USPTO Group 3650 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19117988LINEAR TRANSPORTER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LINEAR TRANSPORTERApril 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
19097274SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSIONApril 2025May 2025Allow100NoNo
19113766Systems and Methods for Semi-Automatic Fly-Fishing ReelsMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19079892Transferring Items Between Two Support SurfacesMarch 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
18271710BLANKING MOLD, BLANKING AND STACKING APPARATUS, AND BLANKING METHODMarch 2025June 2025Allow2300NoNo
19111461MOTOR CONTROL DEVICE AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICEMarch 2025June 2025Allow300YesNo
19076647RIDE FEATURE HAVING CONJOINED BOWL STRUCTUREMarch 2025July 2025Allow400NoNo
19064661METHODS FOR IMPROVED HAND-EYE CALIBRATION BASED ON STRUCTURED LIGHT CAMERASFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19061932System for Identifying, Tracking, Controlling, and/or Optimizing Stacked Shipping Assets in an Inventory Management Facility and Related MethodsFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19058397Semantic Robotic DeviceFebruary 2025June 2025Allow410NoNo
19049379SELF-ADAPTIVE IDENTIFICATION METHOD FOR NONLINEAR DYNAMIC PARAMETERS OF REDUCERFebruary 2025May 2025Allow300NoNo
19045938METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWERTRAIN OF A VEHICLE HAVING A DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSIONFebruary 2025July 2025Allow500NoNo
19101391CLUTCH ASSEMBLYFebruary 2025June 2025Allow400NoNo
19043618GRIPPING APPARATUS AND PROCESSING EQUIPMENTFebruary 2025May 2025Allow300NoNo
19037842FLOW-THROUGH CENTRIFUGE AND METHOD FOR BRINGING ABOUT AN OPERATIONAL STATE OF A FLOW-THROUGH CENTRIFUGEJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
19035685METHODS AND SYSTEMS OF GENERATING CAMERA MODELS FOR CAMERA CALIBRATIONJanuary 2025May 2025Allow310NoNo
19026675FRUIT POST-HARVEST DISINFECTION AND CONVEYING PRODUCTION LINEJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
19030584DOG CLUTCH CONTROL SYSTEMJanuary 2025June 2025Allow400NoNo
19029343SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIRCRAFT FUNCTION PRIORITIZATION AND ALLOCATIONJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300YesNo
19024670BIDIRECTIONALLY ROTATABLE MECHANISM, BIDIRECTIONAL SANDER, AND BIDIRECTIONAL CLEANERJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500NoNo
19018691VARIABLE ELECTRIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2025June 2025Allow500YesNo
19017809METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING CLEANING ROBOT, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
19017276RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION (RFID)-BASED AUTOMATED SORTING VEHICLE FOR REAL-TIME ORDER VERIFICATIONJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19016229SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSIONJanuary 2025March 2025Allow300NoNo
19010276RETRACTABLE DATA CABLEJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19009448WAFER CALIBRAITON METHOD FOR A WAFER CALIBRATION DEVICEJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19004490INTELLIGENT SYSTEM FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CLEANING ROBOTDecember 2024April 2025Allow300NoNo
19004030METHOD FOR PROCESSING ORDERDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
19001493INTERMITTENT MOVING MECHANISM AND INTERMITTENT DIVERSION DEVICEDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
19000954SCREEN PANEL FOR REMOVING DEBRISDecember 2024June 2025Allow600NoNo
19000555METALLIC THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIALS AND ASSOCIATED DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18986841METHOD FOR ALIGNING A SHEET IN A FEEDER OF A SHEET-PROCESSING MACHINEDecember 2024June 2025Allow620NoNo
18983448ELASTIC BUFFERING PLANET CARRIER AND SPEED REDUCERDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18983536SPRING AND DAMPER ASSEMBLY FOR A CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH IN A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE TRANSMISSIONDecember 2024May 2025Allow500NoNo
18982841Robotic Emulation DeviceDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18874611CONVEYANCE SYSTEMDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18978644DUAL LOAD PATH ACTUATORDecember 2024June 2025Allow600YesNo
18978146METHOD FOR SCHEDULING CARS AT NARROW CURVE BASED ON PARKING SPACE FOR TEMPORARY AVOIDANCEDecember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18873801FEEDERDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18977162SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELF-PROPELLED GARDEN MACHINESDecember 2024May 2025Allow500NoNo
18977531HANDLING DIFFERENTIALS IN A VEHICLEDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18977028DYNAMIC REAL-TIME TRACKING AND ROBOTIC SYSTEMSDecember 2024April 2025Allow500NoNo
18872490DUAL POSITION WEB TRANSFER SYSTEMDecember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18971193Anti-Jamming Ratchet-Type Tensioning DeviceDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18972185GEARBOX ASSEMBLY WITH LUBRICANT EXTRACTION VOLUME RATIODecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18972172GEARBOX ASSEMBLY WITH LUBRICANT EXTRACTION VOLUME RATIODecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18969714TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICE AND TRAVEL CONTROL METHODDecember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18969219HOT-STATE EFFICIENT FILLING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ROOTS OF FLANGES OF CLARIFICATION SECTIONS OF PLATINUM CHANNELSDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18967846GEAR DEVICE AND ACTUATORDecember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18871374CONTAINER HANDLING SYSTEMDecember 2024June 2025Allow600NoNo
18965564APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AN ORAL NICOTINE DISPENSING SYSTEMDecember 2024March 2025Allow310NoNo
