USPTO Art Unit 3696 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3696
Group: 3690
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 4,558
Last Active: June 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19243480SETTLEMENT AND APPROVAL SERVICEJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19217454METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AFTER TAX VALUATION OF TAX-EXEMPT BONDSMay 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19209423DYNAMIC TRANSACTION CARD PROTECTED BY MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONMay 2025November 2025Allow610NoNo
19206937Dynamic Deposit and Production Data Objects in an Insurance Brokerage Accounting SystemMay 2025December 2025Allow710NoNo
19190338INJURY ASSISTANCE MODELApril 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19188315MACHINE-LEARNING METHOD OF LOSS PREDICTION USING INCIDENT INFORMATIONApril 2025March 2026Allow1120NoNo
19096158SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COVERING COST OF DELIVERING REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE SERVICES TO PREMISES OF SUBSCRIBERS INCLUDING PRICING TO RISKMarch 2025December 2025Allow810NoNo
19037964USAGE ESTIMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RISK ASSOCIATION ADJUSTMENTSJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1100NoNo
19023700METHODS FOR AUGMENTED-REALITY SYSTEMS FOR ENABLING RAPID SELECTION OF VIRTUAL SELECTABLE FEATURES WITH LIMITED USER INTERACTIONJanuary 2025September 2025Allow800NoNo
19007770EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALSJanuary 2025October 2025Allow920YesNo
19007141System and Method for Cybersecurity Risk Monitoring and Evaluation in Connected and Autonomous VehiclesDecember 2024August 2025Allow820YesNo
19002642IDENTITY INFORMATION CONTROLLED FINANCIAL ACCOUNT DEVICEDecember 2024January 2026Allow1300NoNo
18959948EXCHANGE FEED FOR TRADE REPORTING HAVING REDUCED REDUNDANCYNovember 2024January 2026Allow1400NoNo
18953497DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR CONNECTING INSURANCE RELATED TRANSACTIONSNovember 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18953996Contextual SearchingNovember 2024March 2026Allow1500YesNo
18942268DYNAMIC TRANSACTION CARD PROTECTED BY MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18931970CHECKOUT DEVICESOctober 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18928746CROSS-SERVICE TRANSACTIONS FOR PEER-TO-PEER (P2P) PAYMENT PLATFORMSOctober 2024November 2025Allow1300NoNo
18927608AUTOMATED COMPUTING RESOURCE ALLOCATION AND COMPARISON VALIDATING OWNERSHIP AND TRANSACTION COMPLETIONOctober 2024July 2025Allow820NoNo
18924787AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLATEFRAL MANAGEMENTOctober 2024March 2026Abandon1710NoNo
18914632POSITIONAL TICKETINGOctober 2024October 2025Allow1200NoNo
18914878Method, System, and Computer Program Product for Generating a Payment Device Using a Virtual EnvironmentOctober 2024October 2025Allow1200NoNo
18912285Financial AutopilotOctober 2024October 2025Allow1200NoNo
18893681REAL-TIME PROVISIONING OF TARGETED RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON DECOMPOSED STRUCTURED MESSAGING DATASeptember 2024October 2025Allow1300NoNo
18885151PRE-MATCHING ORDERS AT WIRE RATE IN A CENTRAL LIMIT ORDER BOOKSeptember 2024September 2025Allow1200NoNo
18824196METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AFTER TAX VALUATION OF TAX-EXEMPT BONDSSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18821488AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICE FOR PERFORMING PAYMENT BY USING GAZE INFORMATION OF USER, AND METHOD OPERATED BY THE AUGMENTED REALITY DEVICEAugust 2024January 2026Allow1700NoNo
18802358EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALSAugust 2024October 2024Allow200YesNo
18785837PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING SPLIT PAYMENT AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING SPLIT PAYMENT THEREOFJuly 2024November 2025Abandon1630YesNo
18781851METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY EXECUTING ORDERS USING GESTURE-BASED TRIGGERSJuly 2024January 2026Allow1710YesNo
18779371SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING CLAIMS FOR USERS OF A CLAIM READINESS WORKFLOW ECOSYSTEMJuly 2024August 2025Abandon1320YesNo
18773671METHOD, SYSTEM AND PROGRAM FOR DETERMINING INSURANCE RATE FOR PET BY USING AT LEAST ONE INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) DEVICE USED IN DAILY LIFE OF PETJuly 2024February 2026Abandon1910NoNo
18770045SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNMANNED VEHICLE MANAGEMENTJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18769057CARD READER TERMINAL WITH EXTERNAL CONTACTLESS ANTENNAJuly 2024August 2025Allow1300NoNo
18766709Payment method, system and computer software productJuly 2024November 2025Abandon1620NoNo
