USPTO Art Unit 3725 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3725
Group: 3720
Tech Center: 3700
Total Cases: 23,028
Last Active: January 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19016633MEAT SHREDDERJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200YesNo
18981068SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WASTE VOLUME REDUCTION AND CAPTUREDecember 2024July 2025Allow700NoNo
18870676RIVETING DEVICE COMPRISING A SPRING ELEMENT OF AN INTEGRATED THREADED SPINDLEDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18963459DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLABLE FORGING OF FORMING FLOW LINE OF COMPLEX-SHAPED COMPONENTNovember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18961238GRINDING AND CRUSHING MACHINE FOR MAGNESIUM POWDER PRODUCTIONNovember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18946964ORGANIC SOLID WASTE TREATMENT EQUIPMENT AND APPLICATION METHOD THEREOFNovember 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18945585OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR BENDING REBOUND QUANTITY OF ALUMINUM ROLL FORMINGNovember 2024February 2025Allow300YesNo
18682757DEVICE FOR THE INTERNAL BENDING OF PIPES FOR PIPELINESOctober 2024June 2025Allow1610YesNo
18925401Systems and Methods to Breakdown Heterogeneous MaterialOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18858792Processing MachineOctober 2024May 2025Allow610YesNo
18919780PROCESSING DEVICE FOR FLANGEOctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18857822REED BALING AND STACKING DEVICE, METHOD, AND HARVESTEROctober 2024June 2025Allow800YesNo
18913348DRYING APPARATUSES, DUST SEPARATION DEVICES, CRUSHING DEVICES, ORGANIC WASTE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS, AND OPERATING METHODSOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18911448Marine Vessel with Integrated Plastic Shredding and Pelletizing System for Ocean Cleanup and Repurposing into Plastic AsphaltOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18898699APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING RECHARGEABLE BATTERY CASESeptember 2024April 2025Allow710YesNo
18885553MOLDING MACHINES FOR FLEXIBLE PRODUCTION OF REBARS OF BOTTOM, WEB, AND TOP PLATES OF PRECAST SMALL BOX GIRDERS AND METHODS FOR USING THEREOFSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18829257PULL TAB WITH RAISED LIFT END AND ASSOCIATED METHODSeptember 2024December 2024Allow410NoNo
18829263MULTI-SENSOR-BASED HOT FORMING PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR ALUMINUM ALLOY SHEET METAL PART AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18807711Electric Spice Grinder with Digital ThermometerAugust 2024December 2024Allow410NoNo
18801230MULTI-DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM CONDUCTOR AUTOMATIC DEPOSITING SYSTEM FOR TOKAMAK TOROIDAL FIELD COIL WINDING PACKSAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18784817PUSH-BENDING FORMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TITANIUM ALLOY TUBESJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18780364SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED CUTTING OF LUMBERJuly 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18730143UNIT FOR TREATING USED FOOD PACKAGESJuly 2024December 2024Allow510YesNo
18766020WOODEN TRUSS MANUFACTURING SYSTEM INCLUDING MULTIPLE PRINTERS AND METHODJuly 2024December 2024Allow510NoNo
18762421VIBRATION SUPPRESSION METHOD AND SYSTEM OF A ROLLING MILL ROLLER ASSEMBLY BASED ON A VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICEJuly 2024November 2024Allow420NoNo
18747321METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECYCLING WIND TURBINE BLADESJune 2024March 2025Allow911YesNo
18571185TEE TYPE CONNECTOR PIPE MANUFACTURING METHODJune 2024June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18716491PULVERIZER WITH OUTPUT FLOW CONTROL AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT FLOW IN A PULVERIZERJune 2024March 2025Allow901YesNo
18681015DOUBLE-SIDED ULTRASONIC ROLLING COOPERATIVE STRENGTHENING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFMay 2024August 2024Allow700YesNo
18674471BATTERY PACK POWERED ROLL GROOVERMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18673440CORRUGATED SKEW ROLLING PREPARATION METHOD OF MAGNESIUM ALLOY BAR WITH GRADIENT STRUCTUREMay 2024August 2024Allow310NoNo
