USPTO Art Unit 3684 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19189020System and Method for Emotionally Intelligent, Personalized AI Avatar-Based Health Coaching Using Multi-Domain Data and Adaptive Behavioral IntelligenceApril 2025October 2025Allow611YesNo
19189035System and Method for Emotionally Intelligent, Personalized AI Avatar-Based Health Coaching Using Multi-Domain Data and Adaptive Behavioral IntelligenceApril 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
18979014OILFIELD DATA PRODUCT GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDecember 2024November 2025Allow1210YesNo
18948622SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A BODY MODIFICATION PROTOCOLNovember 2024October 2025Abandon1120NoNo
18864504REMOTE SCANNING AND VALIDATING OF CLINICAL ORDER DEVICE CONFIGURATIONSNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18815981SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PERSONALIZED PROBIOTIC THERAPEUTIC REGIMENAugust 2024January 2026Allow1710NoNo
18839946MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE, MEDICAL SYSTEM, METHOD FOR OPERATING A MEDICAL IMAGING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MEDICAL IMAGINGAugust 2024January 2026Allow1620YesNo
18807953Medical Companion Application with Integrated AI Technologies, Extended Reality, and Decentralized Health Data Marketplace and Related MethodsAugust 2024March 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18792249DYNAMIC ACTIVITY RECOMMENDATION USING MACHINE LEARNING AND GEOFENCING IN A MENTAL WELLNESS APPLICATIONAugust 2024March 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18780736MULTIFACETED REAL ESTATE PLATFORM AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEJuly 2024March 2026Abandon2010NoNo
18780073CAREGIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMJuly 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18775788RULE BASED DATA ITEM TRAVERSAL TECHNICAL FIELDJuly 2024March 2026Abandon2010NoNo
18770828HANDLING OF AGE OF TRANSMITTED DATA IN MEDICAL DEVICE SYSTEMJuly 2024September 2025Allow1400YesNo
18770649SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING A COGNITIVE STATE OF A PATIENT THROUGH CUSTOMIZED MUSIC THERAPYJuly 2024February 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18762494SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESOURCE AVAILABILITY MANAGEMENTJuly 2024November 2025Allow1600YesNo
18725376DIGITAL MEDICINE COMPANION FOR CDK INHIBITOR MEDICATIONS FOR CANCER PATIENTSJune 2024March 2026Abandon2010NoNo
18716623Methods and Systems for Dental Treatment PlanningJune 2024February 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18714009REMOTE IMAGE DIAGNOSIS COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT APPARATUS, METHOD OF COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT FOR REMOTE DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING AND PROGRAMMay 2024June 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18658635SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND MANAGEMENTMay 2024October 2025Allow1710YesNo
18641762HEALTH MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODApril 2024January 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18694400A PATIENT SUPPORT PLATFORM FOR INCREASING PATIENT ENGAGEMENTMarch 2024January 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18606842APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SELECTING POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE MASK INTERFACEMarch 2024December 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18692401A COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR PROVIDING CAREMarch 2024January 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18604471MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR IRREVOCABLE PATIENT OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR PRESCRIPTIONSMarch 2024July 2025Allow1730YesNo
18604449MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR IRREVOCABLE PATIENT OUT-OF-POCKET COSTS FOR PRESCRIPTIONSMarch 2024August 2025Allow1730YesNo
18597656WELL-BEING PLATFORM UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNINGMarch 2024November 2025Abandon2040YesNo
18595881SYSTEM FOR CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRONIC DENTAL RECORDSMarch 2024June 2025Abandon1520NoNo
18588928METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING EFFECTS OF TREATMENT WITH MEDICATION USING MEDICATION COMPLIANCE PATTERNSFebruary 2024November 2024Allow900NoNo
18687054Method and Apparatus for Securely Documenting Medical Treatment RegimesFebruary 2024March 2026Abandon2510NoNo
18685962METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN SONOGRAPH USERS AND RADIOGRAPH INTERPRETERSFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2220NoNo
18439698MEDICATION ORDER PROCESSING AND RECONCILIATIONFebruary 2024May 2025Abandon1520YesNo
18433212Optimizing Data Flow and Display in an Electronic Medical Records (EMR) SystemFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2100YesNo
18430785SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO PROCESS ELECTRONIC IMAGES TO PROVIDE AUTOMATED ROUTING OF DATAFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18422281METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION BASED ON E-COMMERCE AND COMPUTING DEVICE FOR EXECUTING THE SAMEJanuary 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18413592PRESCRIPTION COMPATIBILITY CHECKING FOR A MEDICAL DEVICEJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18408662ACUPOINT POSITIONING SYSTEM AND ACUPOINT POSITIONING METHODJanuary 2024February 2026Abandon2510NoNo
