USPTO Group 3610 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19119051Self-Deploying Apparatus for Attaching a Lashing to a ContainerApril 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19116247REVERSE FORCE MECHANISMMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19113122METHOD FOR MONITORING RAILWAY POINTS AND POINTS MACHINEMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19083792Gyroscopic Boat Roll Stabilizer with Bearing CoolingMarch 2025June 2025Allow210NoNo
19083828Gyroscopic Boat Roll Stabilizer with Bearing CoolingMarch 2025June 2025Allow210NoNo
19080888FLOATING BOAT LIFTMarch 2025April 2025Allow100NoNo
19078507BOAT SEAT WITH INTEGRATED ROD AND BEVERAGE HOLDERSMarch 2025April 2025Allow100NoNo
19068648TAILGATE WITH STRUCTURALLY INTEGRATED CNG SYSTEMMarch 2025June 2025Allow410YesNo
19063385CATCHING DEVICE FOR SURFACE RESCUE BASED ON AIRCRAFT PLATFORM AND SURFACE RESCUE METHODFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19060847APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED ENCODING OF IMAGES FOR BETTER HANDLING BY DISPLAYSFebruary 2025May 2025Allow300YesNo
18998229DEFLECTOR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE SUNROOFJanuary 2025June 2025Allow400NoNo
19034856Method of assembling a tubular floating structure and its useJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19034313FLOATING BODY CAPABLE OF MOVING ON WATERJanuary 2025May 2025Allow310NoNo
19033203AXLE STRUCTURE AND VEHICLEJanuary 2025May 2025Allow400NoNo
19032431COLLAPSIBLE CARTSJanuary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19031747POWER AND FRESHWATER SUPPLY SYSTEM FOR OCEAN INTEGRATED PLATFORMJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19026984INTEGRATED INSTALLATION STRUCTURE FOR MARINE APPARATUS, STORAGE CONTAINER AND MANUFACTURING METHODJanuary 2025May 2025Allow410NoNo
19028855WATERCRAFT WITH TOWER STORAGEJanuary 2025May 2025Allow400NoNo
19023429VEHICLE-MOUNTED DRAWER SAFE BOXJanuary 2025May 2025Allow310NoNo
18995246COMPLEX CLUTCH APPARATUSJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
18840476POWER SOURCE DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICEJanuary 2025May 2025Allow910YesNo
19021276EXPERIMENTAL PLATFORM FOR ELECTRO-HYDRAULIC SERVO ACTIVE SUSPENSIONS AND METHOD FOR FAULT DIAGNOSISJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
18993462LOCKING PIVOTJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19014196ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM, ARMREST, AND SEATJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19009126DRIFTING KARTJanuary 2025June 2025Allow610NoNo
19008560FOLDING CARTJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310NoNo
19006059PULLEY FASTENER FOR CONNECTING WITH TRAILER SHACKLESDecember 2024April 2025Allow310NoNo
19005270VARIABLE BALLAST PROPULSION SHIPPING VESSEL, SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2024February 2025Allow100NoNo
19002406SIMPLE FOLDING CARTDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18721365SIDE AIRBAG DEVICEDecember 2024July 2025Allow1210NoNo
19001664FOLDABLE STROLLERDecember 2024April 2025Allow310NoNo
18999261SIDE AIRBAG DEVICE AND AIRBAG FOLDING METHODDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18986872Marine Fuel Cell-Based Integrated Heat, Electricity, And Cooling Supply SystemDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18986552MOTION PRESERVING SYSTEM AND APPARATUSDecember 2024June 2025Allow610YesNo
18984421INTELLIGENT CAT LITTER BOXDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18983929CAM CLUTCHDecember 2024May 2025Allow500NoNo
18874416FLOATING PLATFORM, ANCHOR CONTAINER STRUCTURE, FLOATING STRUCTURE, AND INSTALLATION METHOD FOR INSTALLING FLOATING PLATFORM ON WATERDecember 2024March 2025Allow300YesNo
18976812FOLDABLE CARTDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18976823SHOCK ABSORBING DEVICEDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18972584COUPLING STRUCTURE FOR CART AND CARTDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18970260THREE-WHEEL MOTOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL SYSTEMDecember 2024May 2025Allow500NoNo
18969055AIRBAG APPARATUS FOR VEHICLEDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18967315ELECTRIC VEHICLE MOTOR WITH DOUBLE DISC BRAKESDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18965560SINGLE WHEELED VEHICLE WITH INCREASED TRAVEL RANGEDecember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18961584WORK MACHINENovember 2024May 2025Allow600NoNo
18961773SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICALLY POWERED AERIAL PLATFORMS TO DRAW POWER FROM GROUND-BASED STATIONSNovember 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18961241EXPANDABLE DRIFT SOCK SYSTEMNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18960057PNEUMATIC TIRENovember 2024June 2025Allow700NoNo
18958035CONTROLLABLE SINKING AND FLOATING SWIMMING POOL ROBOT AND SINKING AND FLOATING CONTROL METHOD FOR SWIMMING POOL ROBOTNovember 2024April 2025Allow420NoNo
18958052CONTROLLABLE SINKING AND FLOATING SWIMMING POOL ROBOT AND SINKING AND FLOATING CONTROL METHOD FOR SWIMMING POOL ROBOTNovember 2024April 2025Allow520NoNo
18954954INTELLIGENT FLEXIBLE BIOMIMETIC FACIAL-EXPRESSION ROBOTNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18954514Bionic cuttlefish-typed underwater detection robotNovember 2024January 2025Allow210YesNo
18949980INTERNAL INSPECTION ROBOTNovember 2024March 2025Allow400YesNo
18947549EASILY ADJUSTABLE WALKING AIDNovember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18865660ROBOT AND PATROL METHOD APPLICABLE TO SYNCHRONOUS PATROL OF LONG BRANCH PIPELINE AND MAIN PIPELINENovember 2024April 2025Allow500NoNo
