USPTO Art Unit 3696 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3696
Group: 3690
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 4,767
Last Active: November 2024

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18953497DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR CONNECTING INSURANCE RELATED TRANSACTIONSNovember 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18942268DYNAMIC TRANSACTION CARD PROTECTED BY MULTI-FACTOR AUTHENTICATIONNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18931970CHECKOUT DEVICESOctober 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18824196METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AFTER TAX VALUATION OF TAX-EXEMPT BONDSSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18802358EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALSAugust 2024October 2024Allow200YesNo
18719659SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL PAYMENTJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
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
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
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
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 2025Abandon910NoNo
18630581PAYMENT SYSTEM USING CUSTOMER'S FINGERPRINTSApril 2024July 2025Allow1510NoNo
18630237METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRACKING PERSONAL PROPERTY COLLATERALApril 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
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
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
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
18583950MULTICOMPUTER DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING OF LINKED ORDERSFebruary 2024May 2025Abandon1410NoNo
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
18430176METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AFTER TAX VALUATION OF TAX-EXEMPT BONDSFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510NoNo
18416139Contextual SearchingJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700YesNo
18415919Heppner Fletcher ExAlt Plan� - Computer-Implemented Integrated Liquidity System and Methodology for Exchanging Alternative AssetsJanuary 2024May 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18412264METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING PERSONALIZED PURCHASING INFORMATIONJanuary 2024September 2024Allow820NoNo
18408720VISUALIZATION OF CHANGES THROUGH THE USE OF GRAPHICAL GEOMETRIC SHAPESJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18405540EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALSJanuary 2024February 2024Allow200YesNo
18393397Financial AutopilotDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18540430SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED ELECTRONIC NETWORKED SETTLEMENT PROCESSORDecember 2023April 2024Allow430YesNo
18538119Inter-Product MatrixDecember 2023September 2024Allow900YesNo
18534662METHOD AND COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING ENJOYMENT OF SPORTS FOR FANS WHILE BENEFITING FINANCES OF ATHLETESDecember 2023February 2024Allow200YesNo
18533061DATA PROCESSING UTILIZING A DIGITAL TAGDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18532425DYNAMIC AUTHENTICATION THROUGH USER INFORMATION AND INTENTDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610YesNo
18527040AUTOMATIC DATA SEGMENTATION SYSTEMDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18526451SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MICROPAYMENT SOLUTION FOR MEDIA APPLICATIONSDecember 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18523193SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVATING AND USING DYNAMIC CARDSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18520689SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING PUSH TECHNOLOGY IN A WIRELESS FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONNovember 2023February 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18504551AUTHENTICATION-TRIGGERED PROCESSESNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410YesNo
18503348SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MAINTAINING THE VIABILITY OF A GOOD-UNTIL-BETTERED ORDER TYPE IN ELECTRONIC TRADING SYSTEMSNovember 2023March 2025Allow1610NoNo
18500687INSTALLMENT INITIATION VIA AUTHORIZATION DATA TRANSMISSIONNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710YesNo
18385807SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTINUOUS AVAILABILITY OF ACCOUNT INFORMATIONOctober 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18497280SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROUTING ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS USING PREDICTED AUTHORIZATION APPROVALOctober 2023April 2025Allow1710NoNo
18495198EXCHANGE FEED FOR TRADE REPORTING HAVING REDUCED REDUNDANCYOctober 2023August 2024Allow1000YesNo
18492567Software Technology for Managing a Construction Project Involving Multiple CurrenciesOctober 2023June 2025Allow2020YesNo
18382152SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FACILITATING PROGRAMMATIC VERIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONSOctober 2023April 2024Allow510NoNo
18487084Secure Peer-to-Peer Payment Platform with Escrow and Dispute ResolutionOctober 2023June 2025Abandon2010NoNo
18379306SMARTGLASSES-BASED AUTONOMOUS TRANSACTION PLATFORMOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18379484AUTOMATED VEHICLE REPAIR ESTIMATION BY VOTING ENSEMBLING OF MULTIPLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONSOctober 2023October 2024Allow1200NoNo
18377057Method and System of Authenticating a Payment Transaction Using a User DeviceOctober 2023June 2024Allow810NoNo
18479071Dynamic verification method and system for card transactionsOctober 2023July 2024Allow1000YesNo
