USPTO Group 1740 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19362182SERVICE STATION SERVING A PRINT HEADOctober 2025February 2026Allow400NoNo
19362115Aerosol Device and Method for Moving ConsumableOctober 2025March 2026Allow510NoNo
19331605GLASS PARTS AND GOB-PRESSING METHODS FOR MAKING SUCHSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410YesNo
19325551MANUAL COLD LAMINATING MACHINESeptember 2025February 2026Allow510NoNo
19325054POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE FLEXIBLE FILMS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDINGSeptember 2025December 2025Allow300NoNo
19320543MULTI-CONTROL SYSTEM OF MOLD COOLING STRUCTURESeptember 2025December 2025Allow420NoNo
19318612MOUTHPIECE ASSEMBLY AND VAPORIZER APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH MOUTHPIECE ASSEMBLYSeptember 2025January 2026Allow401YesNo
19317688SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INJECTING ACCURATE QUANTITIES OF FOAM INTO CAVITIES WITHOUT POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT FLOW METERS OR FLOW RATE CONTROL APPARATUSSeptember 2025January 2026Allow401YesNo
19314359NEAR NET SHAPE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSAugust 2025March 2026Allow710YesNo
19314839SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTAugust 2025January 2026Allow401YesNo
19300396METHOD FOR PREPARING EYE-PROTECTING SCREEN PROTECTORAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19281246ADHESIVE BASED MOUNTING ACCESSORYJuly 2025January 2026Allow610YesNo
19275791METHOD OF 3D PRINTING A SHOE PART AND RESULTING SHOE PARTJuly 2025January 2026Allow610YesNo
19275787METHOD FOR DESIGNING AND 3D PRINTING A SHOE WITH A PLURALITY OF OUTER SURFACE AREASJuly 2025October 2025Allow310NoNo
19265915TRUSSED STRUCTURES FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AND METHODS OF FORMATION THEREOFJuly 2025December 2025Allow510NoNo
19263713THREE-DIMENSIONAL FORMING DEVICEJuly 2025October 2025Allow310YesNo
19263977PROCESS FOR PRODUCING FIBER-REINFORCED BIO-COMPOSITES INCORPORATING AGRICULTURAL WASTE FIBERS, BIO-BASED BINDERS, AND CARBON NANOMATERIALSJuly 2025December 2025Allow510NoNo
19262415DEVICE FOR FORMING HIGH-STRENGTH AND HIGH-TOUGHNESS CONCRETE PRODUCT AND USING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2025October 2025Allow310NoNo
19259049PREPARATION METHOD OF A HIP JOINT BONE CEMENT PLACEHOLDERJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19249444DEVICE CONNECTABLE TO AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM, AN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF PRODUCING A CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTJune 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19242253METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING NON-NORMAL INCIDENCE DISTORTION IN GLAZING FILMSJune 2025February 2026Allow820NoNo
19239799ELECTRONIC VAPOR PROVISION DEVICEJune 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19237095AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT ASSEMBLY WITH PRESSURE ROLLERJune 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19236299LIGNIN REMOVAL FROM LIGNOCELLULOSIC WASTE USING REJECTED BRINE SOLUTIONJune 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19229092Delivery Device Apparatuses, Systems, and MethodsJune 2025August 2025Allow300NoNo
19223428METHODS FOR PREPARING SILICON CARBIDE MEMBRANE SUPPORTS USING ACTIVATED COKE FLY ASHMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19133716METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANIPULATING CURING RADIATION IN THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTINGMay 2025February 2026Allow900NoNo
19221912EXTRUSION DEVICE FOR ENHANCING BONDING STRENGTH BETWEEN 3D PRINTING LAYERSMay 2025July 2025Allow200YesNo
19221567CONTINUOUS FIBER CURING EXTRUSION DEVICE BASED ON ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CERAMIC COMPOSITESMay 2025July 2025Allow200YesNo
19222131Temporary Ring Inner Diameter Filing Device and Method thereofMay 2025March 2026Allow911NoNo
19220292Sticker DispenserMay 2025November 2025Allow610NoNo
19218564PRESSING MACHINE FOR ASSEMBLING CRAFT FLOWERSMay 2025January 2026Allow720NoNo
19216832ACOUSTIC FLUID-MEDIATED BOTTOM-UP BIOPRINTING DEVICE FOR FUNCTIONAL ORGANS WITH ULTRAHIGH CELL DENSITY AND PRINTING METHOD THEREFORMay 2025December 2025Allow711NoNo
