Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19358261 | DYNAMIC PROMOTIONAL LAYOUT MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION RULES | October 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19233833 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDER FULFILLMENT | June 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19183602 | SHELF DEVICE WITH A MOVABLE CAMERA FOR PRODUCT CAPTURE, UNMANNED SALES SYSTEM, AND SALES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED STORES | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19040746 | DYNAMIC PROMOTIONAL LAYOUT MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION RULES | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19040728 | DYNAMIC PROMOTIONAL LAYOUT MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION RULES | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19017309 | "LIVE-STREAMING" WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BASED ON ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF) RFID TECHNOLOGY | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19011584 | 3D BUILDING MODEL MATERIALS AUTO-POPULATOR | January 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18959325 | TRANSACTION FLOW WITH MASTER ACCOUNT LEDGER AND ESCROW LEDGER INTERACTION | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18959306 | TRANSACTION FLOW WITH MASTER ACCOUNT LEDGER AND ESCROW LEDGER INTERACTION | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18939666 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS TO IDENTIFY USABLE SALVAGE AUTO PARTS AND TO OPTIMIZE AUTOMOTIVE PARTS DISTRIBUTION | November 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18905659 | Roadside Assistance System and Method | October 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18755199 | SERVER PROVIDING INFORMATION ON E-COMMERCE PLATFORM TO USERS AND METHOD OF OPERATING SERVER | June 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 20 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18742214 | PREDICTING AND MAKING PAYMENTS VIA PREFERRED PAYMENT METHODS | June 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18676962 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USER PLATFORM BASED RECOMMENDATIONS | May 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18670527 | CONSUMER PURCHASING AND INVENTORY CONTROL ASSISTANT APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHODS | May 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18654594 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A WEBSITE AND SUGGESTING A RELATED INSURANCE PRODUCT USING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | May 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18651158 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CUSTOMIZING PHOTO PRODUCT DESIGNS WITH MINIMAL AND INTUITIVE USER INPUTS | April 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18642436 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOMMENDATION GENERATION | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18639869 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PRODUCT SPECIFIC QUESTIONS | April 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18639858 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC SWITCHING BETWEEN SEARCH AND CHAT | April 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18618240 | SOCIAL NETWORK-BASED INVENTORY MANAGEMENT | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18617212 | DYNAMIC CREATION OF NETWORKS | March 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18616180 | TRANSACTION FLOW WITH MASTER ACCOUNT LEDGER AND ESCROW LEDGER | March 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18616359 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL OR CRYPTOGRAPHIC MEDIA, ASSETS, OR TOKENS LINKED TO PHYSICAL OBJECTS, SERVICES, OR PRIVILEGES IN THE REAL-WORLD | March 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18615612 | Method, User Computing Device, and Computer-Readable Non-Transitory Medium for Embedded One-Click Checkout | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18612743 | FACTORING SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18597062 | LABOR MARKETPLACE EXCHANGE COMPUTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592844 | USER INTERFACE FOR IMAGE-BASED RENDERING OF VIRTUAL TOURS | March 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18592278 | Computing Devices, Computer Program Products, and Methods for Efficient Rendering Pipeline for Makeup Including VTO UI Option Configuration/Selection and Looks | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18585233 | E-COMMERCE INTELLIGENT DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | February 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437052 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING ITEM SELECTION ERROR IN AN E-COMMERCE ENVIRONMENT | February 2024 | September 2025 | Allow | 19 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18436417 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADAPTIVE COLLABORATIVE MATCHING | February 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18436016 | PERSONALIZED ONE-OF-A-KIND GREETING CARDS WITH CUSTOM SUPERIMPOSED PHOTO IMAGES ONTO ARTWORK WITH APPLIQUES, MUSIC, SOUND, LIGHTS, MOVEMENT AND POP-UP DESIGNS | February 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18430186 | CACHING SCHEME FOR REAL-TIME DELIVERY OF OPTIMAL VEHICLE DATA | February 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18429245 | System and Method for Recommending Resale Alternatives for Retail Items | January 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18420594 | QUERY REFORMULATIONS FOR AN ITEM GRAPH | January 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18418243 | GARMENT LIFE CYCLE