USPTO Art Unit 3697 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3697
Group: 3690
Tech Center: 3600
Total Cases: 2,750
Last Active: August 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19314888CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKEN WITH SEPARATE CIRCULATION GROUPSAugust 2025February 2026Allow500YesNo
19288508NETWORK-LEVEL, KEY-BASED PLATFORM LINKINGAugust 2025February 2026Allow600NoNo
19284543TOKEN-BASED DIGITAL PRIVATE DATA EXCHANGE SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSJuly 2025November 2025Allow410NoNo
19276513INTENT-AWARE DATA LEAK MITIGATIONJuly 2025December 2025Allow510YesNo
19228886METHOD FOR SECURING CRYPTOCURRENCY WALLETSJune 2025February 2026Allow900YesNo
19188227CONTROL TOWER FOR PROSPECTIVE TRANSACTIONSApril 2025February 2026Allow1000YesNo
19084274DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATIONMarch 2025June 2025Allow310NoNo
19112184SLOTTED ANTENNA COMPRISING AN ELECTRODE RADIOFREQUENCY SIGNAL INJECTOR AND DEVICE COMPRISING SUCH AN ANTENNAMarch 2025March 2026Allow1200NoNo
19079946Systems and Methods for Source Chain Management with Identity-Based Tokens and Enhanced SecurityMarch 2025February 2026Allow1100YesNo
19068005INFORMATION COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND INFORMATION COMMUNICATION PROGRAMMarch 2025March 2026Allow1210YesNo
19060231METHOD FOR MULTI-PARTY BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTION AUTHORIZATION BASED ON REAL-TIME DUE DILIGENCEFebruary 2025March 2026Allow1201YesNo
19028116SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT VIA ELECTRONIC WALLETJanuary 2025February 2026Allow1300NoNo
19000065IN-PERSON TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEMDecember 2024March 2026Allow1510NoNo
18945423BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ASSET AUTHENTICATION METHODS AND SYSTEMSNovember 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18939447End-to-End Encryption and Hot Wallet Key Recovery Apparatuses, Processes and SystemsNovember 2024September 2025Allow1100NoNo
18936836ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR SECURELY STORING AND PROVIDING PAYMENT INFORMATIONNovember 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18936357SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MATH-BASED CURRENCY CREDIT TRANSACTIONSNovember 2024February 2026Allow1610YesNo
18933282SYSTEMS, APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING AND SECURELY STORING DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS IN A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER WITHIN A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER-BASED NETWORK BASED ON FUNGIBLE AND NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENSOctober 2024February 2026Allow1500YesNo
18922235DEVICES AND METHODS FOR SELECTIVE CONTACTLESS COMMUNICATIONOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18904387SECURE MULTI-FACTOR TOKENIZATION-BASED PUSH/ RESPONSE COMMERCE PLATFORMOctober 2024January 2026Allow1500YesNo
18903772TAMPER EVIDENT SYSTEM FOR MODIFICATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SECURED VEHICLE OPERATING PARAMETERSOctober 2024October 2025Allow1200YesNo
18902748INTERACTION ACCOUNT TOKENIZATION SYSTEM AND METHODSeptember 2024October 2025Allow1200YesNo
18892155Methods And Electronic Devices For Securely Storing And Providing Payment InformationSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200YesNo
18848193SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS USING TRUSTED ON-DEMAND DISTRIBUTED MANUFACTURINGSeptember 2024September 2025Allow1200YesNo
18825333METHOD FOR SECURING SENSITIVE DATASeptember 2024October 2025Allow1400YesNo
18808594METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SECURE AUTHENTICATION OF USER AND MOBILE DEVICE WITHOUT SECURE ELEMENTSAugust 2024August 2025Allow1100YesNo
18807696UTILIZING A CONTINGENT ACTION TOKENAugust 2024February 2026Allow1810NoNo
18805973SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SINGLE MESSAGE TRANSACTIONS WITH BATCH SETTLEMENTAugust 2024January 2026Allow1710YesNo
18801046Repurposing a Transaction Authorization Channel to Provide Fraud NotificationsAugust 2024August 2025Allow1200NoNo
18797399MULTI-DEVICE POINT-OF-SALE SYSTEMAugust 2024January 2026Allow1710YesNo
18796394MANAGE TRAINING DATA IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCEAugust 2024January 2026Allow1730YesNo
18791737Autonomous Transportation Systems and MethodsAugust 2024December 2025Allow1710NoNo
18789222NEW METHOD FOR ENCRYPTING NFT'S USING DYNAMIC KEY EXCHANGE ON THE BLOCKCHAINJuly 2024January 2025Allow510YesNo
18782881DECENTRALIZED AND ATOMIC SETTLEMENT OF INTER-BANK TRANSFERS USING SMART CONTRACTJuly 2024February 2026Abandon1810NoNo
18779119METHODS FOR EXCHANGING AND EVALUATING VIRTUAL CURRENCYJuly 2024November 2025Allow1601YesNo
18779003SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOBILE PLATFORM LOCATION MANAGEMENTJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910YesNo
