Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19358261 | DYNAMIC PROMOTIONAL LAYOUT MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION RULES | October 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19354316 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED VALIDATION AND RESOLUTION OF EXCEPTION RECORDS | October 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19315027 | AUGMENTED REALITY VISUAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR INJECTABLE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND VERIFICATION | August 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19295129 | Healthcare Object Recognition, Systems And Methods | August 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19275248 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO PERSONS IN NEED THEREOF IN RESPONSE TO A LARGE SCALE EMERGENCY SCENARIO | July 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19272858 | DISPLAY CUSTOMIZATION SYSTEM FOR 3D MODEL SHOPPING INTERFACE | July 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 19271679 | Personalized AI Agent as a Case Manager | July 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19271473 | Pharmacy Surveillance and Intervention system for monitoring, detecting and preventing Narcotic Abuse | July 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19254700 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALLOCATING RESOURCES VIA INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE | June 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19255827 | METHOD, MEDIUM, AND SYSTEM FOR VIRTUAL AGENTS TO HELP CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESSES | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19253887 | Providing insights to a doctor engaged in conversation with a patient from a consensus of mutliple artificial intelligence (AI) specialists analyzing the conversation | June 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19233833 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDER FULFILLMENT | June 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19223888 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL REINFORCEMENT LEARNING IN AN AI PLATFORM | May 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19217777 | INTEGRATED, AI-ENABLED VALUE-BASED CARE MEASUREMENT AND OBJECTIVE RISK ASSESSMENT CLINICAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19217946 | INTEGRATED, AI-ENABLED VALUE-BASED CARE MEASUREMENT AND OBJECTIVE RISK ASSESSMENT CLINICAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | May 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19217868 | INTEGRATED, AI-ENABLED VALUE-BASED CARE MEASUREMENT AND OBJECTIVE RISK ASSESSMENT CLINICAL AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | May 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19218195 | METHOD FOR GENERATING IMAGES OF SYNTHETIC PRODUCTS THAT ARE IMMEDIATELY MANUFACTURABLE | May 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19206130 | TARGETED CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLACKHEAD REMOVAL | May 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19189020 | System and Method for Emotionally Intelligent, Personalized AI Avatar-Based Health Coaching Using Multi-Domain Data and Adaptive Behavioral Intelligence | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19189035 | System and Method for Emotionally Intelligent, Personalized AI Avatar-Based Health Coaching Using Multi-Domain Data and Adaptive Behavioral Intelligence | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19189025 | System and Method for Emotionally Intelligent, Personalized AI Avatar-Based Health Coaching Using Multi-Domain Data and Adaptive Behavioral Intelligence | April 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19189030 | System and Method for Emotionally Intelligent, Personalized AI Avatar-Based Health Coaching Using Multi-Domain Data and Adaptive Behavioral Intelligence | April 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19187334 | GENERATIVE APPAREL RECOMMENDATIONS USING IMAGES OF A PERSON DURING THE COURSE OF A COMMUNICATIONS SESSION AMONG USERS | April 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19185942 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING PROVISION OF MESSAGES WITH CONTENT FROM DISPARATE SOURCES BASED ON RISK AND FEEDBACK DATA | April 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19183602 | SHELF DEVICE WITH A MOVABLE CAMERA FOR PRODUCT CAPTURE, UNMANNED SALES SYSTEM, AND SALES MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR UNMANNED STORES | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19172565 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAPID BIONIC ENTITY FITTING SAMPLING | April 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19090894 | EMAIL SUBJECT LINE GENERATION METHOD | March 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19079691 | Healthcare Object Recognition, Systems And Methods | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19111450 | Medicine Preparation Assistance Device, Method for Operating Same, and Application | March 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19076718 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MESSAGE CONTROL | March 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19074848 | CREATING AND MANAGING PROBLEM LISTS FOR ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS | March 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19072965 | PERSONALIZED LIVER CANCER TREATMENT | March 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19069292 | REGIONALLY INTEGRATED EMERGENCY STROKE UNIT | March 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19069147 | System and Method of Electronic Health Record Permissioning and Monetization | March 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19062710 | MONETIZED USER FEEDBACK SYSTEM AND PLATFORM FOR MONETIZING USER FEEDBACK THROUGH