USPTO Technology Center 3600 Prosecution Statistics

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19399992MOBILE CHECK DEPOSITNovember 2025March 2026Allow300NoNo
19389247MODULAR MANIFOLD SYSTEM FOR CONTINUOUS FLUID PUMPING INTO A WELLNovember 2025March 2026Allow400NoNo
19385567Tricycle having maximum tiltable angle variable systemNovember 2025January 2026Allow300YesNo
19378371EASY-TO-FOLD STROLLERNovember 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19377369TRAVEL PET NESTNovember 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19372456VAULT FOR ENCAPSULATING DEBRIS FROM ASBESTOS CONCRETE PIPE REPAIROctober 2025January 2026Allow310NoNo
19372011SMART MINING EXPLORATION ROBOTIC SYSTEM WITH ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ENHANCED MECHANICAL SYNCHRONIZATION FOR MINERAL DETECTIONOctober 2025February 2026Allow300NoNo
19360663Composable Inserts for DIY TrapsOctober 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19360681Pet feeding dishOctober 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19359943Shredder centrifugal separatorOctober 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19357241Self-Gripping, No-Slip Rebar CouplerOctober 2025March 2026Allow510YesNo
19358261DYNAMIC PROMOTIONAL LAYOUT MANAGEMENT AND DISTRIBUTION RULESOctober 2025February 2026Allow410NoNo
19355534SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SENSOR DATA FUSIONOctober 2025February 2026Allow410NoNo
19353791HEAD AND NECK ASSEMBLY OF A HUMANOID ROBOTOctober 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19354540INFLATABLE MATTRESS STRUCTURE WITH OVERLAPPING INDEPENDENT AIR CHAMBERSOctober 2025January 2026Allow300YesNo
19354316SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED VALIDATION AND RESOLUTION OF EXCEPTION RECORDSOctober 2025March 2026Allow510NoNo
19352073Transfer BoardsOctober 2025January 2026Allow300NoNo
19350306Battery Powered LocomotiveOctober 2025December 2025Allow310NoNo
19350685CONVEYOR APPARATUS FOR ELECTRONIC WASTE TRANSFEROctober 2025January 2026Allow300YesNo
19349547Multimedia Communication System And MethodOctober 2025February 2026Allow410NoNo
19346969COVER ASSEMBLY FOR WEAPON HANDGUARDOctober 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19346008CONTENT EDITING SOFTWARE VIA AUTOMATIC AND AUDITABLE AUTHORSHIP ATTRIBUTIONSeptember 2025March 2026Allow510NoNo
19342908Wall Building SystemSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19342661VISION-BASED TRACKING CONTROL METHOD FOR QUADRUPED ROBOT, AND QUADRUPED ROBOT SYSTEMSeptember 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19342656INTELLIGENT SECURITY METHOD, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM BASED ON QUADRUPED ROBOTSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19340910Electric Riding DeviceSeptember 2025February 2026Allow410NoNo
19340949PICKUP TRUCK TONNEAU COVERSeptember 2025December 2025Allow200NoNo
19339235CONCRETE SURFACE FINISHING APPARATUSSeptember 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19334053UNMANNED VEHICLE RECOGNITION AND THREAT MANAGEMENTSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19332164PET PROTECTION COLLARSeptember 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19332699NICOTINE POUCH DISPENSERSeptember 2025February 2026Allow510YesNo
19332867HUMANOID ROBOT WITH A CENTRAL REGION HAVING AN ARRANGEMENT OF ACTUATOR ASSEMBLIES AND COMPONENTSSeptember 2025February 2026Allow510YesNo
19330922MULTIDIMENSIONAL ROCKING CHAIRSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19331433SAFETY COMPLIANCE, IDENTIFICATION, AND SECURITY MONITORING SYSTEMSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19331983PATIENT MOVING DEVICES (EDELGARD RISES) WITH LOCKABLE X-BRACESeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19330800SEPARABLE LIFTABLE DOUBLE-DECK WAGONSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19329518Locking device for folding cartSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19329559HUMANOID ROBOT WITH ADVANCED KINEMATICSSeptember 2025February 2026Allow510YesNo
