USPTO Art Unit 3774 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3774
Group: 3770
Tech Center: 3700
Total Cases: 15,731
Last Active: August 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19301242Advanced 3-Way SteeringAugust 2025February 2026Allow610YesNo
19289998METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A PIVOTAL BONE ANCHOR ASSEMBLY WITH RING RETAINER AND TWIST-IN-PLACE PRESSURE INSERTAugust 2025February 2026Allow701NoNo
19278211METHODS OF MAKING VAVLULAR DEVICESJuly 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19274719PIVOT FASTENER FOR BONE/CRANIOPLASTY IMPLANTS AND PROSTHESISJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19273956Circulatory Support SystemJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19266836LOAD-BEARING SKIN AND BONE INTEGRATED PYLON WITH HERMETICALLY SEALED NEURAL INTERFACEJuly 2025February 2026Allow710YesNo
19264343METATARSAL IMPLANTJuly 2025February 2026Allow711YesNo
19246582Devices, Systems, and Methods for a Valve ReplacementJune 2025February 2026Allow800NoNo
19244666SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CARDIAC VALVE REPAIRJune 2025October 2025Allow400NoNo
19236202HANDLE ADAPTER AND KIT FOR LIMB DIFFERENCESJune 2025January 2026Allow840YesNo
19232555SYSTEM FOR RESIDUAL LIMBS OF AMPUTEESJune 2025January 2026Allow820YesNo
19227895Device for Fixating Orthopedic InjuryJune 2025August 2025Allow310YesNo
19225919TRANSCATHETER GROWTH DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NORWOOD, GLENN AND FONTAN THERAPYJune 2025October 2025Allow400NoNo
19222186INTRACRANIAL STENT AND METHOD FOR INTRACRANIAL STENTMay 2025November 2025Allow610YesNo
19216849CONVERTIBLE STEM/FRACTURE STEMMay 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19214919METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING HYPERINFLATION AND ASSOCIATED COMPLICATIONS IN LUNG REGIONSMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19209750STENT FOR TIPS SURGERYMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19203515PROSTHETIC HEART VALVESMay 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19186940IMPLANT DELIVERYApril 2025January 2026Allow910NoNo
19187604SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR FOLDED UNIBODY HEART VALVE STENTSApril 2025September 2025Allow510YesNo
19185797IMPLANT DELIVERYApril 2025December 2025Allow710NoNo
19185758IMPLANT DELIVERYApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19185761IMPLANT DELIVERYApril 2025December 2025Abandon801NoNo
19184064BIOACTIVE IMPLANTApril 2025July 2025Allow300NoNo
19179942SYSTEM AND APPARATUS TO ASSIST IN PRECISE STENT POSITIONING AT THE OSTIUM OF A BLOOD VESSELApril 2025October 2025Allow610YesNo
19178260Mandibular reconstruction systems and methodsApril 2025July 2025Allow300NoNo
19173802DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR VALVE REPAIRApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19173740PROSTHETIC SOCKETApril 2025July 2025Allow310YesNo
19169240PROSTHETIC HEART VALVESApril 2025July 2025Allow311NoNo
19091365PROSTHETIC VALVES, FRAMES AND LEAFLETS AND METHODS THEREOFMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19086553Sinus-Engaging Valve Fixation MemberMarch 2025April 2025Allow100NoNo
19085135PROSTHETIC HEART VALVESMarch 2025July 2025Allow420NoNo
19081516POWERED PROSTHESIS WITH TORQUE-SENSITIVE ACTUATIONMarch 2025September 2025Allow610YesNo
19074449SILK FIBROIN-BASED MULTI-RESPONSIVE SOFT ACTUATOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD AND REGULATION AND CONTROL METHODMarch 2025September 2025Allow720NoNo
19070355ENDOBRONCHIAL IMPLANTS AND RELATED TECHNOLOGYMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19066222Surgical MethodFebruary 2025November 2025Allow810NoNo
19065513EXPANDABLE POLYMER HEART VALVEFebruary 2025May 2025Allow300NoNo
19065402POLYMERIC HEART VALVE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFORFebruary 2025October 2025Allow711YesNo
19064439TOTAL REVERSE SHOULDER SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2025July 2025Allow511YesNo
