Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19119029 | JOINT CUTTING APPARATUS | April 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19083969 | Cat Toy | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19080390 | OFF-LEASH PET TRAINING DEVICE | March 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19072360 | SYSETEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR TETHER-BASED REACTION CONTROL AND ORBITAL ENERGY REDUCTION | March 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19065443 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CREATING WETLANDS IN HOT ARID ENVIRONMENTS | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19059957 | DUAL-BAND ANTENNA ARRAY WITH STACKED ROTMAN LENS FEED FOR BEAMFORMING | February 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19059055 | BAIT CHASING SYSTEM | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19102866 | FRACTURE CHARACTERIZATION WHILE DRILLING | February 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19049237 | ONE-BIT QUANTIZATION BASED TARGET TRACKING METHOD, DEVICE, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19048248 | ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER FOR TOWED SEISMIC PINGER | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19036202 | Detachable Cover for a Retractable Dog Leash | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19032805 | Payload Mounting Apparatus with Low-Profile Floor Brace System | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19031740 | BALLISTIC PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT (PPE) BODY ARMOR AND METHODS OF PRODUCING THE SAME | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19029571 | Cat Litter Box Convenient for Taking out and locking Cat Litter Bin | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19029720 | AIRCRAFT WITH TILTING FAN ASSEMBLIES | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18996516 | HYBRID SENSOR HEAD FOR SURFACE INSPECTION AND METHOD OF USE | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19023615 | MULTI-LEVEL VERTIPORT | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19023404 | PET WATER DISPENSER | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19021777 | DEVICE AND USE METHOD FOR WILD MONOPTERUS ALBUS DOMESTICATION | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19018289 | MODIFIABLE TURRET FOR OPTICAL SCOPE | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19012270 | PET GARMENT | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19010502 | CLIP-ON TEACHING AND PRACTICE CORD LINE FOR FLY CASTING | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19009168 | ANIMAL HEALTH AND SAFETY SYSTEM AND METHOD | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19008797 | PET ELIZABETHAN COLLAR | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19007526 | CENTRIFUGAL PUMP PET WATER FOUNTAIN | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19007444 | ELECTRIC CLIP RECEIVER SYSTEM FOR OUTRIGGERS | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19004293 | WIRELESS SENSING FOR IN-VEHICLE CHILD PRESENCE DETECTION | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19000589 | ELECTRONIC FENCE BASED ON POSITIONING ASSEMBLY | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18991810 | EFFICIENT SYNTHESIS METHOD FOR RADIATION PATTERN OF CONFORMAL ARRAY ANTENNA | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18989418 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OIL MANAGEMENT IN GEARBOXES FOR EVTOL AIRCRAFT | December 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18991311 | METHOD FOR FAST AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION OF PHASED ARRAY BASED ON RESIDUAL NEURAL NETWORK | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18988779 | HIGH-PRECISION BEIDOU SATELLITE POSITIONING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPLEX URBAN ENVIRONMENT | December 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18984635 | DUAL ROUND TRIP TIME MITIGATION FOR WIRELESS LOCAL AREA NETWORK DEVICES | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18984945 | SUPPRESSION METHOD FOR MULTIPATH SIGNAL OF IMAGE MODE BASED ON CORRELATION PEAKS OF SATELLITE BASEBAND SIGNAL | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18978723 | RELIABLE SEPARATION OF A CLAMPED HDRM INTERFACE | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18976639 | DEVICE FOR ABSORBING ENERGY BY COMPRESSION, AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH DEVICE | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18977209 | METHOD FOR RAPID RECONSTRUCTION OF FOOD SOURCE HABITAT OF LEUCOGERANUS LEUCOGERANUS BY USING RETURNED FARMLAND | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18976245 | LIDAR RANGE AND SPEED MEASUREMENT METHOD AND LIDAR | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18976291 | METHODS FOR PHASED ARRAY CALIBRATION BASED ON CNN-LSTM USING POWER MEASUREMENT | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18973541 | ANIMAL SORTING DEVICE | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18969681 | WEEDING METHOD OF ALTERNATELY CULTIVATING DUCKS BY BLOCK DIVIDING IN ORGANIC RICE FIELD AND APPLICATION THEREOF | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18871135 | FIREARM, AN UPPER RECEIVER AND A BOLT CARRIER | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18964357 | pet water feeder | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18963794 | CLEANING SYSTEM AND METHOD SUITABLE FOR ULTRA-LARGE-SCALE PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER STATION | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18962937 | AZIMUTH AMBIGUITY SUPPRESSION METHOD FOR SPACEBORNE SAR IN SPATIALLY NON-UNIFORM SAMPLING | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18961230 | METHOD FOR DETECTING AND TRACKING LOW-OBSERVABLE TARGET WITH BOOST-TO-GLIDE TRAJECTORY UNDER CONDITION OF AMBIGUOUS SLANT RANGE | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18961160 | METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING AZIMUTH AMBIGUITY OF MULTI-CHANNEL SAR SYSTEMS BASED ON CHANNEL CANCELLATION | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18958350 | MULTI-PURPOSE FEEDER WITH TIMED ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18868884 | ON-DEMAND SENSING OF DYNAMIC SENSING AREA | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18956397 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR LIFTER MOTOR COOLING IN EVTOL AIRCRAFT | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18955189 | ORDNANCE DISARMING DEVICE | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18867836 | AERODYNAMIC POD FOR AIRCRAFTS | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18954382 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUSPENDING HF ANTENNAS | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18951541 