USPTO Group 2880 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19121084RADIOTHERAPY SYSTEM BASED ON MULTI-ISOCENTERApril 2025May 2025Allow100NoNo
19094861AUTOMATIC POSITIONING DEVICE FOR HELICAL TOMOTHERAPY PLAN VERIFICATIONMarch 2025May 2025Allow100NoNo
19111321SPECTRAL ALIGNMENT METHOD FOR INDUCED GAMMA RAY LOGGINGMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19076415PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY PURIFIED 212PBMarch 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
19074212MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH CONTROLLED ION TRANSFERMarch 2025June 2025Allow310NoNo
19074174MASS SPECTROMETRY SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SIMULTANEOUS ION PACKET FORMATION AND DELIVERYMarch 2025June 2025Allow410NoNo
19048650ELECTRONIC RING FOR MONITORING VITAMIN D LEVELSFebruary 2025May 2025Allow300NoNo
19100141AUTO POSITIONING OF X-RAY TUBE SUPPORT WITH RESPECT TO DETECTORJanuary 2025May 2025Allow400NoNo
19024749METHOD FOR ADJUSTING LASER PATH OF TERAHERTZ NEAR-FIELD SYSTEMJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310NoNo
19025905DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNATTENDED TREATMENT OF A PATIENTJanuary 2025March 2025Allow210NoNo
19018811COINCIDENCE TECHNIQUE-BASED X-RAY DETECTION DEVICE AND COMPOSITION ANALYSIS METHODJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
19008683ELECTRON DETECTION DEVICE AND SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPEJanuary 2025February 2025Allow100NoNo
18975232APPARATUS FOR SANITIZING A FIBEROPTIC ENDOSCOPEDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18974437X-RAY GENERATION APPARATUS AND X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUSDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18974359WIRE-BASED CALIBRATION APPARATUS FOR X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEMSDecember 2024June 2025Allow611NoNo
18969965Ultraviolet Lamp Apparatuses Which Move Their Lamp/s While Emitting LightDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18968553SINGLE-MOLECULE FORCE SPECTROSCOPY-INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY (SMFS-IR) COUPLING METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND DEVICEDecember 2024April 2025Allow500NoNo
18968576APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RADIATION THERAPYDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18967633APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING RADONDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18963733METHODS AND DEVICES FOR FINE RECONSTRUCTION OF SEDIMENTATION STRUCTURES OF FLUMESNovember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18959313LIGHT SOURCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATIONNovember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18958622COMMUNICATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18956924COMMUNICATION DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18950326INTRACELLULAR RADIATION MICRODOSIMETRIC DETECTION STRUCTURE AND DETECTION METHODNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18950262METHOD FOR OPERATING AN X-RAY FACILITY, X-RAY FACILITY, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND ELECTRONICALLY-READABLE DATA MEDIUMNovember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18865686X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETERNovember 2024May 2025Allow600NoNo
18944285System And Method For Radiochromic Film Calibration Utilizing Non-Ionizing RadiationNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18943543BROADBAND THERMAL DETECTOR WITH A PLURALITY OF QUARTER-WAVE CAVITIESNovember 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18942340PRODUCTION OF HIGHLY PURIFIED 212PBNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18937615SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR X-RAY ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY USING SPECTRAL INFORMATION FROM TWO ORTHOGONAL PLANESNovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18933660DUAL-PURPOSE SYSTEM FOR COLLECTIBLE CARD AUTHENTICATION, IDENTIFICATION, AND GRADING AND ANTI-SCANNING PROTECTIONOctober 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18929538DETECTION AND ANALYSIS METHOD FOR RAPID DELINEATION OF AGING STAGES OF STYRENE-BUTADIENE-STYRENE MODIFIED ASPHALTOctober 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18927668SUPPORTING INSULATION BASE OF NEGATIVE HIGH-VOLTAGE POTENTIAL NEUTRON TARGET OF COMPACT NEUTRON SOURCEOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18921229COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR DETERMINING SPATIALLY RESOLVED RADIATION EXPOSURE INFORMATION, X-RAY DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONICALLY READABLE DATA STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18918325METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING AN ADJUSTABLE COLLIMATOR FOR SPATIALLY FRACTIONATED RADIATION THERAPYOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18914216STATIONARY DETAIL IMAGING IN CONE BEAM BREAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHYOctober 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18914218CONE BEAM BREAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY WITH PIVOTAL GANTRY SUBSYSTEMOctober 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18914208ERGONOMIC IMPROVEMENTS IN CONE BEAM BREAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHYOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18914206FIXTURING AND SUPPORT FOR MEDICAL IMAGINGOctober 2024June 2025Allow810NoNo
18914227CALCIFICATION DETECTION SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS IN CONE BEAM BREAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHYOctober 2024November 2024Allow100NoNo
18914215CONE BEAM BREAST COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY WITH PATIENT SUPPORT SUBSYSTEMOctober 2024November 2024Allow100NoNo
18856608SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UTILIZING SWIR SENSING IN CLEANING MACHINESOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18912204SEVERE WEATHER VORTEX DISRUPTION SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18911799OPERATING METHOD FOR MULTI-SCREEN PROJECTION SYSTEMOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18911792MULTI-SCREEN PROJECTION SYSTEMOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18911557JET BLADES OPTICAL INSPECTIONOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18906687APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SHORTWAVE INFRARED PHOTOTHERMAL (SWIP) MICROSCOPYOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18853247READOUT CIRCUIT OF INFRARED FOCAL PLANE ARRAY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOROctober 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18852903HANDHELD X-RAY SYSTEM INCLUDING A STAND-ALONE DETECTOR PANELSeptember 2024June 2025Allow920NoNo
18897472SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADMINISTERING RADIOACTIVE AGENTS TO A SUBJECTSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18851608HIGH VOLTAGE VACUUM TUBESSeptember 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18850911METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR INSPECTING QUALITY OF TIRE MEMBERSeptember 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18895305Precious Stone Testing Apparatus and Method ThereofSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18893913COMMUNICATION DEVICES, METHODS, AND SYSTEMSSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18891471IRRADIATION TERMINAL BASED ON COMBINATION OF ROTATING BEAM LINES AND APPLICATION OF THE SAMESeptember 2024May 2025Allow800NoNo
18890275Polar-Azimuth Spectral Imaging and Analysis Device with Modular Sample StageSeptember 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18889906COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SYSTEM WITH IMPROVED DATA TRANSMISSIONSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18882864EXTRA-FOCAL BEAM APERTURE DEVICE FOR AN X-RAY EMITTERSeptember 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18829304TEST DEVICE AND TEST METHOD FOR ISOTOPE MEASUREMENT OF NOBLE GASES IN LUNAR SOILSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300NoNo
18823222MEDICAL IMAGING SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES AND METHODSSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18820171IMAGE PROJECTION AND DISPLAY APPARATUS AND METHODAugust 2024October 2024Allow100NoNo
18819334HIGH-VOLTAGE X-RAY TANK WITH MINIATURIZED SHIELDING STRUCTUREAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18816188OUTER SOURCE ASSEMBLY AND ASSOCIATED COMPONENTSAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18816954STRUCTURE FOR SLOW NEUTRON DETECTION AND METHOD FOR SLOW NEUTRON ENERGY SPECTRUM MEASUREMENTAugust 2024November 2024Allow210NoNo
18809820LIVING CELL MICROBEAM DIRECTIONAL AND QUANTITATIVE IRRADIATION IMAGING APPARATUS AND METHODAugust 2024January 2025Allow510YesNo
18808351APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PULSED MODE CHARGE DETECTION MASS SPECTROMETRYAugust 2024April 2025Allow800NoNo
18805656SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING GAMMA-RAY SPECTROSCOPY DATA FROM SATELLITESAugust 2024March 2025Allow700NoNo
18803853MICROSCOPIC IMAGING SYSTEM AND MICROSCOPIC IMAGING METHOD FOR SAMPLE ANGLE RECOGNITIONAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18802057DETECTOR AND STERILIZATION SYSTEMAugust 2024December 2024Allow410NoNo
