USPTO Group 3670 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19389247MODULAR MANIFOLD SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS FLUID PUMPING INTO A WELLNovember 2025March 2026Allow400NoNo
19372456VAULT FOR ENCAPSULATING DEBRIS FROM ASBESTOS CONCRETE PIPE REPAIROctober 2025January 2026Allow310NoNo
19354540INFLATABLE MATTRESS STRUCTURE WITH OVERLAPPING INDEPENDENT AIR CHAMBERSOctober 2025January 2026Allow300YesNo
19352073Transfer BoardsOctober 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19339235CONCRETE SURFACE FINISHING APPARATUSSeptember 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19331983PATIENT MOVING DEVICES (EDELGARD RISES) WITH LOCKABLE X-BRACESeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19321259COMBINATION PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION DESIGN METHOD FOR FRACTURING AND PACKING DUAL-PARTICLE-SIZE PROPPANTS FOR UNCONSOLIDATED SANDSTONE RESERVOIRSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19321256METHOD OF ARTIFICIALLY ASSISTED FILLING FOR SAND CONTROL AND WATER CONTROL OF FRACTURED RESERVOIR AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING FILLING EFFECTSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19320564SWIVEL SEAL ASSEMBLY AND ALIGNMENT METHODSeptember 2025February 2026Allow500NoNo
19318458Edge-Mountable Ventilation Apparatus for Doors and WindowsSeptember 2025December 2025Allow410YesNo
19312429SILICONE RINGAugust 2025February 2026Allow620NoNo
19309664CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESSES FOR USING SAMEAugust 2025November 2025Allow300NoNo
19305735METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FRACTURE HEIGHT IN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS RESERVOIRS UNDER MULTI-BEDDING INTERFERENCEAugust 2025December 2025Allow400NoNo
19303527SIMPLIFIED DOUBLE-SIDED NYLON LOCKAugust 2025November 2025Allow300NoNo
19304380SAFETY ANCHORING ACCESSORYAugust 2025November 2025Allow310YesNo
18992418HOSE JOINTAugust 2025March 2026Allow1400NoNo
19300781Gravel SpreaderAugust 2025November 2025Allow310NoNo
19298265NYLON HINGE FOR FACILITATING ADJUSTMENT OF SPRING TORQUEAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19297689ADAPTER ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH A WELLBORE TOOL STRINGAugust 2025February 2026Allow600NoNo
19294409LOCKSETAugust 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19292247RAPID DEPLOY MOBILE PEDESTRIAN BRIDGEAugust 2025October 2025Allow310NoNo
19284994Plum Picking and Grading Robot and Picking MethodJuly 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19286059BED SHEET RETENTION SYSTEMS, SYSTEM COMPONENTS, AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE SAMEJuly 2025March 2026Allow711NoNo
19283687Band With Bistable Actuation Mechanism Employing Flexible ElementJuly 2025October 2025Allow310YesNo
19280738HYDRAULICALLY SUPPORTED FACE SEALJuly 2025February 2026Allow600YesNo
19280613Fixator for Telescopic Rod and The Telescopic RodJuly 2025October 2025Allow200YesNo
19280226FOLDING FRAMEJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19278362REAL-TIME ZONAL INFLOW ANALYZER WITH CLOSED-LOOP TRACER SYSTEMJuly 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
18870326NURSING CARE BEDJuly 2025August 2025Allow900NoNo
19273770SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAVER WITH RECYCLED MATERIALSJuly 2025August 2025Allow100YesNo
19270532COMPUTER NUMERICAL CONTROL MACHINE ANCHORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIND TURBINE BLADE MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRJuly 2025January 2026Allow610YesNo
19270647Anti-jamming Ratchet-type Tensioning DeviceJuly 2025October 2025Allow300YesNo
19268233DESANDER ASSEMBLY FOR PLUNGER LIFT SYSTEMJuly 2025January 2026Allow600YesNo
19267776ADJUSTABLE DOOR LATCHJuly 2025October 2025Allow310NoNo
19265920CRIB MATTRESS COVER SYSTEMJuly 2025December 2025Allow510YesNo
19265148ADJUSTABLE-LENGTH WATCH STRAPJuly 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19263775BED SKIRT SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTABLE BEDJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