19328973METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORENSIC INVESTIGATIONS IN CONTRACT NETWORKSSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610YesNo
19328042MODULAR PANELS WITH GANGED SCREW ADJOINING FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTIONSeptember 2025January 2026Allow500NoNo
19327402Cylindrical object lifting system and methodSeptember 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19327105SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING A TRADE ORDERSeptember 2025December 2025Allow300NoNo
19325611Coupled-Beam Energy Harvesting DamperSeptember 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19326250FIREARMS WITH AN AMBIDEXTROUS SLIDE STOP AND/OR RELIEFSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19164179BUOYANCY SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT COMPRISING ROLL STABILIZATION MEANSSeptember 2025March 2026Allow600YesNo
19321426PLANT GROWING APPARATUSSeptember 2025December 2025Allow410YesNo
19321984APPARATUS FOR SORTING RAW COFFEE BEANS BASED ON DEFECT DETECTIONSeptember 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19322446SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT CONTROL OF A HUMANOID ROBOTSeptember 2025March 2026Allow600NoNo
19321351AUTONOMOUS VESSELSeptember 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19321259COMBINATION PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION DESIGN METHOD FOR FRACTURING AND PACKING DUAL-PARTICLE-SIZE PROPPANTS FOR UNCONSOLIDATED SANDSTONE RESERVOIRSeptember 2025January 2026Allow400NoNo
19321256METHOD OF ARTIFICIALLY ASSISTED FILLING FOR SAND CONTROL AND WATER CONTROL OF FRACTURED RESERVOIR AND METHOD FOR EVALUATING FILLING EFFECTSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19320858ROBOT STABILIZER SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610YesNo
19321120User Interface Of System For Classification And Attribution Of Artwork For Authentication And ValuationSeptember 2025March 2026Allow620YesNo
19321118System And Method For Authentication And Valuation Of ArtworksSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610YesNo
19320278Threaded, Booming, Cylindrical ShimsSeptember 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19319745ROLLER SHUTTER COVERSeptember 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19319772INCUBATORSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19320248LASER RANGING APPARATUS, RANGEFINDER, AND RANGING METHODSeptember 2025November 2025Allow200YesNo
19320605NETWORK VIRTUALIZATION FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING ROBOTIC-ASSISTED MEDICAL PROCEDURESSeptember 2025December 2025Allow400NoNo
19320564SWIVEL SEAL ASSEMBLY AND ALIGNMENT METHODSeptember 2025February 2026Allow500NoNo
19319712BIPEDAL ACTION MODEL FOR HUMANOID ROBOTSeptember 2025January 2026Allow410NoNo
19318458Edge-Mountable Ventilation Apparatus for Doors and WindowsSeptember 2025December 2025Allow410YesNo
19317745APPARATUS AND METHOD OF EXTRACTING WATER-SOLUBLE MINERALS FROM AN ARID ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2025December 2025Allow300NoNo
19318179ADAPTIVE MULTI-BAND FERRITE HELIX ARRAY WITH HYBRID CONDUCTOR SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC BEAM STEERING AND METHOD FOR USESeptember 2025October 2025Allow100NoNo
19316346METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NAVIGATING AN UNMANNED VEHICLE IN A SOLAR PLANTSeptember 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19315506Stand System for Portable Electronic DeviceAugust 2025December 2025Allow410NoNo
19315483FOLDING ROCKING CHAIR FRAME AND FOLDING ROCKING CHAIRAugust 2025November 2025Allow310NoNo
19314874CROP MANAGEMENT SYSTEMAugust 2025February 2026Allow610YesNo
19314285FOLDING TABLEAugust 2025January 2026Allow510NoNo
19314740B-SCAN NORMALIZATION FOR NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTINGAugust 2025November 2025Allow300YesNo
19315027AUGMENTED REALITY VISUAL GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR INJECTABLE MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION AND VERIFICATIONAugust 2025February 2026Allow500YesNo
