USPTO Art Unit 3687 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18939143SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING PROVISION OF MESSAGES WITH CONTENT FROM DISPARATE SOURCES BASED ON RISK AND FEEDBACK DATANovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18750013SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING PROVISION OF MESSAGES WITH CONTENT FROM DISPARATE SOURCES BASED ON RISK AND FEEDBACK DATAJune 2024January 2025Allow710YesNo
18664764ADVANCED AUGMENTED ASSISTIVE DEVICE FOR DEMENTIA, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, AND VISUAL IMPAIRMENT PATIENTSMay 2024November 2024Allow610YesNo
18659846SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING RETRIEVAL-AUGMENTED GENERATION IN CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORTMay 2024December 2024Allow710YesNo
18643179SESSION IDENTIFICATION METRICS THROUGH BLOOM FILTERSApril 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18638368SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RADIOLOGY REPORTINGApril 2024April 2025Allow1220YesNo
18490466WHOLE-LIFE, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, AND ORDERING DISPLAY SYSTEMApril 2024April 2025Abandon1820YesNo
18615623GENERATING SERVICE OFFERINGS BASED ON ASSOCIATED CONTENT AND HISTORICAL DATAMarch 2024December 2024Allow920YesNo
18596943Computer-Automated Integration with Web-Based Accounting Systems for Improved Display and Processing of InvoicesMarch 2024July 2024Allow410YesNo
18587361METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND MEDIA FOR ENHANCING A BLIND URL ESCROW WITH REAL TIME BIDDING EXCHANGESFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18439707Clinical Laboratory-Based Disease Management Program, With Automated Patient-Specific Treatment AdviceFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18436013UNIQUE HCP USER IDENTITY SYSTEMFebruary 2024February 2025Abandon1220NoNo
18434376METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING ACCESSING OF DRUG DISPENSING SYSTEMSFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610YesNo
18413616MEDIA LICENSING PLATFORMJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610YesNo
18402288APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PAYMENT FOR CONSUMABLE CONTENTJanuary 2024September 2024Allow910NoNo
18395123HCP CONSENT MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK SYSTEMDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18391415DYNAMICALLY GENERATING CONSUMPTION ARTIFACTS FOR PLATFORMS USING INDEPENDENT PROCESSING OF USAGE EVENT DATA STREAMSDecember 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18543670MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM FOR GENERATING PREDICTIONS ACCORDING TO VARIED ATTRIBUTESDecember 2023December 2024Allow1200YesNo
18541601SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING WRONG-SITE SURGERIESDecember 2023February 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18540563TECHNOLOGY TO AUTOMATICALLY IDENTIFY THE MOST RELEVANT HEALTH FAILURE RISK FACTORSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18531627Multi-Path Electronic Prescription Processing SystemDecember 2023September 2024Allow1010YesNo
18515727AMBULANCE SERVICE SUPPORT DEVICE, AMBULANCE SERVICE SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1820NoNo
18511407METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING ACCESSING OF MEDICAL DATANovember 2023November 2024Allow1220YesNo
18511269AMBULANCE SERVICE SUPPORT DEVICE, AMBULANCE SERVICE SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1820YesNo
18388366PLATFORM AND SYSTEM FOR USE IN THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURESNovember 2023April 2025Allow1740YesYes
18503208CLOUD-BASED GAMING WITH HEALTH-RELATED TELEMETRYNovember 2023July 2024Allow810YesNo
18385889LOCATION-BASED TRANSACTION FRAUD MITIGATION METHODS AND SYSTEMSOctober 2023April 2024Allow510YesNo
18385363SYSTEMS FOR BIOMONITORING AND BLOOD GLUCOSE FORECASTING, AND ASSOCIATED METHODSOctober 2023April 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18492895METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATIONOctober 2023April 2024Allow510NoNo
18492916METHOD FOR PROVIDING INFORMATIONOctober 2023June 2024Allow810YesNo
18382228AUTOMATED HEALTH CONDITION SCORING IN TELEHEALTH ENCOUNTERSOctober 2023March 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18482942ELECTRONIC MANAGEMENT OF SLEEP RELATED DATAOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210YesNo
18377529System and Method of Providing a Supply Chain Digital HubOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18479274VALIDATING SECURE MODIFICATIONS TO INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEMSOctober 2023June 2024Allow800NoNo
18375008Anxiety Disorders Support SystemSeptember 2023June 2025Abandon2011NoNo