18478650SYSTEMS AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED PROCESSES FOR DEPOSITING, WITHDRAWING, AND REUSING CURRENCY FOR PURCHASE TRANSACTIONS USING AN INTELLIGENT TELLER MACHINESeptember 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18473714TARGETED ADVERTISING USING TEMPORAL ANALYSIS OF USER SPECIFIC DATASeptember 2023April 2024Allow700NoNo
18471809SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPTIMIZING RETIREMENT PLANSSeptember 2023February 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18470014USAGE ESTIMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RISK ASSOCIATION ADJUSTMENTSSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18467845METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FACILITATING SECURE PAYMENT TRANSACTIONSSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1220NoNo
18467081SELF-GOVERNED DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEM THAT PRICES DATA ELEMENTS AGGREGATED FOR EXCHANGESeptember 2023June 2024Allow900NoNo
18367666PRE-MATCHING ORDERS AT WIRE RATE IN A CENTRAL LIMIT ORDER BOOKSeptember 2023June 2024Allow910NoNo
18244981Systems and Methods Using Distributed Ledgers to Correct for Missing One Time Passwords in Event ProcessingSeptember 2023July 2024Allow1010NoNo
18464310PERSONALIZED HEATING TRANSACTIONS IN PUBLIC SPACESSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18460979DETERMINING WHETHER A USER HAS POSSESSION OF A TRANSACTION CARD AND/OR WHETHER THE USER IS AUTHORIZED TO POSSESS THE TRANSACTION CARDSeptember 2023August 2024Allow1100YesNo
18241553SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING DISTRACTED DRIVING EVENTS USING COMMON FEATURESSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210YesNo
18241322CREDIT CARD SYSTEM HAVING LIMITED CARD DATA INDICIASeptember 2023June 2025Allow2200NoNo
18241281MULTI-PART SINGLE QR CODE FOR SPLIT TRANSACTIONSSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2200NoNo
18240828ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED APPROACH FOR SUPPLEMENTING AN EXPLANATION OF A RESULT DETERMINED BY A SOFTWARE APPLICATIONAugust 2023May 2025Allow2110YesNo
18457916SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CLIENT SCREENING IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES INDUSTRYAugust 2023December 2024Abandon1610NoNo
18456892PRIORITY MATCHING FOR MAKER ORDERS EXHIBITING DELAYED CANCELATIONAugust 2023October 2024Allow1310NoNo
18238260SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING AND OPERATING AN ENTERPRISE DATA ASSET MARKETPLACE WITH DATA & ANALYTICS PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENTAugust 2023June 2025Allow2200NoNo
18455055EXCHANGE FOR PHYSICALSAugust 2023October 2023Allow100YesNo
18454331SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCED ELECTRONIC NETWORKED SETTLEMENT PROCESSORAugust 2023October 2023Allow200YesNo
18236704APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR THE GENERATION OF PROVIDER DATAAugust 2023February 2024Allow510YesNo
18235492MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR PREDICTING HEALTH PLANS BASED ON MISSING INPUT DATAAugust 2023April 2024Allow800YesNo
18452275SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LOCATION-BASED INDIVIDUALIZED CONTENT AND MOBILE WALLET OFFERSAugust 2023June 2025Allow2221YesNo
18235703SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BUILDING AND MANAGING AN INTEGRATED PERMANENT LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCT USING INDIVIDUAL TERM AND ANNUITY POLICIESAugust 2023February 2024Allow610YesNo
18451650PROFILE BASED VIDEO CREATIONAugust 2023May 2024Allow910NoNo
18451474CREDIT LINE ADJUSTMENTAugust 2023May 2025Allow2150YesNo
18233239METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ADMINISTERING LIFE INSURANCE PRODUCTS WITH DEATH BENEFITS AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTED WITHOUT UNDERWRITING BASED ON INDEPENDENT DATA CORRELATED WITH AN INSURED INDIVIDUALS NEED FOR LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITSAugust 2023November 2023Allow300NoNo
18232175SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRAUD PREVENTION IN MOBILE APPLICATION VERIFICATION DEVICE ENROLLMENT PROCESSAugust 2023December 2024Allow1600NoNo
18366088Dual Wearable Device Method and System for Authenticating Financial TransactionsAugust 2023May 2024Allow1010YesNo
18361079METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING AFTER TAX VALUATION OF TAX-EXEMPT BONDSJuly 2023November 2023Allow300NoNo
18227040USER INTERFACE FOR LOYALTY ACCOUNTS AND PRIVATE LABEL ACCOUNTS FOR A WEARABLE DEVICEJuly 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18351746CREDIT LOAN CONTROL METHOD AND SERVICE COMPUTING DEVICE THEREFORJuly 2023May 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18219309BROWSER-BASED MOBILE IMAGE CAPTUREJuly 2023July 2024Allow1310NoNo
18348076TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND TRANSACTION PROCESSING METHODJuly 2023May 2025Allow2310NoNo

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
338
Examiner Affirmed
286
(84.6%)
Examiner Reversed
52
(15.4%)
Reversal Percentile
0.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 15.4% 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
722
Allowed After Appeal Filing
171
(23.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
551
(76.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
13.3%
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 3696 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3696 is part of Group 3690 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 4,767 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 49.3%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3696's allowance rate of 49.3% 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 2.67 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 94% percentile). The median prosecution time is 36 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

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.

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