USPTO Technology Center 1700 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18291244METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SEPARATION AND RECOVERY OF HEAVY METAL IONS BY MEMBRANE-FORMING MINERALIZATION FIXATIONDecember 2025January 2026Allow2410NoNo
19400304System And Method For Filtration Of Industrial And Mobile FluidsNovember 2025March 2026Allow300YesNo
19391887SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING AND PREVENTING DENDRITE FORMATION IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLSNovember 2025February 2026Allow300YesNo
19385233PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR SIMULTANEOUS NITRIFICATION AND DENITRIFICATIONNovember 2025January 2026Allow300YesNo
19382436DESALINATION SYSTEM WITH POLYIMIDE MEMBRANENovember 2025February 2026Allow300YesNo
19378409BOLT FASTENED FUEL ASSEMBLY FOR BIOFUELSNovember 2025March 2026Allow400NoNo
19370005PROCESSES AND SYSTEMS FOR CONVERSION OF ANIMAL MANURE TO THERMAL GAS AND BIOCHAROctober 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19368121Methods And Systems For Separating MetalsOctober 2025January 2026Allow310NoNo
19365627NOBLE METAL VAPOR DEPOSITION MATERIALOctober 2025January 2026Allow200YesNo
19365678NOBLE METAL VAPOR DEPOSITION MATERIALOctober 2025January 2026Allow200YesNo
19365820METHOD FOR MAKING PEROVSKITE ELECTRODESOctober 2025March 2026Allow400NoNo
19362182SERVICE STATION SERVING A PRINT HEADOctober 2025February 2026Allow400NoNo
19362115Aerosol Device and Method for Moving ConsumableOctober 2025March 2026Allow510NoNo
19359678ANTI-STATIC AND SAND EROSION-RESISTANT COATING MATERIAL FOR WIND TURBINES AND ITS PREPARATION METHODOctober 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19358303METHODS OF INCREASING IRRIGATION WATER AND FERTILIZER DELIVERY TO SOIL USING FORMIC ACID AND FORMATE SALTS, MAKING A FORMATE SALT FROM CARBON DIOXIDE, AND GENERATING A CARBON CREDITOctober 2025March 2026Allow510NoNo
19355220REACTIVE SINTERING OF CERAMIC LITHIUM-ION SOLID ELECTROLYTESOctober 2025February 2026Allow410NoNo
19355752METHOD FOR MAKING AND USING ANTICORROSIVE MATERIALOctober 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19342182DRINK MAKER WITH DETACHABLY CONNECTABLE MIXING VESSELSeptember 2025March 2026Allow520YesNo
19341229GLASS-CERAMIC ARTICLES WITH INCREASED RESISTANCE TO FRACTURE AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMESeptember 2025March 2026Allow510NoNo
19334858FOAMED SOLE COMPONENTS AND METHOD FOR MAKING A SOLE WITH FOAMED SOLE COMPONENTSSeptember 2025December 2025Allow300YesNo
19333495COMPOSITE FILTER BODYSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19331605GLASS PARTS AND GOB-PRESSING METHODS FOR MAKING SUCHSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410YesNo
19330833FIBER-BONDING LIQUID -FOR ENHANCING HAND FEEL, BREATHABILITY, AND DURABILITY OF PRINTED APPARELSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410YesNo
19329762HYBRID SOLAR STILL AND ANAEROBIC MEMBRANE BIOREACTOR FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENTSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19328272ENERGY STORAGE POWER SUPPLYSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610YesNo
19328892Pouch Type Case And Battery Pack Including The SameSeptember 2025December 2025Allow300NoNo
19328768SUBTERRANEAN FORMATIONSSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19327507SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO A PORTABLE BATTERY USING AT LEAST ONE SOLAR PANELSeptember 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19327004NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SHEET AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICESeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19327937SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING RADIONUCLIDESSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19326263PORTABLE POWER CASE WITH LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE BATTERYSeptember 2025December 2025Allow310NoNo
19325551MANUAL COLD LAMINATING MACHINESeptember 2025February 2026Allow510NoNo
19325054POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE FLEXIBLE FILMS FOR ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE SHIELDINGSeptember 2025December 2025Allow300NoNo
19324182ROTARY DRIPPING AROMATHERAPY HUMIDIFIERSeptember 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19321760MONITORING AND EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR POWER LITHIUM ION BATTERY TRANSPORT CASE AND MONITORING AND EARLY WARNING METHODSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19321313BATTERY CELL COMPRISING INSULATING MEMBER COVERING TAB, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUSSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19321592Steel part having high strength and high bendabilitySeptember 2025February 2026Allow510NoNo