18369463BLAZE IN APP PURCHASE WITH AUTHENTICATION USING A REMOTE MANAGEMENT SERVERSeptember 2023March 2024Allow610YesNo
18466594SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING RESPONSE RECORDS FOR INDIVIDUAL USERS BASED ON USER RESPONSES TO PROMPTSSeptember 2023May 2024Allow820YesNo
18465421REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT NETWORKED PLATFORMSeptember 2023June 2024Allow920YesNo
18465520MULTI-SELLER ADVERTISEMENT ATTRIBUTIONSeptember 2023August 2024Abandon1110NoNo
18235509POINT OF SALE SYSTEMAugust 2023December 2023Allow410YesNo
18234236COMPREHENSIVE DIAGNOSIS AND CARE SYSTEMAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310YesNo
18364470METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISCOVERING ADVERSE DRUG REACTION SIGNAL BASED ON CAUSAL DISCOVERYAugust 2023January 2025Abandon1820YesNo
18228932GENERATING A MEDICAL KNOWLEDGE PACKET IN AN ACTIVE CONVERSATION SESSIONAugust 2023December 2024Allow1620YesNo
18360647MEDICAL SOFTWARE DOWNLOAD TO MOBILE PHONEJuly 2023September 2024Abandon1320YesNo
18227078RFID-ENABLED PAYMENT AUTHENTICATIONJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18359713SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DYNAMICALLY GENERATING CUSTOMIZED RECORDSJuly 2023May 2024Allow1010YesNo
18220872SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DATA WORKFLOWJuly 2023August 2024Allow1310NoNo
18349729Employee Check-in Verification Method And SystemJuly 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18217945METHOD FOR SELF-CHECKOUT WITH A MOBILE DEVICEJuly 2023August 2023Allow200NoNo
18344269PROGRAMMATICALLY MANAGING SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH TO PROVIDE ELECTRONIC DATA LINKS WITH THIRD PARTY HEALTH RESOURCESJune 2023March 2025Allow2010YesNo
18344430METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING ACCESSING OF MEDICAL DATAJune 2023November 2024Allow1730YesNo
18344066METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING ACCESSING OF MEDICAL DATAJune 2023August 2024Allow1430YesNo
18216159SYSTEM AND METHODS TO AVOID UNTRACKED FOLLOW-UP RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PATIENT TREATMENTJune 2023October 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18214719PUBLISHER TOOL FOR CONTROLLING SPONSORED CONTENT QUALITY ACROSS MEDIATION PLATFORMSJune 2023October 2024Allow1610YesNo
18341263SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UPDATING STORED CARDHOLDER ACCOUNT DATAJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18337539CONDUCTING A TRANSACTION AT A MOBILE POS TERMINAL USING A DEFINED STRUCTUREJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18210531Intelligent Patient Monitor MountJune 2023June 2025Allow2420YesNo
18335394WORK TRACKING AND ADVANCES IN AN EMPLOYEE DATABASE SYSTEMJune 2023August 2024Allow1410YesNo
18206878Dynamically Updated Listing User InterfaceJune 2023May 2025Allow2410YesNo
18330257System and Method for Populating Electronic Health Records with Wireless EarpiecesJune 2023March 2025Allow2120NoNo
18205756SYSTEM AND METHODS OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PROJECTION MAPPING-BASED VISUAL GUIDANCE FOR ORDER FULFILLMENTJune 2023August 2023Allow300YesNo
18204788AUTOMATED PURCHASING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2023April 2024Allow1000YesNo
18204086MULTI-ENTITY PLATFORM USING UNIFORM LABELING OF DATA PRODUCTS AND SERVICESMay 2023February 2024Allow810YesNo
18326534PRODUCT CATALOG SERVICESMay 2023August 2023Allow200YesNo
18325962MERCHANDISE DATA REGISTRATION DEVICE AND METHODMay 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18202582SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED ANNOTATION OF RADIOLOGY FINDINGSMay 2023May 2025Allow2440YesNo
18319643SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF INTEGRATED PLATFORMS FOR DYNAMIC ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS OF PETCARE DATAMay 2023January 2025Allow2040YesNo
18318266MEDICAL EXAMINATION SUPPORT APPARATUSMay 2023January 2025Abandon2120YesNo
18197396SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCT RECOGNITION THROUGH MULTI-MODEL IMAGE PROCESSINGMay 2023July 2024Allow1410NoNo
18315751DYNAMIC PATTERN RECOGNITION ANALYSIS IN REAL-TIME DURING CONTINUING DATA EXTRACTIONMay 2023October 2023Allow610YesNo
18251688EFFICIENT STORAGE OF DRUG LIBRARY EDITOR ENTRIESMay 2023April 2025Allow2410YesNo
18311517TECHNIQUES FOR DISPLAYING RESULTS OF COMPUTATIONALLY IMPROVED SIMULATIONSMay 2023June 2025Abandon2610YesNo
18142508APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR THE GENERATION OF A PLURALITY OF PERSONAL TARGETSMay 2023December 2024Allow1940YesNo
