USPTO Group 3730 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19074585Protective Case for Astrophotography CamerasMarch 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19073800ELECTROSTATIC CLUTCH FOR POWER TOOLMarch 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
19070232PORTABLE BEVERAGE HOLDER DEVICEMarch 2025May 2025Allow200NoNo
19069159DISPOSABLE GAUZE COUNTERMarch 2025May 2025Allow200YesNo
19066960METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A WARDROBE BOX ASSEMBLYFebruary 2025June 2025Allow410NoNo
19056551INSULATED BOX ASSEMBLY WITH OVERLAPPING PANELSFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19049019QUICK-PULL LEATHER HOLSTER WITH COMPARTMENT AND SINGLE-SIDE LOCK FUNCTIONFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19045405FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHOD(S)February 2025March 2025Allow200YesNo
19043471Method for storing objects by balloon and inserting tubeFebruary 2025March 2025Allow100NoNo
19023355MATERIAL ENCAPSULATION DEVICEJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
19022796SHOE TAP SYSTEMJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200YesNo
18993375BALE BUNDLING SYSTEM, BALE BUNDLING MACHINE AND PROCEDURE FOR FORMING BUNDLES OF BALES OF HAY OR SIMILAR MATERIALJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19016114CARD HOLDER WALLETJanuary 2025May 2025Allow400NoNo
19013138ROTATABLE ANTI-SLIP DEVICE AND ALL-TERRAIN ANTI-SLIP SOLEJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
19010707SECURE BEVERAGE CONTAINER WITH LOCKING FEATURE AND RELATED METHODSJanuary 2025July 2025Allow610NoNo
19007749SEALING STRUCTURE OF UNDERGROUND HIGH-PRESSURE GAS STORAGE AND CONSTRUCTION METHOD THEREOFJanuary 2025April 2025Allow310YesNo
18999612YARN STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING TEXTILES USING SUCH YARN STORAGE SYSTEMDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18990954MECHANICAL SYSTEM FOR FOLDING AND UNFOLDING SUITCASE WHEELSDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18877067WEAVING LOOM WITH TILTABLE REED AND WEAVING METHODDecember 2024June 2025Allow600NoNo
18986285TRAY AND METHOD THEREFORDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18978759DETACHABLE WALKER BASKET AND RELATED SYSTEMDecember 2024March 2025Allow300NoNo
18975342GLOVE DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOFDecember 2024February 2025Allow210NoNo
18975149PORTABLE BAG HANGING APPARATUSDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18972657FOOTWEAR HEEL COUNTER FOR EASIER FOOT ENTRY OR REMOVALDecember 2024June 2025Allow610NoNo
18972501THERMAL INSULATION CANISTERDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18971299FOOD CONTAINER AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANUFACTURING FOOD CONTAINERSDecember 2024July 2025Allow710NoNo
18967701ROTATABLE FOOD AND BEVERAGE HOLDERDecember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18967391TAMPER-EVIDENT BOXDecember 2024April 2025Allow410NoNo
18964446FULLY-FASHIONED COMPRESSION SKI SUIT KNITTED BY FOUR-NEEDLE BED, AND KNITTING METHOD OF FULLY-FASHIONED COMPRESSION SKI SUITDecember 2024May 2025Allow510YesNo
18960036UNDERWEARNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18959604FRONT FLAP-INTEGRATED UNIFORM WITH ANTI-LIFTING AND VOLUME RETENTION FUNCTIONSNovember 2024April 2025Allow410YesNo
18959791Fluid Drain Pan With Stowable Pouring StandNovember 2024March 2025Allow410NoNo
18961290STORAGE BOXNovember 2024February 2025Allow300NoNo
18947371PREPARATION METHOD FOR FAUX GRASS WOVEN FLANNELETTE FABRICNovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18945834STIRRING DEVICENovember 2024January 2025Allow210NoNo
18945411PUSH-PULL TYPE ANTI-DROPPING CARD PACKAGENovember 2024April 2025Allow510NoNo
18943797FASTENING SYSTEM AND METHOD(S)November 2024December 2024Allow100YesNo
18942313CONTAINER HAVING A COLLAPSIBLE MIDDLE SECTIONNovember 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18941415VITAL SIGNS MONITOR CABLE RETRACTION SYSTEMNovember 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18937265PACKAGING ASSEMBLYNovember 2024February 2025Allow411YesNo
18936897SYSTEM FOR SUSTAINABLE AND REUSABLE COSMETIC CONTAINERSNovember 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18934964KNITTED COMPONENT WITH A FUSED AREANovember 2024June 2025Allow710YesNo
18932841Adjustable UndergarmentOctober 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18931895CARD HOLDEROctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18928045BICYCLE RACK THAT IS REVERSIBLY ATTACHABLE TO A PICKUP TRUCK BED WITH A BED SHELL OR BED CAPOctober 2024December 2024Allow100YesNo
18859904WOMAN'S UNDERGARMENT WITH CUP SECTIONSOctober 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18925970CHANGEABLE TOP LIFT HEEL SYSTEMOctober 2024February 2025Allow401NoNo
18925088ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT ACCESSORYOctober 2024February 2025Allow420NoNo
18924168BICYCLE RACK AND PANNIER SYSTEMOctober 2024January 2025Allow301NoNo
18923204SMART CLOTHING SYSTEM AND METHODSOctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18922423Supporting And Locking Structure For Cloth FrameOctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18922985FACIAL TOWEL PACKAGING BOXOctober 2024March 2025Allow420NoNo
