USPTO Art Unit 3661 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3661
Group: 3660
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 24,103
Last Active: February 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19061771SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENTLY TRANSFORMING DATA TO GENERATE IMPROVED OUTPUT DATA USING A PROBABILISTIC MULTI-APPLICATION NETWORKFebruary 2025June 2025Allow310NoNo
19004185NAVIGATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CATERPILLAR-TYPE AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY DURING LOSS OF NAVIGATION REAL-TIME KINEMATIC SIGNALDecember 2024March 2025Allow200YesNo
19004061TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTSDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18984500SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING THRUSTER EFFECT ON A VESSELDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18977384CAN-BUS-BASED ELECTRICAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC MOWERDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18963525System and Method for Airborne Sunlight management filmsNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18959498MULTI-MODAL ROBOT SYSTEM CAPABLE OF REALIZING AUTONOMOUS SUBMARINE DOCKING AND RECONSTRUCTIONNovember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18955876METHOD AND ROBOT FOR SETTING AUTOMATIC ARRIVAL LOCATION ON MAP AND OPTIMIZING ROUTE BASED ON DATANovember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18913956AUTOMATED ON-WHEEL THERMOGRAPHY FOR SAFETY AND PREVENTIONOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18912274TECHNIQUES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE EVENT MITIGATIONOctober 2024June 2025Allow920YesNo
18912574Steering Lateral Precision Control Combining Infrastructure and Vehicle IntelligenceOctober 2024April 2025Allow710YesNo
18903832REMOTE FEATURE ACTIVATION IN POWER MACHINESOctober 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18850150Method and Device for Controlling Starting of Power Generation SystemSeptember 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18829216APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MOVING VEHICLESSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300YesNo
18841458ARRANGEMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF PROCESS DATAAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18813592AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2024November 2024Allow310YesNo
18840332LAWN MOWER CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE, LAWN MOWER, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18795701ACTIVE VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEMAugust 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18728243METHOD FOR ACTIVATING A VEHICLE FUNCTION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVATION DEVICEJuly 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18764391Multi-Factor Authentication System for Self-Service Energy Replenishing and Method ThereofJuly 2024February 2025Allow711NoNo
18763086METHOD FOR PRESETTING COMPENSATION ANGLE FOR STEERING CLEARANCE AND AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL MACHINE USING COMPENSATION ANGLEJuly 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18746645AUTO-IMMOBILIZATION BASED ON TAMPERING OR JAMMING DETECTIONJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18745961SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENTLY TRANSFORMING DATA TO GENERATE IMPROVED OUTPUT DATA USING A PROBABILISTIC MULTI-APPLICATION NETWORKJune 2024October 2024Allow410NoNo
18740441AUTONOMOUS OFFROAD VEHICLE PATH PLANNING WITH COLLISION AVOIDANCEJune 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18736139BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A LIFT DEVICEJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18671898TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMMay 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18662733SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DYNAMIC TRANSIT ROUTESMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18656401AIRCRAFT NIGHT FLIGHT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, CONTROL APPARATUS, AND AIRCRAFTMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18656210Systems and Methods for Sensor Data Processing and Object Detection and Motion Prediction for Robotic PlatformsMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18650487AREA-BASED IDENTIFICATION OF DEVICES FOR PAIRINGApril 2024April 2025Allow1200YesNo
18704920CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLEApril 2024July 2024Allow300YesNo
18648322METHODS FOR TRAFFIC FLOW CONTROL CONSIDERING BUS STOPS IN CONNECTED ENVIRONMENTApril 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18646127SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIFURCATED NAVIGATION CONTROL OF A MANIPULATOR CART INCLUDED WITHIN A COMPUTER-ASSISTED MEDICAL SYSTEMApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18704807DETECTION OF A CROSSWIND ON A TURBOMACHINE FROM ENGINE DATAApril 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18704054CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND CONVEYANCE CONTROL METHODApril 2024July 2024Allow300NoNo
18643567VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODOLOGY DEPLOYABLE AT VEHICLE SERVICE FACILITYApril 2024February 2025Allow1020NoNo
18641831BRAKE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR RAILCARSApril 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18639888METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONApril 2024February 2025Allow1020YesNo
18638889VEHICLE INCLUDING ELECTRIC MOTOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18635628SMART RING SYSTEM FOR MONITORING UVB EXPOSURE LEVELS AND USING MACHINE LEARNING TECHNIQUE TO PREDICT HIGH RISK DRIVING BEHAVIORApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18635008SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR REMOTE OPERATION OF A RAIL VEHICLEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18635632APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR ANTI-COLLISION MONITORING WITHIN A SERVICE ENVIRONMENTApril 2024September 2024Allow510YesNo
18633729SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ROTATING STEERING WHEEL OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINEApril 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18633310SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A CONDITION OF AN ENGINEApril 2024December 2024Allow920NoNo
18632318CALCULATION METHOD OF LINE CARRYING CAPACITY OF REGIONAL RAPID RAIL TRANSIT UNDER MIXED OPERATION OF EXPRESS/LOCAL TRAINSApril 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18629133VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18627744AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL ASSESSMENT AND SELECTIONApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18627887LIGHTING SYSTEM INSPECTION USING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEApril 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18628600AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT PRE-BOOTING FOR IMPROVED MAN MACHINE INTERFACE PERFORMANCEApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18628336Perception Validation for Autonomous VehiclesApril 2024September 2024Allow510YesNo