18767756USING RISK METRICS TO FACILITATE TRANSACTIONSJuly 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18762520DIGITAL BANKER APPLICATION SYSTEMJuly 2024December 2025Allow1710NoNo
18759270Mini-Graph Based Fraud DetectionJune 2024October 2025Allow1600NoNo
18755923TOUCHLESS AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND SYSTEMJune 2024July 2025Allow1200NoNo
18748976ELECTRONIC TRADING USING MARKET DATA CHANNELSJune 2024July 2025Allow1310YesNo
18748184SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APPORTIONING TRADING ORDERS BASED ON SIZE OF DISPLAYED QUANTITIESJune 2024January 2026Allow1920NoNo
18746148Automated Model Generation Platform for Recursive Model BuildingJune 2024July 2025Allow1300NoNo
18744442Lean Level Support for Trading StrategiesJune 2024December 2025Allow1810NoNo
18719659SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL PAYMENTJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18742802PROFILE BASED VIDEO CREATIONJune 2024October 2025Allow1610NoNo
18740127CUSTOMIZED RISK RELATIONSHIP USER INTERFACE WORKFLOWJune 2024October 2025Allow1610NoNo
18679638SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BLOCKCHAIN-BASED CERTIFIED RANDOM FUNCTION USING QUANTUM RANDOM CIRCUIT GENERATORMay 2024February 2026Allow2100NoNo
18674741AUTOGENERATE INTERVIEW TOPICSMay 2024February 2026Allow2110NoNo
18666688INTERCHANGE PRICING FOR FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONSMay 2024January 2026Allow2010NoNo
18660937MULTI-DIMENSIONAL ORDER MESSAGE INTERFACEMay 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18656429SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RULES-DRIVEN ADJUDICATIONMay 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18654137GENERATION OF A COMBINATORIAL PAYMENT QR CODEMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18649728SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WEATHER-RELATED VEHICLE DAMAGE PREVENTIONApril 2024March 2025Allow1100YesNo
18649743SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WEATHER-RELATED VEHICLE DAMAGE PREVENTIONApril 2024December 2025Allow1910YesNo
18649871SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING A HUB PLATFORM AND COMMUNICATION NETWORK CONFIGURED FOR PROCESSING DATA INVOLVING TIME-STAMPED/TIME-SENSITIVE ASPECTS AND/OR OTHER FEATURESApril 2024January 2026Allow2110NoNo
18649978SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING A HUB PLATFORM AND COMMUNICATION NETWORK CONFIGURED FOR PROCESSING DATA INVOLVING TIME-STAMPED/TIME-SENSITIVE ASPECTS AND/OR OTHER FEATURESApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18649471IDENTITY INFORMATION CONTROLLED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTApril 2024July 2025Allow1400NoNo
18643603Systems and Methods for Generating a Home Score and Modifications for a UserApril 2024February 2026Allow2220YesNo
18643968Systems And Methods For Determining Electric Pulses To Provide To An Unattended Machine Based On Remotely-Configured OptionsApril 2024September 2024Allow500NoNo
18643961Method and System for Asynchronous Mobile Payments for Multiple In-Person Transactions Conducted in ParallelApril 2024August 2024Allow400NoNo
18643671THROTTLING MODIFICATION MESSAGESApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18639809SYSTEM-BASED DETECTION OF CARD SHARING AND FRAUDApril 2024January 2026Allow2110YesNo
18638665Systems and Methods Involving a Hub Platform and Communication Network Configured for Processing Data Involving Time-Stamped/Time-Sensitive Aspects and/or Other FeaturesApril 2024October 2025Allow1810NoNo
18635401EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALSApril 2024June 2024Allow200YesNo
18634998SYSTEMS AND METHODS INVOLVING A HUB PLATFORM AND COMMUNICATION NETWORK CONFIGURED FOR PROCESSING DATA INVOLVING TIME-STAMPED/TIME-SENSITIVE ASPECTS AND/OR OTHER FEATURESApril 2024January 2025Abandon910YesNo
18630581PAYMENT SYSTEM USING CUSTOMER'S FINGERPRINTSApril 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18630237METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING PERSONAL PROPERTY COLLATERALApril 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18629456PEER-TO-PEER PAYMENT PROCESSINGApril 2024September 2025Allow1820NoNo
18627101COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO AUTOMATICALLY PROGRAM A PLURALITY OF CONTROLS TO MODIFY A COMMUNICATION SESSION ASSOCIATED WITH A TRANSACTION AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFApril 2024January 2026Allow2240NoYes
18626059SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OMNIDIRECTIONAL SYNCING OF PAYMENT DATAApril 2024September 2025Abandon1730YesNo
18623893SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING FULL ACCOUNT NUMBERS FROM PARTIAL ACCOUNT NUMBERSApril 2024September 2025Allow1720YesNo
18622191ANALYZING SUBMISSION FOR RISK ASSESSMENT BASED ON RULE SETMarch 2024November 2025Allow2030YesNo
18622163EXTRACTING RULES AND DETERMINING RISK PARAMETERS FROM AN UNDERWRITING MANUALMarch 2024October 2025Allow1930YesNo
