USPTO Group 1730 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19358303METHODS OF INCREASING IRRIGATION WATER AND FERTILIZER DELIVERY TO SOIL USING FORMIC ACID AND FORMATE SALTS, MAKING A FORMATE SALT FROM CARBON DIOXIDE, AND GENERATING A CARBON CREDITOctober 2025March 2026Allow510NoNo
19355752METHOD FOR MAKING AND USING ANTICORROSIVE MATERIALOctober 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19327937SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING RADIONUCLIDESSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19321592Steel part having high strength and high bendabilitySeptember 2025February 2026Allow510NoNo
19294981WOOD PRESERVATIVE COMPOSITION COMPRISING 4,5-DICHLORO-2-OCTYLISOTHIAZOL-3(2H)-ONE, A METHOD TREATING A WOOD SUBSTRATE THEREWITH, AND A WOOD PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREFROMAugust 2025October 2025Allow210NoNo
19284273ALKALI HYDROXIDE PRODUCTION FROM ALKALI SULFATE WITH HALOGEN OR CARBOXYLIC ACID INTERMEDIATESJuly 2025January 2026Allow601NoNo
19281575METHOD FOR FABRICATING ORGANIC NANOCOMPOSITEJuly 2025November 2025Allow400YesNo
19281245BENEFICIATION OF METAL SLAGS FOR USE AS CEMENT MATERIALJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19276778APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING NANOPARTICLES FROM MATERIAL IN WORKING LIQUIDJuly 2025December 2025Allow500NoNo
19270504METHODS FOR PRODUCING ALLOY TOOLSJuly 2025January 2026Allow620NoNo
19267136METHOD OF HYDROGEN GENERATION THROUGH SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE HYDROLYSIS USING CaV2O6@CaSiO3@g-C3N4 NANOCOMPOSITEJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19267452HYDRAULIC ACTUATOR SHELL AND PREPARATION METHODJuly 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19265120NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOFJuly 2025November 2025Allow410NoNo
19263707HIGH-PERFORMANCE SODIUM ION ELECTROLYTES AND EFFICIENT METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMEJuly 2025September 2025Allow210NoNo
19262763FISCHER-TROPSCH CATALYSTSJuly 2025December 2025Allow511YesNo
19259953METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND PREPARING SILICON-BASED HIGH- ENTROPY ALLOYS BY USING PHOTOVOLTAIC SILICON WASTE THROUGH COMPENSATION METHODJuly 2025November 2025Allow520YesNo
19258281METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CARBON DIOXIDE SEQUESTRATIONJuly 2025February 2026Allow811YesNo
19258795MOLECULAR SIEVE CONFINED NOBLE METAL CATALYST FOR CO-SCR DENITRIFICATION, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFJuly 2025November 2025Allow410NoNo
19256339Bi2O3/CaSiO3/g-C3N4 PARTICULATE CRYSTALLINE NANOCOMPOSITEJuly 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19256405METHODS OF CHROMIUM CATALYST ACTIVATION TO REDUCE GELS AND IMPROVE MELT INDEX POTENTIALJuly 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19256982COPPER HYDROXIDE NITRATE/CALCIUM SILICATE/GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIAL BASED ABSORBENT FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENTJuly 2025October 2025Allow410YesNo
19256034COBALT OXIDE/CALCIUM SILICATE @GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE (CoO/CaSiO3@g-C3N4) NANOCOMPOSITE AS A PHOTOCATALYSTJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19255564MANGANESE OXIDE MAGNETIC NANOPARTICLE, PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFJune 2025February 2026Allow810NoNo
19256128HYDROGEN GENERATION METHOD FROM SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE USING CoO/CaSiO3@g-C3N4 NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALJune 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19251836ZEOLITES BASED ON WASTE INCINERATION FLY ASH AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREOFJune 2025December 2025Allow510NoNo
19251507PARTICULATE CRYSTALLINE NANOCOMPOSITEJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19250805METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING VANADIUM CARBIDE AND LAYERED DOUBLE HYDROXIDE-BASED COMPOSITES FOR SOLAR HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19248502METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NON-SUPPORT LASER ADDITIVE MATERIAL APPLIED TO OVERHANGING STRUCTURE IN METAL MATERIALJune 2025March 2026Allow920NoNo
19249200SYNTHESIS OF PHOSPHAZENE-COVALENT ORGANIC FRAMEWORK (COF) FOR ENHANCED LEAD CAPTURE WITH VISUAL FEEDBACKJune 2025November 2025Allow410YesNo
19250043OPTICAL FILM AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19245653PREPARATION METHOD FOR ANISOTROPIC ND2FE14B/ALPHA-FE BULK NANOCRYSTALLINE COMPOSITE PERMANENT MAGNET MATERIALJune 2025October 2025Allow401NoNo
19246103NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL AND A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING NON-ORIENTED ELECTRICAL STEEL THEREOFJune 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19244490METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS THROUGH SODIUM BOROHYDRIDE HYDROLYSIS USING NANOCOMPOSITE CATALYSTJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
