USPTO Art Unit 3735 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3735
Group: 3730
Tech Center: 3700
Total Cases: 16,252
Last Active: December 2024

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18971299FOOD CONTAINER AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING FOOD CONTAINERSDecember 2024July 2025Allow710NoNo
18967701ROTATABLE FOOD AND BEVERAGE HOLDERDecember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18959791Fluid Drain Pan With Stowable Pouring StandNovember 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18936897SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE AND REUSABLE COSMETIC CONTAINERSNovember 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18903367WIG AND HAIR PIECE ORGANIZEROctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18888492CUP HOLDER TRAYSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18884705PACKING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PACKING MATERIALSeptember 2024June 2025Allow911YesNo
18823653HYDRATED LENS INSPECTION CONTAINERSeptember 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18819412TOOL HOLDERAugust 2024April 2025Abandon810NoNo
18801109Modular and Magnetic Serving BoardsAugust 2024June 2025Abandon1111NoNo
18792194Accessible Pill ContainerAugust 2024September 2024Allow100NoNo
18774367SEALING COVER FOR GASTRONORM PANSJuly 2024October 2024Allow410NoNo
18771084CONTAINER APPARATUSJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18728140ONE-WAY VALVE FOR FOOD PACKAGESJuly 2024February 2025Allow701NoNo
18768446Waste Receiver For Receiving A Pharmaceutical Waste MaterialJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18767930TRAY FOR AN ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICE OR PARTS THEREOFJuly 2024January 2025Allow600NoNo
18719511PACKAGE COMPRISING DIGITAL DISPLAY MEANSJune 2024October 2024Allow400NoNo
18660786TOOL STORAGE DEVICEMay 2024June 2025Allow1300NoNo
18656283MULTI-STAGE POLYMERIC LATEXES, COATING COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SUCH LATEXES, AND ARTICLES COATED THEREWITHMay 2024June 2025Allow1300NoNo
18707068Clinical waste container comprising wood fibres arranged with first and second snap-locking means and method for producing the sameMay 2024November 2024Allow600NoNo
18706660LINER AND PRESSURE VESSELMay 2024June 2025Allow1300NoNo
18639310CHILD-PROOF PAPER OR CARDBOARD CONTAINERApril 2024May 2025Allow1311NoNo
18700616A NON-SPILL DRINKING LID AND ASSEMBLYApril 2024May 2025Allow1300NoNo
18627699MAGNETIC SUCTION CUP WITH SPHERICAL CUP LIDApril 2024May 2025Allow1400NoNo
18627780CHEMICAL LIQUID STORAGE BODYApril 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18625791VACUUM RETENTION SYSTEM INCLUDING TUBULAR SUB-COMPONENTSApril 2024July 2024Allow410YesNo
18623772WAFER STORAGE CONTAINERApril 2024April 2025Allow1210NoNo
18619635BOTTLE HAVING REMOVABLE BASEMarch 2024May 2025Allow1430YesNo
18615657Catheterization Packages and Methods ThereofMarch 2024April 2025Allow1220NoNo
18613870CONTAINER APPARATUSMarch 2024June 2024Allow200YesNo
18613854MATING DISHWARE HAVING AN IMPROVED DRAIN SYSTEMMarch 2024August 2024Allow501NoNo
18610252CONTAINER FOR FOOD PRESERVATION AND PRESENTATIONMarch 2024September 2024Allow610NoNo
18607372MOISTURE- AND DUST-PROOF LOCKABLE PRESS-TYPE SPRING COMPARTMENT PILLBOXMarch 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18598829HYDROGEN STORAGE AND COMPRESSION SYSTEMMarch 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18595642Hemostat OrganizerMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18592614CONTAINER LIDMarch 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18588292APPARATUS FOR CLOSING A SURGICAL SITEFebruary 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18434740LOCK CATCH STRUCTURE AND STORAGE BOX OF CHESS PIECESFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1500NoNo
18429817PACKAGE OF ABSORBENT ARTICLES UTILIZING A SHAPED NONWOVENFebruary 2024September 2024Allow810NoNo
18428577RECEPTACLE SYSTEM WITH DIVIDER INSERTJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18424480CLIMATE CONTROL JARJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18423962PACK AND METHOD FOR FILLING A PACKJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1400NoNo
18419819INTELLIGENT SAUCER AND FURNITUREJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18418949TOOL BOX HAVING VERTICALLY STACKABLE TRAYS AND VERTICALLY STACKABLE TRAYS THEREFOREJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700NoNo
18416949MODULAR BOX ASSEMBLYJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1211YesNo
18416948MODULAR BOX ASSEMBLYJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1211NoNo
18413925PLASTIC CONTAINER WITH VARYING DEPTH RIBSJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18408574Soap DispenserJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1500NoNo
18283923LIQUID-CONTAINING COMBINATION CONTAINER, CONTAINER SET, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LIQUID-CONTAINING CONTAINERJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1611YesNo
18574288PACKAGING STRUCTUREDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18545247WIRE REEL STORAGE BOXDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410NoNo
18389681Reusable Storage Wrap and PlacematDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18541249DETERGENT PRODUCT CONTAINER WITH LOCKDecember 2023February 2025Allow1411NoNo
18540343WARDROBE BOX AND HANGER SUPPORT MEMBER THEREFORDecember 2023January 2025Allow1421NoNo
18569848A SNUS CONTAINER, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SNUS CONTAINER AND A MOULDDecember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18534614MODULAR PASTRY STORAGE CAROUSELDecember 2023September 2024Allow900NoNo
