USPTO Group 3740 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19335710SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHASE-SAFE AMMONIA VAPOR FUEL DELIVERY TO AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINESeptember 2025February 2026Allow500NoNo
19166738METHOD FOR INSTALLING A WIND TURBINE TOWERSeptember 2025March 2026Allow600NoNo
19329798FLUID END WITH THREADED DYNAMIC SECTIONSeptember 2025February 2026Allow500NoNo
19328754TURBINE ENGINE WITH A PRIMARY STAGE OF AIRFOILS AND A SUBSIDIARY STAGE OF AIRFOILSSeptember 2025December 2025Allow300YesNo
19323975RECIRCULATING INERTIAL HYDRODYNAMIC PUMP AND WAVE ENGINESeptember 2025February 2026Allow500NoNo
19321623TURBINE ROTOR BLADE TIP SHROUD SURFACE AND EDGE PROFILESSeptember 2025October 2025Allow100NoNo
19320435AIRCRAFT ENGINESeptember 2025January 2026Allow400YesNo
19321141Thermal Energy Storage System for Use with a Low Temperature Heat Source and a Thermal Power Cycle SystemSeptember 2025December 2025Allow300YesNo
19312514OCEAN WAVE AND TIDAL CURRENT ENERGY CONVERSION SYSTEMAugust 2025February 2026Allow621NoNo
19311469TURBINE SHAFT SEALING DEVICEAugust 2025November 2025Allow300NoNo
19311886GEARED GAS TURBINE ENGINEAugust 2025October 2025Allow200YesNo
19308538SEAL ASSEMBLY FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINESAugust 2025February 2026Allow600NoNo
19305842THERMOMECHANICALLY ACTUATED PV CLEANING SYSTEMAugust 2025February 2026Allow600YesNo
19301499Spring Push Blade Iron LockAugust 2025March 2026Allow711YesNo
19299032FLUID SPRAYER WITH COVERED BATTERYAugust 2025March 2026Allow700NoNo
19297441LOW CARBON EMISSION HYDROGEN PRODUCTIONAugust 2025February 2026Allow600YesNo
19298024Luminous Computer Monitor Cooling FanAugust 2025November 2025Allow410NoNo
19295875ACCRETION DETECTION SYSTEMS AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINESAugust 2025October 2025Allow200YesNo
19294281TURBOCHARGER WITH NOZZLE RING POSITIONING ASSEMBLYAugust 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19293888HYDROELECTRIC POWER GENERATION UTILIZING TIDAL FLOWS AND CORIOLIS FORCEAugust 2025January 2026Allow600YesNo
19293033DUAL-DUCT AIR PUMPAugust 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19293191Hybrid Drive Systems for Well Stimulation OperationsAugust 2025December 2025Allow400NoNo
19292361MEDICAL DEVICES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2025December 2025Allow500NoNo
19291201FLUID END WITH THREADED DYNAMIC SECTIONAugust 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19289631BREASTMILK COLLECTIONAugust 2025February 2026Allow701YesNo
19289092HOLLOW-STRUCTURED COOLING FANAugust 2025September 2025Allow100YesNo
19288433TURBINE ENGINE INCLUDING A GAS PATH COMPONENT HAVING A HYDROPHOBIC COATINGAugust 2025February 2026Allow610YesNo
19288302AIR OUTLET DEVICE AND FANAugust 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19286790FLUID ROUTING PLUGJuly 2025January 2026Allow600NoNo
19285677GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH ACOUSTIC SPACING OF THE FAN BLADES AND OUTLET GUIDE VANESJuly 2025January 2026Allow600NoNo
19284076TURBINE EXHAUST DUCT WITH STIFFENERS FOR AIRCRAFT ENGINESJuly 2025September 2025Allow200NoNo
19277730GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING A THRUST REVERSER SYSTEM WITH DRAG LINK CONNECTORS AT INTER-COMPRESSOR FRAME STRUCTUREJuly 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19276301PORTABLE FAN WITH PREDICTABLE BATTERY LIFE AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING BATTERY LIFE THEREOFJuly 2025October 2025Allow300YesNo
19275204TURBINE MODULE FOR A TURBOMACHINEJuly 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19148982TREATMENT OF A NON-AXISYMMETRIC CASING COMPRISING A PLENUM, WITH CONTROLLED OPENINGJuly 2025March 2026Allow800YesNo
19269161Backpack Blower, Backpack Assembly and Backpack Power AssemblyJuly 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19265709GAS TURBINE ENGINEJuly 2025February 2026Allow810YesNo
19265747GAS TURBINE ENGINEJuly 2025February 2026Allow810YesNo