18403887SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL THERAPEUTICS IMPLEMENTING A DIGITAL DEEP LAYER PATIENT PROFILEJanuary 2024November 2025Abandon2311NoNo
18022716STROKE DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, STROKE STATE INFORMATION PROVIDING DEVICE, AND STROKE STATE INFORMATION PROVIDING PROGRAMJanuary 2024March 2026Abandon3610YesNo
18389695MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE, AND OPERATION PROGRAM OF MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICEDecember 2023March 2026Abandon2720NoNo
18545241Fitness Watch Configured with Micro AIDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18544892Apparatus for Recording Information Concerning the Use of an Injection DeviceDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18544307MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE, OPERATION METHOD OF MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE, OPERATION PROGRAM OF MEDICAL SUPPORT DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, AND LEARNING METHODDecember 2023February 2026Abandon2620NoNo
18531923PSYCHOLOGICAL COUNSELING SERVICE METHOD AND USER TERMINALDecember 2023December 2025Abandon2501NoNo
18531890SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DEVICE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT AND TRACKINGDecember 2023September 2025Allow2130YesNo
18520496SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID AND ACCURATE HISTOLOGIC ANALYSIS OF TUMOR MARGINS USING MACHINE LEARNINGNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310YesNo
18517678Strategy For Positive ImpactNovember 2023November 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18510572Culture For Positive ImpactNovember 2023November 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18499979VIRTUAL REALITY ENABLED NEUROTHERAPY FOR IMPROVING SPATIAL-TEMPORAL NEUROCOGNITIVE PROCESSINGNovember 2023March 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18494241PREDICTIVE MODELING FRAMEWORK FOR RISK ASSESSMENTOctober 2023November 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18493798INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2820NoNo
18383180Identifying Repetitive Portions of Clinical Notes and Generating Summaries Pertinent to Treatment of a Patient Based on the Identified Repetitive PortionsOctober 2023April 2025Abandon1820YesNo
18287509SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF A PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC TREATMENT RESPONSEOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18489074SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING PERSONALIZED INDIVIDUAL UNIT DOSES CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL ACTIVESOctober 2023October 2024Allow1220YesNo
18286750METHOD, APPARATUS RELATED TO MEDICATION LIST MANAGEMENT, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMOctober 2023April 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18483632PHYSIOLOGICAL CONDITION INFORMATION FOR REMOTE HEALTHCARE DETERMINATIONOctober 2023January 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18483390SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING DEPRESSION IN A DIALYSIS PATIENTOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2820YesNo
18481822METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL CODING AND BILLINGOctober 2023January 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18552790SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING THERMOMETRIC RELIABILITYSeptember 2023October 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18552378DIAGNOSIS PREDICTION SYSTEM USING DIGITAL DEVICE, LEARNING DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, DIAGNOSIS PREDICTION METHOD, AND PREDICTION MODEL GENERATION/UPDATING METHODSeptember 2023September 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18473009SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING SUBJECT CONDITIONS IN MOBILE HEALTH CLINICAL TRIALSSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610YesNo
18371410SCHEDULING HEALTHCARE-RELATED SERVICES, EMR ACCESS, AND WOUND DETECTIONSeptember 2023October 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18369983SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO SELECT AND SHARE LEARNING CONTENT BASED ON SIMILAR ACTIVITIESSeptember 2023January 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18368148PURCHASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2023March 2024Allow620YesNo
18466015METHOD OF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMSeptember 2023November 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18243211SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MAKING PERSONALIZED INDIVIDUAL UNIT DOSES CONTAINING PHARMACEUTICAL ACTIVESSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1711NoNo
18240474Method for Operating a System that Identifies a User's Eating Habits, Recommends Food, and Provides a Food ReportAugust 2023August 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18454728HEALTH EVENT HIGHLIGHTERAugust 2023October 2025Allow2630YesNo
18236789SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ORGAN SHAPE ANALYSIS FOR DISEASE DIAGNOSIS AND RISK ASSESSMENTAugust 2023May 2025Abandon2000NoNo
18453802PREDICTING RISK OF PREGNANCY-RELATED COMPLICATIONS USING MACHINE LEARNINGAugust 2023September 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18449975ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC APPARATUSAugust 2023February 2026Abandon3020NoNo
18366704MOTION ESTIMATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TUMOR, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2023November 2025Allow2710NoNo