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED POSITIONING AND NAVIGATION IN GPS-DENIED ENVIRONMENTS | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18951244 | GEO-LOCATING OF WIRELESS DEVICES USING SQUARED RESIDUALS FROM ROUND TRIP TIME AND ANGLE OF ARRIVAL VECTORS | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18947832 | FLUID-FILLED THRUST LINK APPARATUS AND ASSOCIATED METHOD | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18946669 | BIOMETRIC FIREARM CHAMBER LOCK | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18946285 | DRONE-BASED PAYLOAD MANAGEMENT | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18945071 | NAVIGATING AIRCRAFT IN A JETSTREAM | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18942856 | METHOD FOR PROMOTING ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSOCIATED PLANTS IN RESTORED WETLAND | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18943678 | RADIOMETER AND RADIOMETER-BASED SOIL MOISTURE DETERMINATION METHOD | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18941935 | CANNON HAVING LASER IGNITION SYSTEM AND BREECH WINDOW CLEANING SYSTEM | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18941941 | LASER DIODE PRIMER AND CANNON IGNITING PROPELLING CHARGES WITH ELECTRICAL SIGNAL USING THE SAME | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18940840 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING POST-EARTHQUAKE DAMAGE OF BUILDING GROUPS BASED ON INSAR | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18939645 | ASSIST SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT GROUND OPERATION | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18939876 | COAL ROCK INTERFACE DIRECTIONAL DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD BASED ON ELASTIC WAVES | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18939344 | COMPACT PERSONAL FLIGHT VEHICLE | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18937182 | LASER DEVICE FOR DEFENSE AGAINST FLYING OBJECT AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18937794 | CONTINUOUS-WAVE RADAR SYSTEM FOR DETECTING FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS METALS IN SALTWATER ENVIRONMENTS | November 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18936906 | MISSION-ADAPTABLE AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHODS FOR IN-FIELD ASSEMBLY AND USE | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18936682 | GEO-LOCATING OF WIRELESS DEVICES USING SUM OF ROUND TRIP TIME AND ANGLE OF ARRIVAL SQUARED RESIDUALS | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18935230 | WATER-SCOOPING PROBE | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18934283 | Cat Litter Box | November 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18935395 | FOLDING UNIT STRUCTURE AND PET HOUSE | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18933339 | AIRPLANE CONFIGURED WITH A HIGH INTENSITY PULSE LASER GENERATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18933680 | LIDAR Sensor System Including Particular Optic Design | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18861734 | BOX FOR FOUR-LEGGED LIVE SLAUGHTER ANIMALS | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18930844 | ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY VEHICLE WITH SKEWED BASE HEAT SHIELD | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18925213 | METHODS, SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES, AND DEVICES FOR FACILITATING FEEDING OF ANIMALS | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18923918 | ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE AND ARTIFICIAL SATELLITE SYSTEM | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18924577 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING FLUTTER ON AT LEAST A PART OF AN AIRCRAFT | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18922702 | ENHANCED MATERIAL DETECTION AND FREQUENCY SWEEP ANALYSIS OF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES VIA DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18920075 | Systems and Methods for Autonomous Aircraft Capturing, Lifting, and Pushback | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18918475 | ROLLABLE BALL TOY | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18917053 | REDUNDANT LOAD PATH FOR A TILTABLE AIRCRAFT COMPONENT | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18915965 | MODIFYING A PROJECTILE CASING | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18916248 | IN-SPACE GRASPING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATION | October 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18857033 | AIRCRAFT HAVING A HYBRID POWER SOURCE WITH POWER GENERATION SOURCES CONTROLLED ACCORDING TO DRIVE UNIT POWER REQUIREMENTS | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18912835 | ROTATABLE BUTTSTOCK | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18914028 | LIDAR AND MOBILE DEVICE | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18911592 | FLIGHT TERMINATION SYSTEM FOR TETHERED AERIAL VEHICLES | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18910047 | ONSITE CO2 GENERATION FOR POULTRY STUNNING | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18910497 | ZERO-BALANCE PHASE MEASUREMENT CIRCUIT | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18908121 | AUTOMATIC SELF-CLEANING, SELF-FILLING PET WATER BOWL APPARATUS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS | October 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18907917 | AIRCRAFT RUDDER PEDAL WITH MECHANICAL KINEMATIC CHAIN | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18905523 | AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE ENGINE ATTACHMENT SYSTEM THAT HAS REDUCED VERTICAL BULK | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18853734 | SPREADING DEVICE | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18905629 | PHOTONIC CHIP MODULE, LIDAR AND MOVABLE DEVICE | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18905130 | SIDE FIREARM MAGNET MOUNT AND METHOD OF SECURELY HOLDING FIREARM AND PREVENTING ACCIDENTAL DISCHARGE | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18905098 | ANIMATED FISHING JIG APPARATUS AND SYSTEM | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 3640.
With a 42.8% 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.
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, 35.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
✓ 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 3640 is part of Technology Center 3600. This group has examined 108,944 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 74.9%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Applications in Group 3640 receive an average of 1.51 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 28 months.
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.
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