18672402MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT MACHINE WITH ANTI-CLOGGING FUNCTIONMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18673184AIRCRAFT LAVATORY TRASH COMPACTORMay 2024February 2025Allow900YesNo
18671487STRAPPING DEVICEMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18670272TOOL-INTEGRATED MEDICAL WASTE STERILIZATION PROCESSING BARRELMay 2024August 2024Allow200YesNo
18670396HIGH CRUSHING EFFICIENCY MEDICAL WASTE TREATMENT MACHINEMay 2024July 2024Allow200NoNo
18665097Hydraulic Tool with Indicator LightMay 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18663951SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED EFFICIENCY OF BALL MILLSMay 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18641808FLYWHEEL AND PADDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A CHIPPING OR SHREDDING APPARATUS, AND AN APPARATUS INCORPORATING SAMEApril 2024March 2025Allow1100YesNo
18641376RINGLIKE FABRIC BELT TRACTION CHAIN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFApril 2024October 2024Allow510NoNo
18639270Bale PressApril 2024February 2025Allow1010YesNo
18638176MATERIAL FORMINGApril 2024February 2025Allow1000NoNo
18634638HINGE MORTISING TOOLApril 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18700541HELICAL SCREW CONVEYOR UNIT, WORM SHAFT, WORM EXTRUDER, AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A WORM SHAFTApril 2024February 2025Allow1010YesNo
18622974FORMING DEVICE AND FORMING METHOD FOR PART WITH REGULAR CROSS-SECTIONMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18615277EFFECTIVE METHOD FOR PRODUCING GLASS WASTE POWDER AS A PRECURSOR FOR THE PRODUCTION OF NANOSILICAMarch 2024October 2024Allow610NoNo
18613230Multi-Part Conduit Bender HandleMarch 2024November 2024Allow821YesNo
18612242TRASH COMPACTORMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18595056BINDING MACHINEMarch 2024June 2025Allow1610YesNo
18589203ROLLING APPARATUSFebruary 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18585842STRAPPING DEVICE HAVING A PIVOTABLE ROCKERFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700YesNo
18686322COMPACT DEVICE FOR CRIMPING EDGES OF METAL SHEETS, ASSOCIATED CRIMPING UNIT AND METHODFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18684534BENDING MACHINE, IN PARTICULAR A PRESS BRAKE, WITH A POSITION MEASURING SYSTEMFebruary 2024August 2024Allow610YesNo
18684484BALE BUNDLING SYSTEM, BALE BUNDLING MACHINE AND PROCEDURE FOR FORMING A PACKAGE OF BALES OF HAY OR SIMILAR MATERIALFebruary 2024May 2024Allow300YesNo
18441326SHACKLE ADAPTERFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18683701Spiral Sorting Device for Kitchen Waste Based on Hardness ScreeningFebruary 2024August 2024Allow600NoNo
18435664EXTERNALLY SERRATED ROTARY SHREDDER AND SUBMERSIBLE SHREDDER PUMP HAVING AN EXTERNALLY SERRATED ROTARY SHREDDERFebruary 2024July 2024Allow510NoNo
18431959Externally-Powered Strapping Tool And A Strapping Tool Assembly Utilized ThereinFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18431184SHEAR-ASSISTED EXTRUSION ASSEMBLIES AND METHODSFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18430494Processing apparatus, corrugated plate, and storage containerFebruary 2024October 2024Allow911NoNo
18422900Cutting Ring for Solids-Loaded Fluid of a PumpJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720YesNo
18421009FORMING SUPERCONDUCTING RADIO FREQUENCY CAVITIES USING HYDROSTATICALLY CONTROLLED BULGINGJanuary 2024October 2024Allow920YesNo
18291698A Repair ToolJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1730NoNo
18420670PALM TREE TRIMMER SYSTEMJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710NoNo
18419889BALER WITH INTERNAL SCALEJanuary 2024April 2024Allow200YesNo
18419008CHANGING THE EFFECTIVE CONTOUR OF A RUNNING SURFACE OF A WORKING ROLL DURING HOT ROLLING OF ROLLING STOCK IN A ROLL STAND TO FORM A ROLLED STRIPJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18415830FOLDABLE STIRRING CUTTERJanuary 2024June 2024Allow510NoNo
18412802METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FLATTENING BOARDSJanuary 2024September 2024Allow820YesNo
18411311APPARATUS FOR CLINCH JOININGJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610YesNo
18408297TUBING BENDERJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18406613MATERIAL EXTRACTING SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2024August 2024Allow711YesNo