18870457CYLINDRICAL ORE WASHING MACHINE USED FOR HYDROMETALLURGICAL SMELTING OF LATERITE NICKEL ORENovember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18964303SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR DYNAMIC REBALANCING OF MULTI-RACK STORAGENovember 2024February 2025Allow310YesNo
18960148Ratchet-Type Tensioning DeviceNovember 2024April 2025Allow410NoNo
18869299Affective Computing Method for Interactive Robot, and Related DeviceNovember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18868811Load Handling Device For A Transportation Unit And A Transportation UnitNovember 2024March 2025Allow400YesNo
18958436ADHESIVE PAPERBAND COMPOSITE FOR TURN UP PROCEDURENovember 2024May 2025Allow611NoNo
18958230SPEED REDUCERNovember 2024May 2025Allow601NoNo
18956453PLANETARY GEAR DEVICENovember 2024April 2025Allow400NoNo
18954634Park-and-Ride Route Generation Method, System, Device, and MediumNovember 2024April 2025Allow500NoNo
18867462LINEAR CONVEYANCE DEVICENovember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18952984Front Derailleur with Integral Cadence SensorNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18867338HOLLOW SWIVEL ACTUATORNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18952307CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH MECHANISMSNovember 2024March 2025Abandon400NoNo
18951219APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD ADAPTED TO ENABLE AUTOMATED WIRE OR CABLE CODE READING AND MANUFACTURE OF WIRE HARNESSES AND CABLE ASSEMBLIESNovember 2024December 2024Allow100NoNo
18949993APPARATUS FOR THERMAL PERFORMANCE MONITORING AND SAFE OPERATION OF A NUCLEAR POWER PLANTNovember 2024May 2025Allow611YesNo
18866099PROCESSING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR ACTIVATING AT LEAST ONE ALIGNMENT SEGMENT OF A PROCESSING MACHINENovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18947728COMPONENT HANDLING SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18948355CLASSIFICATION DEVICE AND CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR SORTING AND CLASSIFYING LED LIGHTING ACCORDING TO FORM OF HOUSING THROUGH VISION RECOGNITION FROM LED-MIXED WASTE LIGHTING HAVING DIFFERENT FORMS OF HOUSINGNovember 2024January 2025Allow200NoNo
18944536Planetary-type bottom-bracket transmission for a bicycle or a pedelecNovember 2024June 2025Allow700NoNo
18944954METHOD FOR MOVING A LIFTING DEVICENovember 2024April 2025Allow500NoNo
18942793MULTIFUNCTIONAL STABLE WINCH HOOK GUIDE RAIL SYSTEMNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18863780SAFETY FUNCTIONS IN AN INDUSTRIAL ROBOTNovember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18936863AIRCRAFT TURBOMACHINE WITH MECHANICAL REDUCTION GEARNovember 2024June 2025Allow700YesNo
18935431FISHING REEL WITH INTELLIGENT BRAKINGNovember 2024January 2025Allow310YesNo
18933532Transmission and Drive Device for a Motor VehicleOctober 2024June 2025Allow801NoNo
18933269DRIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN AGRICULTURAL APPLICATOROctober 2024July 2025Allow800NoNo
18932534LARGE-SCALE TOOL HOISTING DEVICE FOR OFFSHORE ELECTRIC POWER CONSTRUCTIONOctober 2024January 2025Allow310YesNo
18931389CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLEOctober 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18930392BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLEOctober 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18930191CAM CLUTCH UNITOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18928872BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLEOctober 2024June 2025Allow710YesNo
18928131VEHICLE GEAR SELECTION CONTROLOctober 2024January 2025Allow210YesNo
18928134VEHICLE GEAR SELECTION CONTROLOctober 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18928130VEHICLE GEAR SELECTION CONTROLOctober 2024January 2025Allow210NoNo
18928137VEHICLE GEAR SELECTION CONTROLOctober 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18928128VEHICLE GEAR SELECTION CONTROLOctober 2024January 2025Allow310YesNo
18928135VEHICLE GEAR SELECTION CONTROLOctober 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18927550TRANSMISSION COOLING SYSTEMOctober 2024April 2025Allow620YesNo
18927580HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEMOctober 2024April 2025Allow501NoNo
18925152FEEDING DEVICE FOR SUBWAY GRILLE MAIN REINFORCEMENT CONVEYINGOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18925750APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATE IN VACUUM CHAMBEROctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18925172Hook-type handling device, transport equipment and transport methodOctober 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18925515VARIABLE CHARACTERISTIC LIMITED-SLIP DIFFERENTIALOctober 2024June 2025Allow810NoNo
18924595REPLACEMENT BLADES FOR BELT CLEANERS AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING SAMEOctober 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18924407METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERING, PROCESSING, AND TRANSPORTING SAND FOR WELL FRACTURINGOctober 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18924358HAND HELD STRAPPING TOOLOctober 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18924345MEDICATION ADHERENCE AND MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18859176LUBRICATING MECHANISM FOR PLANETARY GEAR TRAINOctober 2024March 2025Allow500NoNo
18923114DIFFERENTIAL LOCK ACTUATOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MOVING FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACEOctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo

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
1771
Examiner Affirmed
1010
(57.0%)
Examiner Reversed
761
(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
5061
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1919
(37.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3142
(62.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
84.8%
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, 37.9% 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 141,690 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 79.3%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 3650 receive an average of 1.48 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 25 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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