905133 | Spring Enabled Evidence Collection Apparatus and Method for Cylindrical Objects | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18849850 | BELT CONVEYOR INCLUDING FREEWHEELING SUPPORT ROLLERS AND DRIVING PORTIONS | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18893522 | RESCUE LIFT HARNESS | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18884304 | CLAMPING DEVICE HAVING AUTOMATIC DIRECTION ADJUSTMENT FUNCTION IN VEHICLE BODY WELDING CONVEYING LINE | September 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18827337 | EFFICIENT TRANSPLANTING DEVICE WITH AUTOMATIC PICK-UP AND SUPPLEMENTATION FUNCTION | September 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18813933 | CONVEYOR TRANSFER GUARDS | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18810748 | MONORAIL INDEPENDENT DUAL-SLIDER SYNCHRONOUS BELT SLIDING TABLE MODULE COMPONENT WITH COMPACT STRUCTURE | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18799838 | ATTACHABLE GRIP HANDLE | August 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18760155 | Folding Grappling Hook | July 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18759944 | Spiral Conveyor System | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18759916 | Pet Cleaning Utensil | June 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 4 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18755848 | Lifting and Transporting Device | June 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18724039 | A Roller Assembly with Compliant Mechanisms | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18752398 | QUICK-ACTION SHACKLE | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18723486 | TRANSPORT SYSTEM, AND TRANSPORT MODULE | June 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18752162 | MODULAR CONVEYOR BELT WITH DEDICATED ACCESS ASSEMBLY | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18722048 | LINEAR CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND CONTROL APPARATUS | June 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18717965 | SERVICE PROVIDING APPARATUS PROVIDING IN-VEHICLE SERVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE APPARATUS | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18679387 | BRAKING DEVICE | May 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18678909 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ARRANGING CARRY-ON LUGGAGE IN OVERHEAD COMAPARTMENTS OF PASSENGER VEHICLES | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18676362 | RIGID-FLEXIBLE COUPLING GRIPPER | May 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18674139 | CONTACT LENS INSERTION SYSTEM | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18672564 | TERMINAL HOLDER AND TERMINAL CASE | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18671444 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF A BEAM STAGELOADER BOOTEND | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18671120 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CONTROL OF A BEAM STAGELOADER BOOTEND | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18711924 | PACKAGING BOX HOISTING DEVICE | May 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18666877 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEDICATION PREPARATION AND VERIFICATION | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18666881 | ROBOT HAND OPERATION DEVICE, ROBOT HAND OPERATION SYSTEM, ROBOT ARM OPERATION SYSTEM, AND ROBOT OPERATION SYSTEM | May 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18666897 | ROBOT ARM AND ROBOT | May 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18666852 | ROBOT ARM OPERATION DEVICE, ROBOT ARM OPERATION SYSTEM, AND ROBOT OPERATION SYSTEM | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18666405 | STORAGE CONTAINER FOR A STORAGE AND DISPENSING STATION AND STORAGE AND DISPENSING STATION | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18663660 | Truck Hitch Extension Pole Manipulator | May 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18664069 | STORAGE CONTAINER FOR A STORAGE AND DISPENSING STATION | May 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18663930 | ARTICULATING HOOK APPARATUS FOR HANGING AN ARTICLE FROM A VARIETY OF STRUCTURES | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18658742 | Device Strung with Beads and Carrying Method for Beads | May 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18658921 | SHOVEL | May 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18657573 | HIGH SPEED MANIPULATION OF NON-UNIFORM OBJECTS | May 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18708071 | MOTORIZED GRIPPER FOR INDUSTRIAL MANIPULATORS | May 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18706893 | GRIPPER | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18706571 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING ELEMENTS | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18650413 | VACUUM GRIPPER | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18647329 | Devices, Compositions, and Methods for Use in Surface Decontamination | April 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18644751 | POSITIVE-DRIVE SPIRAL CONVEYOR | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18641505 | TAPER CONVERTIBLE MOTORIZED CONVEYOR ROLLERS | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18642268 | STORAGE CONTAINER FOR AUTOMATED DISPENSING OF INDIVIDUAL MEDICAMENT PORTIONS | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18641500 | SPRING-BIASED GRAPPLING ASSEMBLIES | April 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 4 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18702901 | CONVEYING SYSTEM FOR LONGITUDINALLY