19063994Functional Cosmetic Prosthetic FingerFebruary 2025October 2025Allow710YesNo
19057666AUTOMATED HANDFebruary 2025October 2025Allow820NoNo
19054245TRANSCATHETER DEVICE FOR INTERATRIAL ANASTOMOSISFebruary 2025October 2025Allow810NoNo
19053243DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR CUTTING, LOADING, AND DELIVERING BIOLOGIC INTRAOCULAR IMPLANTS FOR INCREASED AQUEOUS OUTFLOW AND LOWERING OF INTRAOCULAR PRESSUREFebruary 2025July 2025Allow501YesNo
19041445MEDICAL DEVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMSJanuary 2025June 2025Allow420NoNo
19041586Device for Fixating Orthopedic InjuryJanuary 2025May 2025Allow310YesNo
19041510Device for Fixating Orthopedic InjuryJanuary 2025April 2025Allow210NoNo
19040319HOOKED SPOOL DELIVERY SYSTEMSJanuary 2025September 2025Allow810NoNo
19035408METHODS OF MAKING BIASED CELL CARDIAC VALVE DEVICESJanuary 2025May 2025Allow400NoNo
19028645Partially Porous Tibial ComponentJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410YesNo
19026196SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS WITH STENT FRAME FEATURESJanuary 2025January 2026Allow1211NoNo
19021911PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE HAVING IDENTIFIERS FOR AIDING IN RADIOGRAPHIC POSITIONINGJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19011575METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANTEGRADE TRANSCATHETER VALVE REPAIR OR IMPLANTATIONJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19010895Prosthetic Hip Implant With Improved Load Distribution And/ Or Joint StabilityJanuary 2025August 2025Allow810NoNo
19007500SECONDARY HAPTIC LOOPS FOR FIXATION OF INTRAOCULAR DEVICEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow911NoNo
18984693TRANSCATHETER GROWTH DEVICES AND METHODS FOR NORWOOD, GLENN AND FONTAN THERAPYDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18964742INFLATABLE LIMB PROSTHESISDecember 2024March 2026Allow1530YesNo
18954512SURGICAL INSTRUMENTNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18948149SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF THUMB CAROPMETACARPAL JOINTS IMPLANTSNovember 2024June 2025Allow711YesNo
18929399Aortic ARCH Baroreceptor Implants for Treatment of HypertensionOctober 2024October 2025Allow1211YesNo
18921605TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT REPLACEMENT SYSTEM ENABLING TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT MOVEMENTOctober 2024October 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18921598JOINT REPLACEMENT SYSTEM ENABLING JOINT MOVEMENTOctober 2024November 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18921602HIP JOINT REPLACEMENT SYSTEM ENABLING HIP JOINT MOVEMENTOctober 2024November 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18920818TAPERED JUGULAR STENTS FOR VASCULAR INTERVENTIONS, AND SYSTEMS AND DEVICES THEREOFOctober 2024June 2025Allow810YesNo
18905921JOINT STABILIZATION SYSTEMOctober 2024February 2026Allow1621YesNo
18904963SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTRODUCING A CONSTRUCT EITHER ON OR AROUND THE SURFACE OF THE HEARTOctober 2024April 2025Allow720NoNo
18853671LEFT VENTRICULAR OUTFLOW TRACT STENT AND DELIVERY SYSTEMOctober 2024March 2025Allow610YesNo
18898320UNIFIED CONTROLLER FOR A POWERED KNEE PROSTHESISSeptember 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18898303VOLITIONAL EMG CONTROLLER FOR A POWERED KNEE PROSTHESISSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18888965SURGICAL INSTRUMENTSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18886718NEXT GENERATION TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEARTSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18886843DEVICES FOR PROVIDING TISSUE SUPPORT DURING BREAST RECONSTRUCTION, AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOFSeptember 2024April 2025Allow711NoNo
18830465GRAFT SECURING SYSTEM, APPLICATOR AND METHODSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18829403BIODEGRADABLE MOLYBDENUM-BASED FLOW DIVERTER AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2024January 2026Abandon1630NoNo