TRACKING SYSTEM AND METHOD | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18412273 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUPLING A USER COMPUTING DEVICE AND A POINT OF SALE DEVICE | January 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18405924 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING INTERMEDIARY AND END-USER ONLINE RETAIL EXPERIENCES | January 2024 | April 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18405623 | Generating Recommendations Based on Descriptors in a Multi-Dimensional Search Space | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18402199 | Method and System for Choosing Prosthetics Through Cross-Reference of Databases | January 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18401331 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPEDITING DUAL-COMMERCE FULFILLMENTS OF ONLINE ORDERED DELIVERABLES BY DESIGNATED EXPEDITED-SERVICE AREA PICKUPS OF AT LEAST ONE NETWORKED RESTAURANT AVAILABLE ON THE SAME DAY OF THE ORDER OR IN SEQUENCED LIMITED-TIME PERIODS AND BY DELIVERY TO SPECIFIC LOCATIONS | December 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 23 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18399452 | PIVOT GROUP GENERATION FOR SEARCH AND RECOMMENDATION SYSTEMS | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18397681 | AUTOMATIC ITEM GROUPING AND PERSONALIZED DEPARTMENT LAYOUT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REORDER RECOMMENDATIONS | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18394192 | ORDER MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18393431 | METHODS FOR SAFE DELIVERY OF A PACKAGE | December 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18545466 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEM FOR GRANULAR DIGITAL IDENTITY SELECTION | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18389658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXPEDITING DUAL-COMMERCE FULFILLMENTS OF ONLINE ORDERED DELIVERABLES BY DESIGNATED EXPEDITED-SERVICE AREA PICKUPS OF AT LEAST ONE NETWORKED SUPERMARKET AVAILABLE IN SEQUENCED LIMITED-TIME PERIODS AND BY DELIVERY TO SPECIFIC LOCATIONS | December 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18544005 | METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE AND MEDIUM FOR PROCESSING ITEM RECOMMENDATION | December 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 19 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18541215 | METHODS FOR HOSTING LOCAL TRANSACTIONS BETWEEN SENDERS AND RECIPIENTS | December 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18538376 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SHARING AN AUGMENTED ENVIRONMENT WITH A COMPANION | December 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18529009 | DYNAMIC USER-ORIENTED VEHICLE SALES OPTIMIZATION METHODS AND SYSTEMS | December 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18566005 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SUGGESTING USER-RELEVANT DIGITAL CONTENT USING EDGE COMPUTING | November 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522256 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE QUOTATION SYSTEM | November 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522219 | LOCATION-BASED DATA TRACKING FOR DYNAMIC DATA PRESENTATION ON MOBILE DEVICES | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18518541 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING PRODUCT RECOMMENDATIONS | November 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18510094 | RENDERING 3D MODEL DATA FOR PRIORITIZED PLACEMENT OF 3D MODELS IN A 3D VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT | November 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18509157 | PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR LOCATING AN ITEM WITHIN A WAREHOUSE FROM A SHOPPER TO OTHER SHOPPERS RETRIEVING THE ITEM FROM THE WAREHOUSE | November 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18387074 | DYNAMIC CUSTOMER CHECKOUT EXPERIENCE WITHIN AN AUTOMATED SHOPPING ENVIRONMENT | November 2023 | March 2025 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18503055 | METHODS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR SHOWING AVAILABILITY OF ORDERS FOR CONCIERGE SHOPPING SERVICE | November 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18498028 | LOCATION-BASED SHOPPING LIST APPLICATION | October 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18491982 | SEARCH RESULT PAGE TRANSMISSION DEVICE, SEARCH RESULT PAGE TRANSMISSION METHOD, AND SEARCH RESULT PAGE TRANSMISSION PROGRAM | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18490799 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING PHOTOGRAPHY SERVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | October 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18555746 | A SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING THE DUPLICATE PRODUCT ON THE E-COMMERCE PLATFORMS | October 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18487932 | AUTOMATED PRODUCT OFFERING | October 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18378477 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING CUSTOMIZED COSMETICS BASED ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | October 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18374315 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR QUESTION ANSWERING | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373414 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SOCIAL MEDIA BASED WILL CREATION | September 2023 | June 2024 | Abandon | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18473978 | IDENTIFYING CANDIDATE REPLACEMENT ITEMS FROM A GRAPH IDENTIFYING RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ITEMS MAINTAINED BY AN ONLINE