USPTO Art Unit 3786 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 3786
Group: 3780
Tech Center: 3700
Total Cases: 5,639
Last Active: February 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19058199VAGINAL FLUID ABSORPTION AND ODOR REDUCTIONFebruary 2025June 2025Allow410YesNo
18989181BLANKET SPLINT QUICK TIE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL CAREDecember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18970874ARM SUPPORT APPARATUSDecember 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18927300Shoulder Support Devices and MethodsOctober 2024December 2024Abandon200NoNo
18900330BAND FOR PREVENTING CONTACT OF INJURYSeptember 2024June 2025Abandon910NoNo
18851845Compression Garment with IndicatorSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810NoNo
18900277BAND FOR PREVENTING CONTACT OF INJURYSeptember 2024June 2025Abandon810NoNo
18898474BAND FOR PREVENTING CONTACT OF INJURYSeptember 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18883627WOUND DRESSINGSeptember 2024May 2025Allow810YesNo
18814592AIRBAG-TYPE EARPLUG COMFORTABLE TO WEAR AND OFFERING SOUND INSULATION AND NOISE REDUCTIONAugust 2024February 2025Allow601YesNo
18793574CONFIGURABLE BREATHING ASSIST MOUTHPIECE DEVICEAugust 2024October 2024Allow200YesNo
18792215APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DELIVERY AND/OR REMOVAL OF OCCLUSIONS IN THE BODYAugust 2024March 2025Allow711YesNo
18782854FOAM EARPLUG WITH TRANSDERMAL MATERIALJuly 2024March 2025Allow820YesNo
18775340Male Condom and Ring KitJuly 2024June 2025Allow1120YesNo
18762279SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING POSITIONJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18720805Etiquette MaskJune 2024November 2024Allow500YesNo
18742130COMPRESSION GARMENTJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18738661DYNAMIC MANDIBULAR AND LINGUAL REPOSITIONING DEVICES, CONTROLLER STATION, AND METHODS OF TREATING AND/OR DIAGNOSING MEDICAL DISORDERSJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18735250IUD INSERTION DEVICES WITH A ROTATABLE STRING CONTROLLER AND METHODSJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18676870PRESSURE-MITIGATION APPARATUSES FOR IMPROVED TREATMENT OF RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18676608THERAPY BOOT WITH POCKETS FOR ICE PACK AND COMPRESSION BLADDERMay 2024March 2025Allow1000YesNo
18670671Surgical Dressing for DrainsMay 2024January 2025Allow810NoNo
18710197DILATION STENT FOR GENIOGLOSSUS MUSCLE FOR IMPROVING RESPIRATORY AIRWAY DURING HYPOPNEAMay 2024May 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18664162Shoulder Support Devices and MethodsMay 2024December 2024Abandon700NoNo
18656072HIP RELOCATION APPARATUSMay 2024November 2024Allow610YesNo
18654365CAST INFLATABLE BLADDER LINERMay 2024September 2024Allow501YesNo
18653919UNIVERSAL DYNAMIC ATHLETIC ANKLE BRACE AND ADD-ON INTERIOR STIRRUP SUPPORT SYSTEMMay 2024April 2025Allow1110NoNo
18648168SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING A THERAPY AND SENSING A BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY IN THE MOUTHApril 2024May 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18646974FIBER MATERIALS WITH IMPROVED PROPERTIES FOR USE IN WOUND TREATMENTApril 2024March 2025Allow1010NoNo
18645025MEDICAL DRAPE SYSTEMApril 2024July 2024Allow310NoNo
18637118Pain Management and Post-Operative Hip OrthosisApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18634831DENTAL GUARD AND TRAY AND METHOD OF FORMING SUCHApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18629289VOLUNTARY EUTHANASIA DEVICEApril 2024February 2025Allow1111YesNo
18628754WEARABLE ARMREST APPARATUSESApril 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18626186APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR EVERTING CATHETER FOR IUD DELIVERY AND PLACEMENT IN THE UTERINE CAVITYApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18622339ANTERIOR CERVICAL POSITIONING SYSTEMMarch 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18619308HEMORRHAGE CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18612779Easy Back AdjusterMarch 2024February 2025Allow1120NoNo
