In my previous post about published USPTO statistics for utility art units, I promised another blog post listing the utility art units with the smallest backlogs. Here they are:
art unit | backlog | technology area |
3635 | 6 | Static Structures |
2133 | 7 | Computer memory |
2412 | 7 | Multiplex Communication |
2471 | 7 | Multiplex Communications |
2628 | 7 | Computer Graphics |
2672 | 7 | Facsimile; Printer; Color; Halftone; Scanner |
2673 | 7 | Facsimile; Printer; Color; Halftone; Scanner |
2674 | 7 | Facsimile; Printer; Color; Halftone; Scanner |
2676 | 7 | Facsimile; Printer; Color; Halftone; Scanner |
2677 | 7 | Facsimile; Printer; Color; Halftone; Scanner |
2689 | 7 | Dynamic Storage Systems: Signal Processing & Control Processing in Disk Drives |
2692 | 7 | Selective Visual Display Systems |
2864 | 7 | Measuring & Testing |
2893 | 7 | Semiconductors/Manufacturing |
2897 | 7 | Semiconductors/Manufacturing |
3648 | 7 | Aeronautics, Agriculture, Fishing, Trapping, Vermin Destroying, Plant and Animal Husbandry, Weaponry, Nuclear Systems, and License and Review |
A few oddities present themselves if you compare this list with the list in my previous posting (art units with biggest backlogs).
- There, two “measuring and testing” art units (2857 and 2863) were tied at 60 months. Here is a “measuring and testing” art unit (2864) with a mere seven months of backlog.
- There a “multiplex communication” art unit (2464) was at 60 months. Here are two “multiplex communication” art units (2412, 2471) with just seven months.
I can’t really discern from USPTO’s management roster what kind of work goes on in art unit 3648. So I was only able to list the general section heading for a group of art units containing 3648 and others. Kind of a ragtag group of technology areas if you ask me. If someone knows what 3648 actually does, I’d be grateful if you could post a comment about it.
Very interesting. How about posting stats for PTAB and TTAB?
As for PTAB, see my blog posting at https://blog.oppedahl.com/?p=143 . Yes it would be interesting to see backlog statistics for the TTAB.