CONCIERGE SYSTEM | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18371870 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PRODUCT IDENTIFICATION WITHIN AN IMAGE | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18551064 | PURCHASING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, PURCHASING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | September 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18469240 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTABLISHING MESSAGE ROUTING PATHS THROUGH A COMPUTER NETWORK | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18550636 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND INTERFACE FOR GENERATING OR MODIFYING GARMENT PATTERNS | September 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18466945 | FULFILLMENT CENTER AND RETAIL STORE FULFILLMENT OF RETAIL ORDERS | September 2023 | May 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18466939 | COLLABORATIVE ITEM LIST DISTROBUTION SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18465507 | VISUALIZATION OF SPENDING DATA IN AN ALTERED REALITY | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18244901 | GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT OF DATA QUALITY SCORES USING MULTIMODAL MACHINE LEARNING | September 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18460640 | IMPACT RETAIL HUB | September 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18458807 | RECOMMENDING FASHION ITEM FIT STYLE USING LANDMARKS | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18239253 | Adaptive Timing Prediction For Updating Information | August 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18455727 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR INSERTING CODE INTO A DOCUMENT OBJECT MODEL OF A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE (GUI) FOR UNIFIED PRESENTATION OF DATA | August 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 26 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18454346 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERISHABLE PRODUCT MONITORING ALONG A SUPPLY CHAIN | August 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18235511 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18450623 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING A USER INTERFACE FOR AN ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS PLATFORM | August 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18448210 | COMPONENT CONNECT FACILITY FOR TESTING CONNECTION OF A CONNECTOR TO A PRODUCT | August 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18447248 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING COMMERCIAL FUNCTIONALITY FROM A PRODUCT DATA SHEET | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18231145 | Real-Time Visual Quoting System | August 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229906 | Gifting Application | August 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229832 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GUIDANCE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND HUMAN AGENT TEAMING | August 2023 | September 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18230154 | COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED WAREHOUSING PRODUCT TRADING METHOD AND SYSTEM | August 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18225584 | NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ENTERTAINMENT VENUE | July 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273758 | PURCHASING FACTOR ESTIMATION DEVICE, PURCHASING FACTOR ESTIMATION SYSTEM, PURCHASING FACTOR ESTIMATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM ON WHICH PURCHASING FACTOR ESTIMATION PROGRAM IS STORED | July 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18356474 | Method for Online Ordering Using Conversational Interface | July 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18224976 | VEHICLE DESIGN SYSTEM | July 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18356824 | SMART EDGE APPLICATION | July 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18262364 | PROCESSING DEVICE, PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROCESSING PROGRAM | July 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273107 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, UNPROFITABLE PRODUCT DETERMINATION ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | July 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18355185 | STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND MERCHANDISE PURCHASE SUPPORT METHOD | July 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18223232 | Transaction Access Control Using Tokenized Reputation Scores | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222966 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUBSTITUTING ITEMS | July 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3689.
With a 20.8% 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.
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, 15.1% 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.
⚠ 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 3689 is part of Group 3680 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 6,677 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 18.3%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 47 months.
Art Unit 3689's allowance rate of 18.3% places it in the 1% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a significantly lower allowance rate than most art units at the USPTO.
Applications in Art Unit 3689 receive an average of 2.92 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 96% percentile). The median prosecution time is 47 months (in the 4% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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