18773655System, Method, and Computer Program Product for Predicting a Specified Geographic Area of a UserJuly 2024January 2025Allow700YesNo
18770448MOBILE DIGITAL ADVERTISING WITH GEOGRAPHIC ENHANCEMENTJuly 2024February 2026Allow2030YesNo
18761057Systems and Methods for Artificial Intelligence - Blockchain Retirement Account ManagementJuly 2024February 2026Allow2011YesNo
18725397SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR APP CERTIFICATIONJune 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18758655MULTI-MODAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONJune 2024January 2026Allow1810YesNo
18753784BACKUP AND RECOVERY SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CRYPTOCURRENCY HARDWARE WALLETJune 2024February 2026Allow1901YesNo
18745826MANAGING DIGITAL LEDGERS VIA DIGITAL TOKENS, SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSJune 2024July 2025Allow1340YesNo
18743213DELEGATED ADMINISTRATION OF PERMISSIONS USING A CONTACTLESS CARDJune 2024October 2025Allow1620YesNo
18732627INTERACTIVE PUBLIC WELFARE DONATION SYSTEMJune 2024February 2026Abandon2010NoNo
18732186SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RELIABLE OPINION POLLSJune 2024December 2024Allow610YesNo
18731072PATENT LICENSING METHOD UTILIZING A DISTRIBUTED LEDGER INFRASTRUCTUREMay 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18678018EXERGY TOKENMay 2024October 2025Allow1620NoNo
18679404ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-POWERED MUSIC REGISTRY, COLLABORATION, AND WORKFLOW MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMay 2024October 2025Allow1700YesNo
18677705System and Method for Digital Currency Distribution and TransactionsMay 2024February 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18675868METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONVERSION OF DIGITAL ASSETS TO FIAT CURRENCYMay 2024January 2026Allow2010YesNo
18674747METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DYNAMICALLY PROVIDING CONTENTMay 2024September 2025Allow1620YesNo
18674431COMPUTERIZED NETWORK SYSTEM FOR INITIATING, FACILITATING, AUDITING, AND MANAGING COMMUNICATIONS AND DOCUMENTS INVOLVING PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISEMay 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18673096SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UNIFORM USAGE RIGHTS MANAGEMENTMay 2024November 2024Allow501YesNo
18671158SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FRAUD DETECTION AND PREVENTIONMay 2024February 2025Allow900YesNo
18666321ANTI-FRAUD TECHNOLOGY FOR PROCESSING OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSMay 2024June 2025Allow1300YesNo
18664578ACCELERATED SECURITY FOR REAL-TIME DETECTION OF SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONSMay 2024October 2025Allow1700YesNo
18665044MULTIVARIATE SOLID WASTE PROPORTION OPTIMIZATION METHOD BASED ON COUPLING OF MATRIX OPERATION AND MACHINE LEARNINGMay 2024October 2025Allow1710YesNo
18657921SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC MARK MANAGEMENT ON THE BLOCKCHAINMay 2024March 2026Allow2210NoNo
18656428TRANSACTION CHOICE SELECTION APPARATUS AND SYSTEMMay 2024August 2025Allow1610NoNo
18656504SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING QUEUED CREDENTIALS FOR AN ACCOUNTMay 2024February 2026Allow2220YesNo
18648183Database System Public Trust Ledger Multi-Owner Token ArchitectureApril 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18643413Custom Payment Tokens for Payments by Using Optical Tones and Neuromorphic Spiking Neural NetworksApril 2024February 2026Allow2200YesNo
18643446NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN (NFT) GENERATION FOR SECURE APPLICATIONSApril 2024October 2025Abandon1801NoNo
18643532NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN (NFT) GENERATION FOR SECURE APPLICATIONSApril 2024July 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18643871APPARATUS FOR DIGITAL MANAGEMENT OF CRYPTOGRAPHIC ASSETSApril 2024January 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18642686SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CRYPTOGRAPHIC-CHAIN-BASED VERIFICATION OF POSTAGE TRANSACTION RECORDSApril 2024December 2025Allow2001YesNo
18640223SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CRAWLING AND ANALYZING DISTRIBUTED LEDGER DATAApril 2024January 2026Abandon2110NoNo
18637932SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VERIFYING USERS, IN CONNECTION WITH TRANSACTIONS USING PAYMENT DEVICESApril 2024February 2025Allow1000YesNo
18635224SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING OPTIMAL CUSTOMER ENGAGEMENT VIA QUANTITATIVE RECEPTIVENESS ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATIONApril 2024January 2026Allow2110YesNo
18633587WEARABLE DEVICE FOR SECURE SIGNING OF BLOCKCHAIN TRANSACTIONSApril 2024March 2025Allow1230YesNo
18617561Method for changing a visual display composed of fragments in a visible gridMarch 2024January 2026Allow2200NoNo
