USPTO Art Unit 3666 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3666
Group: 3660
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 3,965
Last Active: September 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19342656INTELLIGENT SECURITY METHOD, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM BASED ON QUADRUPED ROBOTSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19176159ROAD TRAFFIC INCIDENT DETECTION METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE BASED ON SMALL SAMPLE LEARNINGApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19175332MAP CONSTRUCTION METHOD, CONTROLLER, AND AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINEApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19043239Systems and Methods for LiDAR-based Sensor Fusion for a Tracking System of a Target Device at a Target FrequencyJanuary 2025September 2025Allow810NoNo
18993381NAVIGATING WITH MOBILE DEVICE AND HEAD-WORN DEVICEJanuary 2025August 2025Allow710YesNo
18988045SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DISEASES AMONG PLANTSDecember 2024February 2025Allow200YesNo
18975322SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TRAINING DATADecember 2024June 2025Allow610YesNo
18967001Method and system for displaying PIDs based on a PID filter listDecember 2024February 2026Allow1500NoNo
18701864WORK MACHINENovember 2024March 2026Allow2300NoNo
18932387AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE EXTENDED REALITY ENVIRONMENTSOctober 2024February 2026Allow1600YesNo
18930815PROPELLER IMPACT DETECTION AND FORCE REDUCTIONOctober 2024March 2026Allow1700NoNo
18902359CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A TRANSPORTATION NETWORKSeptember 2024January 2026Allow1500YesNo
18895914METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING SUCCESS RATE OF LANE CHANGING BY VEHICLE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700YesNo
18893784AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM EMERGENCY SIGNALINGSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1610NoNo
18891247MOBILE DEVICE APPLICATION-BASED AIRCRAFT DATA STORAGE AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMSeptember 2024December 2025Allow1500YesNo
18826456VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18816603PREDICTIVE FAILURE SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HYDROSTATIC TRANSMISSIONSAugust 2024July 2025Allow1110NoNo
18811365MACHINE DAMAGE AVOIDANCE USING VISION SYSTEM INTEGRATIONAugust 2024January 2026Allow1700YesNo
18809406METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING ADAS TESTINGAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18808356Ground Following Optimization with Downforce Control Systems and MethodsAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910YesNo
18808066Automatic Event Capturing for Autonomous Vehicle DrivingAugust 2024April 2025Allow820YesNo
18801110LOCATION CLUSTERING AND ROUTING FOR 5G DRIVE TESTINGAugust 2024February 2025Allow610YesNo
18783635Apparatus and Method for a Virtual Visual Experience in Electric VehiclesJuly 2024December 2025Allow1710NoNo
18782409DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18832066SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE TRACK GENERATION FROM RISK MAPSJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910YesNo
18775671AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910YesNo
18770942Remotely Deployed and Operated Drone-based Sealed Tank InspectionsJuly 2024December 2025Allow1700NoNo
18770858MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY MONITORJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100YesNo
18765560METHOD FOR CHARGING A VEHICLE AT A FAST-CHARGING STATION AND A CORRESPONDING VEHICLEJuly 2024March 2026Allow2020YesNo
18763427METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROLJuly 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18761875AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMJuly 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18761185SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARGING MULTIPLE ELECTRIC VEHICLESJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18757733METHOD OF GENERATING VIRTUAL TIRE SLIP SOUND IN VEHICLEJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18757894TRUSTED MOTION UNITJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18757635ACTIVE SAFETY SUSPENSION SYSTEMJune 2024November 2025Allow1600YesNo
18759717ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED PRICING, MAPPING, AND EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZED INNER-CITY MOBILITYJune 2024February 2025Allow710NoNo
