USPTO Group 2870 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19373638SOLAR SWIMMING POOL WALL LIGHTOctober 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19351063LIGHTING DEVICE INCLUDING SENSOR THAT TRANSMITS AND RECEIVES AND LAMP INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2025March 2026Allow500NoNo
19342937METHODS FOR ANALYZING THE EYESeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19327963METHODS FOR VALIDATING MEDICATIONSeptember 2025January 2026Allow411NoNo
19325450LIGHTING APPARATUSSeptember 2025December 2025Allow300NoNo
19320233FLOATING ATOMIZER LIGHT SPEAKER DEVICESeptember 2025October 2025Allow100NoNo
19312300AIMING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND OPTICAL SIGHTAugust 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
18853965CONSUMER PRODUCT PACKAGING WITH A VISIBLE CODE, SYSTEM COMPRISING THE PACKAGING AND METHOD FOR FRAMING THE VISIBLE CODEAugust 2025March 2026Allow1700NoNo
19311953DOG-SHAPED ATMOSPHERE LAMPAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19308426LED MODULE LIGHTSTICKAugust 2025February 2026Allow600NoNo
19309415OPTIMIZING SOLAR TRACKER TRACKING USING 3D MODELINGAugust 2025December 2025Allow310NoNo
19306798PARKING METER SYSTEMAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19304474PARKING METER WITH CONTACTLESS PAYMENTAugust 2025February 2026Allow600NoNo
19301575SOLID-STATE LIGHTING FIXTURES WITH SOCKET CONNECTIONS FOR ACCESSORIES AND ACCESSORIES FOR USE THEREWITHAugust 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19301069LED LIGHTAugust 2025October 2025Allow200YesNo
19300377STAGE LIGHTING APPARATUS WITH ADJUSTABLE LIGHTING PROPERTIES AND ADJUSTMENT METHOD THEREFORAugust 2025January 2026Allow500YesNo
19294956LIGHT EMITTING MODULEAugust 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19294071SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION AND CONDITION ANALYSISAugust 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19292211FACIAL SHIELD WITH ADJUSTABLE LAMP AND GLARE SHIELDAugust 2025January 2026Allow600NoNo
19290876TERMINALS AND METHODS OF USE AND MANUFACTURE THEREOFAugust 2025March 2026Allow700NoNo
19288916CANDLE LAMPAugust 2025December 2025Allow510NoNo
19287745Corrective Device for Disparity ControlJuly 2025January 2026Allow610YesNo
19287753Rotating Diffuser for Improved Image QualityJuly 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19287538Optically Bridged Multicomponent Package with Extended Temperature RangeJuly 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19286491LIGHTING DEVICEJuly 2025February 2026Allow700YesNo
19286849DISPLAY DEVICE AND ILLUMINATION DEVICEJuly 2025March 2026Allow700NoNo
19286852Method for operating a lighting device in a motor vehicle during an audio output of a breathing exercise in the motor vehicleJuly 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19285279Optically Bridged Multicomponent Package with Extended Temperature RangeJuly 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19284510GLARE-REDUCING LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR AN INDOOR PICKLEBALL COURTJuly 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19282853LIGHTING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE HAVING MASK LAYER WITH APERTURES DISPOSED ON A SUBSTRATE LAYERJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19281635METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ENVIRONMENT-ADAPTIVE INDUCTION LAMP STRING AND INDUCTION LAMP STRINGJuly 2025November 2025Allow300NoNo
19280588LIGHTING APPARATUS HAVING A SUPPORT ROD AND PIVOTALLY CONNECTED MOVABLE ROD WITH LAMP HEADJuly 2025October 2025Allow200YesNo
19280299ELECTRONIC CANDLEJuly 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19279455DISPLAY ASSEMBLY USING STRUCTURAL ADHESIVEJuly 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19278440META-SURFACE-BASED SPECTRAL CONFOCAL DISPLACEMENT MEASUREMENT METHOD, DEVICE THEREOF AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19276140SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO MAGNETICALLY ATTACH A LIGHTING FIXTURE TO A NICHE CABINETJuly 2025September 2025Allow200YesNo
19276478MODULAR ARTICULATING LIGHTINGJuly 2025January 2026Allow610YesNo
19276308TRAILER LIGHT DETECTOR APPLICABLE TO MULTIPLE TYPES AND DETECTION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2025November 2025Allow300NoNo
19275359SELF-CONTAINED ELECTRONIC DISPLAY ASSEMBLY, MOUNTING STRUCTURE AND METHODS FOR THE SAMEJuly 2025December 2025Allow510NoNo
19274817SOLAR CELL STREET LIGHTS ASSEMBLYJuly 2025January 2026Allow600NoNo
19274677VACUUM CLEANER HEADJuly 2025December 2025Allow510NoNo
19274583FOLDED CAMERA LENS DESIGNSJuly 2025November 2025Allow401YesNo
192732143D INTEGRATED IMAGING DEVICES AND PREPARATION METHODS THEREOFJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19273996OPTICAL FIBER CABLEJuly 2025September 2025Allow201NoNo
19272729STRANDED OPTICAL FIBER CABLEJuly 2025September 2025Allow200YesNo
19272801RGB OUTDOOR WATERPROOF LIGHT SOURCEJuly 2025December 2025Allow510NoNo
19271919Decorative LampJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19272208Panel LightJuly 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19271279ACQUIRING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CONTROL APPARATUSJuly 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19271577SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CHARACTERIZING ATMOSPHERIC EMISSIONSJuly 2025January 2026Allow600NoNo
19269396VANITY MIRROR WITH HIDDEN SENSORJuly 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19270070HEADLAMPJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19268902OPTICAL SYSTEMS FOR WIDE MAIN AND TELE IMAGINGJuly 2025October 2025Allow310YesNo
19267994LIGHT-EMITTING ELEMENT AND LIGHT SOURCE MODULEJuly 2025January 2026Allow600NoNo
