Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19112229 | LOCKING THREADED CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | March 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19099804 | COMPOSITE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE COMBINING FABRIC-FORM BAG-BEHIND-WALL GROUTING AND HIGH-STRENGTH SUPPORT FRAMES, AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19002278 | LOCKING AND POSITIONING MECHANISM AND ROTATIONAL FOLDING POSITIONING APPARATUS | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18877338 | GROUTING PIPE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF DESERT WATER STORAGE AREA | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18962858 | RAILING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18960181 | GREEN SEALING MATERIAL FOR KARST FLOWING WATER, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18960492 | EMERGENCY DISPOSAL METHOD AND SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR CONTAMINATED SOIL | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18940891 | ECO-FRIENDLY HIGH-PERFORMANCE ALL-SOLID-WASTE SOIL-BINDING MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE METHOD THEREOF | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18929709 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BUOYANCY ADJUSTMENT OF SHIELD TUNNEL SEGMENTS | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18929242 | CLAMP ASSEMBLY FOR FALL PROTECTION REINFORCEMENT POST | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18922108 | VERTICAL CABLE RAIL BARRIER | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18916639 | Connector for Curtain Rods | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18906964 | BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT OF THE END OF A RAILING MEMBER TO A VERTICAL MEMBER | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18904178 | Low-PIM Barrier Stanchion And Safety Barrier | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18886979 | BORDER WALLS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18884488 | SUBTERRANEAN IRRIGATION SYSTEM | September 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18882618 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR STORING HYDROGEN IN A SALT CAVERN | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18818611 | AUTOMATIC SUPPORT DEVICE FOR RESISTING ROCK BURST IN MINES | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18838719 | A Concealable Panel-Engagement Apparatus | August 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18801756 | INSTALLATION METHOD FOR CLOSURE JOINT OF IMMERSED TUNNEL | August 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18801094 | TORQUE TUBE COUPLER | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18798140 | TUBE JOINT APPARATUS FOR DOUBLE-TUBE FLOATING TUNNEL AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF | August 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18786650 | SIDE STRUCTURE OF FENCE FRAMEWORK, FENCE FRAMEWORK, FENCE, AND FOLDING METHOD THEREOF | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18776265 | PILE-NET FLEXIBLE CABLE BARRIER STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18772747 | PIECE OF FURNITURE | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18725796 | SOIL REMEDIATION SYSTEM AND SOIL REMEDIATION METHOD | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18764708 | HANDRAIL ATTACHMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18763220 | BALL HEAD WITH ANTI-ROTATION SELF-ALIGNING INTERFACE | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18760395 | COAL MINING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DUAL CIRCULATION DRILLING WITH MECHANICAL REAMING AND ABRASIVE JET | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18760362 | INTEGRATED MINING METHOD OF COAL BREAKING, COAL EXTRACTION AND WATER CIRCULATION IN U-WELL AND SYSTEM THEREOF | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18755958 | MWD ISOLATION DEVICE | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18753442 | TENSION FOUNDATION FOR HOLDING A BUOYANT OBJECT | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18749617 | CRASH IMPACT ATTENUATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18748955 | SELECTIVELY LOCKABLE BALL AND SOCKET JOINT | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18738645 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR GEOLOGICAL SEQUESTRATION OF CARBON-CONTAINING MATERIALS | June 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18717013 | LINING TUBE FOR RESTORING DEFECTIVE SEWER SHAFTS INCLUDING A BERM AND A CHANNEL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND METHOD FOR LINING A DEFECTIVE SEWER SHAFT | June 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18732431 | Silt Fence Configured for Capturing Pollutants and Fabric Forming the Same | June 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18673287 | UNDERCUTTING-COVERED EXCAVATION SEMI-REVERSE CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF CROSS-TRANSFER SUBWAY STATION | May 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18672411 | ROAD MILLING CUTTING DISC, ROAD MILLING DEVICE AND ROAD PLANING MACHINE | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18668381 | Hidden Interconnection Arrangement of Fence or Railing and Assembling Method Thereof | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18665868 | RAKING BARRIER PANEL | May 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18663122 | APPARATUS FOR FRANGIBLY SUPPORTING AN OBJECT TO A BASE | May 2024 | February 2025 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662016 | PIPE LOOSENING DEVICE AND METHOD | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18662080 | CONNECTION ARRANGEMENTS, DOWEL AND FURNITURE | May 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18654280 | WATER REPLACEMENT TYPE STORAGE FIELD CONSTRUCTION METHOD AND STORAGE FIELD | May 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18645469 | ROD-TYPE PILE FOUNDATION FOR PREVENTING PILE BODY FROM BEING HEAVED AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | April 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18645556 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COALBED PERMEABILITY-ENHANCEMENT INDUCED BY PRESSURE-RELIEF WITH MINING A EXTREMELY THIN SLICE | April 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18642543 | MAGNETIC JOINT | April 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18642675 | Fastening and Alignment Member | April 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18640313 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENCAPSULATING IN-GROUND ASBESTOS CONCRETE PIPE | April 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18639399 | DROPPER POST ASSEMBLY FOR A BICYCLE | April 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18639593 | AUTOMATICALLY LOCKABLE PIVOTING MECHANISM AND SLIDING MECHANISM, AND FRAME AND TABLE HAVING SAME | April 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18638552 | ROCK BURST ACTIVE PREVENTION AND CONTROL MECHANISM | April 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18634844 | FOUNDATION PILES, SYSTEMS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS | April 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18631420 | DISTRIBUTED LOCKING TRACKER | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18629416 | Locking Connector Assembly | April 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18696601 | THUMB PILE INCLUDING FITTING BRACKET AND METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING STRUCTURE FOR TEMPORARY EARTH RETAINING | March 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18615265 | VEHICLE MOVEMENT MODIFICATION FOR AUTONOMOUS PILE DRIVER VEHICLE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18615258 | PILE MANIPULATION FOR AUTONOMOUS PILE DRIVER VEHICLE | March 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18612354 | CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR CONNECTING POWER AND COMMUNICATION CABLES FROM FLOATING SOLAR ARRAYS TO ONSHORE EQUIPMENT | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18611768 | COVER FOR A UNIVERSAL JOINT OF A DRIVESHAFT | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18611154 | PILE STAGING STAND ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18608671 | Multi-Tool Boring Systems and Methods of Operating Such Systems | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18608504 | CRASH CUSHION | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18604300 | CAISSON HEIGHT PROFILER SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18602172 | DITCH AND CANAL LINER ASSEMBLY | March 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18600416 | METHOD FOR REPAIRING AQUIFER IN COAL MINE AREA | March 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18690263 | MULTI-STAGE PRESSURE YIELDING AND ANTI-IMPACT DEVICE FOR ANCHORING SUPPORT | March 2024 | June 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18597736 | WATERCRAFT LIFT | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18595263 | I-PATTERNED FILLING METHOD FOR INITIAL STAGE OF COAL MINING BASED ON ROOF FRACTURE FEATURE CHARACTERITICS | March 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18589045 | TORQUE TUBE COUPLER | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18444580 | DEGRADATION OF HEXACHLOROCYCLOHEXANE FROM SOIL WITH STEAM ACTIVATED BIOCHAR | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18441993 | MACHINES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR TRUSS INSTALLATION AND ASSEMBLY | February 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18442012 | WOOD POST BRACKET | February 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437856 | APPARATUS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IRRIGATING LANDS | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436157 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR JOINING AND HANGING DUCTS | February 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18432912 | FEED PAD WATER COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | February 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18426314 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ANCHORING STRUCTURAL LOADS | January 2024 | March 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18424390 | WARP RESISTANT FENCE PANEL | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18419875 | Support System For Supporting And Securing A Wall Structure To A Barrier | January 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18419998 | Biomimetic Sentinel Reef Structures for Optical Sensing and Communications | January 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18416324 | CAM ACTION CLAMP | January 2024 | April 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18416050 | PNEUMATIC EXCAVATOR AND METHODS OF USE | January 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18406920 | CRYOGENIC TRENCH/TROUGH APPARATUS AND METHOD | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18406914 | COMPOSITE END CONNECTIONS | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18403752 | DELAMINATED SUBWAY STATION STRUCTURE IN SEA-LAND CONNECTION REGION AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF | January 2024 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18576074 | PILE PRESS-IN CONSTRUCTION METHOD, PILE SUPPLYING DEVICE, AND PILE PRESS-IN DEVICE | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18401523 | Modular Form | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18397409 | HORIZONTAL MECHANICALLY STABILIZING GEOGRID WITH IMPROVED GEOTECHNICAL INTERACTION | December 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18574082 | TOOL FOR OFFSHORE WIND POWER FOUNDATION PILE AND METHOD FOR USING SAME | December 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18392721 | FASTENER SYSTEM FOR FURNITURE | December 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18390946 | DELIVERY OF A HIGH VOLUME OF FLOATING SYSTEMS FOR WIND | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18543580 | VEHICLE AUTO TURNING CONTROL SYSTEM | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18542202 | Protective Device for Underground Irrigation Systems | December 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18540765 | MULTI-FUNCTIONAL FENCE SYSTEM | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18540497 | GUARDRAIL TERMINAL | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18539871 | Collapsible Utility Scaffold | December 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18537007 | UNDERGROUND MINING METHODS VIA BOREHOLES AND MULTILATERAL BLAST-HOLES | December 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18532012 | POLYMER MESH WITH REINFORCING BANDS FOR SKIN CONTROL IN HARD ROCK MINING | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531880 | INSTRUMENT RELEASE | December 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3678.
With a 34.2% 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, 29.8% 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 3678 is part of Group 3670 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 9,231 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 79.2%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Art Unit 3678's allowance rate of 79.2% places it in the 55% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.
Applications in Art Unit 3678 receive an average of 1.66 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 34% percentile). The median prosecution time is 25 months (in the 75% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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