Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 25, 2026

Master Lock Company LLC

Technology area: Communications

1 pending office actions • 1 art units • 1 examiners • 0 of 1 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 11 patents granted in the last 365 days

Analysis

Master Lock Company LLC has 1 pending office action in Communications. Prosecution is concentrated with 1 examiner in 1 art unit.

LITTLEJOHN JR, MANCIL H is the listed examiner, with 1 pending matter. The profile supports a targeted response strategy for the pending issue.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Portfolio Summary

1
Total Pending OAs
1
Non-Final OAs
0
Final Rejections
0
Advisory / Quayle

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.

1
Hard (100%)
0
Medium (0%)
0
Easy (0%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
Multi-statute (no §101)1 (100%)

Industry Mix

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

0
Life Sciences
0% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
100% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

10 h
Manual time on pending OAs
2 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
4 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
0.1 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
LITTLEJOHN JR, MANCIL H 1 73.2% +23.0%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19094475 ELECTRONIC DOOR SYSTEM WITH VOICE PASSTHROUGH LITTLEJOHN JR, MANCIL H —

Interview Candidates (1)

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 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
19094475 ELECTRONIC DOOR SYSTEM WITH VOICE PASSTHROUGH LITTLEJOHN JR, MANCIL H —

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
2685 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
19094475 ELECTRONIC DOOR SYSTEM WITH VOICE PASSTHROUGH LITTLEJOHN JR, MANCIL H 2685 §102§103 Non-Final OA — Pending Mar 28, 2025

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many pending USPTO office actions does Master Lock Company LLC have?

Master Lock Company LLC has 1 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 1 art units and 1 examiners.

Which USPTO examiner handles the most Master Lock Company LLC applications?

Mancil H Littlejohn Jr. has the most, with 1 of Master Lock Company LLC's pending office actions.

What technology area are Master Lock Company LLC's patent applications in?

Mostly Communications (USPTO Tech Center 2600), based on where its pending office actions are examined.

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