CONCISE, TARGETED TIPS AIMED AT DECISION-MAKERS | February 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 19105682 | AN ELECTRONIC BINDER SYSTEM (EBINDER) FOR PROCESSING SOURCE DATA TO EDC SYSTEMS | February 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19059016 | CONTEXT-BASED USER INTERFACE TO MEDICAL DATABASE | February 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19057625 | SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REAL-TIME ACCESS TO NETWORKED RADIOLOGY DATA | February 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19052470 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TRADING GOODS AND SERVICES | February 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19050580 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLANNING AND ASSISTING ORTHOPAEDIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES | February 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19050537 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING MULTIPLE APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES FOR A BROWSER TO MANAGE PAYMENTS FROM A PAYMENT SERVICE | February 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19045016 | PATIENT STATION FOR FACILITATING MEDICAL SERVICES REMOTELY | February 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19044337 | ELECTRONIC HEALTHCARE RECORD DATA BLOCKCHAIN SYSTEM AND PROCESS | February 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19043842 | CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK ASSESSMENT SYSTEM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE RISK ASSESSMENT METHOD | February 2025 | March 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19040746 | DYNAMIC PROMOTIONAL LAYOUT MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION RULES | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19040728 | DYNAMIC PROMOTIONAL LAYOUT MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION RULES | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19038238 | System and Method for Recommending Resale Alternatives for Retail Goods | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19035563 | METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING PROGNOSTIC MODEL OF HEPATOMA AND APPLICATION THEREOF | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19031854 | MEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT USING AN INTELLIGENT INJECTION DEVICE | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19031862 | TRACKING MEDICATION USAGE AND SUPPLY CHAIN EVENT USING NETWORKED INTELLIGENT INJECTION DEVICES | January 2025 | July 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 19030644 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SECURE SHARING OF CARDIAC ASSESSMENTS USING QR CODES | January 2025 | August 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19022882 | MEDICATION USE SUPPORT SYSTEM | January 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18994487 | COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR OPERATING USER INTERFACES BASED ON INTEGRATING DATA FROM DATA SOURCES | January 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19020852 | ALARM NOTIFICATION SYSTEM | January 2025 | February 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19018064 | CONSTRUCTION METHOD, PREDICTION SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM OF ADR PREDICTION MODEL FOR ELDERLY PATIENTS | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19017309 | "LIVE-STREAMING" WAREHOUSE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM BASED ON ULTRA-HIGH FREQUENCY (UHF) RFID TECHNOLOGY | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19014848 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ANALYZING ACCESSING OF MEDICAL DATA | January 2025 | October 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19013276 | METHOD OF GENERATING PERSONALIZED LEARNING PATH BASED ON MULTI-COURSE KNOWLEDGE GRAPH MERGING AND SYSTEM THEREOF | January 2025 | February 2026 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19011584 | 3D BUILDING MODEL MATERIALS AUTO-POPULATOR | January 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19001410 | OUTPUT METHOD, OUTPUT APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM THAT NON-TRANSITORILY STORES PROGRAM | December 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18988507 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING CANDIDATES FOR CLINICAL TRIALS | December 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18985338 | EVALUATION SYSTEM BASED ON ANALYTE DATA | December 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18985327 | EVALUATION METHOD BASED ON ANALYTE DATA AND AN EVALUATION SYSTEM | December 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18980353 | DYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZED SCHEDULER FOR DIALYSIS MANAGEMENT | December 2024 | February 2026 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18979722 | MACHINE LEARNING ALGORITHM FOR THE DETECTION OF CARDIAC AMYLOIDOSIS FROM 12 LEAD ECG DATA | December 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18979014 | OILFIELD DATA PRODUCT GENERATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | December 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18975915 | MEDICAL QUESTION ANSWERING SYSTEM | December 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18975346 | MANAGEMENT SERVER FOR MANAGING DIGITAL CONTENT ITEMS SOLD IN CONTENT MARKET | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18970107 | ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE BASED TECHNOLOGIES FOR IMPROVING PATIENT INTAKE | December 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18968711 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR AUTOMATING EMAIL TO ORDER USING GENERATIVE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18963933 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFORMING AND STORING DATA FROM MULTIPLE STUDIES | November 