18533581MULTI-CHAMBERED DRINKING VESSELDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18529031CIGARETTE PACKAGING CLOSUREDecember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18530036Golf BagDecember 2023May 2025Allow1710NoNo
18567012CONTAINER CAP FOR STORING SPECIMENDecember 2023June 2025Allow1910NoNo
18524961PALLET AND PANEL STORAGE SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODSNovember 2023August 2024Allow810NoNo
18523232Hanger Storage Container and Method of Using SameNovember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18518680Multiple Soft Jacket Can Cooler Jackets Holder and DispenserNovember 2023April 2025Allow1710NoNo
18517816FLARED HINGED-FOLDING UTILITY VAULT DEVICENovember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18518200CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF MODULE, STORAGE BOX AND STORAGE BOX ASSEMBLYNovember 2023April 2024Allow511NoNo
18516746PRESSURE SENSITIVE FLEXIBLE BUTTON LOCK AND RETRACTABLE PACKAGE THEREOFNovember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18514771ACCESS COUNTING LID FOR A PRESCRIPTION PILL BOTTLENovember 2023February 2025Allow1520NoNo
18514841DELIVERY TRAY AND PACKAGING SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL ITEMSNovember 2023September 2024Allow1001NoNo
18037863SINGLE-USE PROTECTIVE SLEEVE INTENDED TO HOUSE A SPHYGMOMANOMETER CUFFNovember 2023June 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18510099VENTILATED CONTAINER FOR PRODUCENovember 2023October 2024Allow1110NoNo
18389143PROTECTIVE BOOK CARRYING CASENovember 2023May 2025Allow1810NoNo
18506498RELEASABLE CONTAINER CAPNovember 2023February 2025Allow1611NoNo
18505281Hydrocarbon Storage Vessel with Integral ContainmentNovember 2023November 2024Allow1220NoNo
18386688REFLECTIVE ALCOHOL CONTAINER DEVICENovember 2023June 2025Allow1920NoNo
18500550BEVERAGE INSULATOR AND METHODS OF USING SAMENovember 2023June 2024Allow811NoNo
18385918STACKABLE STORAGE CONTAINERS WITH STACKING SELF-LOCKNovember 2023July 2024Abandon911NoNo
18386006CONTAINER AND METHOD OF FORMING A CONTAINERNovember 2023December 2024Allow1320NoNo
18499928APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR AUTHENTICATING, GRADING, AND ENCAPSULATING COLLECTIBLESNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18558030CONTAINER EQUIPMENT AND METHOD FOR ENCLOSED TRANSPORTATION AND HETEROTOPIC AND AEROBIC STABILIZATION OF RESERVED GARBAGEOctober 2023April 2025Allow1700NoNo
18496187TOOL HOLDER RAIL AND TOOL HOLDER INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18384763REVERSIBLE MULTI-CONFIGURATION MODULAR DINNERWARE / COOKWARE / SERVEWARE APPARATUS AND METHODOctober 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18383968TRASH RECEPTACLE WITH STORAGE COMPARTMENTOctober 2023May 2025Allow1810NoNo
18494835ARRAY OF SANITARY TISSUE PRODUCTSOctober 2023July 2024Allow800NoNo
18494400FLEXIBLE CASE HAVING RETAINING BAG INCLUDING BEAD REFILL MECHANISMOctober 2023June 2025Allow1910YesNo
18491873RETAIL PRODUCT PACKAGE AND DISPLAYOctober 2023April 2025Allow1830YesNo
18382494Anchored Beverage Container AssemblyOctober 2023January 2025Allow1500NoNo
18489120BASE WALL SUPPORT FOR TOTEOctober 2023June 2025Allow2021YesNo
18488493SECURE HOLDER FOR COLLECTIBLESOctober 2023November 2024Allow1311NoNo
18381036HYBRID CONTAINEROctober 2023April 2025Allow1810NoNo
18378029CONTAINER AND METHOD OF FORMING A CONTAINEROctober 2023November 2024Abandon1301NoNo
18025830FOLDABLE FOOD PACKAGEOctober 2023June 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18375724Redesigned Pull Tab SystemsOctober 2023June 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18477858VACUUM EXCAVATOR TANK AND DOOR SYSTEMSeptember 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18553111GAS ABSORPTION BOXSeptember 2023May 2024Allow710NoNo
18373428Blank for Making an Angle BoardSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18371809Continuous Strips of Sanitary Napkins on a RollSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18471911TRANSPARENT SCANNABLE BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH MULTIPLE INTERCHANGEABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL LIDSSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1110YesNo
18371184CARRYING CASE FOR A POWER TOOLSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2130YesNo
18367745NEEDLE DISPOSAL CONTAINERSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1910YesNo
18367436CASSETTE FOR DISPENSING PLEATED TUBINGSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3735.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
350
Examiner Affirmed
216
(61.7%)
Examiner Reversed
134
(38.3%)
Reversal Percentile
76.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 38.3% 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
1040
Allowed After Appeal Filing
280
(26.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
760
(73.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
20.3%
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, 26.9% 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 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 3735 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3735 is part of Group 3730 in Technology Center 3700. This art unit has examined 16,252 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 60.2%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3735's allowance rate of 60.2% places it in the 14% 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 3735 receive an average of 2.14 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 75% 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.

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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