USPTO Art Unit 3662 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3662
Group: 3660
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 18,024
Last Active: December 2024

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18970747Aircraft attitude tracking control method, system and computer equipmentDecember 2024March 2025Allow310NoNo
18850962VEHICLE DATA ANALYSIS METHOD AND DEVICESeptember 2024May 2025Allow810YesNo
18828229CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLESeptember 2024March 2025Allow600NoNo
18767492SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RELATIVE POSE DETERMINATION AND FIELD ENFORCEMENT OF MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLES USING ULTRA-WIDEBAND RADIO TECHNOLOGYJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18749912COORDINATING A NUMBER OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAVs) TO BE DEPLOYED IN A REGION UNDER A SET OF CONSTRAINTSJune 2024December 2024Allow610YesNo
18745549THRUST SYSTEM FOR STEERING MARINE VESSELSJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18742133VEHICLE AI COMPUTING SYSTEM (VACS) FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGJune 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18741347METHOD FOR MONITORING A REGENERATION OF A PARTICULATE FILTER IN THE EXHAUST SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINEJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18717496VEHICLE MONITORING DEVICE AND VEHICLE MONITORING METHODJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18733475ROADSIDE EDGE COMPUTING SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJune 2024April 2025Allow1020NoNo
18679740VEHICLE AND TRAILER MANEUVER ASSIST SYSTEMMay 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18678408DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OTA UPDATE OF VEHICLEMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18710232CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DERIVING ENGINE-OUT NOx CONCENTRATIONMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18659262VEHICLE AERODYNAMIC IMPROVEMENT APPARATUS AND SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18658234VEHICLE DOOR-OFF FOB SEARCHMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18651168SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AERIAL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLESApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18649542SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY ARMING A FAILSAFE ON A DELIVERY DRONEApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18643304APPARATUS AND METHOD OF DIAGNOSING A BLOW-BY GAS RECIRCULATION SYSTEMApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18633591VEHICULAR AIRBAG CONTROL SYSTEMApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18630491Method and Apparatus for Transferring Auxiliary Power from an Engine Crankshaft Output to a Supercharger Input That Circumvents Belt Path ObstaclesApril 2024April 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18624458SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRICALLY HEATED CATALYSTApril 2024November 2024Allow800YesNo
18619571DIGITAL FLIGHT AIRSPACE, CAPACITY, AND RISK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2024June 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18612432APPLICATION OF AUXILIARY LIGHTING IN AUTOMATIC HITCH OPERATIONMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18612864CASUAL DRIVER RIDE SHARINGMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510YesNo
18609092Systems and methods for detecting stop sign vehicle complianceMarch 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
18607919METHOD FOR HEATING AN EXHAUST SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000NoNo
18605953ROADWAY GUIDANCE SYSTEMMarch 2024April 2025Allow1310YesNo
18601159CONTROLLING A ROBOT BASED ON FREE-FORM NATURAL LANGUAGE INPUTMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18690264METHOD OF MANAGEMENT OF AN ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM AND ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING THE METHODMarch 2024August 2024Allow601NoNo
18596806SKELETON FOR TRUCK BED AND CONVERTIBLE TOPMarch 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18590128METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING OVERSPEEDINGFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1420NoNo
18590869AUTOMOBILE SAFETY AND FACILITATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024June 2024Allow310YesNo
18582491UAV-ASSISTED FEDERATED LEARNING RESOURCE ALLOCATION METHODFebruary 2024June 2024Allow410NoNo
18581173REMOTE LIVE MAP SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510YesNo
18581123SYSTEMS FOR UNMANNED AERIAL PAINTING APPLICATIONSFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18443617UNIVERSAL AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING, REGISTERING AND VERIFYING THE EXISTENCE, LOCATION AND CHARACTERISTICS OF ELECTRIC AND OTHER POWER OUTLETS BY RANDOM USERS AND FOR RETRIEVAL AND UTILIZATION OF SUCH PARAMETRIC DATA AND OUTLETS BY ALL USERSFebruary 2024November 2024Allow911NoNo
