USPTO Group 3650 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19359943Shredder centrifugal separatorOctober 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19355534SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSIONOctober 2025February 2026Allow410NoNo
19353791HEAD AND NECK ASSEMBLY OF A HUMANOID ROBOTOctober 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19350685CONVEYOR APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC WASTE TRANSFEROctober 2025January 2026Allow300YesNo
19342661VISION-BASED TRACKING CONTROL METHOD FOR QUADRUPED ROBOT, AND QUADRUPED ROBOT SYSTEMSeptember 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19332699NICOTINE POUCH DISPENSERSeptember 2025February 2026Allow510YesNo
19332867HUMANOID ROBOT WITH A CENTRAL REGION HAVING AN ARRANGEMENT OF ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES AND COMPONENTSSeptember 2025February 2026Allow510YesNo
19329559HUMANOID ROBOT WITH ADVANCED KINEMATICSSeptember 2025February 2026Allow510YesNo
19327402Cylindrical object lifting system and methodSeptember 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19321984APPARATUS FOR SORTING RAW COFFEE BEANS BASED ON DEFECT DETECTIONSeptember 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19322446SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT CONTROL OF A HUMANOID ROBOTSeptember 2025March 2026Allow600NoNo
19320605NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED MEDICAL PROCEDURESSeptember 2025December 2025Allow400NoNo
19310623Flux Sensing SystemAugust 2025January 2026Allow500YesNo
19310469Semantic Robotic Device SystemAugust 2025December 2025Allow400YesNo
19303323System for Identifying, Tracking, Controlling, and/or Optimizing Stacked Shipping Assets in an Inventory Management Facility and Related MethodsAugust 2025December 2025Allow400NoNo
19296086Multi-Function Rack Systems and MethodsAugust 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19293947CONVEYING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION LINEAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19291674VERTICAL LOW-TEMPERATURE STORAGE REFRIGERATORAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19284933CAM CLUTCHJuly 2025February 2026Allow600NoNo
19283770SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSIONJuly 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19281200HINGE-MOUNTABLE HANDLE ASSEMBLYJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19279457SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSIONJuly 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19278023Cargo Transport ComplexJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19278126Cargo Transport ComplexJuly 2025August 2025Allow100NoNo
19276046CLUTCH SYSTEMJuly 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19275803ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR SELECTIVE OPENING OF FLEXIBLE CONTAINERS IN WASTE STREAMSJuly 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19275807DEVICE TO SORT A MIXED SOLID WASTE STREAMJuly 2025October 2025Allow310NoNo
19274629FLOOR MOVING SYSTEMJuly 2025March 2026Allow811NoNo
19274609SPIRo: An AI Based Origami Inspired Pneumatic Soft Robot with Multidimensional Locomotion and Multimodal Deep Feature Selection and Fusion with an Improved Deep Forest Classifier Architecture for Real-Time Gas Pipeline Leak DetectionJuly 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19270553DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING YARN FEEDING TENSION OF FALSE-TWIST TEXTURING MACHINEJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19269318PALLET SORTING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USEJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19267432SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PRODUCE GRADING AND SORTING USING MACHINE VISION AND ROBOTICSJuly 2025October 2025Allow310NoNo
19266718STORAGE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ROBOTIC PICKINGJuly 2025March 2026Allow800NoNo
19267004MAGNET PRINTING DEVICE AND RELATED METHODSJuly 2025November 2025Allow510YesNo
19259679TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT WITH CLEANING CAPABILITIESJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19254134ROBOTIC ARM OBSTACLE AVOIDING PATH PLANNING METHODJune 2025December 2025Allow510NoNo
19252748Support Assembly for a Building MaterialJune 2025January 2026Allow710YesNo
19252708HEAD AND NECK ASSEMBLY OF A BIPEDAL ROBOTJune 2025September 2025Allow210NoNo
19252392HEAD AND NECK ASSEMBLY OF A HUMANOID ROBOTJune 2025October 2025Allow310NoNo
19253351SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH SENSOR FAULT TOLERANCEJune 2025September 2025Allow300YesNo
19251672ARTICULATING PUSHER SHOVELJune 2025September 2025Allow310NoNo
19249743SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE THERMAL OPTIMIZATIONJune 2025September 2025Allow300NoNo
19140214Multifunctional device for managing a pallet with its loadJune 2025February 2026Allow810NoNo
19238866ClutchJune 2025February 2026Allow810NoNo
19237082WAFER DETECTION SYSTEMJune 2025September 2025Allow300NoNo
19237484CAM CLUTCHJune 2025February 2026Allow900NoNo
19236199DRIVE UNIT FOR HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLEJune 2025February 2026Allow810NoNo
19236841SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-RACK STORAGEJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19235005Method and Apparatus for Position Alignment of Robotic Arm, as Well as Electronic DeviceJune 2025January 2026Allow710NoNo
19233536CONTROL OF A LIMITED SLIP DIFFERENTIAL FOR A VEHICLEJune 2025March 2026Allow910NoNo
19233202SIVRT GeartrainJune 2025January 2026Allow710NoNo
19232298MECHANICAL INFINITELY VARIABLE TRANSMISSION FOR OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENTJune 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo
19231900AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINE, AND CONTROLLERJune 2025January 2026Allow710NoNo
