USPTO Art Unit 3653 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3653
Group: 3650
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 15,569
Last Active: March 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18271710BLANKING MOLD, BLANKING AND STACKING APPARATUS, AND BLANKING METHODMarch 2025June 2025Allow2300NoNo
19076647RIDE FEATURE HAVING CONJOINED BOWL STRUCTUREMarch 2025July 2025Allow400NoNo
18986841METHOD FOR ALIGNING A SHEET IN A FEEDER OF A SHEET-PROCESSING MACHINEDecember 2024June 2025Allow620NoNo
18870457CYLINDRICAL ORE WASHING MACHINE USED FOR HYDROMETALLURGICAL SMELTING OF LATERITE NICKEL ORENovember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18866099PROCESSING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AT LEAST ONE ALIGNMENT SEGMENT OF A PROCESSING MACHINENovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18948355CLASSIFICATION DEVICE AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SORTING AND CLASSIFYING LED LIGHTING ACCORDING TO FORM OF HOUSING THROUGH VISION RECOGNITION FROM LED-MIXED WASTE LIGHTING HAVING DIFFERENT FORMS OF HOUSINGNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18924407METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING, PROCESSING, AND TRANSPORTING SAND FOR WELL FRACTURINGOctober 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18903639OBTAINING BIOGENIC MATERIAL FROM A STREAM OF HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALSOctober 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18903633SORTING BIOGENIC MATERIALS ACCORDING TO A DESIRED BIOCHAR FORMULATIONOctober 2024January 2025Allow400NoNo
18846624PRINTER AND BOOKBINDING ASSISTING TOOLSeptember 2024June 2025Allow901NoNo
18827310SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MIXED MATERIAL MAGNESIUM SORTINGSeptember 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18823195AGITATING SHAFT WITH SPACER RAILSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510YesNo
18817809Phase-Correction Of Radiofrequency-Multiplexed SignalsAugust 2024April 2025Allow810NoNo
18808166OPTIMIZING FILLING OF SORTATION ORDER RECEPTACLEAugust 2024May 2025Allow920NoNo
18801903SORTING OUT WASTE GLASS CULLET WITH A HIGHER IRON OXIDE CONTENTAugust 2024January 2025Allow500NoNo
18836358INTELLIGENT WASTE WOODEN FORMWORK RECOVERY AND RECYCLING SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18794831SYSTEMS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SPERM SORTINGAugust 2024March 2025Allow700NoNo
18786428ARTICLE SORTING DETERMINATION DEVICEJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18724955VISION ASSEMBLY FOR FRUIT AND VEGETABLE PRODUCTS, AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUSJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18751179SORTING BASED ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONJune 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18751181SORTING BASED ON CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONJune 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18745130MULTI-CONFIGURATION MINI JIGJune 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18742674GRAIN SORTING PROCESSJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18717208PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE FOR RESIN POWDER OR INORGANIC POWDERJune 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18732385PRODUCT CONVEYOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF CONTROLLING CONVEYOR SYSTEMSJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18677387STATIC SCREENING SYSTEM AND METHODSMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18673120COMPRESSION APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SCREENING MATERIALSMay 2024September 2024Allow400NoNo
18669874SEPARATION OF MATERIALS USING SORTING DEVICESMay 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18668351SYSTEM FOR EXTRACTING WATER FROM LUNAR REGOLITH AND ASSOCIATED METHODMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18668383CASE COVER BINDING APPARATUSMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18661241SHEET PRODUCT PACKAGE AND METHOD OF MAKING DISPENSABLE SHEET PRODUCTMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18709297MELEE GEMSTONE SORTINGMay 2024August 2024Allow300NoNo
18619494GOLD PANNING APPARATUSMay 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18653471JIG CONCENTRATORMay 2024June 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18706747GLAZED DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE DOOR, COMPRISING A FLUSH-FITTED MOVABLE PANEL, AND CORRESPONDING DOORMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18706393GLAZED DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE DOOR, COMPRISING A FLUSH-FITTED MOVABLE PANEL, AND CORRESPONDING DOORMay 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18649270Coop Cleaning DeviceApril 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18642028METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR WASTE SEPARATION USING A MULTI-SPIRAL SEPARATORApril 2024May 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18641039Adaptive Sorting for Particle AnalyzersApril 2024December 2024Allow800YesNo
18640512RAKE FOR A MECHANICAL SCREENING BUCKETApril 2024August 2024Allow410NoNo
18636689MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING SAMEApril 2024December 2024Allow800NoNo
18701751Inspection Unit For Cans And Method For Determining The Quality of CansApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18634624PNEUMATIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM LANDING DEVICEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18634168AUTOMATED PALLET PROFILINGApril 2024June 2025Allow1420YesNo
18630170VACUUM-BASED END EFFECTOR, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR DETECTING PARCEL ENGAGEMENT AND CLASSIFYING PARCELS USING AUDIOApril 2024March 2025Allow1211NoNo
18627210Ferromagnetic Material Removing Device and Method for Removing Ferromagnetic Material from a FluidApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18697303DISPLAY MANUFACTURING APPARATUSMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18615978ITEM SORTING APPARATUS AND INTERFACES THEREFORMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18695025PROCESSING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING A SUBSTRATE IN A PROCESSING MACHINEMarch 2024November 2024Allow810YesNo
18695155PROCESSING MACHINES AND METHODS FOR THE RELATIVE ALIGNMENT OF A SUBSTRATE WITH RESPECT TO A PROCESSING UNIT IN A PROCESSING MACHINEMarch 2024November 2024Allow710NoNo
18614125SHEET FINISHERMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18607933AUTOMATED WORKPIECE INVERSION SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18606337MAGNETIC MATRICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAMEMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18604267CONVEYOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18603377MULTI-SYSTEM SINGLE FOOTPRINT SORTER USING ROBOTS WITH SORT VERIFICATIONMarch 2024November 2024Allow820NoNo
18596704SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SAMEMarch 2024June 2025Allow1500NoNo