18440768DRIVER RE-ENGAGEMENT SYSTEMFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18432728SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING PERFORMANCE AND MAPPING OF ROBOTS USING MODULAR DEVICESFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18426945MACHINE CONTROL USING A PREDICTIVE MAPJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18424127FLOORING APPARATUSJanuary 2024June 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18416367TURBO ARRANGEMENTJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18412459Method for constructing episodic memory model based on rat brain visual pathway and entorhinal-hippocampal cognitive mechanismJanuary 2024January 2025Abandon1220NoNo
18411387EXHAUST GAS PURIFICATION CONTROL DEVICEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1711YesNo
18407119THRUST SYSTEM FOR STEERING MARINE VESSELSJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1520NoNo
18400817ROBOT AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF ROBOTDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800NoNo
18396134USING A PREDICTIVE REQUEST MODEL TO OPTIMIZE PROVIDER RESOURCESDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18392573FAULT TOLERANT HYBRID ELECTRIC PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR AN AERIAL VEHICLEDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18391839VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2023June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18543640ENGINE SYSTEMDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18543938MIXING SECTION FOR AN EXHAUST SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINEDecember 2023May 2025Abandon1710YesNo
18536677SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSTANCE-LEVEL LANE DETECTION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROLDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18534893TURBOCHARGERDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18527929FAULT DETECTION IN CONTROL SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEDecember 2023October 2024Allow1110YesNo
18566500LOCALIZATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023June 2025Allow1800YesNo
18525783TECHNOLOGY FOR SITUATIONAL MODIFICATION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OPERATIONNovember 2023September 2024Allow1010YesNo
18522772VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICENovember 2023June 2025Allow1910NoNo
18519352Dynamically Adjusting UAV Flight Operations Based On Thermal Sensor DataNovember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18510722DETECTING AND RESPONDING TO PROCESSIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESNovember 2023October 2024Allow1110YesNo
18510352SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL TO MINIMIZE ENERGY COSTNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210YesNo
18508616METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REGENERATING A PARTICULATE FILTERNovember 2023December 2024Allow1410NoNo
18507120POOL CLEANING SYSTEM WITH A VIDEO CAPTURE DEVICENovember 2023April 2024Allow510YesNo
18506426GIMBAL CONTROL METHOD, CONTROLLER, UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE INSPECTION SYSTEMNovember 2023June 2025Allow1910NoNo
18503176METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE BODY MOTION AND OCCUPANT EXPERIENCENovember 2023March 2025Allow1610YesNo
18288847PROPULSION SYSTEM WITH SYNERGISTIC PUSHER TYPE PROPELLEROctober 2023October 2024Allow1200YesNo
18385282OVERRIDING CONTROL OF MOTORIZED TRANSPORT UNIT SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODSOctober 2023March 2025Allow1710YesNo
18495480Autonomous Vehicle Compatible RobotOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210YesNo
18494022TECHNIQUES FOR CALIBRATING A CATALYTIC CONVERTER SIMULATIONOctober 2023May 2024Allow600YesNo
18494582VARIABLE GEOMETRY TURBOCHARGER CONTROLOctober 2023December 2024Allow1310YesNo
18494416SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING DIFFERENTIAL THRUST OF A BLOWN LIFT AIRCRAFTOctober 2023April 2024Allow610NoNo
18490520Actively Modifying a Field of View of an Autonomous Vehicle in View of ConstraintsOctober 2023October 2024Allow1220YesNo
18487353FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND FLIGHT MANAGEMENT METHODOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110YesNo
18379243CHARGING SYSTEM OF AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINEOctober 2023October 2024Allow1220YesNo
18484069METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CORRECTING ERRORS IN MAP DATAOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18481571SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTICAL TARGET BASED INDOOR VEHICLE NAVIGATIONOctober 2023August 2024Allow1010YesNo