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18963024 | System and Method of Operationalizing Automated Feature Engineering | November 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18960047 | MAPPING DATA PIPELINES FOR SURGICAL SYSTEMS | November 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18959325 | TRANSACTION FLOW WITH MASTER ACCOUNT LEDGER AND ESCROW LEDGER INTERACTION | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18959306 | TRANSACTION FLOW WITH MASTER ACCOUNT LEDGER AND ESCROW LEDGER INTERACTION | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18957811 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A CODE AS A FUNCTION OF SUBJECT DATA | November 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18957782 | METHOD AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING AN ENTITY DURATION VALUE WITHIN A GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 11 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18867809 | SIGNALLING DEVICE FOR MEDICAL DEVICES AND PROCEDURES | November 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18954206 | DATA STREAMS MULTI-SYSTEM INTERACTION | November 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18952147 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISPLAYING INFORMATION AT A RADIOLOGIST DASHBOARD | November 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18948622 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A BODY MODIFICATION PROTOCOL | November 2024 | October 2025 | Abandon | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18941101 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF ORGANIZING AND RECORDING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN GROUPS OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18940976 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED VALIDATION AND RESOLUTION OF EXCEPTION RECORDS | November 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18864504 | REMOTE SCANNING AND VALIDATING OF CLINICAL ORDER DEVICE CONFIGURATIONS | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18941594 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING LEG LENGTH CHANGE DURING HIP SURGERY | November 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 15 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18940364 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER-ACCESSIBLE MEDIUM FOR IDENTIFYING TARGET PAIRS FOR CAR-T THERAPY | November 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18939666 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ONBOARD DIAGNOSTICS TO IDENTIFY USABLE SALVAGE AUTO PARTS AND TO OPTIMIZE AUTOMOTIVE PARTS DISTRIBUTION | November 2024 | January 2026 | Abandon | 15 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18939143 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REGULATING PROVISION OF MESSAGES WITH CONTENT FROM DISPARATE SOURCES BASED ON RISK AND FEEDBACK DATA | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18862824 | Three-Dimensional Imaging and Machine Learning System for Identifying Bony Landmarks Used In Developing Treatment Protocols | November 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18933967 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SLEEP DETECTION | October 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18933157 | DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF EFFECTS OF HIGH VELOCITY VALUE CHANGES BASED UPON MATCH EVENT OUTCOMES | October 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18930973 | Use of Remote Virtual Screening of Patients with Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) capability for initial Screening of the Patients for Improving the Efficiency of Medical Diagnosis and Generation of Treatment Plans | October 2024 | August 2025 | Allow | 10 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18928752 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING MEDICAL INTERVENTIONS USING PREDICTIVE MODELS | October 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18923947 | PROVIDING RELEVANT INFORMATION BASED ON USAGE DATA | October 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18923509 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DELIVERING MEDICATION AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO PERSONS IN NEED THEREOF IN RESPONSE TO A LARGE SCALE EMERGENCY SCENARIO | October 2024 | December 2025 | Abandon | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18922120 | INTELLIGENT DETECTION AND ACQUISITION OF AUTHENTIC PRODUCT REVIEWS FOR CROSS-PLATFORM AVAILABILITY | October 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18922163 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ORDER FULFILLMENT | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18910002 | METHOD, DEVICE, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING METAVERSE HEALTHCARE PLATFORM SERVICE FOR NON-FACE-TO-FACE DIAGNOSIS AND SELF-MANAGEMENT | October 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18909655 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOMMENDATION AND COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF ANIMAL MODEL OF NEUROLOGICAL DISEASES | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18908598 | IMPORTING STRUCTURED PRESCRIPTION RECORDS FROM A PRESCRIPTION LABEL ON A MEDICATION PACKAGE | October 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 3680.
With a 26.5% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
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, 23.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Group 3680 is part of Technology Center 3600. This group has examined 83,619 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 49.2%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.
Applications in Group 3680 receive an average of 2.60 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 38 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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