18921270Neck Laceration Prevention DeviceOctober 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18922382Cloth Bag Frame For Folding To Squeezing Out Bar BendsOctober 2024January 2025Allow310NoNo
18919098METHOD OF SECURING A CLOSURE ON A CONTAINEROctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18916820APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING A DOUBLE WALL PAPER CUPOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18917059TITANIUM NON-STICK PANOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18915827Container HolderOctober 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18914070TEMPERATURE-ADJUSTMENT SHOE SOLEOctober 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18913005BICYCLE CARRIER WITH DAMPEROctober 2024June 2025Allow820YesNo
18911418ANTI-FOG SHEET STRUCTURE AND HELMETOctober 2024July 2025Allow900NoNo
18911673RECYCLABLE COFFEE CUP WITH INTEGRATED LIDOctober 2024February 2025Allow411NoNo
18854605DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE PACKAGINGOctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18903367WIG AND HAIR PIECE ORGANIZEROctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18901281APPARATUS FOR TRANSPORTING LIQUID MATERIALSSeptember 2024December 2024Allow210NoNo
18899848DUAL USE BOXSeptember 2024February 2025Allow520NoNo
18897731SHIELD SLING APPARATUS FOR SHIELD SUPPORTSeptember 2024December 2024Allow200YesNo
18898379Method and Apparatus for Covering a Corked ContainerSeptember 2024February 2025Allow501YesNo
18849781CORNET CONE TIP CRIMPING MACHINESeptember 2024June 2025Allow900NoNo
18891922MULTIFUNCTIONAL LUGGAGESeptember 2024February 2025Allow410NoNo
18889492FOUR SIDE SEAL PACKAGING BAG AND PREPARATION DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2024May 2025Allow811YesNo
18890219BREAST SHAPING DEVICESeptember 2024March 2025Allow510NoNo
18889449HAND CROCHETING DEVICE AND HAND CROCHETING ASSEMBLYSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18890151NOVEL PEN HOLDERSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18888492CUP HOLDER TRAYSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18888067SEPTUM-AND-BODKIN KIT FOR RESEALING A PARTIALLY DEPLETED BOTTLE OF WINESeptember 2024October 2024Allow100NoNo
18886956PROSTHETIC POROUS KNITSeptember 2024April 2025Allow700NoNo
18886756CONNECTORSeptember 2024February 2025Allow510YesNo
18846972NEEDLING SYSTEM FOR PRODUCING A TEXTILE PREFORMSeptember 2024January 2025Allow400NoNo
18885544Multifunctional Double Drinking Cup CoverSeptember 2024April 2025Allow700NoNo
18884705PACKING MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE PACKING MATERIALSeptember 2024June 2025Allow911YesNo
18882978CHINSTRAP CAMERA DEVICESeptember 2024May 2025Allow800NoNo
18883200DOUBLE-LAYER STRUCTURED CUSHIONING CORNER PROTECTORSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18830679ASEPTIC FILLING METHOD AND ASEPTIC FILLING MACHINESeptember 2024June 2025Allow900YesNo
18829471AUTOMATIC VACUUM SUITCASESeptember 2024February 2025Allow510NoNo
18845187HelmetSeptember 2024February 2025Allow600NoNo
18825078SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR REDUCING MULTI-CONTAINER PACKING ERRORSSeptember 2024April 2025Allow711YesNo
18825247PHARMACEUTICAL CONTAINER WITH PH PROTECTIVE LAYER DEPOSITED BY ATOMIC LAYER DEPOSITIONSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18823653HYDRATED LENS INSPECTION CONTAINERSeptember 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18842412SURGICAL STAPLERAugust 2024April 2025Allow810YesNo
18819917APPARATUS FOR RECEIVING AND STORING A BINOCULARAugust 2024January 2025Allow510YesNo
18819412TOOL HOLDERAugust 2024April 2025Abandon810NoNo
18819666PALLET RETROFIT AND WRAPPING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHODSAugust 2024March 2025Allow700NoNo
18819827Double-ended Container with Removable Lid Having Peelable InsertAugust 2024January 2025Allow520NoNo
18819106HOLDER AND ITEM STORAGE APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTAugust 2024October 2024Allow200NoNo
18842236POWER TOOL WAKE UPAugust 2024June 2025Allow1000NoNo
18817830BICYCLE HELMET WITH EYEWEAR RETENTIONAugust 2024June 2025Allow900NoNo
18817755LIQUID STORAGE TANK AND METHOD OF PRODUCING THE SAMEAugust 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18816856SHOE SOLEAugust 2024May 2025Allow901YesNo
18841468Round baler net wrapAugust 2024June 2025Allow1000NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 3730.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2442
Examiner Affirmed
1443
(59.1%)
Examiner Reversed
999
(40.9%)
Reversal Percentile
84.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 40.9% 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
7742
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2385
(30.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
5357
(69.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
32.9%
Lower 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, 30.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Group 3730 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 3730 is part of Technology Center 3700. This group has examined 119,727 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 67.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 3730 receive an average of 2.00 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 30 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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