19257564GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH FORWARD SWEPT OUTLET GUIDE VANESJuly 2025December 2025Allow610YesNo
19256628COMPOSITE TIP AND TRAILING EDGE REINFORCEMENT FOR COMPOSITE FAN BLADEJuly 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19256300GAS TURBINE ENGINES INCLUDING SPLITTERED AIRFOILSJuly 2025September 2025Allow300YesNo
19255078AIRFOIL-MOUNTED ACOUSTIC RESONATOR ARRAY FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPONENTJune 2025March 2026Allow811YesNo
19253607RECIRCULATING INERTIAL HYDRODYNAMIC PUMP AND WAVE ENGINEJune 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19252967METHOD TO TIE COMPOSITE VANE PLATFORM AND AIRFOIL DESIGN DETAILSJune 2025January 2026Allow710NoNo
19249469SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PROCESSING WASTE TO GENERATE ENERGY AND GREEN HYDROGENJune 2025September 2025Allow310YesNo
19248571FUEL INJECTED INDEPENDENT ROTARY VALVE ENGINEJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19248574COMBUSTION INJECTION AND CONTROL METHOD FOR ROTARY VALVE ENGINEJune 2025August 2025Allow210NoNo
19247856GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD THEREOF FOR REDUCING NON-VOLATILE PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONSJune 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19246282GUIDE VANE ARRANGEMENT FOR USE IN A TURBINEJune 2025February 2026Allow710YesNo
19244283FAN COVERJune 2025February 2026Allow810NoNo
19241445THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINEJune 2025February 2026Abandon810NoNo
19242046TURBINE ENGINE WITH COMPOSITE AIRFOILSJune 2025December 2025Allow610NoNo
19140540FLOAT BOX WITH VALVEJune 2025January 2026Allow700NoNo
19239893CONTROL METHOD FOR DE-ICING BLADES OF A WIND POWER GENERATORJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19239186TEST BLADE FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD OF MAKINGJune 2025February 2026Allow810NoNo
19236511GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRESSION SYSTEM WITH CORE COMPRESSOR PRESSURE RATIOJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19235903GAS TURBINE ENGINEJune 2025March 2026Allow910YesNo
19235686METHOD FOR SELECTING BOOSTER PUMP FOR CIRCUITING COOLING WATER OF BYPASS PIPING SYSTEMJune 2025December 2025Allow610YesNo
19235612FAN BLADE INSTALLATION STRUCTURE WITH MULTIPLE SAFETY MECHANISMSJune 2025October 2025Allow400NoNo
19235832OUTPUT ENERGY ADJUSTABLE GAS SPRING FASTENER DRIVE TOOLJune 2025October 2025Allow410NoNo
19236104VEHICLEJune 2025March 2026Allow900NoNo
19235235INJECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN ENGINE, AND AIRCRAFTJune 2025February 2026Allow810YesNo
19234090GAS TURBINE ENGINE WITH ACOUSTIC SPACING OF THE FAN BLADES AND OUTLET GUIDE VANESJune 2025January 2026Allow700YesNo
19232069TURBINE AIRFOIL AND GAS TURBINE INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2025February 2026Allow810NoNo
19231787HANDHELD APPARATUSJune 2025September 2025Allow400NoNo
19137261COWL OF AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING A CENTRAL GRIPPING INTERFACEJune 2025October 2025Allow500YesNo
19135844TURBINE ENGINE COMPRISING AN ACTUATOR AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH A TURBINE ENGINE, AND CORRESPONDING ACTUATION METHODJune 2025March 2026Allow910YesNo
19228827GAS TURBINE ENGINE AND METHOD THEREOF FOR REDUCING NONVOLATILE PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONSJune 2025October 2025Allow510YesNo
19230025TUNABLE MASS DAMPER ASSEMBLY FOR A ROTOR BLADEJune 2025January 2026Allow810NoNo
19136060HOT AIR ENGINEJune 2025February 2026Allow900NoNo
19228387GEARBOX ASSEMBLY WITH LUBRICANT EXTRACTION VOLUME RATIOJune 2025March 2026Allow910NoNo
19227642TURBINE ENGINE WITH COMPOSITE AIRFOILSJune 2025August 2025Allow300YesNo
19227649TURBINE ENGINE WITH COMPOSITE AIRFOILSJune 2025December 2025Allow710NoNo
19227873FIRST STAGE IMPULSE STEAM TURBINE NOZZLE AXIALLY TANGENTIAL HOLES MATRIXJune 2025January 2026Allow710NoNo
