USPTO Art Unit 3722 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3722
Group: 3720
Tech Center: 3700
Total Cases: 11,200
Last Active: May 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19206565TOOL CONNECTORMay 2025September 2025Allow400YesNo
19178934LIGHTWEIGHT VIBRATION DAMPING CUTTING TOOL BARApril 2025June 2025Allow200YesNo
19114970CUTTING INSERT AND PROCESSING METHODMarch 2025September 2025Allow501NoNo
19065484CLAMPING SYSTEM, AND CHANGING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAMEFebruary 2025November 2025Allow800YesNo
19054928VIBRATION-DAMPING HYDRAULIC TOOL HOLDER BASED ON MULTI-CAVITY STRUCTUREFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19032489UTILITIES SUPPLY APPARATUS FOR TOOL HOLDER OF MACHINE TOOLJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1001YesNo
19019364ATTACHMENT APPARATUS FOR LASER ENGRAVINGJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1441NoNo
18920096TOOL HOLDER POSITIONING DEVICE AND MACHINE TOOL HAVING THE SAMEOctober 2024February 2026Abandon1610NoNo
18888474SECURING DEVICE FOR TOOLS AND OTHER OBJECTSSeptember 2024October 2025Abandon1301NoNo
18807885Automated Data Destruction System and Method of UseAugust 2024October 2025Allow1411YesNo
18837406CHUCK WITH LOCK SLEEVEAugust 2024January 2025Allow600YesNo
18789605COMPOSITE PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR PREPARING PROFILED MICROCHANNEL PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERJuly 2024October 2025Abandon1520NoNo
18783817HOLE SAWJuly 2024June 2025Allow1021NoNo
18764710CUTTING INSERT, INDEXABLE ROTARY CUTTING TOOL, AND BODY OF THE SAMEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18759763TOOL BRACKETJune 2024August 2025Allow1310YesNo
18759758TOOL BRACKET, DEBURRING TOOL WITH TOOL BRACKET, AND DEBURRING METHODJune 2024October 2025Allow1501YesNo
18741733TOOL HOLDER ASSEMBLY EASY TO ASSEMBLE AND DISASSEMBLEJune 2024June 2025Allow1200YesNo
18732150DIGITAL TOOTH MODEL REPLACEMENTJune 2024December 2025Allow1800NoNo
18676981PROCESSING TOOLMay 2024February 2026Allow2001NoNo
18671891DETECTING WAFER STATUS IN A WAFER CHUCK ASSEMBLYMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18655174SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REMOVING UNDESIRED METAL WITHIN VIAS FROM PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDSMay 2024March 2026Allow2321NoNo
18652161CUTTING INSERT, CUTTING TOOL, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCTMay 2024January 2026Abandon2020NoNo
18650979HOLE CUTTING ACCESSORY FOR POWER TOOLApril 2024August 2025Allow1611YesNo
18651211HOLE CUTTER WITH MULTIPLE FULCRUMSApril 2024December 2025Allow1921YesNo
18641356METHOD FOR INSTALLING DIVIDED UPPER TOOL TO UPPER TOOL HOLDER PROVIDED ON UPPER TABLE OF PRESS BRAKE, TOOL CHANGER, AND TOOL STOCKERApril 2024September 2025Allow1620YesNo
18639235TOOLING ASSEMBLY WITH INTERNAL COOLANT PASSAGES FOR MACHINESApril 2024September 2025Allow1710YesNo
18636344OPENING/CLOSING CHUCK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING FINGERSApril 2024August 2025Allow1611NoNo
18613286COLLET AND ASSEMBLY FOR MOUNTING A WORKPIECE TO A MILLING MACHINEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1211NoNo
18606157HOLE SAWMarch 2024June 2025Allow1511NoNo
18599978CUTTING TOOL ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN CONTROLLED FRACTURE MACHININGMarch 2024May 2025Allow1521YesNo
18594380TOOL HOLDER AND TOOL HOLDING STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE SAMEMarch 2024February 2026Allow2311YesNo
18589586DRILL ADAPTER APPARATUSFebruary 2024March 2026Abandon2420NoNo
18584422SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RE-PROFILING LOCOMOTIVE RAILCAR WHEELSFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2111NoNo
18582330VARIABLE HELICAL COMPOSITE TAPFebruary 2024December 2024Abandon1010NoNo
18444296THREAD-CUTTING DIE HEAD FOR POWERED PIPE THREADERFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1101NoNo