19322650PRESSURE RELIEF COMPONENT, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUSSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19321529Steel part having high strength and high bendabilitySeptember 2025February 2026Allow510NoNo
19321628MATERIALS FOR ORGANIC ELECTROLUMINESCENT DEVICESSeptember 2025February 2026Allow510NoNo
19320754MANUAL HIGH-PRESSURE PARTS WASHERSeptember 2025October 2025Allow100NoNo
19320543MULTI-CONTROL SYSTEM OF MOLD COOLING STRUCTURESeptember 2025December 2025Allow420NoNo
19320464MANUFACTURING LINE, PROCESS, AND SINTERED ARTICLESeptember 2025January 2026Allow401NoNo
19320712HYDRAULIC CLEANING APPARATUS FOR PARTICULATE MATTER REDUCTION DEVICE WITH RAPID DRYING AND DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE MEASUREMENT CAPABILITYSeptember 2025October 2025Allow100NoNo
19318612MOUTHPIECE ASSEMBLY AND VAPORIZER APPARATUS EQUIPPED WITH MOUTHPIECE ASSEMBLYSeptember 2025January 2026Allow401YesNo
19317225SYSTEM FOR ADJUSTMENT OF A SOLAR PANELSeptember 2025February 2026Allow510YesNo
19317145BATTERY CELL WITH ALUMINUM COMPONENTS, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUSSeptember 2025January 2026Allow501NoNo
19317688SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INJECTING ACCURATE QUANTITIES OF FOAM INTO CAVITIES WITHOUT POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT FLOW METERS OR FLOW RATE CONTROL APPARATUSSeptember 2025January 2026Allow401YesNo
19318272DEVICES AND SYSTEMS FOR ISOLATING PARTICLES IN SOLUTION BY PARTICLE PERMITTIVITYSeptember 2025December 2025Allow400YesNo
19317114CASING ASSEMBLY, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUSSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19314359NEAR NET SHAPE ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING APPARATUSAugust 2025March 2026Allow710YesNo
19314839SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRINTING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTAugust 2025January 2026Allow401YesNo
19313125END PLATE, CASE, BATTERY, ELECTRIC DEVICE, AND ASSEMBLING METHOD FOR CASEAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19313146PERSONAL TACTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING GARMENT, CAMERA, AND POWER DISTRIBUTION AND DATA HUBAugust 2025January 2026Allow511NoNo
19312799METHOD OF SYNTHESIZING A NANOCOMPOSITE INCLUDING METAL NANOPARTICLES AND POLYACRYLONITRILE MATRIXAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19312867CYCLOOCTANE CONTAINING SEAL SWELLING COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS FOR USE OF SAMEAugust 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19311597PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE MOUNT WITH INTEGRATED CABLE MANAGEMENT FEATUREAugust 2025February 2026Allow610YesNo
19310154OZONE DISINFECTION SYSTEM WITH REPLACEABLE WATER CARTRIDGEAugust 2025February 2026Allow501NoNo
19307065POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, POSITIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICEAugust 2025February 2026Allow601NoNo
19307395MIST COLLECTION AND SEPARATION ASSEMBLYAugust 2025November 2025Allow310YesNo
19305858DETERGENT TABLET COMPRISING A PLANT POLYSACCHARIDE AND ANIONIC/NONIONIC SURFACTANT MIXTUREAugust 2025December 2025Allow410YesNo
19305890CLEANSING AND CARE COMPOSITION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND CLEANSING AND CARE TABLETAugust 2025January 2026Allow510YesNo
19305849FLUORINE-FREE FLAME-RETARDANT RECLAIMED PC/ABS MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOFAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19305942FLEXIBLE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE WITH CARBON ELECTRODESAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19304647COMPOSITE SILICON MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUSAugust 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19303392SEPARATOR, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUSAugust 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19303381BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUSAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19304203NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC DEVICEAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19303577POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUSAugust 2025January 2026Allow510YesNo
19304453CLEANING DEVICEAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19303142METHOD FOR PRESERVING MILK FOR JEWELRY PRODUCTIONAugust 2025December 2025Allow401NoNo
19301498PLASTICS PROCESSING AND PLASTICS RECOVERY FACILITYAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19300934GRAFTED POLYAMIDE MEMBRANE FOR NANOFILTRATION APPLICATIONSAugust 2025November 2025Allow300NoNo
19299349BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICEAugust 2025January 2026Allow510YesNo