18142157APPLICATION FOR TRACKING PROGRESSION AND ISOLATING CAUSES OF ADVERSE MEDICAL CONDITIONSMay 2023June 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18140383METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR DECREASING PATIENT PROCESSING TIME IN A CLINICAL SETTINGApril 2023May 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18308558LOG-IN CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF LOG-IN CONTROL APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION TERMINALApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18250539ADVERTISEMENT DISPLAY METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEApril 2023August 2024Abandon1510NoNo
18306417CENTRALIZED PLATFORM FOR MANAGEMENT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT PROGRAMSApril 2023June 2025Abandon2610NoNo
18304672METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DUAL-TO-SINGLE MESSAGE CONVERSION IN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONSApril 2023October 2023Allow600NoNo
18137309IDENTIFYING VALUE CONSCIOUS USERSApril 2023May 2025Abandon2540YesNo
18032443Digital Platform for Infectious Disease Tracking and Testing SupportApril 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18134907Systems and Methods for Medical Instrument ManagementApril 2023May 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18134135METHOD OF MEDIATING PURCHASE OF PET MEDICATION AND SERVER THEREFORApril 2023May 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18132667SECURE AND EFFICIENT LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS AND REPORTINGApril 2023August 2024Allow1610YesNo
18297538Multiple Data Source Product Inventory, Disposition, and Order Management SystemApril 2023March 2024Allow1210NoNo
18131782METHOD, INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2023June 2024Allow1510YesNo
18131469METHOD, INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMApril 2023June 2024Allow1410YesNo
18295992MOBILE WALLET APPLICATION WITH PAYMENT RECEIPT SUPPORTApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18130878SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DRUG ADVERSE EFFECTS IN SOCIAL MEDIA AND MOBILE APPLICATIONS DATAApril 2023June 2025Allow2640YesNo
18295117TRANSIENT MOBILE WALLETSApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18128563System and Method For Evaluating, Monitoring, Assessing and Predicting Ambient and Health ConditionsMarch 2023April 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18029347INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023April 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18127431METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING USER-CUSTOMIZED COFFEE RECIPE AND COFFEE CORRESPONDING TO THE SAMEMarch 2023August 2024Abandon1720NoNo
18126916LOCATION-BASED TRANSACTION RECONCILIATION MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMSMarch 2023August 2023Allow510YesNo
18189825METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL INTEGRATION BETWEEN AN INTRAORAL SCANNER AND A DENTAL LABMarch 2023March 2025Allow2410YesNo
18245965LEARNING APPARATUS, MENTAL STATE SEQUENCE PREDICTION APPARATUS, LEARNING METHOD, MENTAL STATE SEQUENCE PREDICTION METHOD AND PROGRAMMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510NoNo
18123767SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING ADMINISTRATION OF NUTRITIONMarch 2023April 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18026612INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMMarch 2023April 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18122611Method of automated intraoral x-ray acquisitionMarch 2023March 2025Abandon2501NoNo
18118962INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMarch 2023March 2025Abandon2410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3687.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
457
Examiner Affirmed
298
(65.2%)
Examiner Reversed
159
(34.8%)
Reversal Percentile
61.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 34.8% 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
1252
Allowed After Appeal Filing
372
(29.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
880
(70.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
32.4%
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, 29.7% 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.

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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 3687 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3687 is part of Group 3680 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 9,908 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 55.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3687's allowance rate of 55.1% places it in the 10% 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 3687 receive an average of 2.49 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 91% percentile). The median prosecution time is 35 months (in the 22% 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.

Important Disclaimer

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