18624482BICYCLE CONTROL SYSTEMApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18621904MULTI-SENSOR COLLABORATIVE CALIBRATION SYSTEMMarch 2024June 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18610311METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING TRAINING AND EXECUTING A MODEL FOR DETECTING SAFETY SEAT EVENTSMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18611169SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING THRUSTER EFFECT ON A VESSELMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18611175Systems and Methods for Autonomous Vehicle ControlsMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18608398INDOOR/OUTDOOR TRANSITION POINTS BASED ON SATELLITE SIGNAL STRENGTHMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18604540METHODS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING 3D FLIGHT PATHSMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18602238Media Playback SystemMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18595458SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING (SLAM) METHODMarch 2024October 2024Allow800YesNo
18593579SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FOREIGN CURRENCY EXCHANGE AND TRANSFERMarch 2024April 2025Allow1400YesNo
18592636TIRE WEAR PREDICTION SYSTEM, TIRE WEAR PREDICTION PROGRAM, TIRE WEAR PREDICTION METHOD AND DATA STRUCTUREMarch 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18587738LONG LINE LOITER APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHODFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18584098BICYCLE CONTROL SYSTEMFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1200NoNo
18582149Systems and Methods Related to Controlling Autonomous Vehicle(s)February 2024February 2025Allow1200NoNo
18582223ON-BOARD THERMAL TRACK MISALIGNMENT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18443292SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLEFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18443035Vision-Aided Inertial Navigation System for Ground Vehicle LocalizationFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18683668Vehicle Control Method and Vehicle Control DeviceFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800YesNo
18440781SLICE-BASED DYNAMIC NEURAL NETWORKSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000NoNo
18440908VEHICLE-BASED ROTATING CAMERA METHODS AND SYSTEMSFebruary 2024March 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18439376PATH PLANNING USING SPARSE VOLUMETRIC DATAFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18439663AUTOMATED POSITIVE TRAIN CONTROL EVENT DATA EXTRACTION AND ANALYSIS ENGINE AND METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18437476Identification of Proxy Calibration Targets for a Fleet of VehiclesFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18437881METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTING A MANEUVER OF AN OBJECTFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110YesNo
18437839Directional Collision Warning SystemFebruary 2024January 2025Abandon1120NoNo
18438176TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTSFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18438163TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTSFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18437022FAST PATH PLANNING FOR DYNAMIC AVOIDANCE IN PARTIALLY KNOWN ENVIRONMENTSFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18436902SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR PLATOONINGFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18435901Collision Avoidance/Mitigation by Machine Learning and Automatic InterventionFebruary 2024July 2024Allow520NoNo
18434454SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC SPEED PREDICTION AND FORECASTING USING MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS OF SPATIOTEMPORAL TRAFFIC SPEED DEPENDENCIES IN PROBE AND WEATHER DATAFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18433139Collision Avoidance and Minimization Using an AI ModelFebruary 2024November 2024Allow920NoNo
18431990Actions to Avoid or Reduce the Harm of an Imminent CollisionFebruary 2024May 2024Allow310NoNo
18424107LOCALIZING TRANSPORTATION REQUESTS UTILIZING AN IMAGE BASED TRANSPORTATION REQUEST INTERFACEJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1320YesNo
18423925Trip-Segment Payments for Vehicle InsuranceJanuary 2024April 2025Abandon1510YesNo
18292394METHOD FOR LIMITING A DRIVING SPEED OF A VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING AROUND A BENDJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810NoNo
18423136AGENT TRAJECTORY PREDICTION USING TARGET LOCATIONSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410YesNo
18420791MULTI-OBJECTIVE PATH PLANNING METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMJanuary 2024September 2024Allow720NoNo
18420289HIGHLY RESPONSIVE FARMING SYSTEMS WITH EXTRAORDINARY IN-SEASON OPTIMIZATIONJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18420581VEHICLE USING SPATIAL INFORMATION ACQUIRED USING SENSOR, SENSING DEVICE USING SPATIAL INFORMATION ACQUIRED USING SENSOR, AND SERVERJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18418594Integration Of Web And Media Snippets Into Map ApplicationsJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18418865DOOR CLOSING DEVICEJanuary 2024June 2025Abandon1701NoNo
18414025AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES AND METHODS OF ZONE DRIVINGJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18411237AUTOMATED DRIVING SYSTEMJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18409898MOBILE CHARGING APPARATUSJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800YesNo
18409107WORK SCREEN DISPLAY SYSTEMJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010YesNo
18409437SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION IN VEHICLE FORENSICSJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18408939IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18407719ONE-HOP EXTENSIONJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18407602SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR SWAPPING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DURING OPERATIONJanuary 2024July 2024Allow710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3661.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
208
Examiner Affirmed
120
(57.7%)
Examiner Reversed
88
(42.3%)
Reversal Percentile
85.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.3% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
676
Allowed After Appeal Filing
281
(41.6%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
395
(58.4%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
88.5%
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, 41.6% 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.

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 3661 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3661 is part of Group 3660 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 24,103 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 86.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3661's allowance rate of 86.9% places it in the 84% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly higher allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3661 receive an average of 1.32 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 13% percentile). The median prosecution time is 25 months (in the 75% 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.