18865217AQUATIC PROPULSION DEVICENovember 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18865264DETACHABLE AQUATIC PROPULSION DEVICENovember 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18939858MULTIPLE PURPOSE DOLLYNovember 2024February 2025Allow401NoNo
18939400RETROFITTED BUS WITH IMPROVED PASSENGER EXPERIENCENovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18939486UPPER SUPPORT ASSEMBLYNovember 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18863628INTEGRATED RAILWAY MOVEMENT DISPATCHING AND TRAIN OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPLICATIONNovember 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18936440SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING ELEVATOR LOADSNovember 2024June 2025Allow820NoNo
18935105Universal TrailerNovember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18935096JOINT APPARATUS FOR ROBOTNovember 2024June 2025Allow700NoNo
18933664TRAILER SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USEOctober 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18934078Carbon Fiber SnowboardOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18933916Low-Profile Motorcycle DollyOctober 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18861927Method and system for storing energyOctober 2024June 2025Allow810YesNo
18931291MOTOR VEHICLE SEAT AND ADAPTIVE SEATBELT ADJUSTMENTOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18931299Vehicle SeatOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18930831Electronically Adjustable Sway Bar LinkOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18861457STEERING WHEEL ASSEMBLYOctober 2024July 2025Allow800NoNo
18928225MULTIFUNCTIONAL BALL MOUNT WITH HIGH STRUCTURAL STRENGTHOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18929067LINK STRUCTURE FOR WHEELOctober 2024June 2025Allow800NoNo
18928256BICYCLE HUB AND SPOKE ARRANGEMENTOctober 2024February 2025Allow310NoNo
18860208COUPLING SYSTEM FOR A TOWING VEHICLEOctober 2024June 2025Allow800NoNo
18926680STEERABLE TOWING HOOK DEVICEOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18860221TURNING EARTH ANCHOR STRUCTURE FOR SUPPRESSING TOP DISPLACEMENT, AND TWO-ROW SELF-SUPPORTING TEMPORARY EARTH RETAINING STRUCTURE HAVING A MANUAL RESISTOR BLOCKOctober 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18924339STEERING COLUMN MOUNT BRACKET RELEASE FEATUREOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18922954SINGLE WHEEL VEHICLE RIDER PRESENCE DETECTOROctober 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18922759SUSPENSION FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAMEOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18923324GRAVITATIONAL TORQUE AMPLIFIER APPARATUS AND METHODOctober 2024March 2025Allow510YesNo
18858617DAMPING FORCE VARIABLE SHOCK ABSORBEROctober 2024June 2025Allow800NoNo
18920541VEHICLE PASSENGER PROTECTION SYSTEMOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18920095Modular High-Current Battery Management SystemOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18919563Gas Supply Refueling FacilityOctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18857637CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND PARALLEL LINK ROBOTOctober 2024June 2025Allow800NoNo
18916362METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ADJUSTMENT DRIVE OF A MOTOR-ADJUSTABLE STEERING COLUMN, CONTROL UNIT, STEERING COLUMN AND MOTOR VEHICLEOctober 2024July 2025Allow910YesNo
18915353FASTENING STRUCTURE OF A BELT ANCHOROctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18916350SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING HEALTH OF A ROBOTIC FINISHING CELLOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18916376SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HEALTH MONITORING OF A SANDING PAD DURING AN AUTONOMOUS FINISHING PROCESSOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18915085Hydro CycleOctober 2024November 2024Allow100NoNo
18913716VEHICLES, DECKS FOR VEHICLES, AND REARWARD ASSEMBLIES FOR VEHICLESOctober 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18913803VEHICLESOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18913780VEHICLESOctober 2024March 2025Allow520YesNo
18913829TRUCK WHEELS, VEHICLES WITH TRUCK WHEELS, AND REARWARD ASSEMBLIES OF VEHICLES WITH TRUCK WHEELSOctober 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18912823UNIDIRECTIONAL PROPULSION SYSTEMOctober 2024January 2025Allow310YesNo
18912998METHOD OF SEGMENTED GROUTING FOR REPAIRING AQUIFERS IN MINING AREAOctober 2024April 2025Allow600NoNo
18911585ELECTRIC WORK VEHICLEOctober 2024April 2025Allow700NoNo
18910579ADJUSTABLE BEACH CARTOctober 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 3610.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1166
Examiner Affirmed
729
(62.5%)
Examiner Reversed
437
(37.5%)
Reversal Percentile
75.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 37.5% 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
3504
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1303
(37.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2201
(62.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
78.5%
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, 37.2% 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 3610 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 3610 is part of Technology Center 3600. This group has examined 131,795 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 81.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 23 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 3610 receive an average of 1.36 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

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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