19131452FIBROUS BLANK WITH AT LEAST ONE DISCONNECTION HAVING AN ALTERNATION OF WEAVINGMay 2025February 2026Allow900NoNo
19209761INTERLAYER STRENGTHENING METHOD FOR CONTINUOUS FIBER ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING BASED ON PRESSURE INJECTED Z-PIN-LIKE STRUCTURESMay 2025January 2026Allow820YesNo
19207365HEAVY DUTY TIREMay 2025January 2026Allow810YesNo
19205823SUPPORT FOR CONSERVING SAMPLES OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL AND METHOD OF PRODUCTION THEREOFMay 2025July 2025Allow200YesNo
192052463D PRINTED TOOLING FOR PULP MOLDING PROCESSMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19128125ULTRASONIC WELDING OF PREPREG TAPEMay 2025February 2026Allow900YesNo
19199710A 3D PRINTED CONSTRUCTION ELEMENTMay 2025December 2025Allow720NoNo
19200053WARP DETECTION AND CORRECTION IN TRAVELING MULTI-LAYER PRODUCTMay 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19198328APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR BONDING WEBS OF NON-WOVEN PLASTIC MATERIALMay 2025December 2025Allow811YesNo
19196047CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTUREMay 2025November 2025Allow620NoNo
19196116Vaping Device with Integrated Smoke NeutralizationMay 2025November 2025Allow721YesNo
19192623TOOLING MOLD FOR BRAKE DISC MANUFACTURING AND METHOD FOR BRAKE DISC MANUFACTURINGApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19193809Oral Formulations of Kava and NicotineApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19189448Laminated Article And Method Of Forming SameApril 2025March 2026Allow1120NoNo
19182740BASE FABRIC, BONDED FABRIC, HIGH PERFORMANCE BELT AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES THEREOFApril 2025October 2025Allow600NoNo
19178039Biobased, Biodegradable Compositions for Making ArticlesApril 2025October 2025Allow610YesNo
19176187Hookah Main Unit with Enhanced Atomizing Airway and Electronic HookahApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19174848LATTICE-STRUCTURED CONCRETE THREE-DIMENSIONAL (3D) PRINTING METHODS FOR COMPONENT FORMINGApril 2025May 2025Allow200YesNo
19094817HIGH-YIELD INTEGRATED PRODUCTION METHOD FOR CIGAR WRAPPERSMarch 2025November 2025Allow720NoNo
19089504FILM APPLICATOR FOR EASY PACKAGINGMarch 2025October 2025Allow620NoNo
19089204FILM STICKING DEVICEMarch 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19114243MOLD, MOLDING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR MOLDING BY EXTRUSION BLOW MOLDINGMarch 2025March 2026Allow1210NoNo
19112943ANTIOXIDANT ADDITION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR 500 KV CROSS-LINKED POLYETHYLENE INSULATING MATERIALMarch 2025August 2025Allow500NoNo
19082823APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR BONDING WEBS OF NON-WOVEN PLASTIC MATERIALMarch 2025July 2025Allow410NoNo
19082538TIREMarch 2025December 2025Allow910NoNo
19081483FABRICATION OF VARIABLE TRANSMISSION DEVICES USING PRINTED INTERLAYERSMarch 2025July 2025Allow401NoNo
190809193D PRINTING SYSTEMMarch 2025August 2025Allow510YesNo
19079679DEVICES FOR SHAPING CLEAR ICE PRODUCTS AND RELATED METHODSMarch 2025July 2025Allow411YesNo
19074691BAR SUPPORT AND METHOD OF MAKING A BAR SUPPORTMarch 2025September 2025Allow611NoNo
18741306EFFICIENT METHODS AND COMPOSITIONS FOR RECOVERY OF PRODUCTS FROM ORGANIC ACID PRETREATMENT OF PLANT MATERIALSMarch 2025July 2025Allow1410NoNo
19067583SPRAYABLE ADHESIVE COMPOSITIONS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODSFebruary 2025November 2025Allow911NoNo
19066389HEAVY DUTY TIREFebruary 2025March 2026Allow1220NoNo
19064009LOW PROFILE PRODUCT EXTRACTOR FOR THERMOFORMED PRODUCTSFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
19062719APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DENTAL MILLING BLOCK WITH A GRADUATED COLOR AND/OR TRANSLUCENCY PROFILEFebruary 2025October 2025Allow811NoNo
19063128AUTOMATED PHARMACEUTICAL BOTTLE INFORMATION REMOVAL APPARATUSFebruary 2025October 2025Allow710NoNo
19061291SMOKING TIP WITH SELECTIVELY INFUSED FLAVOR CHAMBERFebruary 2025August 2025Allow510YesNo
19061478HEAVY DUTY TIREFebruary 2025January 2026Allow1120NoNo
19058270METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTINUOUS COMPOSITE THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTINGFebruary 2025April 2025Allow210NoNo