18615993MULTI-PATH COMMUNICATION OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE SECURE ELEMENT DATA FOR ONLINE PAYMENTSMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18611523DISTRIBUTED IDENTITY (DID)-BASED ESTABLISHMENT OF CONNECTION BETWEEN ELECTRONIC DEVICESMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18610451CROWD-SOURCED REAL ESTATE PROPERTY REVIEW SYSTEMMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910YesNo
18609021CARD ISSUING WITH RESTRICTED VIRTUAL NUMBERSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000YesNo
18609109FRAUD DETECTION VIA AUTOMATED HANDWRITING CLUSTERINGMarch 2024July 2025Allow1610NoNo
18609545METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN BLOCKCHAINS ON HETEROGENEOUS BLOCKCHAIN NETWORKSMarch 2024October 2024Allow700YesNo
18608058CONTROL TOWER FOR PROSPECTIVE TRANSACTIONSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000YesNo
18604763APPLICATION FRAMEWORK USING BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ASSET OWNERSHIPMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18691767CONSENSUS METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEMMarch 2024January 2026Allow2310YesNo
18603170ONLINE TRANSACTION SYSTEM FOR TRADING SECOND-HAND GOODSMarch 2024January 2026Abandon2210NoNo
18596060VALIDATION AND STORAGE OF TRANSACTION DATA FOR A BLOCKCHAINMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110YesNo
18687801SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PROFIT DISTRIBUTION SERVICE ACCORDING TO BLOCKCHAIN-BASED ASSET INVESTMENTFebruary 2024March 2026Abandon2410NoNo
18686656BLOCKCHAIN BASED TRANSACTION PROTOCOLFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210YesNo
18586173CHECK TAMPERING PREVENTION USING BLOCKCHAINFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1911YesNo
18585244METHODS OF GENERATING COLLECTABLE NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENSFebruary 2024November 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18585260ENCRYPTION SYSTEM FOR PAYMENT SECURITYFebruary 2024December 2025Abandon2210NoNo
18584789SYSTEMS AND METHODS BASED ON ANONYMIZED DATAFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1311YesNo
18582907SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIERARCHICAL ORGANIZATION OF DATA WITHIN A NON-FUNGIBLE TOKENS OR CHAIN-BASED DECENTRALIZED SYSTEMSFebruary 2024April 2025Abandon1310YesNo
18438083SECURE MULTI-FACTOR TOKENIZATION-BASED PUSH/ RESPONSE COMMERCE PLATFORMFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18436514EXTRA SECURITY ELEMENT ON CARDS TO PROTECT AGAINST FRAUDFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2310NoNo
18436433ON-DEMAND SECURE DATA ENTRY FOR REPRESENTATIVE-ASSISTED TRANSACTIONSFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18434341RESOURCE-BASED DISTRIBUTED PUBLIC LEDGER SYSTEMFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2220YesNo
18429575SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CONTROLLED PRIORITIZATION OF TRANSACTIONSFebruary 2024September 2025Allow2030YesNo
18430637SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF EXCHANGING DIGITAL ASSETS USING A PUBLIC KEY CRYPTOGRAPHY (PKC) FRAMEWORKFebruary 2024July 2025Allow1810NoNo
18426061SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING PEER-TO-PEER FINANCIAL PRODUCT MARKUP LANGUAGE AGENCY NOTICESJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110YesNo
18293222METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR A CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY WITH UNLINKABLE TRANSACTIONS AND PRIVACY PRESERVING REGULATIONJanuary 2024January 2026Abandon2410NoNo
18421290Online Decentralized Identity Verification for a Multi-sided NetworkJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1910YesNo
18419078SAME SCREEN QUICK PAY BUTTONJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1621YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3697.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
386
Examiner Affirmed
282
(73.1%)
Examiner Reversed
104
(26.9%)
Reversal Percentile
21.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 26.9% 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
748
Allowed After Appeal Filing
177
(23.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
571
(76.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
13.4%
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, 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 3697 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3697 is part of Group 3690 in Technology Center 3600. This art unit has examined 2,750 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 51.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 42 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3697's allowance rate of 51.6% places it in the 8% 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 3697 receive an average of 3.40 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 100% 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

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