USPTO Group 3990 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18596845Advanced Stranded Cable Termination Methods and DesignMarch 2024March 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18532317INFANT SWADDLINGDecember 2023September 2024Allow1020NoNo
18225807SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A LINE OF CREDIT BASED DIGITAL CONTENT MULTICHAMBERED CLOUD BASED DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMJuly 2023April 2024Allow810YesNo
18338810EAR VISUALIZATION AND TREATMENT SYSTEMJune 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18196408CHILD CARRIERMay 2023May 2024Allow1200NoNo
18143984INTELLIGENT ROOF DRAIN SYSTEMS AND METHODSMay 2023February 2024Allow910NoNo
18112028SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A LINE OF CREDIT BASED DIGITAL CONTENT MULTICHAMBERED CLOUD BASED DISTRIBUTION PLATFORMFebruary 2023April 2024Allow1410YesNo
18041941Motor Vehicle Having a Side DoorFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18108604Tumbled, Polished, Vibrated Broken Tempered Glass PiecesFebruary 2023January 2024Abandon1110NoNo
18082766INSERTION UNIT FOR MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND AN INTUBATION SYSTEM THEREOFDecember 2022May 2024Allow1720YesNo
17971787HELIDECK SAFETY NETOctober 2022February 2024Allow1620YesNo
17962960ADJUSTABLE GRIPPER FOR MALE SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICEOctober 2022March 2024Abandon1730NoNo
17960070LINEAR MOTION MALE SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICEOctober 2022March 2024Abandon1710NoNo
17947894HAIRSTYLING APPARATUSES AND RELATED METHODSSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2610NoNo
17933032Shaped Charge Retainer SystemSeptember 2022August 2023Abandon1110NoNo
17884087POWER-OPERATED RETRACTABLE CLOSURE PANEL FOR TRUCK BEDAugust 2022May 2025Allow3410NoNo
17883802Recliner Chair for CinemaAugust 2022April 2024Allow2120NoNo
17882958WAIST SUPPORT CHAIRAugust 2022May 2024Allow2110NoNo
17853284CONTROL OF SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICES USING MOTION-SENSING CONTROLLERSJune 2022March 2024Allow2140YesNo
17844704MALE SEXUAL STIMULATION DEVICE WITH SPIRALING SLEEVEJune 2022November 2023Allow1730NoNo
17716887CRUSH-TOLERANT CONTAINER AND BLANK AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAMEApril 2022June 2024Abandon2620YesNo
17658235Axial Reset TargetApril 2022April 2024Allow2410YesNo
17710046COLLAPSIBLE AND SELF-CONTAINED TARGET STANDMarch 2022May 2024Allow2610YesNo
17709477FOLDABLE SMALL DINING CHAIRMarch 2022May 2024Allow2500NoNo
17654825SEAT AND SEAT MOUNTING STRUCTUREMarch 2022March 2024Allow2430NoNo
17645788MOLDING COMPONENTS, INCLUDING PLINTHS AND CORNER PIECES, KITS, AND SYSTEMS COMPRISING THE SAME, METHODS OF MAKING THEM AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING THEMDecember 2021May 2024Allow2910YesNo
17548585Elastic Weaving ToyDecember 2021April 2024Allow2800NoNo
17494820Padeye, Connections, and Mooring Solution for Concrete AnchorsOctober 2021May 2024Allow3121YesNo
17493302SKIN THERAPY SYSTEMSOctober 2021October 2024Abandon3720NoNo
17472142SECURITY DOOR SYSTEMSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3211NoNo
17408453CONVERTIBLE CHILD CHAIRAugust 2021February 2024Allow3020NoNo
17300476Boules-style game and apparatusJuly 2021February 2024Allow3110YesNo
17304923DEVICE FOR INSTALLING OR REMOVING A SEAT COVERJune 2021March 2024Allow3220NoNo
17355103HAIRSTYLING APPARATUSES AND RELATED METHODSJune 2021May 2022Allow1020NoNo
17238603Configurable Three-Dimensional TargetApril 2021May 2024Allow3730YesNo