19299369CURRENT COLLECTOR, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL DEVICEAugust 2025February 2026Allow611YesNo
19300396METHOD FOR PREPARING EYE-PROTECTING SCREEN PROTECTORAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19299584SOLID ELECTROLYTES AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAMEAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19299251Increased Capacity Battery Cell Using Reservoir Replenishing AdditivesAugust 2025March 2026Allow720NoNo
19298339SADDLE PAD FLEX-PLATE ASSEMBLYAugust 2025January 2026Allow510YesNo
19297429WASHING DEVICEAugust 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19297954DISHWASHER WITH A DISH RACKAugust 2025December 2025Allow400YesNo
19297092ELECTRIC LIFTING PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL POWER GENERATION DEVICEAugust 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19297579SEPARATOR, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICEAugust 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19295713BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUSAugust 2025October 2025Allow300NoNo
19296899BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUSAugust 2025February 2026Allow710NoNo
19295834FABRIC-SOFTENING, GARMENT-CARE AND STAIN-REMOVING DETERGENT COMPOSITION, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND DETERGENT TABLETAugust 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19296083HIERARCHICALLY ORDERED CRYSTALLINE MICROPOROUS MATERIALS WITH LONG-RANGE MESOPOROUS ORDER HAVING CUBIC SYMMETRYAugust 2025January 2026Allow500NoNo
19295673BATTERY AND ELECTRIC APPARATUSAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19295353PROCESS FOR PREPARING ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS FOR METAL-ION BATTERIESAugust 2025January 2026Allow500YesNo
19294530SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO AT LEAST ONE POWER DISTRIBUTION AND DATA HUB USING A PORTABLE BATTERY PACKAugust 2025January 2026Allow610NoNo
19294326POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITION, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUSAugust 2025March 2026Allow720NoNo
19294981WOOD PRESERVATIVE COMPOSITION COMPRISING 4,5-DICHLORO-2-OCTYLISOTHIAZOL-3(2H)-ONE, A METHOD TREATING A WOOD SUBSTRATE THEREWITH, AND A WOOD PRODUCT PRODUCED THEREFROMAugust 2025October 2025Allow210NoNo
19293001BATTERY, THERMAL RUNAWAY EARLY-WARNING METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2025December 2025Allow510NoNo
19292955SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRIC DEVICEAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19293667FOLDABLE SOLAR PANELAugust 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19291617BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, ELECTRIC APPARATUS, AND ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUSAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19291718Multilayer Vent AssemblyAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19290642METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING MATERIAL DURING ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGAugust 2025December 2025Allow400YesNo
19290915ZINC BROMINE CELL HAVING ENCLOSED ELECTRODESAugust 2025January 2026Allow611NoNo
19291014FOLDABLE SOLAR PANELAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for tech-center 1700.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
23059
Examiner Affirmed
16189
(70.2%)
Examiner Reversed
6870
(29.8%)
Reversal Percentile
30.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 29.8% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
67323
Allowed After Appeal Filing
18629
(27.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
48694
(72.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
18.2%
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, 27.7% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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.

Technology Center 1700 - Chemical and Materials Engineering

Executive Summary

Technology Center 1700 covers Chemical and Materials Engineering. This technology center has examined 915,223 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 65.6%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 33 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Technology Center 1700 receive an average of 2.02 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 33 months.

Technology-Specific Considerations

This technology center encompasses a broad range of technical subject matter. Prosecution strategies should be tailored based on the specific art unit and examiner assigned to your application. Review the group, art unit, and examiner-level statistics for more targeted strategic insights.

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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