18875699ROTATION ANGLE CONTROL AND BRAKING DEVICE FOR POWER HEAD OF DIRECTIONAL DRILLJuly 2025November 2025Allow1100NoNo
19262259CORE SUPPORT AND MATTRESS USING THE SAMEJuly 2025January 2026Allow610YesNo
19261569PACK OFF INDICATOR FOR A WELLBORE OPERATIONJuly 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo
19260541DOOR LOCK OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLE WITH LOCKING TONGUE AND SAFETY PIN THAT MOVE SYNCHRONOUSLYJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19259291JUNCTION ORIENTING INTERFACE FOR A MULTILATERAL WELLJuly 2025March 2026Allow810NoNo
19258959COMPOSITION AND METHODS FOR INHIBITING CORROSION OF METAL DURING ACIDIZING A WELLBORE IN A SUBTERRANEAN FORMATION FOR FRACKINGJuly 2025October 2025Allow411YesNo
19259097BAND EMPLOYING BISTABLE MAGNETIC ACTUATOR WITH HANDS FREE ACTUATIONJuly 2025September 2025Allow310NoNo
19256201Intelligent Surgical Dissection Table Capable of Exchanging PositionsJuly 2025March 2026Allow800NoNo
19257309Faucet Raw Material Silicone SleeveJuly 2025February 2026Abandon810NoNo
19257175HIGH PRESSURE PIPE SWIVEL ASSEMBLYJuly 2025September 2025Allow310NoNo
19254591WELLHEAD FLOW BLOCK AND FLOW CONTROL MECHANISMSJune 2025February 2026Allow700NoNo
19256023ANTI-FROST HEAVE PILE FOUNDATION SUPPORT DEVICEJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19250104STRUCTURE FOR CONTROLLING CRACK GENERATIONGENERATION IN LARGE-VOLUME SLUICE GATE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREFORJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19250837DESERT GREENHOUSE SKELETON SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19251746TRANSMISSION LINE TOWER BASE WITH ELECTROTHERMAL AIR-BLOWING ANTI-FROST HEAVE FUNCTION FOR PERMAFROST REGIONSJune 2025November 2025Allow410NoNo
19248817Annular Blow Out PreventerJune 2025December 2025Allow600NoNo
19247046CATCHER ASSEMBLY FOR A PLUNGERJune 2025February 2026Allow800NoNo
19245330HEATABLE HOSE ASSEMBLY FOR ASPHALT REPAIR AND METHODS OF USEJune 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19244462LIQUID ACCUMULATION-FREE PRODUCTION AND DRAINAGE SYSTEM FOR OIL AND GAS WELLJune 2025October 2025Allow410YesNo
19141342HYDROGEN SWELLABLE FILLERS FOR SURFACE AND UNDERGROUND FLUID ISOLATION BARRIERSJune 2025March 2026Allow910YesNo
19244459METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ROTATING A CASING TO ENSURE EFFICIENT DISPLACEMENT OF CEMENT SLURRYJune 2025February 2026Allow800YesNo
19242793BED SHEET RETENTION SYSTEMS, AND SYSTEM COMPONENTSJune 2025February 2026Allow821YesYes
19242081UNIVERSAL COUPLING SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USEJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19240964GEOSTEERING CONTROL FRAMEWORKJune 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo
19240600GEOSTEERING CONTROL FRAMEWORKJune 2025December 2025Allow600NoNo
19237839BYPASS TOOL FOR USE WITH A TUBING ANCHORJune 2025February 2026Abandon810NoNo
19237563Tubing Anchor with Locking Lug RingJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19238174LACING DEVICEJune 2025September 2025Allow300YesNo
19238225INTEGRATED CLOSURE DEVICE COMPONENTS AND METHODSJune 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19238342APPARATUS FOR POSITIONING A PATIENT DURING SURGERY TO MAXIMIZE ACCESS TO A SURGICAL SITE OF INTERESTJune 2025September 2025Allow410NoNo
19236587PULLBACK SYSTEM FOR DRILLING TOOLJune 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo
19236436APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING DRILLINGJune 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo
18275051CRUDE OIL EXTRACTION PUMPJune 2025July 2025Allow2320YesNo
19234361OPTIMIZED ADJUSTMENT OF A PATIENT COUCH IN THE VERTICAL DIRECTIONJune 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19233362TUBULAR COMPONENT HAVING FACE-TO-FACE INTERNAL POCKETS FOR SECURING AN OBJECT THEREBETWEENJune 2025December 2025Allow610YesNo
19232958COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR WELL CEMENTINGJune 2025January 2026Allow810YesNo