19267392LENS ANTI-SHAKE ASSEMBLY AND ANTI-SHAKE TELESCOPEJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19267021LIGHTING DEVICE WITH A HIGH-BEAM MODULEJuly 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19265644BATTERY APPEARANCE DETECTION DEVICE AND BATTERY MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENTJuly 2025February 2026Allow820NoNo
19264544APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOLID IMMERSION MENISCUS LENSESJuly 2025January 2026Allow710YesNo
19263960GLASS COMPOSITION FOR GLASS SUBSTRATES CONTAINING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDESJuly 2025November 2025Allow420NoNo
19263579LIGHT STRINGJuly 2025September 2025Allow300YesNo
19263942AIRBORNE-PARTICLE DETECTOR AND DETECTION METHODJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19263115TETHERED UAV PROVIDING BROAD AREA LIGHTINGJuly 2025March 2026Allow800NoNo
19261335System for Securing and Authenticating Art Property RightsJuly 2025January 2026Allow600NoNo
19260445Moisture-proof and oxidation-resistant LED pin connection packaging structureJuly 2025September 2025Allow300YesNo
19258951HEAD-MOUNTED VR DEVICEJuly 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19258043LAMP BRACKET AND LAMPJuly 2025September 2025Allow310NoNo
19257563ELECTRONIC CANDLEJuly 2025March 2026Abandon910NoNo
19257547IC CARDJuly 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo
19257494POTABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL DETECTION INSTRUMENTJuly 2025October 2025Allow400NoNo
19255892Method of Loupe Assembly and Eyewear Incorporating Said Loupe Assembly ThereinJune 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19254391PORTABLE LIGHTING DEVICE WITH A FLEXIBLE AND DEPLOYABLE LED LIGHTING ELEMENTJune 2025February 2026Allow800NoNo
19250291APPARATUS AND A METHOD CONFIGURED FOR DETERMINING A CHOROIDAL TOPOGRAPHY OVER A REGION ON A RETINAJune 2025December 2025Allow610YesNo
19248896PAYMENT CARDS WITH ACTIVATED INFORMATION DISPLAYSJune 2025February 2026Allow700YesNo
19247472LOCAL LOCATION DETERMINATION ON PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICESJune 2025December 2025Allow620NoNo
19245587SOLID-STATE LIGHTING FIXTURES WITH SOCKET CONNECTIONS FOR ACCESSORIES AND ACCESSORIES FOR USE THEREWITHJune 2025September 2025Allow310NoNo
19246382LIGHT SOURCE DEVICEJune 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19246259GAMING CHIP AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJune 2025February 2026Allow800NoNo
19246658READING APPARATUSJune 2025March 2026Allow910NoNo
19243983LIGHT SOURCE DEVICEJune 2025February 2026Allow810NoNo
19245235MOBILE COMPUTER WITH SCAN ENGINE AND NFC BOOSTER COILJune 2025February 2026Allow800NoNo
19245111System and Method for Enabling High Speed Optical Communication Inside and Between PC Boards, 3D Multi-Chip Modules and Other Electronic SystemsJune 2025February 2026Allow820NoNo
19243332SPLICED LAMP POST AND LAMPJune 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19243049FLAME LAMPJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19242472COOPERATION BETWEEN LASER AND OPTICAL FIBERJune 2025September 2025Allow300NoNo
19242688METHOD FOR SURVEYING AND ANALYZING SOIL SAMPLES IN A GEOGRAPHIC AREAJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19242624METHOD FOR DETERMINING UNCONFINED COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH OF SOILJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19242739WHEELED SOIL ANALYSIS ANALYZER FOR SOIL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTHJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19240075WATERPROOF ELECTRONIC CANDLEJune 2025August 2025Allow200YesNo
19239997LIGHT EMITTING DIODE (LED) LUMINAIRE SYSTEMSJune 2025March 2026Allow910NoNo
19241254LIGHT STRIP STRUCTUREJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19241050METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN SOLAR PANELSJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19237877DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF VISIBILITY IMPAIRMENTS IN HEADS-UP DISPLAYSJune 2025December 2025Allow710NoNo
19237243WATERPROOF LAMPJune 2025January 2026Allow720NoNo
19236990ELECTRONIC CANDLEJune 2025March 2026Abandon910NoNo
19236972Glasses Augmented Passive Device for Combining Handheld Display with Surrounding SceneryJune 2025January 2026Allow710YesNo
19235976OPTICAL DEVICEJune 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo
19235643FLEXIBLY REMOVABLE EAVES LAMPJune 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19234743FOLDED CAMERAS WITH CONTINUOUSLY ADAPTIVE ZOOM FACTORJune 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19234733LANTERN-SHAPED DECORATIVE LAMP AND LIGHTING DEVICEJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19233995ADJUSTABLE PROJECTION DEVICE FOR MOUNTING ON VEHICLE CHASSISJune 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 2870.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1244
Examiner Affirmed
808
(65.0%)
Examiner Reversed
436
(35.0%)
Reversal Percentile
66.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 35.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6751
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2452
(36.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4299
(63.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
79.0%
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, 36.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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.

Group 2870 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 2870 is part of Technology Center 2800. This group has examined 224,304 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 80.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 2870 receive an average of 1.50 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 26 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.

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