18612816Easy Neck AdjusterMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18610545MICROSTRUCTURED HEMOSTATMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510YesNo
18608291HEIGHT, DEPTH AND CIRCUMFERENTIAL ADJUSTMENT MECHANISMS FOR CERVICAL COLLARMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18608377ADJUSTABLE BRACE AND PROCESSES FOR MAKING AND USING SAMEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1100YesNo
18603531NON-INVASIVE APPARATUSES FOR MITIGATING PRESSURE APPLIED TO A HUMAN BODY AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSMarch 2024October 2024Allow700YesNo
18596942EXTERNAL MALE INCONTINENCE CLAMPMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18597767SURGICAL HEAD RESTRAINT APPARATUSMarch 2024May 2025Abandon1420YesNo
18595740MEDICAL DRESSINGMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18442459CRANIAL IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200YesNo
18436529COMPACTABLE SURFACE COVERING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR COMPACTING THE SAMEFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1331YesNo
18434257UNIVERSAL HAND BRACEFebruary 2024July 2024Allow610NoNo
18432745COMPACTABLE SURFACE COVERING MEMBER AND METHOD FOR COMPACTING THE SAMEFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1331YesNo
18431542TEMPORARY PACEMAKER SYSTEMS AND DEPLOYMENT SYSTEMSFebruary 2024October 2024Allow800NoNo
18428795DYNAMIC ARM BRACE ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF USEJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1510YesNo
18428423DETACHABLE SIDE RAIL ASSEMBLY FOR A MEDICAL PROCEDURE TABLEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1700NoNo
18419817ADJUSTABLE POSITION LIMB SUPPORT FOR SURGICAL TABLES, INCLUDING LOCKING GAS CYLINDERJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1710NoNo
18420354THERAPEUTIC ARTICLE OF MANUFACTURE FOR ADHESIVE APPLICATION TO THE SKIN OF A USERJanuary 2024August 2024Allow700YesNo
18416934EXTERNAL SPINAL BRACEJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720YesNo
18417143CUSTOMIZED PROTECTIVE DEVICES AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAMEJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1400YesNo
18416520Lumbosacral Support Device, Method and KitJanuary 2024March 2024Allow200YesNo
18416064PROTECTIVE COVER, METHODS OF MAKING AND USING A PROTECTIVE COVER AND KITS HAVING A PROTECTIVE COVERJanuary 2024July 2024Allow610YesNo
18405129SURGICAL ARM POSITIONER WITH STERILE DISPOSABLE SUPPORTJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18404375ADJUSTABLE CERVICAL TRACTION ASSEMBLIES FOR PERSON SUPPORT APPARATUSESJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1311NoNo
18394333INFLATION CONTROL VALVEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18393134Bandage for Mixing Separated Liquids Communicated to the Skin of WearerDecember 2023June 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18390605CONFIGURABLE BREATHING ASSIST MOUTHPIECE DEVICEDecember 2023January 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18543621ASSISTIVE DEVICE STRUCTURE FOR POSITIONING AND PRESSURE RELIEFDecember 2023June 2025Abandon1811NoNo
18541969HEAD SUPPORT AND METHOD FOR USE OF THE HEAD SUPPORT FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT RELATIVE TO A SURGICAL FRAMEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310NoNo
18541842SLEEVE AND METHOD FOR USE WITH ORTHOPEDIC DEVICEDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210YesNo
18539596ANKLE/FOOT ORTHOSISDecember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18539006SUPPORT BRACEDecember 2023April 2025Abandon1610NoNo
18536891HEEL FLOAT THERAPEUTIC FOOTWEARDecember 2023October 2024Allow1000YesNo
18534376Medical Device for Dressing Head WoundsDecember 2023October 2024Allow1120NoNo
18530338TUBELESS ENERGY DRAINAGE DEVICE FOR TRAUMADecember 2023June 2025Allow1800YesNo
18522021SURGICAL DRAPING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING SAMENovember 2023June 2024Allow700YesNo