18752200TRAFFIC INFORMATION SERVER, DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TRAFFIC INFORMATIONJune 2024October 2025Allow1500YesNo
18750255ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR GENERATING A MAP AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEJune 2024March 2026Allow2110YesNo
18747274CONTROL SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHODJune 2024October 2025Allow1600NoNo
18744879System and Method for Use of Pattern Recognition in Assessing or Monitoring Vehicle Status or Operator Driving BehaviorJune 2024July 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18720936PATHFINDING APPARATUS, PATHFINDING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024March 2026Allow2110YesNo
18743192AGRICULTURAL WORK ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AGRICULTURAL MACHINE, AND AGRICULTURAL WORK ASSISTANCE DEVICEJune 2024January 2026Allow2010YesNo
18743515ENHANCED PROCESSING FOR COMMUNICATION WORKFLOWS USING MACHINE-LEARNING TECHNIQUESJune 2024September 2025Allow1500NoNo
18741453CLOUD ASSISTED UNDERWATER VEHICLE CONTROLJune 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18740534ANOMALY RECOGNITION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKS OF TRUCKSJune 2024October 2025Abandon1620NoNo
18739778PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFTJune 2024October 2025Allow1600YesNo
18718701METHOD FOR REGULATING THE SPEED OF ROTATION OF A PROPULSION DEVICE OF A HYBRID PROPULSION UNIT FOR AN AIRCRAFT, IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE OF THE MAIN REGULATION SYSTEM OF THE HEAT ENGINE OF THE HYBRID PROPULSION UNITJune 2024October 2025Allow1600YesNo
18739233ADJUSTABLE HEIGHT SENSOR ROOFJune 2024February 2025Allow800YesNo
18737620STRADDLE VEHICLE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHODJune 2024October 2025Allow1600NoNo
18679872SENSOR CONTROL APPARATUS PROVIDED IN VEHICLE AND METHOD PERFORMED BY THE SENSOR CONTROL APPARATUS TO REDUCE POWER CONSUMPTION OF SENSORSMay 2024August 2025Allow1510NoNo
18677644ADAPTIVE CONTROLLER FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFTMay 2024December 2025Allow1910YesNo
18672617PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING AN ELECTRIC MOTOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND MOTOR VEHICLE WITH A CONTROL UNIT CONFIGURED TO CARRY OUT THE PROCESSMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18673239VEHICLE CONTROL SCHEMES FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow1000NoNo
18713020Parking Assistance Method and Parking Assistance DeviceMay 2024January 2025Allow810NoNo
18671128MOBILITY DEVICEMay 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18670554Removable Automotive LIDAR Data Collection PODMay 2024April 2025Allow1010YesNo
18668029METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND DEVICES FOR E-MIRROR TRAFFIC LANE IDENTIFICATIONMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18660741ROUTE NAVIGATION AND OPTIMIZATIONMay 2024January 2026Allow2040YesNo
18709182MULTISPECTRAL EMISSION DEVICE FOR VEHICLES FOR EMITTING VISIBLE LIGHT, LIDAR AND RADAR RADIATION, AND METHOD AND USE THEREOFMay 2024February 2026Allow2110NoNo
18709141DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE CLAMPING FORCE OF A BRAKE CALIPER AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF A BRAKING SYSTEMMay 2024September 2025Allow1600YesNo
18659772SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONVERTING REGENERATIVE BRAKING ENERGY IN ECO-FRIENDLY VEHICLEMay 2024August 2025Allow1600NoNo
18658674Systems and Methods for Motion Forecasting and Planning for Autonomous VehiclesMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18657324Automatic Robotically Steered Sensor for Targeted High Performance Perception and Vehicle ControlMay 2024September 2025Allow1620YesNo
18653480SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SOFTWARE INTERACTIONS FOR PROPOSED TRIPSMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18651824SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ACTOR-BASED MAP ATTRIBUTE GENERATIONMay 2024March 2026Allow2210YesNo
18648567VEHICULAR CONTROL SYSTEMApril 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18649356SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENTLY SWITCHING RAILCARS IN A RAILROAD YARDApril 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18646203SYSTEMS AND METHODS PROVIDING ASSIST-TO-LAND AND EMERGENCY LAND FUNCTIONSApril 2024October 2025Allow1820YesNo
18704784ROTOR ANGLE LIMIT FOR STATIC HEATING OF ELECTRIC MOTORApril 2024October 2025Allow1800NoNo
18645515AUTOMATED VEGETATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMApril 2024March 2025Allow1110YesNo