19314888CRYPTOGRAPHIC TOKEN WITH SEPARATE CIRCULATION GROUPSAugust 2025February 2026Allow500YesNo
19313220CUSTOMIZING MAPPING INTERFACES USING CONTEMPORANEOUS DEVICE REQUEST DATA IN RESPONSE TO APPLICATION INTERACTIONSAugust 2025March 2026Allow710YesNo
19312429SILICONE RINGAugust 2025February 2026Allow620NoNo
19312047SECURE IDENTIFIER INTEGRATIONAugust 2025March 2026Allow710NoNo
19312035SECURE IDENTIFIER INTEGRATIONAugust 2025March 2026Allow610NoNo
19310623Flux Sensing SystemAugust 2025January 2026Allow500YesNo
19310469Semantic Robotic Device SystemAugust 2025December 2025Allow400YesNo
19309664CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND PROCESSES FOR USING SAMEAugust 2025November 2025Allow300NoNo
19309526TRAILER COUPLER LOCKAugust 2025November 2025Allow200YesNo
19308475VEHICLE ROOF SUPPORT PLATFORMAugust 2025January 2026Allow510YesNo
19308770PULSED AEROPONIC AGRICULTURAL GROWTH SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2025December 2025Allow400NoNo
19159312REVERSIBLE FOLDING RIFLE STOCKAugust 2025March 2026Allow600NoNo
19308133FIREARM TRIGGERAugust 2025November 2025Allow300NoNo
19307162Dual-Mode Vehicle with Selectively Attachable Flight Module and Energy Transmission ControlAugust 2025March 2026Allow710YesNo
19306274WIND TUNNEL FOR ASSESSMENT OF INSECTICIDESAugust 2025December 2025Allow400NoNo
19306223RADAR SPEED DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19305735METHODS FOR CONTROLLING FRACTURE HEIGHT IN UNCONVENTIONAL OIL AND GAS RESERVOIRS UNDER MULTI-BEDDING INTERFERENCEAugust 2025December 2025Allow400NoNo
19304595TILTING AND ROTATING CEILING DISPLAY MOUNTAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19303408STEPLESS LEVELER MOUNTED ON SIDE OF LADDER LEGAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19303468Reinforcement Assembly for Tent Frame and the Tent FrameAugust 2025November 2025Allow200NoNo
19304527Pet Water Bowl TankAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19303527SIMPLIFIED DOUBLE-SIDED NYLON LOCKAugust 2025November 2025Allow300NoNo
19304380SAFETY ANCHORING ACCESSORYAugust 2025November 2025Allow310YesNo
18992418HOSE JOINTAugust 2025March 2026Allow1400NoNo
19303323System for Identifying, Tracking, Controlling, and/or Optimizing Stacked Shipping Assets in an Inventory Management Facility and Related MethodsAugust 2025December 2025Allow400NoNo
19301286MOUNTING DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ANCHORING AN ITEM TO A TRUCK BEDAugust 2025October 2025Allow200YesNo
19301880INTEGRATED BRACKET ASSEMBLY WITH HEAD STOP FOR OVERHEAD DOORSAugust 2025October 2025Allow200NoNo
19300868SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING DOWNTIMEAugust 2025February 2026Allow610NoNo
19300781Gravel SpreaderAugust 2025November 2025Allow310NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for tech-center 3600.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
25931
Examiner Affirmed
17883
(69.0%)
Examiner Reversed
8048
(31.0%)
Reversal Percentile
40.0%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 31.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage 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
64990
Allowed After Appeal Filing
19068
(29.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
45922
(70.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
27.3%
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, 29.3% 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 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 3600 - Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review

Executive Summary

Technology Center 3600 covers Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review. This technology center has examined 992,358 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 68.7%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Technology Center 3600 receive an average of 1.86 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 29 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

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