18519752BRACE LIMITING RANGE OF MOTION AND METHOD OF USING SAMENovember 2023December 2024Allow1310NoNo
18520400FOAM EARPLUG WITH TRANSDERMAL MATERIALNovember 2023June 2024Allow711YesNo
18512704ORTHOPEDIC WALKING BRACE HAVING A CURVED SOLENovember 2023January 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18513272PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND METHODSNovember 2023March 2025Allow1501YesNo
18511760BRACE FOR REDUCING AND STABILIZING FRACTURE IN HUMAN HANDNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1810NoNo
18511072ARM SUPPORT APPARATUSNovember 2023May 2025Abandon1840NoNo
18510202CATHETER ORGANIZER FOR SURGICAL PROCEDURESNovember 2023December 2024Allow1310YesNo
18502807SURGICAL UNIVERSAL HEADREST INCLUDING SKULL PIN HOLDER ASSEMBLYNovember 2023May 2025Allow1821NoNo
18387227MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT DEVICENovember 2023August 2024Allow1000NoNo
18502815SURGICAL UNIVERSAL HEADREST INCLUDING SKULL PIN HOLDER ASSEMBLYNovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18502795SURGICAL UNIVERSAL HEADREST INCLUDING SKULL PIN HOLDER ASSEMBLYNovember 2023May 2024Allow710NoNo
18502811SURGICAL UNIVERSAL HEADREST INCLUDING SKULL PIN HOLDER ASSEMBLYNovember 2023May 2024Allow710NoNo
18502514ORAL APPLIANCES WITH PALATE EXTENSIONNovember 2023January 2024Allow300YesNo
18387433Adjustable Tensioning DeviceNovember 2023February 2024Allow300YesNo
18386806WOUND DRESSING LAYER FOR IMPROVED FLUID REMOVALNovember 2023November 2024Allow1310YesNo
18501486ADJUSTABLE TOE SEPARATOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF IMPROVING FOOT FUNCTIONINGNovember 2023May 2024Allow710YesNo
18386589PUNCTURE WOUND DRESSING INSERTION PROCESSNovember 2023August 2024Allow1010NoNo
18497152SYNDESMOSIS REDUCTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USEOctober 2023May 2025Allow1810NoNo
18384372ANKLE FOOT ORTHOSIS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURINGOctober 2023June 2024Allow720YesNo
18493854CERVICAL COLLAR HAVING HEIGHT ADJUSTMENTOctober 2023June 2025Allow1920NoNo
18383198OrthosisOctober 2023March 2025Allow1721NoNo
18491974CUSHIONED SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR HEEL ULCER PREVENTIONOctober 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18287863APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN EARPIECEOctober 2023December 2024Allow1411NoNo
18488073Orthopedic Device Providing Metered Toe Traction with Variable Adduction, Dorsiflexion and Rotation Angles Including Lateral Glide of the First Metatarsal HeadOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18555645FINGER SPLINT FOR MANUAL THERAPYOctober 2023May 2024Allow710NoNo
18480006SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENTOctober 2023February 2025Allow1700YesNo
18480222TISSUE RETENTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSOctober 2023September 2024Allow1200YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 3786.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
163
Examiner Affirmed
86
(52.8%)
Examiner Reversed
77
(47.2%)
Reversal Percentile
92.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 47.2% 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
509
Allowed After Appeal Filing
177
(34.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
332
(65.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
60.0%
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, 34.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Art Unit 3786 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 3786 is part of Group 3780 in Technology Center 3700. This art unit has examined 5,639 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 61.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 3786's allowance rate of 61.1% places it in the 15% 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 3786 receive an average of 2.19 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 77% percentile). The median prosecution time is 37 months (in the 15% 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.

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