Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19233902 | Integrated Bypass and Flowback Systems and Methods for Well Fracturing | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19229631 | FAST-ACTING SWELLABLE DOWNHOLE SEAL | June 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19222343 | RELEASE ASSIST ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD, FOR DOUBLE GRIP PACKER WITH OPPOSED SLIPS | May 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19133253 | COMPENSATOR ASSEMBLY FOR DOWNHOLE TOOL ARTICULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19218809 | ROLL ISOLATED ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEMS EMPLOYING DIGITAL VALVES | May 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19219449 | INTEGRATED SELECTIVE-FIRING DETONATOR SPECIAL FOR OIL AND GAS WELLS | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19131453 | LONG-TERM MONITORING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SURROUNDING ROCK FRACTURE EVOLUTION PROCESS TRIGGERED BY MULTIPLE-SOURCE DYNAMIC DISTURBANCES | May 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19129685 | ROTATING CONTROL DEVICE | May 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19208083 | SELECTIVELY ACTIVATED FRICTION REDUCTION TOOL AND METHOD | May 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19207448 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DEPTH-DEPENDENT DRILLING PARAMETER LIMITS | May 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18875183 | HIGH PRESSURE WATER JET AUTOMATIC DRILLING AND CUTTING COLLABORATIVE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COAL SEAMS | May 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19196354 | EARTH BORING REAMER | May 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19187384 | REDUCING VIBRATION OF AN ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP | April 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19185451 | RELATIVE GRAIN SIZE DETERMINATION AND FLOW CHARACTERIZATION IN SEDIMENTARY RESERVOIRS | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19184513 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING OPTIMAL INSTALLATION OF DOWNHOLE EQUIPMENT | April 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19184990 | DOWNHOLE TOOL | April 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19174556 | Indexing Control System | April 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19174670 | Fracturing System | April 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19173662 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR FRACKING OPTIMIZATION | April 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19171961 | METHODOLOGY AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRONIC CONTROL AND ACQUISITION OF DOWNHOLE VALVE | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19098061 | Methods and Apparatus for Casing Recovery | April 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19096912 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MONITOR OPERABILTY OF AN ACTUATOR OF A ROTATABLE STEERABLE SYSTEM (RSS) | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19088601 | WELLHEAD SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19085723 | Double-Acting Downhole Hydraulic Reciprocating Pump System and Methods of Using Same | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19083460 | LOW-TO-MEDIUM MATURITY SHALE OIL EXTRACTION SYSTEM BASED ON CURTAILED POWER HEATING | March 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19084298 | AIR MOTOR ASSEMBLY | March 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19082842 | SURFACE SWIVEL FOR WELLHEAD ORIENTATION | March 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19082622 | Adjustable Hydraulic Jarring Device | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19075140 | MULTIPLE SELECTABLE PRESSURE DRIVEN DEVICES ON A DRILL BIT | March 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19068556 | DETONATION MODULE | March 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19063696 | REMOTELY ACTIVATED MULTI-CYCLE WELLBORE CLEANING TOOL | February 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19064217 | CLOSED COMPARTMENT WELL TOOL FOR WELLHEAD RE-PACKING | February 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19062572 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A FRAC PLUG | February 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19105042 | CONVERTIBLE SLICKLINE STUFFING BOX | February 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19057486 | MILLING TOOL, METHOD AND SYSTEM | February 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19104514 | METHODS FOR FORMING PATHWAYS OF INCREASED THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY FOR GEOTHERMAL WELLS | February 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19055094 | REUSABLE PERFORATING GUN SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19055084 | INFINITE-STAGE FRACTURING SLIDING SLEEVE | February 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19052564 | PERFORATING GUN STRING INCLUDING SWITCH COUNTER | February 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19051968 | KINETIC ENERGY PERFORATING ROUND AND METHODS OF USE | February 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19051212 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS OF FRACTURE HEIGHTS IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING BY COMBINING MONITORING PRESSURE SIGNALS | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19051077 | DEVICE FOR CENTERING A SENSOR ASSEMBLY IN A BORE | February 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19049315 | Downhole Reamer with Rotating Sleeve | February 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19048764 | FLEXIBLE PIPE CONNECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19043909 | APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING AXIAL FORCE ON AN INNER DRIVE MEMBER | February 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19042300 | INTERACTIVE AND SMART WORKFLOW TO MEASURE NOISE FREE FORMATION PRESSURE AND CHARACTERIZE SUPERCHARGE IN FORMATION TESTING | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 19041279 | MAGNETIZED WIRELINE PULLING TOOL | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19040649 | REFRESHABLE POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACT (PDC) DRILL BITS | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19040660 | REFRESHABLE POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND COMPACT (PDC) DRILL BITS | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19040135 | DOWNHOLE TOOL EMPLOYING A WHIPSTOCK ASSEMBLY, PACKER ASSEMBLY AND LOWER COMPLETION | January 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19031544 | ALIGNABLE GUIDANCE DEVICE FOR CASING ENTRY MILLING AND CEMENTING OPERATIONS | January 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19026857 | EXTENDED RANGE SPIDER | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18994919 | IMPROVED DEBRIS COLLECTION AND REMOVAL FROM A WELLBORE | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19020739 | CONVEYANCE APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19017813 | DEVICE FOR CHARACTERIZING AND TESTING ON-SITE BASIC PARAMETER OF NATURAL GAS HYDRATE | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19018097 | FULL-FACE SHAFT BORING MACHINE, BORING SYSTEM, AND BORING METHOD | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19017226 | Downhole Perforating Gun Tube and Components | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19016414 | Cable Management of Electric Powered Hydraulic Fracturing Pump Unit | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19015276 | COMPACT DOWNHOLE TOOL | January 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19015248 | COMPACT DOWNHOLE TOOL | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19010776 | ADAPTIVE MULTI-AGENT ARCHITECTURE FOR PETROPHYSICAL DATA MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSING | January 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18881223 | OIL WELL OPTICAL FIBER MULTI-PARAMETER TESTING METHOD AND APPARATUS | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19007494 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING FRACTURE CLOSURE PRESSURE BASED ON HYDRAULIC FRACTURING | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18990198 | SENSOR FOR QUANTIFYING PRODUCTION FLUID PERCENTAGE CONTENT | December 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18876721 | REAL-TIME RANGING WHILE DRILLING | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18986232 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISOLATION AND CHEMICAL INJECTION IN A COMPLETION STRING OF OIL WELLS WITH OPEN INTERVALS | December 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18983918 | MOTOR COOLING AND DEBRIS MANAGEMENT DURING MILLING | December 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18984461 | SAFETY VALVE INCLUDING FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD CONNECTED PORTIONS | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18980749 | DRILL BITS FOR DRILLING SUBTERRANEAN BOREHOLES AND MECHANICALLY LOCKED CUTTER ELEMENTS FOR SAME | December 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18981307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF A BOTTOM HOLE ASSEMBLY | December 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18979933 | LATERAL ACCESS CONTROL IN DOWNHOLE WINDOW JOINTS | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18977360 | Two-Stage Expandable Liner Hanger | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18968668 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DROPPING A PUMP DOWN PLUG OR BALL | December 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18959045 | Apparatuses And Methods For Use With Reverse Circulation Overshot Systems | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18867046 | AUTONOMOUS FLOW CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD | November 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18951151 | Reduced Stroke Gate Valve | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18866359 | Detecting Mineralization And Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Plume Location In Subterranean Formations | November 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18864882 | CAVE CUTTING METHOD FOR PILLAR CONSTRUCTION | November 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18864137 | HIGH PRESSURE BURROWING EVERTING ROBOT WITH SENSORIZED SKIN AND FOR SUBSURFACE SENSOR DEPLOYMENT | November 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18940630 | DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR ORIENTING CORE SAMPLES | November 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18939494 | DOWNHOLE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC-BASED FRACTURING | November 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18937906 | DOWNHOLE APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC-BASED FRACTURING | November 2024 | September 2025 | Abandon | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18936626 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZATION OF HUFF-N-PUFF GAS INJECTION IN HYDROCARBON RESERVOIRS | November 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18862700 | END OF TUBING CARRIER TOOL AND METHOD FOR RELEASABLY SECURING SAME TO END OF A TUBULAR | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18935061 | PROCESSES FOR INJECTION OF FLUIDS INTO A WELLBORE VIA DRILL PIPE | November 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18931935 | ISOLATION PLUGS, RATCHET SYSTEMS, AND METHODS TO SET A PACKING ELEMENT | October 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18930205 | EARTH-DRILLING TOOL | October 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18928664 | WELL PLUG INTEGRITY | October 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18927611 | SLURRIFICATION AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE BY PRESSURE PUMPING INTO A SUBSURFACE FORMATION | October 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18923041 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTISTAGE FRACTURING | October 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18918946 | IMPROVED LUBRICATOR WITH ORIFICE | October 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18919064 | ADDRESSING PLUG MOVEMENT IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18913576 | EXPANDABLE LINER HANGER ASSEMBLY HAVING ANCHOR KEY IN DOVETAIL GROOVE ON HANGER BODY | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18913490 | CLUTCH ASSEMBLY AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18912094 | UNTETHERED DOWNHOLE TOOLS | October 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18912514 | Concrete Slab Rebar Hole Doweling Cart | October 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18910674 | HIGH PRESSURE FLUID JET DRILL SYSTEM | October 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18854964 | EVALUATING CHOKE VALVE PERFORMANCE DURING SUBTERRANEAN FIELD OPERATIONS | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18907981 | VARIABLE INTENSITY AND SELECTIVE PRESSURE ACTIVATED JAR | October 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18907685 | HIGH TEMPERATURE FLUID-DRIVEN DUAL-MODE CIRCULATION TOOL | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3676.
With a 36.7% 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.
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, 31.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
✓ 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Art Unit 3676 is part of Group 3670 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 19,022 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 78.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.
Art Unit 3676's allowance rate of 78.1% places it in the 54% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.
Applications in Art Unit 3676 receive an average of 1.78 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 40% percentile). The median prosecution time is 29 months (in the 62% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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