18683607CHUCK WITH LOCKING SLEEVEFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18440250DUST EXTRACTOR WITH FLAT BACKFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2011NoNo
18412400ATTACHMENT APPARATUS FOR LASER ENGRAVINGJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1021YesNo
18406691PIN DRIVE ROTARY SURGICAL CUTTING TOOLS AND POWERED HANDPIECESJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1711NoNo
18576461ROTARY CUTTING TOOLJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18402270MILLING ADAPTER FOR A WORK TABLEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1811NoNo
18400062VARIABLE RADIUS GASHDecember 2023May 2025Abandon1601NoNo
18396303METHOD OF INSERTING A HAIRPINDecember 2023August 2025Allow1911NoNo
18574042ROTARY TOOL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MACHINED PRODUCTDecember 2023March 2026Allow2700YesNo
18395622SELECTIVE FIELD-ASSISTED MACHINING SYSTEMDecember 2023October 2024Allow1020YesNo
18391429TWIST DRILLDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18542869Efficient brake disc processing deviceDecember 2023April 2024Allow400YesNo
18540340MULTI-GROOVE PAGODA DRILL BITDecember 2023January 2025Abandon1320NoNo
18538564POCKET HOLE JIGDecember 2023October 2025Allow2211NoNo
18538362Tube Deburring Apparatus and Methods of UseDecember 2023June 2024Allow611YesNo
18536476ACCESSORY FOR WORKING DEVICEDecember 2023October 2025Allow2341YesNo
18534675Apparatus for Catching Debris and Deflecting Coolant Splash for Use with Computer Numerical Controlled MachinesDecember 2023March 2026Allow2700YesNo
18567079COUPLING ARRANGEMENT FOR TOOL, AND TOOL COMPRISING COUPLING ARRANGEMENTDecember 2023January 2025Allow1311NoNo
18565213Cutting InsertNovember 2023June 2025Allow1821NoNo
18516042Manufacturing Method for Portable Data CarriersNovember 2023January 2026Abandon2620NoNo
18515945Manufacturing Method for Portable Data CarriersNovember 2023January 2026Abandon2620NoNo
18516158Manufacturing Method for Portable Data CarriersNovember 2023February 2026Abandon2610NoNo
18563174TURRET DEVICENovember 2023February 2026Allow2700YesNo
18562101QUICK-CHANGE CHUCK FOR A HOLE SAW, AND HOLE SAW ASSEMBLY HAVING A QUICK-CHANGE AND A HOLE SAWNovember 2023March 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18501800Hole Saw with Hex Sidewall HolesNovember 2023April 2025Allow1811NoNo
18385780POCKET HOLE DRILL GUIDE WITH ANGLED HOLESOctober 2023February 2025Allow1620NoNo
18497158PARALLEL AND ANGLED DENTAL IMPLANT PLACEMENT GUIDEOctober 2023March 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18496589ROOT CANAL FLUID FILLING DEVICE AND METHODOctober 2023July 2025Allow2100YesNo
18287830METHOD FOR REPROFILING AT LEAST ONE SWITCH BLADE IN POINTS LAID IN A RAILWAY TRACKOctober 2023March 2026Allow2900YesNo
18489111SHAPER CUTTER HEADS AND ROUTER BITS WITH INDEXING FEATUREOctober 2023April 2024Allow611YesNo
18489105SHAPER CUTTER HEADS AND ROUTER BITS WITH INDEXING FEATUREOctober 2023December 2023Allow200NoNo
18488455Method for Producing Back-Tapers on Teeth of a Gearing of a Workpiece in the Form of a GearwheelOctober 2023December 2024Allow1400NoNo
18376042MODULAR DRILL WITH ENHANCED BUMP-OFF CAPABILITYOctober 2023February 2026Allow2801YesNo
18468839DEBRIS EJECTION TECHNIQUES FOR DRILLING TOOLSSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1211YesNo
18281423CLEAR ALIGNMENT ATTACHMENT DESIGN METHOD AND CLEAR ALIGNERSSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510NoNo
18239099FLUID PUMP ADDITIVELY MANUFACTURED VALVE BODYAugust 2023September 2025Abandon2420YesNo
18455863GRIPPING DEVICE FOR HOLDING, CENTRING AND/OR COLLET-CLAMPING A MICROMECHANICAL OR HOROLOGICAL COMPONENT, AND ASSOCIATED ATTACHMENT METHODAugust 2023December 2025Allow2702YesNo
18452619POSITION FEEDBACK CONTROL METHOD AND POWER TOOLAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18452122CUTTER HOLDER ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF REDUCING LONGITUDINAL ASSEMBLING GAP BETWEEN CUTTER AND COLLETAugust 2023April 2025Allow2000YesNo
