Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19303323 | System for Identifying, Tracking, Controlling, and/or Optimizing Stacked Shipping Assets in an Inventory Management Facility and Related Methods | August 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19293947 | CONVEYING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION LINE | August 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19291674 | VERTICAL LOW-TEMPERATURE STORAGE REFRIGERATOR | August 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19278023 | Cargo Transport Complex | July 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19278126 | Cargo Transport Complex | July 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19275803 | ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE OPENING OF FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS IN WASTE STREAMS | July 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19259679 | TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT WITH CLEANING CAPABILITIES | July 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19251672 | ARTICULATING PUSHER SHOVEL | June 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19237082 | WAFER DETECTION SYSTEM | June 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19227680 | ERGONOMIC DEVICE FOR WRITING INSTRUMENT AND RELATED METHODS | June 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19223945 | KINEMATICS OF A MECHANICAL END EFFECTOR | May 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19220038 | BIOMIMETIC DEXTEROUS FINGERS AND BIOMIMETIC ROBOTS | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19216533 | WORKPIECE CONVEYING DEVICE AND COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUS | May 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19213545 | ACOUSTIC TILE INSTALLATION TOOL | May 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19211867 | TELESCOPIC PICKER | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19130180 | TRANSFER SYSTEM | May 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19209596 | HOIST HOOK AND TRANSPORTING METHOD OF ARTICLE USING THE HOIST HOOK | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19206491 | CONVEYOR BOOM ASSEMBLY HAVING REVERSING DISTAL SECTION | May 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19202711 | TRAILER-INTEGRATED DRIVE-OVER SAND-TRUCK UNLOADER SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SAFETY FEATURES | May 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19188294 | METHOD AND APPARATIS FOR TRANSPORT OF FINE SOLIDS INCLUDING POWDERS | April 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19183916 | ADJUSTABLE CHUTE STRUCTURES | April 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19117988 | LINEAR TRANSPORTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LINEAR TRANSPORTER | April 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19093265 | GROCERY BAG HOLDER AND METHOD OF USE | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19090777 | System and Method for Retrieving Objects | March 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19074143 | GRIPPING DEVICE AND CHUTE | March 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19071500 | DYNAMIC COMB FOR CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS FOR MOVING PEOPLE OR OBJECTS | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19062400 | Portable Device for Collecting and Disposing Pet Waste | February 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19060242 | TOOL FOR PICKING UP SOAP FROM A SHOWER | February 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19057222 | HEATING SYSTEM FOR CONTAINERS FOR PHARMACEUTICAL USE | February 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19104306 | HANDLING TOOL FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT | February 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19051889 | DUAL HANDLE SNOW SHOVEL DEVICE | February 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19028562 | DEVINING HOOK FOR ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION LINES | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19026675 | FRUIT POST-HARVEST DISINFECTION AND CONVEYING PRODUCTION LINE | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19025390 | Rotating Device For Moving Containers For Pharmaceutical Use | January 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19023093 | Robotic Article Handling End Effector | January 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18879812 | TRANSFER SYSTEM | December 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19004579 | MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM BIONIC DEXTEROUS HAND | December 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19001493 | INTERMITTENT MOVING MECHANISM AND INTERMITTENT DIVERSION DEVICE | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18988424 | High-release Driven Conveyor Roller | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 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 |
| 18956040 | APPARATUS FOR PREPARING AND DELIVERING CUSTOM-ORDERED CAFFEINATED BEVERAGES | November 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 14 | 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 |
| 18936693 | ACOUSTIC TILE INSTALLATION TOOL | November 2024 | July 2025 | Abandon | 8 | 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 |
| 18911130 | VARIABLE BRAKING SYSTEMS AND DEVICES | October 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18909518 | SINGULARIZING ACCESSORY ATTACHABLE TO A DISPOSABLE GLOVE DISPENSER | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 3 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 18853264 | POSITION SENSOR FOR ESCALATORS AND MOVING WALKWAYS | October 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 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 |
| 18843976 | MODULAR METAL-LINK CONVEYOR BELT | September 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18817319 | LOAD FORMING SYSTEM SHIFTABLE BETWEEN AUTOMATIC AND WORKER-ASSISTED CONFIGURATIONS | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18817514 | SEPARATING APPARATUS FOR TUBULAR OR BAR-SHAPED WORKPIECES | August 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18841620 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BELT-PULLEY DISENGAGEMENT | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18841013 | FEEDING SYSTEM FOR COTTON WRAPPED STICKS | August 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18813933 | CONVEYOR TRANSFER GUARDS | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18814155 | Apparatus, System, and Method for Automated Medication Dispensing Devices | August 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18811018 | DOUBLE-ROW CONVEYOR BELT FEEDING APPARATUS AND PACKAGING BOX TRANSPORTATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 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 |
| 18839753 | LINEAR CONVEYANCE SYSTEM | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18806481 | SELF-GUIDING LEAD-IN SLIDER PAN | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18799838 | ATTACHABLE GRIP HANDLE | August 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18797225 | AUTOMATED DETECTION OF CARTON DAMAGE | August 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18792684 | PASSENGER CONVEYOR SYSTEM AND ANTI-COLLISION DEVICE FOR STEP AND COMB PLATE | August 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18792669 | END BELL FOR BELT CONVEYOR IDLER ASSEMBLY | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18792274 | Container Transport Facility | August 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18787331 | ROUTING OF TOTES AND BOTTLES WITHIN A PHARMACY CONVEYOR SYSTEM | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18832082 | CONNECTING GEAR MECHANISM OF A PASSENGER-TRANSPORTING SYSTEM DESIGNED AS AN ESCALATOR OR MOVING WALKWAY | July 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18780424 | OBJECT CONVEYING SYSTEM | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18779791 | VISION SENSOR INFEED SYSTEM | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18730119 | CONVEYANCE PATH SWITCHING APPARATUS, CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, AND CONVEYANCE PATH SWITCHING METHOD | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18775884 | ARRANGEMENT FOR FEEDING AMMUNITION TO A WEAPON | July 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18774372 | PALLET ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18772566 | INDUCTION BOARD FOR A CONVEYOR SYSTEM | July 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18728558 | CONVEYANCE PATH SWITCHING APPARATUS, CONVEYANCE SYSTEM, AND CONVEYANCE PATH SWITCHING METHOD | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18727409 | APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING OBJECTS | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18766728 | ARTICLE CONVEYANCE DEVICE | July 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18766600 | ROLLER CONVEYOR GAP BLOCKER | July 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18726160 | LINEAR TRANSPORT APPARATUS | July 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18760177 | CONVEYING DEVICE | July 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | 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 |
| 18724928 | LIFTING CONVEYOR BELT | June 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18757146 | POWER SAVING SHUTOFF GATE FOR A PNEUMATIC SCRAP CONVEYING SYSTEM | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18755078 | Compact Control Barrier System | June 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18723926 | A Variable Speed Dispenser | June 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 17 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18724039 | A Roller Assembly with Compliant Mechanisms | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18753634 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN END EFFECTOR | June 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18751789 | CONVEYOR SYSTEM WITH MULTIPLE ROBOT SINGULATORS | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3651.
With a 50.4% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. 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, 37.6% 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 24,008 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 81.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Art Unit 3651's allowance rate of 81.8% 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 1.40 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 16% percentile). The median prosecution time is 22 months (in the 92% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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