18618653Targeted Messaging ProcessMarch 2024July 2025Allow1510YesNo
18616176SETTLEMENT AND APPROVAL SERVICEMarch 2024June 2025Allow1430YesNo
18612677SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY MITIGATING RISK OF PROPERTY DAMAGEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18611774SYSTEM FOR DETECTION AND RECORDATION OF FUNCTIONAL CODE LOGIC COMPONENTS ON A DISTRIBUTED DEVELOPMENT PLATFORMMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18610842UTILIZING CARD MOVEMENT DATA TO IDENTIFY FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONSMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18609626INSURANCE LOSS RATIO FORECASTING FRAMEWORKMarch 2024December 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18599686RANDOMIZATION OF ORDERS AT MATCHING IN ELECTRONIC TRADING SYSTEMSMarch 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18595786JAILED ENVIRONMENT RESTRICTING PROGRAMMATIC ACCESS TO MULTI-TENANT DATAMarch 2024May 2025Allow1520YesNo
18594593INFORMATION-MARKET SYSTEMMarch 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18592617BANKING AT A MULTI-LEVEL ATMMarch 2024February 2025Allow1100NoNo
18593786SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUILDING AND MANAGING AN INTEGRATED PERMANENT LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCT USING INDIVIDUAL TERM AND ANNUITY POLICIESMarch 2024January 2026Allow2320NoNo
18592350System and Method for Network SynchronizationFebruary 2024December 2024Allow910YesNo
18591116Machine Learning System for Summarizing Tax Documents With Non-Structured PortionsFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18590314MANAGING MERCHANT COMMUNICATIONSFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18589447Systems and Methods Involving a Hub Platform and Communication Network Configured for Processing Data Involving Time-Stamped/Time-Sensitive Aspects and/or Other FeaturesFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510NoNo
18589299SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DIGITAL ACCOUNT ACTIVATIONFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1300YesNo
18588984Touchless Transaction on a Transaction TerminalFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18585645DYNAMIC MARKET DATA FILTERINGFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1000YesNo
18586395SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A GROUP PAYMENT VEHICLEFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1020YesNo
18584593SETTLEMENT DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SETTLEMENT DEVICEFebruary 2024February 2026Abandon2410NoNo
18583950MULTICOMPUTER DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF LINKED ORDERSFebruary 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18439643GESTURE-ENABLED INTERFACES, SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPLICATIONS FOR CUSTOM DESIGNING NON-LEVEL LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS POLICIES AND SUPPORTING CUSTOMIZED PRICINGFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2520NoNo
18439500PAYMENT VEHICLE WITH ON AND OFF FUNCTIONFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1720YesNo
18439512SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPLETING TRANSACTIONS VIA CURBSIDE SERVICEFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18436791SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USING AN IMAGE OBJECT AS A VISUAL DATA CONTAINERFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18435151Secure Transactions Over Communications SessionsFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18433667SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RENORMALIZATION OF DATA DRIVING FINANCIAL VALUATIONFebruary 2024September 2025Abandon1931NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3696.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
355
Examiner Affirmed
301
(84.8%)
Examiner Reversed
54
(15.2%)
Reversal Percentile
0.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 15.2% 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
754
Allowed After Appeal Filing
177
(23.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
577
(76.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
12.8%
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, 23.5% 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 3696 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3696 is part of Group 3690 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 4,558 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 46.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3696's allowance rate of 46.9% places it in the 6% 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 3696 receive an average of 2.80 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 94% 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.

Important Disclaimer

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