19226509PropellerJune 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19226295BLOWERJune 2025March 2026Allow911YesNo
19225279HEAT EXCHANGERS FOR GAS TURBINE ENGINESJune 2025October 2025Allow400NoNo
19223544GAS TURBINE ENGINE COMPRESSOR ARRANGEMENTMay 2025December 2025Allow700YesNo
19224336PITCH-CONTROLLED BLADE RETENTION COLLARMay 2025July 2025Allow100NoNo
19221547WIND TURBINE FLUTTER SUPPRESSION METHOD AND DEVICE, CONTROL SYSTEM AND WIND TURBINEMay 2025December 2025Allow711YesNo
19222764TUNABLE BLADE ASSEMBLY, A BLADE ASSEMBLY, AND A METHOD OF CONTROLLING VIBRATIONMay 2025January 2026Allow811YesNo
19222111SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPLEMENTING RADIATOR COOLING WITH AN AMMONIA HEAT-EXCHANGE UNIT AND ADJUSTABLE AIR INTAKE LOUVERSMay 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19222161SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPLEMENTING AN AMMONIA HEAT-EXCHANGE UNIT FOR ENGINE COOLING WITH A RADIATORMay 2025August 2025Allow200NoNo
19219003TURBINE BLADE, IN PARTICULAR FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINEMay 2025November 2025Allow510YesNo
19218231NOISE ELIMINATION AND VIBRATION DAMPING DEVICE FOR AIR COMPRESSOR AND AIR COMPRESSORMay 2025February 2026Allow910NoNo
19215969MATRIX FOR CERAMIC-CONTAINING MATERIALSMay 2025November 2025Allow601NoNo
19214688COUPLING ASSEMBLY FOR A TURBINE ENGINEMay 2025February 2026Allow910YesNo
19215056INTERNALLY COOLED BRUSH SEAL BACKING PLATE AND METHODMay 2025October 2025Allow501YesNo
19214414TURBINE ENGINE WITH COMPOSITE AIRFOILSMay 2025November 2025Allow610NoNo
19214354TURBINE ENGINE WITH COMPOSITE AIRFOILSMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19215171Mixing UtensilMay 2025December 2025Allow711YesNo
19213336FUELDRAULIC HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMay 2025January 2026Allow820NoNo
19213938AIRCRAFT ENGINE ENTRAINED PARTICLE REMOVAL SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2025October 2025Allow500NoNo
19213132CASE FAN SYSTEM OF EASY ASSEMBLY AND DISASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEMay 2025July 2025Allow200NoNo
19213707SPLIT-TYPE PLUNGER PUMP AND SPLIT-TYPE PLUNGER PUMP COMPONENTMay 2025March 2026Allow911YesNo
19213760FLUID ROUTING PLUGMay 2025September 2025Allow400YesNo
19210808GAS TURBINE ENGINEMay 2025March 2026Allow1010YesNo
19210629REVERSE FLOW GAS TURBINE ENGINE HAVING ELECTRIC MACHINEMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19209005DIFFUSERS, GAS TURBINE ENGINES COMPRISING THE SAME, AND METHODS FOR OPERATION THEREOFMay 2025August 2025Allow300NoNo
19208674SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM WITH RANKINE CYCLEMay 2025July 2025Allow210NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 3740.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1955
Examiner Affirmed
1270
(65.0%)
Examiner Reversed
685
(35.0%)
Reversal Percentile
64.9%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 35.0% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4759
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1607
(33.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3152
(66.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
59.3%
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, 33.8% 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 3740 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 3740 is part of Technology Center 3700. This group has examined 125,329 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 80.0%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 3740 receive an average of 1.49 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 29 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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

Limitation of Liability: Under no circumstances will IronCrow AI be liable for any outcome, decision, or action resulting from your reliance on the statistics, analysis, or recommendations presented in this report. Past prosecution patterns do not guarantee future results.

Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.