17231641Method of raising or lowering a landing gearApril 2021March 2023Allow2320NoNo
17281429METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN INSERTION TUBE OF AN ENDOSCOPE AND ENDOSCOPE COMPRISING AN INSERTION TUBEMarch 2021May 2024Allow3720YesNo
17211238ENDOSCOPEMarch 2021May 2024Allow3840YesNo
17154322STOPCOCK FOR AN ENDOSCOPEJanuary 2021May 2024Allow4020YesNo
17126386DUAL DRIVE TORQUE LOAD BINDER AND METHOD OF USE THEREOFDecember 2020December 2022Abandon2410NoNo
17123317ENDOSCOPE CLEANING INSTRUMENTDecember 2020April 2024Allow4020YesNo
17111839Scope Cleaning Device Configured to Be Removably Connected to a Surgical ToolDecember 2020March 2024Allow3930YesNo
17052453ENDOSCOPE DEFLECTION USING A DISTAL FOLDING MECHANISMNovember 2020May 2024Allow4220YesNo
17009861Brush EasyOctober 2020January 2024Allow4120YesNo
17021381INFANT SWADDLINGSeptember 2020June 2022Allow2110NoNo
17021782INFANT SWADDLINGSeptember 2020November 2023Allow3850YesNo
17008796Cargo Bike Transport CarrierSeptember 2020March 2024Allow4260YesNo
16999931COMPACT ELECTRIC SPRING ENERGIZED DESKTOP STAPLERAugust 2020February 2022Abandon1810NoNo
16943159HAIRSTYLING APPARATUSES AND RELATED METHODSJuly 2020May 2021Allow920NoNo
16925011Retractable Air Beam Roof for Large StadiumsJuly 2020April 2023Abandon3321YesNo
16840426SKIN THERAPY SYSTEMSApril 2020July 2021Allow1510NoNo
16798495SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADHESIVE APPLICATION OF A CUSTOMIZED SOLE-SHAPED PADFebruary 2020March 2022Abandon2430NoNo
16564964ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY LIQUID CONTAINER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURESeptember 2019February 2023Abandon4120NoNo
16524927PNEUMATIC MECHANICAL POWER SOURCEJuly 2019June 2024Abandon5820NoNo
16424117VENTED EMERGENCY WOUND DRESSINGS WITH ANTI-THROMBOGENIC LAYERSMay 2019February 2021Abandon2020NoNo
16277660HUMIDIFIER WITH STRUCTURE TO PREVENT BACKFLOW OF LIQUID THROUGH THE HUMIDIFIER INLETFebruary 2019April 2020Abandon1410YesNo
16257451INFANT SWADDLINGJanuary 2019August 2020Allow1810NoNo
16257447INFANT SWADDLINGJanuary 2019August 2020Allow1810NoNo
16173195TOWING ASSEMBLYOctober 2018November 2020Abandon2510NoNo
16107846Liquid Sample Package DeviceAugust 2018March 2021Abandon3161NoNo
16041253SLIDING SEISMIC ISOLATORJuly 2018July 2019Allow1210NoNo
15979459SKIN THERAPY SYSTEMSMay 2018June 2021Abandon3720YesYes
15976884Power cable installation deviceMay 2018February 2019Allow910YesNo
15970533DRUM ASSEMBLY ADAPTED TO ACCOMMODATE WIRE ACCESS LINES OF VARYING DIAMETERSMay 2018October 2019Allow1800NoNo
15751910ADJUSTABLE YARN TENSIONER, TEXTILE MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR TENSIONING A CONTINUOUSLY RUNNING YARNFebruary 2018June 2019Allow1600NoNo
15811779Method for Depositing a Yarn End on a Bobbin in a Defined Manner, a Device and a Spinning and Winding Machine for Performing the MethodNovember 2017April 2019Allow1710YesNo
15811768Method for Depositing a Yarn End on a Bobbin in a Defined Manner, a Device and a Spinning and Winding Machine for Performing the MethodNovember 2017April 2019Allow1710YesNo
15791119INTERVERTEBRAL IMPLANT FOR TRANSFORAMINAL POSTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION PROCEDUREOctober 2017October 2020Abandon3610NoNo
15728223Articulating Work Platform Support System, Work Platform System, and Methods of Use ThereofOctober 2017September 2019Allow2420NoNo
15724137METAL FRAMING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MEMBERSOctober 2017May 2019Allow1941NoNo