TRANSPORTING ELONGATE ITEMS | April 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18702895 | DEFLECTING DEVICE FOR AN ELONGATE ITEM | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18638793 | FLEXIBLE PULLING ROPE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | April 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18637720 | COMPONENT MOUNTING SYSTEM AND TAPE SCRAPS COLLECTING DEVICE | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18629864 | Hydraulic Cleaning Apparatus | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18627880 | TONG WITH ONE-HANDED LOCKING MECHANISM | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18698778 | ROLLER SHOE AND SLAT SORTER CONVEYOR | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18624812 | RETRIEVAL DEVICE | April 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18622090 | COOKING TONGS WITH RETRACTABLE TEMPERATURE PROBE | March 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18620813 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM | March 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18696017 | CONVEYING APPARATUS FOR CONVEYING FOOD PRODUCTS AND HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18618352 | STORAGE CONTAINER FOR A STORAGE AND DISPENSING STATION | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612369 | GRIPPER FOR A PICKING DEVICE | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18605298 | MAGNETIC TRANSFER APPARATUS AND FABRICATION METHOD OF THE SAME | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18601171 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT PROCESSING USING A VACUUM GRIPPER THAT PROVIDES OBJECT RETENTION BY SHROUD INVERSION | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18601272 | DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR A CONVEYOR | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18600198 | MEDICATION DISPENSING SYSTEM WITH KEYED MEDICATION CARTRIDGE | March 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18597707 | PACKAGING SYSTEM ADAPTABLE TO VARIOUS CONTAINER PERIMETERS | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18594185 | CONVEYOR SYSTEMS WITH INTERNAL BANDS | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18594441 | GRAIN BIN UNLOAD TROUGH CONVEYOR AUGER HANGER ASSEMBLY AND METHOD | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18594994 | HUMAN RESCUE APPARATUS FOR VERTICAL EXTRACTION IN HIGH TEMPERATURE ENVIRONMENTS | March 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18591369 | MEASURING CONTAINER | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18588939 | OVERHEAD LABWARE TRANSPORT SYSTEM | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18587946 | PET WASTE COLLECTION DEVICE | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18582613 | Multi-Functional Utensil With Temperature Sensing And Digital Interactive Features | February 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18581997 | Devices and Methods for Dispensing Bandages | February 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18443681 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING HIGH FLOW VACUUM ACQUISITION IN AUTOMATED SYSTEMS | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18443388 | Rotatable Toilet Paper Holder Device | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444442 | TELESCOPING CONVEYOR | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18442038 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A SINGLE HANDLE REFUSE BAG | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18683427 | CONVEYANCE DEVICE | February 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18683356 | Gripper, gripper station and method for gripping an annular tire component | February 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437704 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT PROCESSING USING A PASSIVELY FOLDING VACUUM GRIPPER | February 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437756 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OBJECT PROCESSING USING A PASSIVELY COLLAPSING VACUUM GRIPPER | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433222 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HEAT PROCESSING | February 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433048 | MODULAR CONVEYOR BELT WITH ROD RETAINERS | February 2024 | September 2024 | Abandon | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18428182 | PILL DISPENSER FOR STORING AND DISPENSING PILLS | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18423575 | AXLE LOCK ASSEMBLY FOR MOTOR DRIVEN ROLLERS | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18420859 | MAIN SHAFT FIXTURE | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18291290 | CONVEYOR BELT EDGE MODULE | January 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18420218 | CASED GOODS INSPECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3651.
With a 49.3% 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, 39.1% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ 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 3651 is part of Group 3650 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 24,264 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 82.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.
Art Unit 3651's allowance rate of 82.8% places it in the 70% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.
Applications in Art Unit 3651 receive an average of 1.36 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 16% percentile). The median prosecution time is 21 months (in the 93% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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