18554889PREPARATION METHOD OF IONIC RARE EARTH LEACHING AGENTJune 2025August 2025Allow2300NoNo
19239490OXYGEN CARRIER COMPOSITIONSJune 2025November 2025Allow510YesNo
19238240METHOD OF MAKING A METAL-N/S-DOPED CARBON ELECTROCATALYSTJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19238312METHOD FOR RECOVERING PHOSPHORUS BASED ON CYCLIC HYDROTHERMAL CARBONIZATION OF WETLAND PLANTSJune 2025September 2025Allow300NoNo
19236538METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS FROM SODIUM BOROHYDRIDEJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19236318METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN FROM AMMONIAJune 2025October 2025Allow410YesNo
19235398ORE RESETTING PROCESS FOR COPPER LEACHINGJune 2025January 2026Allow721NoNo
19232476POROUS CALCIUM METAVANADATE/CALCIUM SILICATE/GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE (CaV2O6/CaSiO3/g-C3N4) NANOCOMPOSITEJune 2025November 2025Allow501NoNo
19229190SULFURIZED PEROVSKITE NANOSHEETS, SYNTHESIS AND USES THEREOFJune 2025November 2025Allow511NoNo
19136103LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2025March 2026Allow910NoNo
19230001RARE EARTH MAGNESIUM ALLOY BASED ON HIGH-TEMPERATURE AND HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGENATION AND PREPARATION METHODJune 2025October 2025Allow411NoNo
19135547LIQUID CRYSTAL COMPOSITION AND LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICEJune 2025March 2026Allow910NoNo
19225576NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALJune 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19224372CEMENT ADDITIVES FOR RAPID STRENGTH DEVELOPMENTMay 2025January 2026Allow820YesNo
19223017GAS RECOVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS BASED ON INTELLIGENT GAS REGULATORY INTERNET OF THINGSMay 2025October 2025Allow501NoNo
19221361METHOD FOR SYNTHESIZING SiO2Al2O3 CONTAINING SOL SOLUTION AND METHOD FOR FORMING POROUS ALUMINA FILMMay 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19221146LANTHANUM HYDROXIDE /LANTHANUM OXIDE/CALCIUM SILICATE/GRAPHITIC CARBON NITRIDE PARTICULATE CRYSTALLINE NANOCOMPOSITEMay 2025August 2025Allow301NoNo
19219727COPPER HYDROXY NITRATE/ CALCIUM SILICATE @GRAPHITE-PHASE CARBON NITRIDE (Cu2(OH)3NO3/CaSiO3@g-C3N4) NANOSTRUCTUREMay 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19219703PROCESS AND CIRCUIT FOR DIRECT LITHIUM EXTRACTIONMay 2025December 2025Allow611NoNo
19218571DEVICES AND METHODS FOR MULTI-SYSTEM BIOMASS AND COAL CO-COMBUSTION TO PREPARE GRAPHITE SAMPLEMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19217982METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS USING NANOCOMPOSITE CATALYSTMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19215462CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSION REDUCTION SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC ARC FURNACES UTILIZING ALGAE FOR CARBON DIOXIDE ABSORBTIONMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19103045Solder Alloy, Solder Paste, and Solder JointMay 2025October 2025Allow810YesNo
19216531NANOCOMPOSITE FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENTMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19215411PREPARATION METHOD OF Co@CM MULTI-CHANNEL CERAMIC CATALYTIC MEMBRANE FOR HYDROGENATION OF p-NITROPHENOLMay 2025September 2025Allow401YesNo
19214524METHOD FOR HYDROGEN GENERATION USING NANOCOMPOSITEMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19214086SIMPLE PREPARATION METHOD AND USE OF SUPPORT OF CATALYST FOR HYDROGENATIONMay 2025August 2025Allow310YesNo
19214668HYDROGEN GENERATION METHOD USING SODIUM BOROHYDRIDEMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19214025THERMAL ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEMS FOR NON-CONTACT TEMPERATURE DETECTION OF MOLTEN STEEL IN STEELMAKING PROCESSMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19211584NANOCOMPOSITE FOR THE IMMOBILIZATION OR DEGRADATION OF POLLUTANTSMay 2025August 2025Allow300NoNo
19211915MULTIPHASE NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALMay 2025October 2025Allow501NoNo
19210266METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS USING NANOCOMPOSITE CATALYSTMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19210805COPPER HYDROXY NITRATE/CALCIUM SILICATE @GRAPHITE-PHASE CARBON NITRIDE (Cu2(OH)3NO3/CaSiO3@g-C3N4) BASED PHOTOCATALYST FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENTMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19210181CALCIUM TITANATE/MAGNESIUM TITANATE/CARBON-BASED NANOCOMPOSITEMay 2025August 2025Allow301NoNo
19209844OXYGEN-VACANCY-RICH MoOx/ZrO2 CATALYST AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF IN HYDRODEOXYGENATION OF BIOMASS GAS-SOLID SYSTEMMay 2025September 2025Allow410YesNo
19210455METHOD OF PRODUCING HYDROGEN GAS USING NANOCOMPOSITE CATALYSTMay 2025September 2025Allow400NoNo
19206421Carbon Black-Based Aqueous Suspensions with Improved StabilityMay 2025January 2026Allow821NoNo