18829121METHOD OF IMPLANTING A PROSTHETIC HEART VALVE ASSEMBLYSeptember 2024January 2025Allow401NoNo
18826063Joint Implants With Bone Interface ConnectorsSeptember 2024January 2025Allow501YesNo
18826096Joint Implants With Interface Surfaces Having Registration FeaturesSeptember 2024May 2025Allow902YesNo
18826141Stemless Semi-Constrained Implantable Joint Replacement DeviceSeptember 2024October 2025Abandon1311NoNo
18825887Anchor for an Implantable Joint Replacement DeviceSeptember 2024January 2026Abandon1620NoNo
18825809Flexible Connector for an Implantable Joint Replacement DeviceSeptember 2024January 2026Abandon1711NoNo
18826022Joint Implants With Tensioning ElementsSeptember 2024March 2026Abandon1820NoNo
18821094DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUGMENTING MITRAL VALVE FUNCTIONAugust 2024October 2025Allow1410NoNo
18817354MULTIPLANAR TENDON REALIGNMENT IMPLANTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2024October 2025Allow1430YesNo
18815897TREATMENT OF GERDAugust 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18812932Prosthetic Heart Valve, Systems, And MethodsAugust 2024March 2025Allow610YesNo
18811644PROSTHETIC VALVE HAVING A MULTI-PART FRAMEAugust 2024December 2024Allow400NoNo
18810416SYSTEM FOR RESIDUAL LIMBS OF AMPUTEESAugust 2024February 2025Allow620YesNo
18802005Sinus-Engaging Valve Fixation MemberAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18801888Sinus-Engaging Valve Fixation MemberAugust 2024February 2025Allow610YesNo
18837848ONE-WAY LIMITING EXPANDABLE ARTIFICIAL BIOLOGICAL HEART VALVEAugust 2024March 2025Allow6000NoNo
18837850PRESETTABLE ARTIFICIAL BIOLOGICAL AORTIC VALVEAugust 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18797168Semi-Active Ankle and Foot Prosthesis Powered by a Lockable Series-Elastic ActuatorAugust 2024January 2025Allow510NoNo
18796048SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING HEART VALVE REGURGITATIONAugust 2024May 2025Allow910YesNo
18790337Intracranial Stent and Method for Intracranial StentJuly 2024February 2025Allow720NoNo
18833945REPAIR DEVICE FOR PROXIMAL HUMERAL FRACTUREJuly 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18782496SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR REDUCING HEART VALVE REGURGITATIONJuly 2024June 2025Allow1121NoNo
18783153Growth Stent and Valve for Congenital NarrowingsJuly 2024May 2025Abandon1010NoNo
18781531PROSTHETICJuly 2024December 2024Allow510NoNo
18777902SLEEVE AUGMENT DEVICE FOR AN ARTICULATED JOINTJuly 2024February 2025Allow720YesNo
18729799INDUCTIVE MATRIX FOR FUNCTIONAL OCULAR SURFACE RECONSTRUCTIONJuly 2024September 2025Allow1410NoNo
18772204Stimulating acupuncture meridians through touching images on a smart phone with imprinted acupuncture meridian endogenous frequencies;July 2024January 2026Abandon1820YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3774.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
454
Examiner Affirmed
254
(55.9%)
Examiner Reversed
200
(44.1%)
Reversal Percentile
89.1%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 44.1% 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
1507
Allowed After Appeal Filing
459
(30.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1048
(69.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
39.7%
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, 30.5% 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 3774 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3774 is part of Group 3770 in Technology Center 3700. This art unit has examined 15,731 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 70.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3774's allowance rate of 70.5% places it in the 33% 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 3774 receive an average of 2.34 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 80% percentile). The median prosecution time is 33 months (in the 39% 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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