18802272DARK-FIELD CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON MULTI-FRACTIONAL ANGULAR MOMENTUM DEMODULATIONAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18802309DARK-FIELD CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD BASED ON DIFFERENTIAL FRACTIONAL VORTEX BEAMAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18799273ION ANALYSIS APPARATUS AND METHODAugust 2024November 2024Allow300NoNo
18789193ATOMIC VAPOR SOURCE FOR QUANTUM METROLOGYJuly 2024November 2024Allow410NoNo
18787162DEEP LEARNING SYSTEM APPLICABLE FOR QUALITY INSPECTION BY LEARNING ONLY NON-DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURED PRODUCT DATA AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18782498X-RAY GENERATING APPARATUS AND X-RAY IMAGING APPARATUSJuly 2024November 2024Allow400NoNo
18783259METHOD AND APPARATUS OF STATIONARY-SOURCE NONPLANAR-TRAJECTORY NARROW-BEAM COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHYJuly 2024October 2024Allow300NoNo
18780596HETEROGENEOUS BREAST PHANTOM WITH CARCINOMA MODELJuly 2024September 2024Allow200NoNo
18776470AUTOMATED DETECTION OF BOUNDARIES IN MASS SPECTROMETRY DATAJuly 2024July 2025Allow1110NoNo
18772999Effective Temperature Calculation Method for Multi-Charged Particle Beam Writing Region, Multi-Charged Particle Beam Writing Apparatus, Multi-Charged Particle Beam Writing Method, and Recording Medium Recording ProgramJuly 2024October 2024Allow300NoNo
18772167X-RAY IMAGING METHOD, X-RAY IMAGING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTJuly 2024October 2024Allow300NoNo
18770918METHOD AND A DEVICE FOR DETECTING CRYSTALLINE DEFECTS IN A SUBSTRATE BY DARK FIELD AND PHOTOLUMINESCENCEJuly 2024October 2024Allow310YesNo
18770357PARTICLE IMAGE VELOCIMETRY OF EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMSJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18768828TWO DIMENSIONAL MSMSJuly 2024February 2025Allow700NoNo
18767749SENSITIVE DETECTION OF LOW DOSES OF BETA PARTICLES USING QUARTZ CRYSTAL OSCILLATORSJuly 2024January 2025Allow611YesNo
18767325X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETERJuly 2024October 2024Allow300NoNo
18767805SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAINING SENSOR-GUIDED X-RAY MAMMOGRAPHY SYSTEMJuly 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18765359PHOTOMASK INSPECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREOFJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110NoNo
18766158DEVICE AND METHOD FOR UNATTENDED TREATMENT OF A PATIENTJuly 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18764624TRAJECTORY OF A C-ARM OF A C-ARM SYSTEMJuly 2024June 2025Allow1100NoNo
18764756GENERATION OF A HIGH VOLTAGE TO SUPPLY A PHOTOMULTIPLIERJuly 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18764273Non-destructive Detection Method and System for Conopomorpha Sinensis BradleyJuly 2024December 2024Allow500NoNo
18762559EXTREME ULTRAVIOLET LITHOGRAPHY SYSTEMJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18760948WELLBORE FLUID OPTICAL SPECTRA EXTRACTIONJuly 2024March 2025Allow810NoNo
18725508DIFFRACTIVE OPTICAL ELEMENT FOR BEAM SPLITTING AND DESIGN METHOD THEREFOR, AND STRUCTURED LIGHT PROJECTORJune 2024January 2025Allow700NoNo
18756604METHODS OF SERVICING PHOTOLITHOGRAPHIC APPARATUSJune 2024May 2025Allow1010YesNo
18754155BATTERY HOLDER DEVICE AND BATTERY TEST SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2024April 2025Allow1000NoNo
18752958X-Ray Scintillators, Metal Halide Hybrids, Devices, and MethodsJune 2024June 2025Allow1210NoNo
18751756METHODS FOR DIFFERENTIATING AND QUANTIFYING NON-RADIOACTIVE TRACERS DOWNHOLEJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18750933SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISINFECTIONJune 2024August 2024Allow100NoNo
18722829Inert Ultraviolet Curing ApparatusJune 2024November 2024Allow500NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 2880.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
601
Examiner Affirmed
389
(64.7%)
Examiner Reversed
212
(35.3%)
Reversal Percentile
64.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 35.3% 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
2237
Allowed After Appeal Filing
829
(37.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1408
(62.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
75.9%
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, 37.1% 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 2880 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 2880 is part of Technology Center 2800. This group has examined 75,720 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 85.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 2880 receive an average of 1.32 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 23 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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