Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Assa Abloy AB

Technology areas: Networking & Security • Communications • Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems

34 pending office actions • 20 art units • 33 examiners • 0 of 34 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 129 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

34
Total Pending OAs
23
Non-Final OAs
9
Final Rejections
2
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

3
Overdue
1
Due this week
1
Due this month
1
Due in next 60 days
0
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 6 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (3)Due ≤ 7 days (1)Due ≤ 30 days (1)Due ≤ 60 days (1)

Case Difficulty Mix

Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.

16
Hard (47%)
18
Medium (53%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§101 + other1 (3%)
§103 only13 (38%)
§102 only3 (9%)
Double-patenting + other2 (6%)
Multi-statute (no §101)15 (44%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
7
Information Tech
21% of docket
9
Communications
26% of docket
2
Semiconductors
6% of docket
11
Mechanical / Eng
32% of docket
5
Business / Other
15% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.

340 h
Manual time on pending OAs
68 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
119 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
3.0 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN 2 74.0% +27.5%
BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J 1 67.4% +26.1%
WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J 1 80.6% +20.9%
BOECKMANN, JASON J 1 49.1% +28.4%
RUSHING, MARK S 1 76.7% +23.6%
JOHNSON, SONJI N 1 74.7% +21.0%
NGUYEN, NAM V 1 78.5% +14.3%
SIDKY, YAHYA I 1 76.1% +23.1%
ATALA, JAMIE JO 1 48.5% +35.6%
HON, MING Y 1 82.4% +12.9%

Quick Wins (1)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18875813 THERMAL IMAGING FOR ROOM-LEVEL REAL-TIME LOCATION SERVICE HON, MING Y —

Hard Cases (16)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18873547 DEADBOLT, LOCK DEVICE AND SYSTEM NEUBAUER, THOMAS L 44d overdue
18876376 ARRANGEMENT FOR LOCK SYSTEM, AND LOCK SYSTEM SIDKY, YAHYA I 23d overdue
18867848 AUTHENTICATION WITH AUTHORIZATION CREDENTIAL EXCHANGE MUNION, JAMES E 4d overdue
19325225 ELECTRONIC LOCK WITH MORTISE INSERT BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J —
19171800 SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN —
19037722 ELECTRONIC LOCK WITH INTERCHANGEABLE BATTERY PACKS HAVING DIFFERENT BATTERY CHEMISTRIES WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J —
18923899 SHOWERHEAD ASSEMBLY BOECKMANN, JASON J —
18876360 ADAPTING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR DETERMINING INTENT OF A PERSON TO PASS THROUGH A DOOR ATALA, JAMIE JO —

Interview Candidates (11)

Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18876376 ARRANGEMENT FOR LOCK SYSTEM, AND LOCK SYSTEM SIDKY, YAHYA I 23d overdue
18411813 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENROLLING USERS OF A WIRELESS BIOMETRIC LOCKSET RUSHING, MARK S 5d
19325225 ELECTRONIC LOCK WITH MORTISE INSERT BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J —
19171800 SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN —
19037722 ELECTRONIC LOCK WITH INTERCHANGEABLE BATTERY PACKS HAVING DIFFERENT BATTERY CHEMISTRIES WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J —
18923899 SHOWERHEAD ASSEMBLY BOECKMANN, JASON J —
19156591 MODULAR RFID READER FOR FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLE JOHNSON, SONJI N —
19188242 TRAJECTORY AND INTENT PREDICTION NGUYEN, NAM V —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
3675 5
2686 3
2689 2
2688 2
3634 2
2849 1
2876 1
2486 1
2666 1
2497 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19325225 ELECTRONIC LOCK WITH MORTISE INSERT BOSWELL, CHRISTOPHER J 3675 §102§103Other Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 10, 2025
19171800 SUPPORT STRUCTURE FOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN 3675 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 07, 2025
19037722 ELECTRONIC LOCK WITH INTERCHANGEABLE BATTERY PACKS HAVING DIFFERENT BATTERY CHEMISTRIES WARMFLASH, MICHAEL J 2849 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 27, 2025
18923899 SHOWERHEAD ASSEMBLY BOECKMANN, JASON J — §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 23, 2024
18411813 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENROLLING USERS OF A WIRELESS BIOMETRIC LOCKSET RUSHING, MARK S 2689 §103 Final Rejection 5d Pending Jan 12, 2024
19156591 MODULAR RFID READER FOR FUEL DISPENSING NOZZLE JOHNSON, SONJI N 2876 §102Other Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 14, 2025
19188242 TRAJECTORY AND INTENT PREDICTION NGUYEN, NAM V — §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 24, 2025
18876376 ARRANGEMENT FOR LOCK SYSTEM, AND LOCK SYSTEM SIDKY, YAHYA I 3675 §102§112 Non-Final OA 23d overdue Pending Dec 18, 2024
18876360 ADAPTING A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR DETERMINING INTENT OF A PERSON TO PASS THROUGH A DOOR ATALA, JAMIE JO 2486 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 18, 2024
18875813 THERMAL IMAGING FOR ROOM-LEVEL REAL-TIME LOCATION SERVICE HON, MING Y 2666 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 17, 2024
18981832 ANTENNA FOR RADIO FREQUENCY ATTENUATING ENCLOSURE KHAN, OMER S 2686 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 16, 2024
18874429 OUT-OF-BAND OTP EXCHANGE ACCESS CONTROL HUSSEIN, HASSAN A 2497 §103 Final Rejection — Pending Dec 12, 2024
18873522 LOCK DEVICE AND SYSTEM HOROWITZ, NOAH NMN 3675 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Dec 10, 2024
18873547 DEADBOLT, LOCK DEVICE AND SYSTEM NEUBAUER, THOMAS L 3675 §102§103 Final Rejection 44d overdue Pending Dec 10, 2024
18956529 CONNECTION AND SERVICE DISCOVERY FOR FINE RANGING APPLICATIONS HUANG, WEN WU — §103DP Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 22, 2024
18867848 AUTHENTICATION WITH AUTHORIZATION CREDENTIAL EXCHANGE MUNION, JAMES E 2688 §102§103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Nov 21, 2024
18907855 CARD SUPPLY MECHANISM MORRISON, THOMAS A 3653 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 07, 2024
18849805 TWO-LEVEL AUTHENTICATION FOR SECURE ASSETS RONI, SYED A 2432 §102 Non-Final OA — Pending Sep 23, 2024
18832200 METHOD AND GUIDANCE DEVICE FOR PROVIDING NON-VISUAL GUIDANCE HINTON, HENRY R 3665 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 23, 2024
18729985 PROXIMITY COMMUNICATION TRIGGERED WIRELESS POWERED LOCK JIANG, YONG HANG 2689 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 18, 2024
18716171 ROUTING DATA IN A COMMUNICATION NETWORK TULOP, JIRAPON INTAVONG 2693 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jun 04, 2024
18698087 IDENTIFYING POSITION AND DETERMINING INTENT BASED ON UWB TEMPORAL SIGNATURES GARCIA, CARLOS E 2686 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Apr 03, 2024
18452119 METHODS FOR RECOVERING A DEVICE, APP AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE DEVICE KIM, TAE K 2496 §103 Final Rejection 12d Pending Aug 18, 2023
18263006 BRAKE DEVICE, ARRANGEMENT FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF ACCESS MEMBER, AND ACCESS MEMBER SYSTEM BURCH, MELODY M 3616 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Jul 26, 2023
18255301 PROVIDING TRAINING DATA FOR A MACHINE LEARNING MODEL FOR MONITORING A PERSON BASED ON VIDEO DATA DOAN, HIEN VAN 2449 §103§112 Final Rejection — Pending May 31, 2023
18253102 OFFLINE END-TO-END ENCRYPTION WITH PRIVACY BAYOU, YONAS A 2499 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending May 16, 2023
17998376 ULTRA-WIDE BAND TEST SYSTEM BROWN, VERNAL U 2686 §103 Non-Final OA — Pending Nov 10, 2022
19037775 WIPER SEAL PAD SYSTEMS MAESTRI, PATRICK J 3633 §112DP Non-Final OA — Pending Jan 27, 2025
18840160 TENSION ARRANGEMENT FOR A DOOR OPERATOR SYSTE MASSAD, ABE L 3634 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Aug 21, 2024
18714938 ERROR DATA REPORTING FOR ENTRANCE SYSTEMS POPE, DARYL C — §101§103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending May 30, 2024
18685945 METHOD FOR MONITORING AN AUTOMATIC DOOR SYSTEM AS WELL AS SYSTEM WITH AN AUTOMATIC DOOR SYSTEM FORRISTALL, JOSHUA L — §103§112 Non-Final OA — Pending Feb 23, 2024
18288325 AUTOMATIC DOOR OPERATOR IN ENTRANCE SYSTEM LAUGHLIN, NATHAN L 2119 §102§103 Final Rejection — Pending Oct 25, 2023
18285337 A Door Operation Support System and Method for Predicting Maintenance SHERWIN, RYAN W 2688 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Oct 02, 2023
18268288 ROLL DOOR UNIT, ROLL-UP DOOR AND USE OF A ROLL DOOR UNIT FOR COVERING A DOOR OPENING SHEPHERD, MATTHEW RICHARD 3634 §103 Final Rejection 43d Pending Jun 19, 2023

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