18365579APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, & METHODS FOR ENGINE DOWEL INSTALLATIONAugust 2023February 2025Allow1911NoNo
18365514ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK DEVICEAugust 2023December 2025Allow2811YesNo
18364573TOOL DRIVING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PRODUCING DRILLED PRODUCTAugust 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18229437CUTTING TOOL COMPRISING TOOLHOLDER AND ROUND CUTTING INSERT AND METHOD FOR REPOSITIONING THE ROUND CUTTING INSERT IN A POCKET OF THE TOOLHOLDERAugust 2023October 2025Allow2600NoNo
18228430HYDRAULIC CHUCK ASSEMBLY AND EXPANSION SLEEVE THEREFORJuly 2023September 2025Allow2610YesNo
18360161REAL-TIME BITE ARTICULATIONJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710YesNo
18359381MODULAR HYDRAULIC CHUCKJuly 2023February 2026Allow3001NoNo
18225917RATCHETING ANTI-LOCK CHUCK GUARD FOR LATHEJuly 2023November 2023Allow301NoNo
18223715TOOL AND CUTTING INSERT FOR INTERNAL COOLING, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOFJuly 2023January 2025Abandon1811NoNo
18354562HOLE SAWJuly 2023February 2025Allow1911YesNo
18223402RING-SAW ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESSESJuly 2023October 2024Allow1511NoNo
18272099CUTTING TOOLJuly 2023May 2024Allow1021YesNo
18218249REAMERJuly 2023December 2025Abandon2940NoNo
18338983SHANK AND CUTTING TOOL HAVING THE SHANKJune 2023May 2025Allow2310NoNo
18210010DRILL BIT EXTENSIONJune 2023July 2025Abandon2531YesNo
18334887LATHE PROTECTIVE COVERJune 2023September 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18328181STEP DRILL BITJune 2023February 2026Allow3310NoNo
18327461TOOL HOLDER WITH ENHANCED COOLING EFFECTJune 2023March 2026Abandon3320YesNo
18203249ANNULAR HOLE CUTTERMay 2023February 2026Allow3310YesNo
18319849METHOD AND APPARTUS FOR RETAINING A TOOL IN A TOOL HOLDER WITH DEFINED CONTACT SURFACESMay 2023December 2024Abandon1901NoNo
18318372MACHINING CENTERMay 2023February 2026Allow3300YesNo
18196731Mandrel Assembly for Use With a Rotary ToolMay 2023January 2026Allow3310NoNo
18195396Method for Automated Positioning of a Blank in a Processing MachineMay 2023November 2023Allow600YesNo
18315346PIPE THREADING MECHANISMS AND SYSTEMSMay 2023February 2026Allow3441NoNo
18143039Cutter AssemblyMay 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18251456CUTTING INSERT AND CUTTING TOOL HAVING SAME MOUNTED THEREONMay 2023March 2025Allow2200NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3722.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
80
Examiner Affirmed
54
(67.5%)
Examiner Reversed
26
(32.5%)
Reversal Percentile
50.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 32.5% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
327
Allowed After Appeal Filing
102
(31.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
225
(68.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
44.6%
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, 31.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Art Unit 3722 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3722 is part of Group 3720 in Technology Center 3700. This art unit has examined 11,200 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 76.4%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3722's allowance rate of 76.4% places it in the 50% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 3722 receive an average of 1.49 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 21% percentile). The median prosecution time is 27 months (in the 72% 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 fewer office actions than average, plan for relatively streamlined prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is shorter 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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