Last updated: July 05, 2026

Application No. 19/101,355

METHOD FOR LOCKING AND UNLOCKING A DOOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE AND ASSOCIATED LOCKING AND UNLOCKING DEVICE

Non-Final OA

Filed

Feb 05, 2025

Priority

Aug 25, 2022 — FR FR2208520 +1 more

Examiner

NGUYEN, NAM V

Art Unit

2685

Tech Center

2600 — Communications

Assignee

Continental AG

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +14.5% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 78% grant rate with +14.5% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 934 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants 78% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

730 granted / 934 resolved

+16.2% vs TC avg

Moderate +14% lift

Without

With

+14.5%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

2y 10m

Avg Prosecution

26 currently pending

Career history

964

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

0.4%

-39.6% vs TC avg

§103

69.0%

+29.0% vs TC avg

§102

2.7%

-37.3% vs TC avg

§112

9.0%

-31.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 934 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Feb 05, 2025

Application Filed

Apr 01, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Apr 09, 2026

Interview Requested

Apr 16, 2026

Examiner Interview Summary

Precedent Cases

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2y 1m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/829,616

Patent 12670241

METHOD FOR PERFORMING AUTHENTICATION USING FINGERPRINT SENSOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE SUPPORTING THE SAME

1y 9m to grant Granted Jun 30, 2026

18/533,540

Patent 12664842

CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE CONTROL OF ACCESSES IN A ROOM

2y 6m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/678,190

Patent 12664845

HANDS-FREE GATE ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE

2y 0m to grant Granted Jun 23, 2026

18/406,506

Patent 12645900

INDUCTIVE FLOOR MAT RECORDING SYSTEM

2y 4m to grant Granted Jun 02, 2026

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

78%

Grant Probability

93%

With Interview (+14.5%)

2y 10m (~1y 5m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 934 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.