19206235METHOD FOR SYNTHESIS OF A g-C3N4@CuO/MgAl2O4 NANOHYBRIDMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19206992METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR LITHIUM ION BATTERY RECYCLINGMay 2025January 2026Allow810YesNo
19205668SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING DEEP RAFFINATE INJECTION BASED ON ORE PLACEMENTMay 2025September 2025Allow520YesNo
19202064LIGHTWEIGHT AGGREGATE-BASED NON-STEAM-CURED HIGH-PERFORMANCE PIPE CULVERT AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFMay 2025August 2025Allow311NoNo
19202190LIME AND HYDRAULIC CEMENT MANUFACTURE BY ELECTROLYSIS USING HYALOCLASTITE OR LAVA, CARBON MINERALIZATION BY HYALOCLASTITE OR LAVA ELECTROLYSIS AND METHOD OF MAKING AND USING SAMEMay 2025September 2025Allow501NoNo
19203130Methods for Recycling Metals from the Nuclear IndustryMay 2025November 2025Allow611NoNo
19202663FUNCTIONALIZED SILICA NANOPARTICLES FOR LEAD ADSORPTIONMay 2025December 2025Allow720NoNo
19202569FUNCTIONALIZED SILICA NANOPARTICLES FOR LEAD ADSORPTIONMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19197116COUPLABLE CLOSED EXTRACTORS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USEMay 2025August 2025Allow411YesNo
19195954Date Palm Syrup- Graphitic Carbon Nitride Composite and Methods of Making and Using SameMay 2025June 2025Allow100NoNo
19195007g-C3N4@CoO/MgAl2O4 NANOCOMPOSITE FOR HYDROGEN GENERATIONApril 2025July 2025Allow300NoNo
19194435JOINT REGULATION METHOD OF MATERIAL FLOW, ENERGY FLOW, AND CARBON EMISSION FLOW IN LONG-PROCESS IRON AND STEEL ENTERPRISESApril 2025January 2026Allow820NoNo
19195599Methods and Devices for Alignment and Joining Large ComponentsApril 2025November 2025Allow611YesNo
19193772g-C3N4@CuO/MgAl2O4 NANOCOMPOSITE FOR PHOTOCATALYTIC DEGRADATION OF POLLUTANTS IN CONTAMINATED WATERApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19192745Aerogel CompositeApril 2025October 2025Allow610YesNo
19191286Liquid Crystal MediumApril 2025December 2025Allow810NoNo
19192080ANISOTROPIC NANOCRYSTALLINE RARE EARTH PERMANENT MAGNETApril 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19188376AMINE APPENDED BIMETALLIC METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK (MOF-74) FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CAPTURE AND METHOD OF PREPARATION THEREOFApril 2025October 2025Allow611NoNo
19187586QUICK-SETTING MAGNESIUM BASED CEMENT AND CONCRETEApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19187806METHOD FOR PRODUCING REDUCED FORM OF METAL OXIDESApril 2025January 2026Allow910NoNo
19187831Iron Containing PelletsApril 2025January 2026Allow911NoNo
19187744SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING DEEP RAFFINATE INJECTION BASED ON COLUMN TEST PREDICTIVE MODELApril 2025August 2025Allow420NoNo
19187844LIQUID CRYSTAL ELEMENT AND EMULSION COMPOSITIONApril 2025September 2025Allow500NoNo
19181124Geopolymer Formulations for Construction MaterialsApril 2025October 2025Allow610YesNo
19176246HIGH-PERFORMANCE SODIUM ION ELECTROLYTES AND EFFICIENT METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMEApril 2025July 2025Allow310YesNo
19175498NiTiO3/TiO2/Ti0.936O2/Zn2Ti3O8/C NANOCOMPOSITE AND METHOD OF PREPARATION USING SOL-GEL/COMBUSTIONApril 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
19119702AQUEOUS SURFACE TREATMENT AGENT AND SURFACE-TREATED METALApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19173971Copper Oxide Synthesis by a Borate MethodApril 2025August 2025Allow410NoNo
19118357CEMENTED CARBIDE AND CUTTING TOOLApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19169072EMBEDDED HYDROTHERMAL-RESISTANT NiSn-CS NANO-CATALYST AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOFApril 2025December 2025Allow811YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 1730.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2140
Examiner Affirmed
1479
(69.1%)
Examiner Reversed
661
(30.9%)
Reversal Percentile
35.1%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 30.9% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6140
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1833
(29.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4307
(70.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
27.2%
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, 29.9% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Group 1730 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 1730 is part of Technology Center 1700. This group has examined 93,939 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 70.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 1730 receive an average of 1.89 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 31 months.

Strategic Overview

This group-level data aggregates statistics across multiple art units. For more targeted prosecution strategies, review the individual art unit and examiner statistics within this group.

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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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.