19233902Integrated Bypass and Flowback Systems and Methods for Well FracturingJune 2025October 2025Allow400NoNo
19232933METHODS FOR GROUT INJECTION REPAIR AND WATER RETENTION IN GOAFJune 2025July 2025Allow100NoNo
19232707SAFETY CAGE FOR A PAVING MACHINEJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19231751DEBRIS BLOWER WITH SOUND ATTENUATION RESONATORJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19136872MILLING AND DEBRIS COLLECTING WITH MULTIPHASE VACUUM PUMPJune 2025February 2026Allow810YesNo
19136871FREQUENCY ANALYSIS OF TIME-SERIES VIBRATIONAL DATAJune 2025January 2026Allow710YesNo
19230966Hybrid Tunnel Boring Using Combination of Thermal and Mechanical ProcessesJune 2025March 2026Allow911YesNo
19228849SAND CATCHER FOR DOWNHOLE PUMP AND METHOD FOR USING SAMEJune 2025February 2026Allow900NoNo
19229631FAST-ACTING SWELLABLE DOWNHOLE SEALJune 2025February 2026Allow801YesNo
19227954KIT FOR BEARING EXTRACTION FROM A STUFFING BOX OF A ROTARY MECHANICAL DEVICEJune 2025January 2026Allow800YesNo
19227670Method For Manufacturing Sealing Structure And Sealing StructureJune 2025March 2026Allow910YesNo
19226414Method of Controlling Tensile-Splitting and Hydro-Shearing Parameters During Completion of Enhanced Geothermal System WellsJune 2025October 2025Allow410YesNo
19227008SURFACTANTS FOR OIL AND GAS PRODUCTIONJune 2025December 2025Allow601NoNo
19226131BRIDGE SLIDING DEVICE AND A BRIDGE CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMJune 2025September 2025Abandon310NoNo
19225229HANDRAIL CONNECTORJune 2025October 2025Allow520NoNo
19223026DUAL-ACTION DOOR HANDLEMay 2025February 2026Allow910NoNo
19222429GROUND PENETRATING SELF-DRILLING SEED PLANTING DEVICEMay 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19222269ISOLATION SLEEVEMay 2025November 2025Allow600YesNo
19222343RELEASE ASSIST ASSEMBLY, AND METHOD, FOR DOUBLE GRIP PACKER WITH OPPOSED SLIPSMay 2025September 2025Allow300NoNo
19222637SUBTERRANEAN BANDED IRON BASED INJECTION FLUID FOR HYDROGEN STORAGEMay 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19220260MARINE VESSELS AND METHODS OF USING SAMEMay 2025June 2025Allow100NoNo
19221143System and Process for Subsea Fiberoptic Logging of a WellMay 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19133253COMPENSATOR ASSEMBLY FOR DOWNHOLE TOOL ARTICULATION SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2025November 2025Allow600NoNo
19220855CHITOSAN ACETATE SALT POLYMER FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY APPLICATIONSMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19218809ROLL ISOLATED ROTARY STEERABLE SYSTEMS EMPLOYING DIGITAL VALVESMay 2025November 2025Allow610NoNo
19219449INTEGRATED SELECTIVE-FIRING DETONATOR SPECIAL FOR OIL AND GAS WELLSMay 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19219804METHOD OF OIL RECOVERY FROM SUBSURFACE RESERVOIRS USING IMPROVED CARBON DIOXIDE ENHANCED OIL RECOVERYMay 2025November 2025Allow610YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 3670.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2089
Examiner Affirmed
1313
(62.9%)
Examiner Reversed
776
(37.1%)
Reversal Percentile
75.3%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 37.1% 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
6906
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2343
(33.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
4563
(66.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
60.5%
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, 33.9% 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.

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 3670 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 3670 is part of Technology Center 3600. This group has examined 158,346 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 73.4%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 3670 receive an average of 1.75 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 27 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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