18230482SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING ITEMSAugust 2023October 2025Allow2710NoNo
18228640SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN ENHANCED PATIENT USER INTERFACE DISPLAYING REAL-TIME MEASUREMENT INFORMATION DURING A TELEMEDICINE SESSIONJuly 2023October 2025Allow2740YesNo
18228662STANDARDIZED PATIENT-PROVIDED DATA AND INTERVENTIONS BASED ON SIGNIFICANCE CODESJuly 2023September 2025Abandon2601NoNo
18263316SKIN CARE CHECK-IN METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJuly 2023November 2025Abandon2820NoNo
18359073ORDER ASSIGNMENT METHOD FOR DENTAL RESTORATIONSJuly 2023November 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18359512METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTIONSJuly 2023January 2026Allow3040YesNo
18359558METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR TROUBLESHOOTING INSTRUMENT MALFUNCTIONSJuly 2023January 2026Allow3040YesNo
18358713SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USE IN DIAGNOSING A MEDICAL CONDITION OF A PATIENTJuly 2023February 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18356444AI-ENABLED RISK ASSESSMENT OF ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMEJuly 2023December 2025Abandon2901NoNo
18356344DETERMINING A GENETIC PREDISPOSITION OF A MEDICAL CAUSEJuly 2023March 2026Abandon3120YesNo
18222580HEALTH CARE PRESCRIPTION SYNCHRONIZATION BETWEEN PATIENT AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERJuly 2023July 2024Allow1220YesNo
18221795Combining Dietary Recommendations Across ComorbiditiesJuly 2023September 2025Abandon2610YesNo
18351759ADAPTIVE PATIENT CONDITION SURGICAL WARNING SYSTEMJuly 2023February 2026Allow3110NoNo
18220937MEDICAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, MANAGEMENT SERVER, MEDICAL DEVICE, AND MEDICAL DEVICE MANAGEMENT METHODJuly 2023October 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18220897SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTAGIOUS ILLNESS SURVEILLANCE AND OUTBREAK DETECTIONJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110NoNo
18349814COMMUNICATIONS PLATFORM CONNECTING USERS FOR REMOTE MONITORING AND INTERVENTION BASED ON USER-DESIGNATED CONDITIONSJuly 2023November 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18348328System and Method for Monitoring Health Signals of PatientsJuly 2023February 2025Abandon1920NoNo
18345140SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING AI/ML AND FOR CARDIAC AND PULMONARY TREATMENT VIA AN ELECTROMECHANICAL MACHINE RELATED TO UROLOGIC DISORDERS AND ANTECEDENTS AND SEQUELAE OF CERTAIN UROLOGIC SURGERIESJune 2023October 2025Allow2740YesNo
18344371MACHINE LEARNING FOR OPTIMIZING OVARIAN STIMULATIONJune 2023November 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18214048LIFEMAP SYSTEM, ADAPTIVE LIFEMAP SYSTEM, LIFEMAP PLANNING PROCESSES, AND METHODS OF USEJune 2023September 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18340374PATIENT ASSURANCE SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2023July 2025Allow2510NoNo
18268669INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJune 2023January 2026Abandon3120NoNo
18336611MANAGEMENT DEVICE, THERAPEUTIC INHALER, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM STORING MANAGEMENT PROGRAMJune 2023March 2026Allow3220YesNo
18268188SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING A PHOTONICS DATABASEJune 2023December 2023Allow600NoNo
18210127SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING RISK PREDISPOSITION TO GESTATIONAL HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS AND DEVELOPING PERSONALIZED NUTRITION PLANS FOR USE DURING STAGES OF PRECONCEPTION, PREGNANCY, AND LACTATION/POSTPARTUMJune 2023January 2026Abandon3110NoNo
18209866MACHINE LEARNING-BASED DIAGNOSTIC CLASSIFIERJune 2023August 2025Abandon2620NoNo
182099873-Tier Reintegration FormulaJune 2023June 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18207939SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT AND SERVICE QUOTES TO CUSTOMERSJune 2023June 2024Allow1210YesNo
18331895PATIENT SURGERY CANCELLATION PREDICTION SYSTEMJune 2023November 2025Abandon2910NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3684.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
298
Examiner Affirmed
221
(74.2%)
Examiner Reversed
77
(25.8%)
Reversal Percentile
17.6%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 25.8% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
645
Allowed After Appeal Filing
151
(23.4%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
494
(76.6%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
12.6%
Lower 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, 23.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 3684 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3684 is part of Group 3680 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 6,026 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 52.7%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3684's allowance rate of 52.7% places it in the 9% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly lower allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3684 receive an average of 2.54 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 88% percentile). The median prosecution time is 39 months (in the 18% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more challenging examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With more office actions than average, plan for multiple rounds of prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is longer 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.

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