18645020METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CONTROL A TORQUE THRESHOLD FOR HANDS ON/OFF DETECTIONApril 2024June 2025Allow1410YesNo
18643381CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC FLIGHT VEHICLE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ELECTRIC FLIGHT VEHICLEApril 2024December 2025Allow1910YesNo
18643534REAL-TIME ERROR MONITOR OF RECEIVER AIRCRAFT BASED ON MACHINE LEARNING KEYPOINT SOLUTIONS FOR AUTOMATED AERIAL REFUELINGApril 2024December 2025Allow2010YesNo
18642354MULTIMODAL SENSOR AND VISION-BASED DRIVER ALCOHOL IMPAIRMENT DETECTION SYSTEMApril 2024March 2026Abandon2310NoNo
18703259DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, HEAD-UP DISPLAY DEVICE, AND DISPLAY CONTROL METHODApril 2024January 2026Allow2110NoNo
18639471DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2024February 2026Allow2210YesNo
18637967ROUTE SELECTION USING MACHINE-LEARNED SAFETY MODELApril 2024October 2025Allow1810NoNo
18636427MOBILE ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MAP DATA USING STRAIGHT LINES EXTRACTED FROM VISUAL IMAGESApril 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18701884SWITCHING CONTROL METHOD AND SWITCHING CONTROL DEVICEApril 2024August 2024Allow400NoNo
18635195SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIRMING FLIGHT CALCULATIONS FOR AN AIRCRAFTApril 2024January 2026Allow2110NoNo
18634863METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE MOVEMENT OF AN OBJECT MOVING IN A MAGNETIC FIELDApril 2024February 2026Abandon2220NoNo
18632287MOVING BODY SYSTEMApril 2024November 2025Allow1910NoNo
18631519MOVING BODY CONFIGURED TO LEAD A VEHICLE BASED ON SENSING A REGION AROUND THE VEHICLE.April 2024January 2026Allow2110YesNo
18631397DRIVER GUIDANCE FOR GUIDED MANEUVERINGApril 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18629561MOTION MANAGER, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMApril 2024January 2026Allow2210YesNo
18628724METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC BICYCLEApril 2024November 2025Allow1900NoNo
18627592METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING ALTITUDE USING COMPRESSED ROAD INFORMATIONApril 2024February 2026Allow2210NoNo
18626493RELATIVE POSITION DETERMINATION METHOD FOR MULTIPLE UNMANNED AERIAL, MARINE AND LAND VEHICLESApril 2024August 2025Allow1700YesNo
18626709REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, AND REMOTE CONTROL METHODApril 2024March 2026Allow2310NoNo
18625071VEHICLE EXTERNAL COMMUNICATION CONTROL SYSTEM FOR TERMINAL IN VEHICLEApril 2024October 2025Allow1900YesNo
18624783MARINE STEERING SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2024July 2025Allow1610NoNo
18623133Queueing into Pickup and Drop-off LocationsApril 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18619561REMOTE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND MOBILE BODYMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18618033ADAPTIVE VEHICLE OCCUPANT DETECTION AND MONITORINGMarch 2024November 2025Allow2010NoNo
18696260MINING AUTOMATION SYSTEM OPERATION ZONE CONTROLMarch 2024September 2025Allow1700NoNo
18616733SYNCHRONIZED UNICAST RANGING FOR UWB LOCALIZATIONMarch 2024August 2025Allow1600YesNo
18695425VEHICLE-MOUNTED CONTROL APPARATUSMarch 2024October 2025Allow1800YesNo
18612268ROBOT CONTROL METHOD, ROBOT, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110NoNo
18611972VEHICLE POSITION VALIDATIONMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18611200SYSTEM AND SERVERMarch 2024December 2025Allow2010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3666.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
35
Examiner Affirmed
23
(65.7%)
Examiner Reversed
12
(34.3%)
Reversal Percentile
59.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 34.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
126
Allowed After Appeal Filing
49
(38.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
77
(61.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
83.8%
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, 38.9% 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 3666 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3666 is part of Group 3660 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 3,965 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 80.3%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3666's allowance rate of 80.3% places it in the 64% 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 3666 receive an average of 1.81 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 43% percentile). The median prosecution time is 31 months (in the 52% 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.

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