18595586Magnetic field gradient apparatus and apparatus for separationMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18689003RECLAMATION OF WASTE SANDMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18593529RECEPTACLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR AN ANALYTICAL SYSTEMMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18592713LIQUID APPLICATION DEVICE, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEMMarch 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18592751SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING FOR THE PROCESSING OF OBJECTS IN VEHICLESMarch 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18592344RECEPTACLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR AN ANALYTICAL SYSTEMFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18592073Methods and Systems for Reducing Turbidity of Hydraulic Fracturing SandsFebruary 2024July 2024Allow500NoNo
18590827SORTING OF ZORBAFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18589111MEDIUM CONVEYING APPARATUSFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18587225System and Method for Enhanced Separation and Recovery of Heavy Metals and Rare Earth Elements from Electronic Waste, Mining Residues, and Sediments Using Electronic Charge, Magnetic Beads, and Bubble MechanismsFebruary 2024June 2025Abandon1601NoNo
18586708BILL HANDLING APPARATUS, BILL HANDLING METHOD AND RECORDING METHODFebruary 2024August 2024Allow600NoNo
18586785FOLDING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18584139ON-LINE OIL AND FOREIGN MATTER DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD EMPLOYING HYPERSPECTRAL IMAGINGFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18582543MEDIUM PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEMFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18444098VEHICLE AND MATERIAL HANDLERFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18443178SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR ROBOTIC FOODSTUFF ASSEMBLYFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18442602SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELF-RETAINING HUNG FLEXIBLE MATERIALFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1201NoNo
18442451SOLAR MODULE RECYCLING AND TESTINGFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18437760SYSTEM FOR FIXING PUSH RODS TO A CHAINFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110YesNo
18438241MEDIUM EJECTION DEVICE AND IMAGE READING DEVICEFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1600NoNo
18682283STATION FOR THE CONVEYANCE AND MEASUREMENT OF HORTICULTURAL PRODUCTSFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18682154Apparatus, System and Method for Automated Food Waste ProcessingFebruary 2024September 2024Allow701NoNo
18682315METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY HYDRODYNAMIC SEPARATION OF HEAVY MATERIALSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18433176APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLE CLASSIFICATION OF POLYAND/ OR MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICONFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1520YesNo
18681100ULTRASONIC VIBRATING SCREENFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18431218Piler Conveyor SystemFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18429170RECEPTACLE DELIVERY SYSTEMJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18429318RECEPTACLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM FOR AN ANALYTICAL SYSTEMJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18293603THREE-DIMENSIONAL SORTING ROBOT-BASED DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL SORTING ROBOTJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18426072POST PROCESSING APPARATUS, SHEET PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND OPERATION CONTROL METHOD CAPABLE OF SUPPRESSING OCCURRENCE OF DEFECTSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18424529IMAGE FORMING APPARATUSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1600NoNo
18422719Material Handling Apparatus with Item Scanning StationJanuary 2024February 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18419737SHEET POSTPROCESSING APPARATUS THAT PERFORMS POSTPROCESSING ON PLURALITY OF SHEETS STACKED, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAMEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18418662SHEET POSTPROCESSING DEVICE THAT PERFORMS POSTPROCESSING ON PLURALITY OF SHEETS STACKED, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCLUDING SAMEJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18415680SHEET FOLDER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS INCORPORATING THE SHEET FOLDER, AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEM INCORPORATING THE SHEET FOLDERJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18415603TANDEM METHODS AND DEVICES FOR SEPARATING COAL AND GANGUE BASED ON VISIBLE LIGHT AND X-RAYSJanuary 2024April 2024Allow300NoNo
18413111MEDIUM CONVEYING DEVICEJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1600NoNo
18413310SHEET FEEDING DEVICE AND IMAGE FORMING SYSTEMJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1520NoNo
18414243Cryogenic Processing System for Plant MaterialJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18412987CLASSIFYING BETWEEN METAL ALLOYSJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18412978SORTING BETWEEN METAL ALLOYSJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18579339AN IMPROVED TINE ASSEMBLYJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110YesNo
18411342HIGH G-FORCE VIBRATORY SCREENING APPARATUSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18412140APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMS FOR VIBRATORY SCREENINGJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3653.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
211
Examiner Affirmed
123
(58.3%)
Examiner Reversed
88
(41.7%)
Reversal Percentile
82.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 41.7% 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
653
Allowed After Appeal Filing
241
(36.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
412
(63.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
70.9%
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, 36.9% 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 3653 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3653 is part of Group 3650 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 15,569 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 81.4%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3653's allowance rate of 81.4% places it in the 65% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3653 receive an average of 1.58 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 30% percentile). The median prosecution time is 24 months (in the 81% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more favorable 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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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.