18402644ICE SHAVING MACHINEJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1100YesNo
18401943System and Method for Collecting and Processing Animal WasteJanuary 2024June 2024Allow510NoNo
18397755BENDING MANDRIL COMPRISING ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT MATERIAL, RELATED BENDING MACHINES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSDecember 2023March 2025Allow1540YesNo
18394957PRODUCTION DEVICE FOR PREPARING BUILDING MATERIAL USING FINE PARTICLE SILT IN IRON TAILINGSDecember 2023February 2024Allow200NoNo
18391050STRAW CRUSHING DEVICE CAPABLE OF DRIVING SHARPENING STRUCTUREDecember 2023February 2024Allow200NoNo
18571959PROCESS FOR PRODUCING SCRAP MATERIALS WITH HIGH PURITY LEVEL FROM INHOMOGENEOUS INPUT MATERIALDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010YesNo
18537118HammerDecember 2023August 2024Allow800YesNo
18537158METHOD OF FORMING A HOT STAMPED COATED STEEL PRODUCTDecember 2023April 2024Allow410NoNo
18533405REBAR UPSETTING PROCESS AND REBAR UPSET FORGING MACHINEDecember 2023July 2024Allow710NoNo
18532697BONE GRINDER PROMOTING BONE OSTEOINDUCTIVITYDecember 2023January 2025Allow1421YesNo
18521710BULK TEXTURED MATERIAL SHEETINGNovember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18519624DEVICE, METHOD, AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WASTE TO ENERGY GENERATION AND OTHER OUTPUT PRODUCTSNovember 2023July 2024Allow820YesNo
18389259SMART BALERNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18388537Cone crusher and adjustable moving cone assembly thereofNovember 2023March 2024Allow410NoNo
18505612Linear-Actuated Press Machine Having Multiple Motors And Clutch System For Multi-Speed Drive FunctionalityNovember 2023September 2024Allow1100NoNo
18386696MOBILE TRASH COMPACTOR AND PULVERIZERNovember 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18558279UNDERWATER CRUSHING MECHANISM FOR ALUMINUM HOUSING BATTERYOctober 2023December 2024Allow1420NoNo
18497348BINDING MACHINEOctober 2023January 2025Allow1520NoNo
18496879AUTOMATIC LEMON SQUEEZEROctober 2023July 2024Allow910YesNo
18382602RECEIVER EXTENSION AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ITOctober 2023June 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18555847DISASSEMBLING AND DISCHARGING DEVICE FOR BATTERY RECYCLINGOctober 2023August 2024Allow1020NoNo
18487531Wooden Truss Manufacturing System And MethodOctober 2023February 2024Allow410NoNo
18287000BENDING MACHINE FOR BENDING WORKPIECES, IN PARTICULAR A PRESS BRAKEOctober 2023May 2024Allow720YesNo
18482992EXPANSION TOOLOctober 2023February 2025Allow1620YesNo
18378073SMART BALEROctober 2023July 2024Allow900YesNo
18377470HIGH SPEED NECKING CONFIGURATIONOctober 2023April 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18479151METHOD FOR MONITORING PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF A ROLLER CRUSHER, AND A REFITTING KIT FOR A ROLLER CRUSHEROctober 2023November 2024Allow1311NoNo
18479072SEMI-AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR SUPPRESSING TENSION FLUCTUATIONS DURING ROLLING PROCESS OF ULTRA-THIN STRIPOctober 2023February 2024Allow410NoNo
18375110INCREMENTAL SHEET FORMING SYSTEM WITH RESILIENT TOOLINGSeptember 2023May 2024Allow700YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3725.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
212
Examiner Affirmed
123
(58.0%)
Examiner Reversed
89
(42.0%)
Reversal Percentile
84.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 42.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
763
Allowed After Appeal Filing
292
(38.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
471
(61.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
78.4%
Higher 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, 38.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Art Unit 3725 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3725 is part of Group 3720 in Technology Center 3700. This art unit has examined 23,028 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 73.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3725's allowance rate of 73.6% places it in the 37% 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 3725 receive an average of 1.52 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 25% percentile). The median prosecution time is 29 months (in the 53% 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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