Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18693536 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR GEARBOX | March 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18581689 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR A PLANETARY GEAR TRAIN MULTI-GEAR HYBRID VEHICLE AND TRANSMISSION METHOD THEREFOR | February 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18442377 | MULTI-SPEED ELECTRIC DRIVE AXLE USING MULTI-LAYSHAFT TRANSMISSION | February 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18431883 | REDUCING LOSSES IN AN IDLED VEHICLE DRIVE UNIT | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18423670 | TRACTION SADDLE AND TRACTION PIN | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18418921 | PRIME MOVER ROTATION SPEED DISPLAY DEVICE | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18414700 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWERTRAIN OF VEHICLE | January 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18405387 | CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE CAPABLE OF SWITCHING BETWEEN TWO-WHEEL DRIVE AND FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE | January 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18403363 | GEARBOXES FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVETRAINS AND METHODS OF SHIFTING THEREOF | January 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18526947 | COMPACT TWO-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH COMPOUND PLANETARY STAGE | December 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18523075 | GEAR SYNCHRONIZATION CONTROLLER AND RELATED METHOD OF GEAR SYNCRONIZATION TO PREVENT A BLOCKED SHIFT CONDITION FOR A POWER TRANSFERRING GEAR SET OF A WHEEL END MOTOR | November 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18516100 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18514290 | PARKING LOCK SYSTEM FOR A TRANSMISSION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE GEARBOX OR REDUCTION UNIT | November 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18043817 | CLUTCH UNIT | November 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18503414 | CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE POWERTRAIN DEVICE FOR WORK VEHICLE AND WORK VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18558660 | Motor Vehicle, in Particular a Utility Vehicle | November 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18499819 | VEHICLE TORQUE CONVERTER MODELING AND CONTROL TECHNIQUES | November 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382535 | CONTROL DEVICE OF INTERNAL SPEED CHANGE DEVICE OF WHEEL HUB FOR CLUTCHING OPERATION | October 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18488226 | VIBRATION MITIGATION IN VEHICLE USING GEAR CLUTCH CONTROL | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18485269 | HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVING DEVICE | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18286381 | HYBRID DRIVE SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18484907 | AXLE DECOUPLER SYSTEM WITH MECHANICAL SYNCHRONIZER | October 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18554728 | TRANSMISSION SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE | October 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18554228 | CENTRAL RELEASE MECHANISM AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING A CENTRAL RELEASE MECHANISM | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18377041 | POSITIVE CLUTCH | October 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18479183 | AXLE ASSEMBLY HAVING A SHIFT MECHANISM | October 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284560 | CLUTCH CONTROL DEVICE | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18476993 | MODIFIED VEHICLE TRANSMISSION | September 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18374441 | DUAL PLANETARY GEAR TRANSMISSION CONTROLLED BY COMBINED PARKING AND SERVICE BRAKES | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18552939 | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18284083 | CLUTCH CONTROL DEVICE | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18368893 | CONTROL APPARATUS | September 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18367010 | CLUTCH DEVICE AND MOTORCYCLE | September 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18243226 | CLUTCH DEVICE, MOTORCYCLE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PRESSURE PLATE | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18462775 | POWER TRAIN OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242163 | CLUTCH DEVICE AND MOTORCYCLE | September 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18548978 | Method and Apparatus for Efficient Clutch Engagement | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18242049 | VEHICLE | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18241412 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRIC AXLE | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239913 | TORQUE-LIMITING CLUTCH COMPRISING A RELEASE TRIGGER MECHANISM | August 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18456559 | GEARBOX FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18237024 | LUBRICATION OF A PLANETARY GEAR SYSTEM | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18453826 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A TRANSMISSION | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236752 | MULTI-SPEED PLANETARY TRANSMISSION | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18234864 | LOW SPEED GEAR MODULE | August 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18546622 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | August 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18546629 | ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | August 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450050 | GEARBOX ASSEMBLY | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18449795 | CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | August 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18446778 | TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE AND WORKING VEHICLE | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18231989 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE | August 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18264817 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE | August 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18365603 | SHIFT DEVICE | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18275724 | REVERSE INPUT CUT-OFF CLUTCH | August 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18263963 | ELECTRONIC LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL ASSEMBLY WITH WIRE GUIDE AND COVER | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362536 | IMPROVED TRANSMISSION SHIFT TORQUE CHARACTERISTICS AND OPTIMIZED ENGINE TORQUE CONTROL USING PREDICTIVE SHIFT REQUEST MANAGEMENT | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18274350 | DRIVING FORCE ADJUSTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DESIGNING DRIVING FORCE ADJUSTING DEVICE | July 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358323 | ELECTRIC DRIVE AXLE GEAR TRAIN AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAID GEAR TRAIN | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18356993 | DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATION OF A DIFFERENTIAL SYSTEM | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18262202 | CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE FOR VEHICLE | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18262343 | DECOUPLER WITH TORQUE-LIMITING FEATURE TO PROTECT COMPONENTS THEREOF | July 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18272904 | DOG CLUTCH ASSEMBLY, POWERTRAIN, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18261903 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CONTROL METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | July 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18272646 | REVERSE-INPUT BLOCKING CLUTCH | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18272688 | BEVEL GEAR PAIR | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222562 | ELECTRIC DRIVE AXLE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A CENTRAL ACTUATOR ARRANGEMENT | July 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349978 | AXIALLY-LIMITED GUIDE DEVICE, PARKING MECHANISM, AND AUTOMOBILE | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349306 | DRIVE UNIT | July 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18219967 | GEARBOXES FOR AIRCRAFT GAS TURBINE ENGINES | July 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18219785 | POSITIVE CLUTCH | July 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18347066 | DRIVING APPARATUS | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18346907 | POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE | July 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18218292 | CLUTCH DEVICE AND MOTORCYCLE | July 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18217679 | CLUTCH DEVICE | July 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18217697 | CLUTCH DEVICE | July 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18344879 | CONTROLLER FOR VEHICLE | June 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18270367 | SPEED SHIFTING STRUCTURE OF ELECTRIC DRIVING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND ELECTRIC DRIVING APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342174 | Wheel for Motor Vehicle with Independently Rotating Tire and Planetary Gear System | June 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342498 | CONE CLUTCH SYSTEM INCLUDING INDEPENDENT FRICTION MEMBER | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18342520 | TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE OF HUB MOTOR | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18213924 | DOMINO-TYPE TORQUE GENERATOR | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18340553 | CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18212489 | CLUTCH ACTUATING DEVICE | June 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18211010 | CLUTCH STRUT, TORQUE LOCKING MECHANISM, AND CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18210346 | DIFFERENTIAL GEAR ASSEMBLY, A VEHICLE COMPRISING A DIFFERENTIAL GEAR ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING PARTS OF A DIFFERENTIAL GEAR ASSEMBLY | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18334737 | TRANSMISSION MODE CONTROL SYSTEM | June 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18209478 | DIFFERENTIAL DISCONNECT SYSTEM | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18333616 | SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CLUTCH | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18266654 | REVERSE-INPUT BLOCKING CLUTCH | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332131 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR CAUSING COMPUTER TO IMPLEMENT VEHICLE CONTROL FUNCTION | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18266353 | Park Lock Mechanism for a Motor Vehicle | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18330986 | THREE-ROW ROLLER SLEWING BEARING-GEARBOX INTEGRATED STRUCTURE | June 2023 | June 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18206792 | CLUTCH PLATE ANTI-RATTLE FEATURE | June 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18329243 | AXLE ASSEMBLY HAVING A PRELOAD MECHANISM | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328018 | FRICTION CLUTCH AND STRADDLED VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME | June 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18327753 | MULTI-SPEED ELECTRIC AXLE AND ELECTRIC AXLE SHIFTING STRATEGY | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18327424 | CLUTCH DEVICE | June 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18327515 | CLUTCH DEVICE | June 2023 | August 2024 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18326565 | ELECTRIC DRIVE MODULE WITH TOWING AND RECOVERY | May 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18039606 | TRANSMISSION DEVICE HAVING AN OIL COLLECTOR | May 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3659.
With a 31.9% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 42.0% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Art Unit 3659 is part of Group 3650 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 8,181 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 90.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 20 months.
Art Unit 3659's allowance rate of 90.1% places it in the 90% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly higher allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.
Applications in Art Unit 3659 receive an average of 0.95 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 6% percentile). The median prosecution time is 20 months (in the 95% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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