USPTO Art Unit 3691 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3691
Group: 3690
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 8,608
Last Active: September 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19327105SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A TRADE ORDERSeptember 2025December 2025Allow300NoNo
19301862INVESTMENT FUND ASSET FRACTIONALIZATIONAugust 2025January 2026Allow500YesNo
19260613ENHANCED ULTRA LOW-LATENCY, HIGH-THROUGHPUT MATCHING ENGINE FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING SYSTEMS.July 2025September 2025Allow300YesNo
19256845AUCTIONING MECHANISMS FOR DARK ORDER BLOCK TRADINGJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19253888INTELLIGENT ASSET EVALUATION SYSTEMS USING MULTI-MODAL DATA ANALYSIS WITH NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES AND PERSONALIZATIONJune 2025November 2025Allow401NoNo
19237295SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING USER EXPERIENCE OF USER OF COMPUTING APPLICATIONJune 2025October 2025Allow410YesNo
19207138Embedded Communication in an Insurance Brokerage Accounting SystemMay 2025January 2026Allow810NoNo
19196764STOCK FILTER FOR TARGETTING A SMALL LIST OF LIKELY FAVORABLE STOCKSMay 2025September 2025Allow510YesNo
19192862SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRADES PRICED RELATIVE TO A REFERENCE BENCHMARK VALUE ASSOCIATED WITH AN UNDERLYING INDEX FUTUREApril 2025May 2025Allow100YesNo
19172491INTELLIGENT ASSET EVALUATION SYSTEMS USING MULTI-MODAL DATA ANALYSIS WITH NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES AND PERSONALIZATIONApril 2025May 2025Allow100NoNo
19084115METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF PRIVATE FUND INVESTMENTSMarch 2025January 2026Abandon1010NoNo
19080927ULTRA LOW-LATENCY, HIGH-THROUGHPUT MATCHING ENGINE FOR ELECTRONIC TRADING SYSTEMS.March 2025June 2025Allow300YesNo
19078535ACTIVE OCRMarch 2025May 2025Allow200YesNo
19078514PRIVATE CREDIT ASSET FRACTIONALIZATIONMarch 2025May 2025Allow200YesNo
19060269MOBILE CHECK DEPOSITFebruary 2025May 2025Allow200YesNo
19006507SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTIVE MODELING VIA SIMULATIONDecember 2024February 2026Allow1300YesNo
19006744SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING USING MACHINE LEARNING FOR VEHICLE LOSS DETECTIONDecember 2024February 2026Allow1300YesNo
19002435Energy Market Trading Strategy Considering Carbon Emissions and Green CertificatesDecember 2024November 2025Allow1010YesNo
18975541Generating Market Information Based on Causally Linked EventsDecember 2024February 2026Allow1400NoNo
18973748AUCTIONING MECHANISMS FOR DARK ORDER BLOCK TRADINGDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18969267INTELLIGENT ASSET EVALUATION SYSTEMS USING MULTI-MODAL DATA ANALYSIS WITH NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURES AND PERSONALIZATIONDecember 2024March 2025Allow310YesNo
18963062EVALUATING TOKENIZED ENTITIES USING AN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) MODELNovember 2024December 2025Allow1220NoNo
18962364Block Placing Tool for Building a User-Defined Algorithm for Electronic TradingNovember 2024January 2026Allow1400YesNo
18959148Virtualizing for User-Defined Algorithm Electronic TradingNovember 2024January 2026Allow1400YesNo
18956088MOBILE CHECK DEPOSITNovember 2024January 2025Allow200YesNo
18944766METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO PREVENT ADVERSE EXCHANGE LIMIT EFFECTSNovember 2024October 2025Allow1100YesNo
18939299SECONDARY MARKET AND VENDING SYSTEM FOR DEVICESNovember 2024February 2026Allow1600NoNo
18925389SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTATIONAL PREDICTION AND RECOMMENDATION OF REAL-WORLD ENTITIES AND THEIR VALUE ASSERTIONOctober 2024January 2026Allow1500YesNo
18917367SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A TRADE ORDEROctober 2024July 2025Allow920YesNo
18916857Heppner Schnitzer AltScore™ - Computer-Implemented Integrated Normalized Quality Scoring System for Alternative AssetsOctober 2024March 2026Abandon1710NoNo
18915708SECURITY TRADING BACKTESTING SYSTEM HAVING AN INTERACTABLE JOURNALOctober 2024January 2025Allow300YesNo
18915113COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF DIVIDEND STOCK TRACKING AND ADMINISTERING ADVANCEMENT OF DIVIDEND INCOMEOctober 2024November 2025Allow1300YesNo
18913686SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO TRAIN AND/OR UTILIZE MACHINE LEARNING TO CLASSIFY SMART CONTRACTS IN TRANSACTIONS RECORDED IN IMMUTABLE DISTRIBUTED ELECTRONIC STORAGEOctober 2024January 2025Allow300YesNo
18909437TECHNOLOGIES FOR ENABLING RULES ENGINES TO GUIDE END USERS IN COMPLETING TRANSACTIONSOctober 2024April 2025Allow611YesNo
18854963CHART ANALYSIS METHOD AND CHART ANALYSIS PROVISION DEVICE USING THE SAMEOctober 2024August 2025Allow1010YesNo