15700846CREEL SAFETY LATCH, OVERHEAD BOBBIN CREEL, AND METHOD FOR LOADING AND UNLOADING AN OVERHEAD BOBBIN CREELSeptember 2017September 2019Allow2410NoNo
15683973OPERABLE BRACELETAugust 2017August 2019Allow2420NoNo
15671936WINDING MACHINEAugust 2017July 2019Allow2301NoNo
15667422ARCADE GAME WITH PRIZE DISTRIBUTION AND COLLECTION SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2017September 2018Allow1320NoNo
15661030OCULAR DEVICE AND SURGICAL INSTRUMENT HAVING AN OCULAR DEVICEJuly 2017October 2019Allow2610NoNo
15632477ELECTROSTATIC LENS STRUCTUREJune 2017March 2019Abandon2111YesNo
15627960Method and Apparatus for Manufacturing, Filling and Packaging Medical Devices and Medical ContainersJune 2017October 2018Abandon1610NoNo
15531902Roll-Removal Device, Winding Device and Method for Transporting Away a Plurality of Rolls Which Have Been Wound to CompletionMay 2017August 2019Allow2610YesNo
15608488METHOD FOR ANCHORING AND SEALING A CANNULA ASSEMBLY TO THE BODY OF A PATIENTMay 2017October 2018Allow1710NoNo
15597765MOTORIZED FLAT WEB WINDERMay 2017May 2019Allow2410NoNo
15583627Insect TrapMay 2017May 2019Allow2400NoNo
15583239WATER AND/OR FIRE RESISTANT EXPANSION JOINT SYSTEMMay 2017September 2018Allow1610NoNo
15476779WIRE CADDYMarch 2017September 2017Allow600NoNo
15464702Multi-Jet Distributor For An EndoscopeMarch 2017June 2018Allow1500NoNo
15441825Skateboard Safety BrakeFebruary 2017December 2018Allow2220YesNo
15427063LENGTH ADJUSTING MECHANISM OF SLITTER REWINDERFebruary 2017May 2019Allow2701NoNo
15423455PORTABLE SHOOTING TARGETFebruary 2017October 2019Allow3230NoNo
15415190SHOE PLATFORM MEASUREMENT SCALESJanuary 2017October 2017Allow910YesNo
15412855BUCKET REEL DEVICEJanuary 2017January 2019Allow2320NoYes
15393230Paper Product Center Sponge Tube and MethodDecember 2016December 2018Allow2400NoNo
15385722CORD ORGANIZERDecember 2016May 2019Allow2910NoNo
15530144Go anywhere fishing reel line loaderDecember 2016December 2017Allow1200NoNo
15367240Electrical cable storage apparatusDecember 2016January 2019Allow2500NoNo
15362798Soldering Wire Dispenser ApparatusNovember 2016November 2017Allow1200NoNo
15314154BENDING DEVICE, CONTROL DEVICE, AND MEDICAL INSTRUMENTNovember 2016September 2019Allow3321NoNo
15348023Obstacle Course GameNovember 2016February 2019Allow2820YesNo
15345260INFANT SWADDLINGNovember 2016November 2018Allow2420YesNo
15338853PERICARDIAL ACCESS DEVICEOctober 2016February 2019Allow2810NoNo
15330670Disposable string line holderOctober 2016October 2017Allow1200NoNo
15295172SELF-LOCKING METAL FRAMING CONNECTIONS USING PUNCHED OUT TABS, LEDGES AND NOTCHESOctober 2016June 2018Allow2021YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 3990.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
10
Examiner Affirmed
4
(40.0%)
Examiner Reversed
6
(60.0%)
Reversal Percentile
94.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 60.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. 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
38
Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
19
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
94.9%
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, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 3990 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Group 3990 is part of Technology Center 3900. This group has examined 862 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 92.8%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Group 3990 receive an average of 1.83 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

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