Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19185160 | SUPERCRITICAL CO2 THICKENER FOR SHALE GAS RESERVOIR BASED ON HOLLOW MESOPOROUS SILICA NANOPARTICLES AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | April 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19082622 | Adjustable Hydraulic Jarring Device | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19112229 | LOCKING THREADED CONNECTION ASSEMBLY | March 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19111327 | AUTOMATIC THRUST ACTIVATED MULTI-SPEED REDUCTION GEAR AND CLUTCH SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19063367 | SIDE STRUCTURE, PLAYPEN FRAME AND PLAYPEN | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19104376 | CONVERTIBLE SLICKLINE STUFFING BOX | February 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19055084 | INFINITE-STAGE FRACTURING SLIDING SLEEVE | February 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19051212 | METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING CONTROL EFFECTIVENESS OF FRACTURE HEIGHTS IN HYDRAULIC FRACTURING BY COMBINING MONITORING PRESSURE SIGNALS | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19051090 | TRAILER-INTEGRATED SELF-CONTAINED FRAC-SAND SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SAFETY FEATURES | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19046433 | LAYERED DISC SYSTEMS FOR POWER TROWELING | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19099804 | COMPOSITE SUPPORTING STRUCTURE COMBINING FABRIC-FORM BAG-BEHIND-WALL GROUTING AND HIGH-STRENGTH SUPPORT FRAMES, AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19035665 | Retail controller system | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19031813 | CUSHION AIRBAG PAD AND MANUFACTURE METHOD THEREOF | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19031252 | EXPANSION DEVICE FOR DEFORMATION JOINTS, PAVEMENT STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18994919 | IMPROVED DEBRIS COLLECTION AND REMOVAL FROM A WELLBORE | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19020671 | ADAPTIVE TILLAGE CONTROL | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19014167 | WHEEL UNIT AND WHEEL-TYPE MOBILE BODY | January 2025 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19012623 | THRESHING AND SEPARATION METHOD TO SEPARATE GRAINS FROM MATERIAL OTHER THAN GRAIN VIA THRESHING AND SEPARATING APPARATUSES | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19012144 | SYSTEMS FOR REGULATING THE FLOW OF MATERIAL OTHER THAN GRAIN THROUGH COMMON CONCAVES WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY EQUALIZING THE FLOW OF GRAIN THROUGH COMMON CONCAVES | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19012532 | OVER-CENTER LATCH WITH MOUNT, BASE PLATE, LEVER, AND CENTER PIN FOR COMBINE CONCAVES | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19012349 | ATTACHMENT DEVICE FOR FLOOR SHAVING SYSTEMS | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19004364 | BOLT TENSIONER AND FASTENER ASSEMBLIES | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18879475 | Magnetically Coded Lock | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19002404 | IMPLEMENT FOR SKID STEER VEHICLE | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19002278 | LOCKING AND POSITIONING MECHANISM AND ROTATIONAL FOLDING POSITIONING APPARATUS | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18989099 | IMPACT CONTROLLER FOR PRIMARY ROCK BREAKAGE | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18877338 | GROUTING PIPE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD OF DESERT WATER STORAGE AREA | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18981584 | WELL-KILLING SYSTEM FOR ULTRA-DEEP WELL DRILLING WITH CO-EXISTENCE OF OVERFLOW AND LOST CIRCULATION AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18977394 | PULSED POWER DRILLING WITH MULTIPLE SELECTIVE DRILLING FLUIDS | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18873481 | PLUNGING-TYPE CONSTANT VELOCITY UNIVERSAL JOINT | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18971905 | TWIN BIT | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18964344 | Deck Building Formwork Convenient For Safe And Efficient Assembly And Disassembly | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18961557 | INFLATABLE SPONGE MAT | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18962858 | RAILING ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF INSTALLATION | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18963320 | ADAPTER ASSEMBLY | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18961018 | MODULAR VAN SYSTEM | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18961299 | MULTIPURPOSE CONVEYOR SYSTEM | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18960181 | GREEN SEALING MATERIAL FOR KARST FLOWING WATER, AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18960492 | EMERGENCY DISPOSAL METHOD AND SYSTEM SUITABLE FOR CONTAMINATED SOIL | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18957224 | STALK ROLL | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18957359 | Transmission Device for Door Lock of Recreational Vehicle | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18954491 | METHOD OF CALCULATING THE DOSAGE OF PHASE CHANGE COARSE AGGREGATE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME AND THERMOREGULATING PAVEMENT | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18953272 | ELECTRICALLY ACTUATED ANNULAR SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE IN BLOWOUT PREVENTER | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18951588 | BRIDGE EXPANSION JOINT STRUCTURE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOF | November 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18947091 | LOW-FLOOR BUS SUPPORT STRUCTURE | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18945179 | Breastfeeding Pillow | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18943606 | Methods for Shortening Waiting-On-Cement Time in a Subterranean Well | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18943001 | DESANDER ASSEMBLY FOR PLUNGER LIFT SYSTEM | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18942301 | COMBINE HARVESTER FOR SEED PRODUCTION AND MULTIPLICATION OF GRAINS WITH AUTOMATIC CLEANING FUNCTION | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18941041 | SEAL COMPONENT FOR FLUID DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18940891 | ECO-FRIENDLY HIGH-PERFORMANCE ALL-SOLID-WASTE SOIL-BINDING MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE METHOD THEREOF | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18940584 | CONTOURED SURFACE SUPPORT CUSHION | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18939678 | SUPPORT MECHANISM OF SELF-ADAPTIVE TRACTION ROBOT FOR COMPLEX WELLBORE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18937883 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REDUCING FOOT CONTACT WITH BEDDING | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18938251 | DESANDER FOR A DOWNHOLE ASSEMBLY | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18863053 | ITEM OF FINE JEWELRY HAVING PAYMENT MEANS | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18862700 | END OF TUBING CARRIER TOOL AND METHOD FOR RELEASABLY SECURING SAME TO END OF A TUBULAR | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18937005 | Apparatus For an Ergonomic Rotatable Gardening Tool Handle | November 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18933000 | FLUIDIZED COAL MINING METHOD UTILIZING SELF-ENERGY STORAGE OF COAL SEAM | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18931322 | SPRING PLOUGHING AND LAND PREPARATION METHOD THROUGH THAWING AND WATER PUDDLING FOR SALINE-SODIC PADDY FIELDS AND APPLICATION THEREOF | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18930341 | EXTENDABLE JEWELRY CLASP | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18929709 | CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BUOYANCY ADJUSTMENT OF SHIELD TUNNEL SEGMENTS | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18929501 | TOP-DOWN CONSTRUCTION-TYPE ASSEMBLY CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR PAVED ROAD SURFACE | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18929242 | CLAMP ASSEMBLY FOR FALL PROTECTION REINFORCEMENT POST | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18861021 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BARRIER TESTING | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18927854 | Quick-Switching Waist Buckle For Tool Bag | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18924030 | INTELLIGENT DREDGING SYSTEM FOR HIGH-PILED WHARF AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18924914 | Customizable Sticky Transparent Bracelet | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18921403 | TWELVE FLUTES FOR STALK ROLL | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18922108 | VERTICAL CABLE RAIL BARRIER | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18918444 | ROAD POTHOLE FIXER | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18917488 | Selectively Frictionally Engaged Hole Cover | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18917260 | Layered Yarn and Weighted Blanket for Deep Pressure Therapy | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18916639 | Connector for Curtain Rods | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18915252 | COAL AND COALBED METHANE MINING SYSTEM BASED ON GROUND DRILLING, METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18915084 | PUSH THE BIT ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEM | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18915124 | FLAT-BACK EARPLUG | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18856461 | RAPID ASSEMBLY AND AUTOMATIC SAMPLING DRILLING TOOL FOR FROZEN SOIL LAYER EXPLORATION | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18912733 | Lock Cores and Keys | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18913427 | CATALYTIC CONVERTER LOCKING DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18914000 | CARABINER CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING LENGTH OF HARNESS | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18854964 | EVALUATING CHOKE VALVE PERFORMANCE DURING SUBTERRANEAN FIELD OPERATIONS | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18907685 | HIGH TEMPERATURE FLUID-DRIVEN DUAL-MODE CIRCULATION TOOL | October 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18907172 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FOOT PILLOW | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18906964 | BRACKET FOR SUPPORTING ATTACHMENT OF THE END OF A RAILING MEMBER TO A VERTICAL MEMBER | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18904178 | Low-PIM Barrier Stanchion And Safety Barrier | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18903173 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BIOCHAR-BASED SOIL CARBON SEQUESTRATION | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18903594 | Annular Blow Out Preventer | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18903641 | POLYMER-BASED WELL TRACERS WITH TUNABLE RELEASE PROFILE | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18899874 | SYSTEM FOR MAINTAINING AN INFANT IN A SUPINE POSITION | September 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18900064 | AUGER WITH ANCHORING DEVICE AND DURABLE BIT ATTACHMENT | September 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18898047 | INTEGRATED CONTROL OF HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL MOVEMENTS OF A LONG-STROKE PUMPING UNIT | September 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18895592 | WHEEL LINE TRANSMISSION PIPE SYSTEM | September 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18895379 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZING PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION OF LOST CIRCULATION MATERIALS | September 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18890910 | DREDGING AND DRAINAGE STRUCTURE FOR IRRIGATION AREA | September 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18892007 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERMANENT STORAGE OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN SHALE RESERVOIRS | September 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18890087 | BALING MECHANISM OF COTTON PICKER AND CONTROL SYSTEM OF BALING MECHANISM | September 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18889475 | HINGE ASSEMBLY AND PIECE OF FURNITURE OR DOMESTIC APPLIANCE | September 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18888902 | Irrigation Saddle Annular Seal Face | September 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18888060 | Automatic Positioning Bolt | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 3670.
With a 37.0% 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.
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, 34.4% 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 3670 is part of Technology Center 3600. This group has examined 160,624 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 74.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.
Applications in Group 3670 receive an average of 1.70 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 26 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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