18479744SMART EMERGENCY VEHICLE SIREN PROVIDING DIGITAL ACTIVATION ALERTSOctober 2023June 2024Allow820NoNo
18375865AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD THEREOFOctober 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18475248METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE MASS OF HEAVY VEHICLES BASED ON NETWORKED OPERATING DATA AND MACHINE LEARNINGSeptember 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18283847METHOD FOR DELIVERING LIQUID BY EJECTING A CONTINUOUS JET AND SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHODSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2100NoNo
18473678Automatic Bed Cover Door Systems for a TruckSeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18472775SHARED VEHICLE SERVICE PROVIDING METHOD PERFORMED BY SERVER COMMUNICATING WITH USER DEVICE OF PASSENGER AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESeptember 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18469127DYNAMICALLY GENERATING AND UPDATING MULTIPLIERS FOR A TRANSPORTATION MATCHING SYSTEM USING MACHINE LEARNINGSeptember 2023May 2024Allow810NoNo
18282732DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLESeptember 2023April 2025Allow1900NoNo
18369613RANGE IMAGE AIDED INSSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18467368Controlling Search Agents to Perform Search with Noisy Observations and Probabilistic GuaranteesSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2000YesNo
18465129Vehicle Controllers For Agricultural And Industrial ApplicationsSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18281064SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXHAUST AFTERTREATMENT SENSOR OFFSET DETECTION AND DIAGNOSISSeptember 2023April 2025Allow1920YesNo
18549601INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM OF A UREA-BASED REDUCING AGENT INJECTOR TO AN AFTER-TREATMENT AN EXHAUST GAS DEVICESeptember 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18242754SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETERMINING EFFECTIVENESS OF VEHICLE SAFETY FEATURESSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1110YesNo
18241055Hardware Component Configuration For Autonomous Control Of Powered Earth-Moving VehiclesAugust 2023April 2024Allow810NoNo
18455057INTEGRATED TIRE LONGITUDINAL AND LATERAL FORCE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGYAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18455207COMPREHENSIVE USER CONTROL SYSTEM FOR VEHICLEAugust 2023June 2025Allow2110NoNo
18235448METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATION OF FLEET VEHICLESAugust 2023November 2024Abandon1520NoNo
18235347Techniques To Synthesize Greenhouse GasesAugust 2023March 2025Allow1930YesNo
18452362SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTONOMOUS SELECTION AND OPERATION OF COMBINATIONS OF STEALTH AND PERFORMANCE CAPABILITIES OF A MULTI-MODE UNMANNED VEHICLEAugust 2023March 2025Allow1910NoNo
18546505METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING THE RELIABILITY OF A LOW-DEFINITION MAPAugust 2023February 2024Allow610NoNo
18449944METHOD FOR MANEUVERING A VEHICLE HAVING A TRAILER COUPLING IN A PARKING SPACEAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110YesNo
18233311METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING NETWORKED PHASED-ARRAY ANTENNAE APPLICATIONS TO DETECT AND/OR MONITOR MOVING OBJECTSAugust 2023June 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18447725MAP GENERATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMAugust 2023October 2024Allow1410YesNo
18447473Modifying the Behavior of an Autonomous Vehicle Using Context Based Parameter SwitchingAugust 2023May 2024Allow910NoNo
18366669INTELLIGENT COURSE PLANNING METHOD AND CONTROLLER FOR UNMANNED SURFACE VEHICLEAugust 2023February 2024Allow610NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3662.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
263
Examiner Affirmed
147
(55.9%)
Examiner Reversed
116
(44.1%)
Reversal Percentile
88.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 44.1% 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
840
Allowed After Appeal Filing
372
(44.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
468
(55.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
92.1%
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, 44.3% 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 3662 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3662 is part of Group 3660 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 18,024 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 81.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3662's allowance rate of 81.5% places it in the 66% 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 3662 receive an average of 1.64 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 33% percentile). The median prosecution time is 27 months (in the 65% 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.