19232047AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINE, AND CONTROLLERJune 2025July 2025Allow100NoNo
19232152AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINE, AND CONTROLLERJune 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19230375ELECTRIC TRANSFER CASE WITH ACTIVE HYBRID ENGAGEMENTJune 2025February 2026Allow910NoNo
19230093MINIATURE PARALLEL ROBOT AND FLAT DESIGN MANUFACTURING METHODJune 2025February 2026Allow900NoNo
19229608OIL DISTRIBUTOR AND REDUCERJune 2025February 2026Allow911NoNo
19227680ERGONOMIC DEVICE FOR WRITING INSTRUMENT AND RELATED METHODSJune 2025November 2025Allow510YesNo
19227578AUTO INDUCTION FROM AUTOBAGGER TO SORTING ROBOTJune 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19226572AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINE, AND CONTROLLERJune 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19226700AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS MOBILE MACHINE, AND CONTROLLERJune 2025December 2025Allow610YesNo
19223945KINEMATICS OF A MECHANICAL END EFFECTORMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19223886GEARBOX ASSEMBLY WITH LUBRICANT EXTRACTION VOLUME RATIOMay 2025November 2025Allow510YesNo
19223862GEARBOX ASSEMBLY WITH LUBRICANT EXTRACTION VOLUME RATIOMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19220113WHEEL-WING DUAL-DRIVE HIGH-MOBILITY CLIMBING ROBOTMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19220038BIOMIMETIC DEXTEROUS FINGERS AND BIOMIMETIC ROBOTSMay 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19216533WORKPIECE CONVEYING DEVICE AND COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL APPARATUSMay 2025November 2025Allow610NoNo
19215587AUTOMATIC WINDING MACHINE AND AUTOMATIC WINDING METHODMay 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19216692METHODS FOR MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SUPER-RESOLUTION TARGET SENSING BASED ON 5G AEROMACSMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19215567Modular Material Handling Robot PlatformMay 2025March 2026Allow1001NoNo
19214511PORTABLE OIL EXTRACTION PUMPMay 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19214687ENERGY-SAVING HOOK FIXING DEVICE FOR CRANEMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19213545ACOUSTIC TILE INSTALLATION TOOLMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19212721CONVEYING LOGISTICS LINE AND METHOD, PALLET LOGISTICS CONTROL METHODMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19211867TELESCOPIC PICKERMay 2025August 2025Allow310NoNo
19210301Lift Devices for ContainersMay 2025November 2025Allow600NoNo
19211023Load Handling System for Storage RackingMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19211002Load Handling System for Storage RackingMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19210643ELECTRIC VEHICLEMay 2025December 2025Allow700NoNo
19130180TRANSFER SYSTEMMay 2025February 2026Allow900NoNo
19209596HOIST HOOK AND TRANSPORTING METHOD OF ARTICLE USING THE HOIST HOOKMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19206491CONVEYOR BOOM ASSEMBLY HAVING REVERSING DISTAL SECTIONMay 2025February 2026Allow920NoNo
19206658DIFFERENTIAL DEVICE AND DRIVE TRANSMISSION DEVICEMay 2025January 2026Allow810NoNo
19206694ELECTRIC HEAVY-LOAD PUSH-PULL TOOLMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19206712PARKING LOCK DEVICEMay 2025January 2026Allow810NoNo
19202711TRAILER-INTEGRATED DRIVE-OVER SAND-TRUCK UNLOADER SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SAFETY FEATURESMay 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19202714SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSIONMay 2025July 2025Allow210NoNo
19201405UNDERCARRIAGE IMAGING ROVERMay 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19197981AUTOMATIC MEDICATION INTAKE AND DISPENSING SYSTEMMay 2025June 2025Allow200NoNo
19197983AUTOMATIC MEDICATION INTAKE AND DISPENSING SYSTEMMay 2025November 2025Allow620NoNo
19196024ELECTROMAGNETICALLY SHIFTABLE POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT CLUTCHMay 2025January 2026Allow910NoNo
19196031ELECTROMAGNETICALLY SHIFTABLE POSITIVE ENGAGEMENT CLUTCHMay 2025March 2026Allow1010NoNo
19195955INSPECTION ROBOT WITH OFFSET SLED MOUNTS FOR INSPECTING THICK ASSETSMay 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19194899LIFT CARTS FOR CARGO HANDLINGApril 2025December 2025Abandon810NoNo
19195645MOBILE ROBOT, CONTROLLER, AND MOBILE ROBOT CONTROL METHODApril 2025December 2025Allow710NoNo
19193305FRONT-LOADING AND LIFTING REFUSE VEHICLEApril 2025October 2025Allow610YesNo
19192418PATH TRACKING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR IN-OIL INSPECTION ROBOT FOR STORAGE TANK BOTTOM PLATE IN INVISIBLE ENVIRONMENTApril 2025June 2025Allow100NoNo
19193588MOBILE ROBOT, CONTROLLER, AND LOCALIZATION METHOD FOR MOBILE ROBOTApril 2025August 2025Allow300NoNo
19124952SHEET-FED ROTARY PRINTING MACHINE COMPRISING AN ELECTRODE UNITApril 2025January 2026Allow900NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 3650.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2007
Examiner Affirmed
1144
(57.0%)
Examiner Reversed
863
(43.0%)
Reversal Percentile
89.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 43.0% 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
5675
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2092
(36.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3583
(63.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
82.7%
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, 36.9% 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 3650 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 3650 is part of Technology Center 3600. This group has examined 136,923 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 77.7%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 3650 receive an average of 1.55 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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