USPTO Art Unit 3657 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3657
Group: 3650
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 15,421
Last Active: February 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19049379SELF-ADAPTIVE IDENTIFICATION METHOD FOR NONLINEAR DYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF REDUCERFebruary 2025May 2025Allow300NoNo
19035685METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF GENERATING CAMERA MODELS FOR CAMERA CALIBRATIONJanuary 2025May 2025Allow310NoNo
19029343SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT FUNCTION PRIORITIZATION AND ALLOCATIONJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300YesNo
19004490INTELLIGENT SYSTEM FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CLEANING ROBOTDecember 2024April 2025Allow300NoNo
18978146METHOD FOR SCHEDULING CARS AT NARROW CURVE BASED ON PARKING SPACE FOR TEMPORARY AVOIDANCEDecember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18869299Affective Computing Method for Interactive Robot, and Related DeviceNovember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18944954METHOD FOR MOVING A LIFTING DEVICENovember 2024April 2025Allow500NoNo
18863780SAFETY FUNCTIONS IN AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOTNovember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18928872BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLEOctober 2024June 2025Allow710YesNo
18920980GENERATING TRAJECTORIES FROM IMPLICIT NEURAL MODELSOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18899255METHOD FOR DETECTING COLLECTION WORK, AND DUMPSTER FOR EXECUTING THE SAMESeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18819986SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING WOODEN MEMBERS DURING INSTALLATION OF NAIL PLATES IN WOODEN STRUCTURESAugust 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18841699ROBOT CALIBRATION METHOD BASED ON POSE CONSTRAINT AND FORCE SENSINGAugust 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18813435FAULT-TOLERANT MULTI-PROCESSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AIRCRAFTAugust 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18838871Small Robot Arm Joint, and Robot Using SameAugust 2024May 2025Allow910NoNo
18804948Interaction Controlling RobotAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18775056Systems and Methods for Vehicle Diagnostics Based on Measured VibrationsJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18769309KINEMATICS MODELING METHOD, APPARATUS AND DEVICE FOR MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM MECHANISM AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18765427SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONTROL POINTS DURING REACTIVE MOTIONJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18766242APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE HANDLING OF SLIDES USING A ROBOTIC ARMJuly 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18763317IMAGING PROCESS FOR DETECTING FAILURES MODESJuly 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18757505DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJune 2024April 2025Allow910YesNo
18751576TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION USING NEURAL NETWORKSJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18750785SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIBRATION ATTENUATION IN FLIGHT CONTROL OF AN AIRCRAFTJune 2024February 2025Allow710YesNo
18750351ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACEJune 2024June 2025Allow1210YesNo
18748634ROBOTIC LAUNDRY SORTING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF USEJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18732286SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED SURGICAL TABLE MOTIONJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18675489METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO A USER OF A SURGICAL ROBOT SYSTEMMay 2024September 2024Allow400NoNo
18675783LAYERED FUNCTIONALITY FOR A USER INPUT MECHANISM IN A COMPUTER-ASSISTED SURGICAL SYSTEMMay 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18713065Parking Assistance Method and Parking Assistance DeviceMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18671140SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL OF STEERABLE DEVICESMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18667289APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USING DEPTH ASSESSMENT FOR AUTONOMOUS ROBOT NAVIGATIONMay 2024June 2025Allow1320NoNo
18664497ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE ROBOT SYSTEMMay 2024June 2025Allow1320NoNo
18665310ON-DEMAND ROBOTIC FOOD ASSEMBLY EQUIPMENT, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18661462ROBOTIC TOOLS AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAMEMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18659045System And Method For Manipulating An AnatomyMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18708076METHOD FOR MONITORING THE BALANCING OF THE WHEELS OF A MOTOR VEHICLEMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18655041RATCHETING FOR MASTER ALIGNMENT OF A TELEOPERATED MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGICAL INSTRUMENTMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18655008SOCIAL BEHAVIOR RULES FOR A MEDICAL TELEPRESENCE ROBOTMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18654147SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAINTAINING A TOOL POSITION AND ORIENTATIONMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18648617AUTOMATED PERSONALIZED FEEDBACK FOR INTERACTIVE LEARNING APPLICATIONSApril 2024May 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18648109SEMANTIC REPRESENTATION AND OUTLIER DETECTION FOR AIRPORT SURFACE TRAJECTORYApril 2024August 2024Allow400NoNo
18643732AERIAL DEVICEApril 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18629501METHOD FOR ESTIMATING AND ADJUSTING THE SPEED AND ACCELERATION OF A VEHICLEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18625330EFEM ROBOT AUTO TEACHING METHODOLOGYApril 2024May 2025Allow1300NoNo
18624814METHOD FOR DEVISING A SCHEDULE BASED ON USER INPUTApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18618476PLATOONING METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING PLATOONMarch 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18609838MOBILE CORRECTIONAL FACILITY ROBOTSMarch 2024November 2024Allow800NoNo
18597818REDUNDANCY SYSTEMS FOR FLY-BY-WIRE VEHICLESMarch 2024September 2024Allow600NoNo
18594409Legged RobotMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18590583METHODS, SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY OF BUILDING STRUCTURESFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610YesNo
18588919SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR GENERATING ROBOT TRAINING DATAFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1220YesNo