18901279SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MACHINE LEARNING-BASED ROUTING OF ADVERSE DIGITAL CLAIMSSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710YesNo
18897723TRANSACTION PROCESSOR FOR CLEARING INTEREST RATE SWAPS WITH IMPROVED EFFICIENCYSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1200YesNo
18898138REAL ASSET FRACTIONALIZATION ALGORITHMSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200YesNo
18898581REAL ASSET FRACTIONALIZATION ALGORITHMSeptember 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18890044SMART CONTRACT NETWORK TO ENABLE REAL-TIME SWAPPING OF DIGITAL ASSETS USING MINTING ON-DEMANDSeptember 2024January 2025Allow400YesNo
18888172SIMPLIFIED, BEHAVIOR-MODIFYING, PERSONAL BUDGETING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT TOOLSeptember 2024March 2026Abandon1810NoNo
18888243SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AND/OR ANALYZING A LIMIT ORDER BOOKSeptember 2024March 2026Abandon1810NoNo
18888852USER-DEFINED ALGORITHM ELECTRONIC TRADINGSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1300YesNo
18882425COMPUTER METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC DATA ANALYSIS, RECONCILLIATION AND REPAIRSeptember 2024March 2026Abandon1810NoNo
18825763SCORING AND RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR QUANTITATIVE TRADING STRATEGIESSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300YesNo
18816158SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PET INSURANCE UNDERWRITING, RATING, ADJUSTMENTS, AND ENROLLMENTAugust 2024September 2025Allow1300YesNo
18799286SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREVENTING MONEY LAUNDERING USING MASTER SMART CONTRACT ON BLOCKCHAINAugust 2024August 2025Allow1200NoNo
18792701INTEGRATED BANKING APPARATUS USING FINTECHAugust 2024November 2025Allow1500NoNo
18791961AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INSURANCE BASED UPON USAGEAugust 2024February 2026Allow1800NoNo
18791707Heppner Lockhart AltC™ - Computer-Implemented Integrated System to Generate a Score to Demonstrate the Concentration Effect of an Additional Investment to a Portfolio of Alternative AssetsAugust 2024February 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18790441FEE/REBATE CONTINGENT ORDER MATCHING SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2024January 2025Allow600NoNo
18791250Moneyness Index EngineJuly 2024August 2025Allow1300YesNo
18788159Investment Service System For Mitigating Investment Risks In Start-Ups Using A Blockchain NetworkJuly 2024November 2025Abandon1630NoNo
18784681SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AN AUTOMATED TRADING PLATFORM FOR CROSS-BORDER SETTLEMENTSJuly 2024March 2026Abandon2010NoNo
18781066INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND PROGRAMJuly 2024March 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18776373REVERSE CONVERTIBLE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTJuly 2024November 2025Allow1610YesNo
18770221UTILIZING A PUBLIC BENEFIT ASSETS SECURE TOKENJuly 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18770170UTILIZING A PUBLIC BENEFIT ASSETS SECURE TOKENJuly 2024March 2026Allow2010NoNo
18766925SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ATM ACCESS DURING OUTAGESJuly 2024February 2026Allow1900NoNo
18765703AUCTIONING MECHANISMS FOR DARK ORDER BLOCK TRADINGJuly 2024September 2024Allow200YesNo
18766185INTERACTIVE TRANSACTION TRACKERJuly 2024September 2025Allow1400YesNo
18726288SERVICE DRIVEN PROCESSING IN FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSJuly 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18760640System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Generating Embeddings for ObjectsJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18758016LOCATION-BASED ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT AND FRAUD-DETECTION SYSTEM FOR USE WITH MOBILE GAMBLING APPLICATIONSJune 2024January 2026Allow1930YesNo
18756880Hardware-Based Apparatus and Techniques for Social Media-Based TradingJune 2024February 2026Abandon2010NoNo
18753911VEHICLE ACCIDENT LOSS ASSESSMENT RISK CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2024February 2025Allow810YesNo
18753438SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROUTING A TRADING ORDER BASED UPON QUANTITYJune 2024December 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18746673SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOBILE PRE-AUTHORIZATION OF A CREDIT TRANSACTIONJune 2024December 2025Allow1800NoNo
18747438SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING NOTIFICATIONS TO DEVICESJune 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18740303GRAPHICAL INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE PREDICTIONJune 2024August 2025Allow1400YesNo