19104886Headbox for Manufacturing a SubstrateFebruary 2025June 2025Allow400YesNo
19053781VAPORIZER CARTRIDGEFebruary 2025August 2025Allow610YesNo
19103109PNEUMATIC TIREFebruary 2025September 2025Allow710YesNo
19049598HIGH VOLTAGE CONDUCTOR AND METHODS OF FABRICATIONFebruary 2025May 2025Allow300NoNo
19048195MULTIPART MOLDS AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL PULP ARTICLES MOLDED THEREFROMFebruary 2025September 2025Allow820YesNo
19043816CUSHIONING SHEETFebruary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
19041305SHUT-OFF NOZZLE FOR INJECTION MOLDINGJanuary 2025April 2025Allow200YesNo
19100007GEOMETRY OF A LAY-UP SURFACEJanuary 2025September 2025Allow810YesNo
19039829TIREJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1110NoNo
19099121Method For Manufacturing Building ElementsJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500YesNo
19036256METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CONTROLLED TEAR-OPEN AND/OR TEAR-OFF AID FOR FIBER-BASED WEB MATERIALJanuary 2025September 2025Allow810YesNo
19035103MACHINE-DIRECTION ORIENTED POLYMERIC FILM AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAMEJanuary 2025October 2025Allow911NoNo
19034743ULTRA-THIN FLEXIBLE VAPOR CHAMBER AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOFJanuary 2025September 2025Allow811NoNo
18997487MULTIFUNCTIONAL DEPOSITION NOZZLE FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1010NoNo
19032965CONTINUOUS ROLL MOLDING SYSTEM AND METHOD; FRANGIBLE CAP STRIP AND METHOD OF MAKING USING CONTINUOUS ROLL MOLDINGJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610NoNo
19026585METHODS FOR PREPARING CERAMIC FIBER FILTER TUBES WITH HIGH AIR PERMEABILITYJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
19030218RADIATION SOURCE ASSEMBLY AND APPARATUS FOR LAYER-BY-LAYER FORMATION OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTSJanuary 2025November 2025Allow1000NoNo
19028587GLASS PARTS AND GOB-PRESSING METHODS FOR MAKING SUCHJanuary 2025August 2025Allow710NoNo
19029030NEAR NET SHAPE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19029056NEAR NET SHAPE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19029101NEAR NET SHAPE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING SYSTEMJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19027370METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SILICON CARBIDE CERAMIC SPECIAL-SHAPED PART WITH COMPLEX SHAPE BY PLASTIC FUSED DEPOSITION MODELING (FDM)-3D PRINTING BASED ON WATER DEBINDINGJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610NoNo
19031140FORMING DEVICE AND PREPARATION METHOD OF GRAPHITE CRUCIBLEJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
19030656VAPING SYSTEMJanuary 2025December 2025Allow1120NoNo
19030705VAPING SYSTEMJanuary 2025March 2026Allow1420NoNo
19027033ELECTRONIC HOOKAH WITH SHEET-LIKE HEATING DEVICEJanuary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
19025732SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF A GOLF CLUBJanuary 2025August 2025Allow710NoNo
19023933VAPORIZER PODSJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19023212FUSED MATERIALS WITH MISMATCHED PROPERTIESJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 1740.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2131
Examiner Affirmed
1505
(70.6%)
Examiner Reversed
626
(29.4%)
Reversal Percentile
24.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 29.4% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6113
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1853
(30.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4260
(69.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
32.1%
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, 30.3% 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 1740 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 1740 is part of Technology Center 1700. This group has examined 100,494 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 68.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 32 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 1740 receive an average of 1.87 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 32 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

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