18584536ROBOT CONTROL DEVICE AND ROBOT CONTROL METHODFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18583841INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS FOR DETERMINING TARGET AUTOMATIC GUIDED VEHICLE (AGV) PATH, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM THEREOFFebruary 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18582266SIMULATION DRIVEN ROBOTIC CONTROL OF REAL ROBOT(S)February 2024June 2025Allow1610YesNo
18443365NON-PASSENGER REQUESTS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1300YesNo
18443180ARM AND BODY COORDINATIONFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1610NoNo
18441061SIMULTANEOUS MAPPED VIEW OF HISTORICAL AND REALTIME GEOSPATIAL AND NON-GEOSPATIAL DATAFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18440829REGULATING JOINT SPACE VELOCITY OF A SURGICAL ROBOTIC ARMFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18439699METHOD FOR DEPLOYING A ROBOTIC SYSTEM TO SCAN INVENTORY WITHIN A STORE BASED ON LOCAL WIRELESS CONNECTIVITYFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18434467EMULATION OF ROBOTIC ARMS AND CONTROL THEREOF IN A VIRTUAL REALITY ENVIRONMENTFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610YesNo
18430711VOICE COIL MOTOR DIRECT-DRIVE ACTIVE VIBRATION ISOLATION AND LEVELING INTEGRATED PLATFORMFebruary 2024May 2024Allow310NoNo
18428427ROBOTIC SYSTEM SIMULATION ENGINEJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18427253Method For Generating Trajectory Of Industrial RobotJanuary 2024November 2024Abandon1010NoNo
18426894Method For Deciding Valid Working Spot In Robotic ProcessJanuary 2024November 2024Abandon910NoNo
18292728Electric VehicleJanuary 2024June 2024Allow500NoNo
18424408METHOD OF GENERATING PROGRAM FOR ROBOTIC PROCESSJanuary 2024October 2024Abandon810NoNo
18423135INTERMEDIATION DEVICE AND INTERMEDIATING METHOD USING THE SAMEJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18292330PISTON HOUSING BODYJanuary 2024August 2024Allow610NoNo
18420687SUBMERSIBLE REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLE TOOL CHANGE CONTROLJanuary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18418500Automated Vehicle Control and Guidance Based on Real-Time Blind Corner Navigational AnalysisJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1420YesNo
18417081ROBOT SYSTEMS, METHODS, CONTROL MODULES, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS THAT LEVERAGE LARGE LANGUAGE MODELSJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18414314Robotic Article Managing End Effector with Capture Device Having Discrete Compliant RodsJanuary 2024July 2024Allow600NoNo
18408809SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEM AND CONTROL OF SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18407633PART MODELING FOR PATH GENERATION TO GUIDE ROBOTIC END EFFECTORJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1520YesNo
18407242ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH ZONE-BASED CONTROLJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1100NoNo
18405184ROBOTIC SURGICAL DEVICES WITH TRACKING CAMERA TECHNOLOGY AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1100NoNo
18405327SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NAVIGATING WITH SENSING UNCERTAINTYJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18403484ADAPTING ROBOTIC PROTOCOLS BETWEEN LABSJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1000NoNo
18403415Systems and Methods to Obtain Feedback in Response to Autonomous Vehicle Failure EventsJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18401419DISPLAYING OPERATING ENVIRONMENT OF ROBOT BY OBJECT DETECTIONDecember 2023October 2024Allow1020YesNo
18399765METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A VEHICLE BASED ON UWBDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18574965DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SIGNAL FOR WEAVING MOTIONDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18395944AERIAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1530YesNo
18392568ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEMDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18393495METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ALLOCATING CONTROL EFFECTOR COMMANDS TO REDUCE VEHICLE DEVIATIONS FROM A COMMANDED TRAJECTORYDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18391473TECHNIQUES FOR CONSTRAINING MOTION OF A DRIVABLE ASSEMBLYDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18545148METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A GRIPPER OF A ROBOTIC DEVICEDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18545801LANE MARKING LOCALIZATIONDecember 2023March 2025Allow1520NoNo
18572102ARTICLE CONVEYANCE PROCESSING SYSTEMDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18544238SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATED SURGICAL TABLEDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18541877Robot Interaction With Human Co-WorkersDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18540175POINT SET INTERFERENCE CHECK METHOD AND SYSTEMDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18539896ROBOT TEACHING SYSTEMDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18538196SYSTEM FOR TESTING AND TRAINING ROBOT CONTROLDecember 2023March 2025Allow1520YesNo
18537639SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DOCKING WITH A TROCARDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18532557GENERATING TRAJECTORIES FROM IMPLICIT NEURAL MODELSDecember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18531218Driveway Maneuvers For Autonomous VehiclesDecember 2023December 2024Allow1300YesNo
18528011MOBILE BODY, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, MOBILE BODY SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18526443DEEP REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR ROBOTIC MANIPULATIONDecember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3657.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
381
Examiner Affirmed
222
(58.3%)
Examiner Reversed
159
(41.7%)
Reversal Percentile
83.1%
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
882
Allowed After Appeal Filing
290
(32.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
592
(67.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
51.0%
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, 32.9% 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 3657 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3657 is part of Group 3650 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 15,421 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 73.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3657's allowance rate of 73.6% places it in the 37% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3657 receive an average of 1.88 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 56% percentile). The median prosecution time is 29 months (in the 51% 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 more 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.

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