18738186SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE CHECK DEPOSIT WITH RESTRICTED ENDORSEMENTJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18735169METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING FEE INFORMATION ASSOCIATED WITH BROKERAGE ACCOUNTS AND PROVIDING SENTIMENT SCORES FOR ALTERNATIVE PORTFOLIO HOLDINGSJune 2024March 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18733045Methods And Systems For Transferring Unspent Transaction Output (Utxo) Tokens In A Blockchain NetworkJune 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18732742DISTRIBUTED TRADING NETWORK AND INTERFACEJune 2024February 2025Allow800YesNo
18679671COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS FOR AN ELECTRONIC FINANCIAL PLATFORMMay 2024January 2026Allow1900NoNo
18678280System and Method for Offering Structured Defined Outcome Investing in an Exchange-Traded FundMay 2024November 2025Allow1810NoNo
18675774MOBILE CHECK DEPOSITMay 2024August 2024Allow300YesNo
18674954REAL-TIME PEER-TO-PEER ENERGY TRADING METHOD CONSIDERING TIME-VARYING VIRTUAL ENERGY STORAGEMay 2024August 2024Allow200YesNo
18674779SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING A LOAN APPLICATIONMay 2024February 2026Allow2110YesNo
18674251AUTOMATIC LOCATION-BASED TRANSACTION SERVICE TRIGGERMay 2024January 2026Allow2010YesNo
18671397Automated Teller Machine (ATM) Exception Identification and AnalysisMay 2024August 2025Allow1500YesNo
18668087DETECTING UNDESIRABLE ACTIVITY BASED ON MATCHING PARAMETERS OF GROUPS OF NODES IN GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONSMay 2024January 2025Allow810YesNo
18667812TECHNIQUES TO VISUALIZE AND GAMIFY RISK MANAGEMENT SERVICESMay 2024January 2025Allow800YesNo
18664582Transaction Based Authentication with Item-Level DataMay 2024September 2025Allow1600YesNo
18663933OBJECT RECOGNITION SUBJECT TO A THROTTLING EFFECTMay 2024December 2025Allow1910NoNo
18664063DATA CAPTURE AND INTEGRATION ARCHITECTURE FOR A QUANTAMENTAL COMPUTER SYSTEMMay 2024March 2025Allow1000YesNo
18663617SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTELLIGENT STEP-UP FOR ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEMSMay 2024April 2025Allow1100YesNo
18659247SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING AUTOMATIC EXPIRING TRANSACTIONS FOR A CREDIT CARDMay 2024January 2026Allow2020NoNo
18655141SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTATIONAL PREDICTION AND RECOMMENDATION OF REAL-WORLD ENTITIES AND THEIR VALUE ASSERTIONMay 2024July 2024Allow300YesNo
18650492CUSTOMIZABLE EXCHANGE-TRADED CONTRACTSApril 2024December 2024Allow800YesNo
18647158SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTITY DOCUMENT FRAUD DETECTIONApril 2024November 2025Allow1810NoNo
18643506STORAGE MEDIUM FOR TERMINAL DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SYSTEMApril 2024December 2025Abandon2010YesNo
18642258BRIDGING NETWORK TRANSACTION PLATFORMS TO UNIFY CROSS-PLATFORM TRANSFERSApril 2024January 2026Allow2010YesNo
18637513System and Method for Optimizing Tax and Estate Planning and Jurisdiction Selection Using Artificial IntelligenceApril 2024December 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18638380SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADMINISTRATING A CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITApril 2024July 2025Allow1500YesNo
18635981DEFINITE VALUE AND ESTIMATED VALUE-BASED DATA QUANTIZATION METHODApril 2024September 2025Abandon1710NoNo
18624592SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL ASSETS INVESTMENT AND SECURITIZATION ENGINEApril 2024January 2026Allow2210YesNo
18625013PROCESS FOR INVESTING GRANT MONEYApril 2024February 2026Abandon2210YesNo
18623324TRADING DIFFERENT ORDERS UTILIZING MINIMUM PROCESSING TIMESApril 2024August 2024Allow500YesNo
18621913INTEGRATED RATEMAKING PLATFORMMarch 2024January 2026Allow2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3691.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
663
Examiner Affirmed
521
(78.6%)
Examiner Reversed
142
(21.4%)
Reversal Percentile
6.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 21.4% 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
1662
Allowed After Appeal Filing
394
(23.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1268
(76.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
13.7%
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, 23.7% 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 3691 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3691 is part of Group 3690 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 8,608 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 52.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3691's allowance rate of 52.8% 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 3691 receive an average of 2.84 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 95% percentile). The median prosecution time is 42 months (in the 10% 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

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.