Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CUMAR, NATHAN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3653 3674 3675

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.4%
Allow Rate
+26.4% vs TC avg
1223
Total Applications
+15.0%
Interview Lift
984
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1183 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
27.5%
§102 Novelty
41.3%
§103 Obviousness
27.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18984554 SEAL FOR A GAS TURBINE ENGINE Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18727921 ROBOT Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18403142 SECURITY SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE CONNECTOR PORT AND VEHICULAR APPARATUS HAVING THE SECURITY SYSTEM AND THE VEHICLE CONNECTOR PORT Final Rejection Volvo Truck Corporation
18796862 LOCK APPARATUS AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19018913 VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18931689 RETAINER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA B/E Aerospace, Inc.
18690576 SEALING STRUCTURE, INNER WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM AND ASSEMBLY METHOD Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
19100977 MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK Non-Final OA Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft
19100612 LOCK FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kiekert Aktiengesellschaft
18911519 REKEYABLE LOCK WITH SMALL INCREMENTS Non-Final OA ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc.
18995383 IMPROVEMENTS TO LATCHES FOR MOVABLE BARRIERS OR THE LIKE Non-Final OA D&D Group Pty Ltd
19004049 FLUID GUARD AND ABSORBER FOR LOCKING DEVICES Non-Final OA Knox Associates, Inc., dba Knox Company
18955493 MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK FOR A CLOSING ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
18871065 LATCH MECHANISM Non-Final OA ELECTROLATCH (PTY) LTD
18944247 LOCKING DEVICE AND METHODS Non-Final OA Serio-Us Industries, Inc.
18941353 DOOR LATCH DEVICE Non-Final OA MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATION
18649392 O-RING GLAND FITTINGS FOR LIQUID COOLING WITH O-RING COMPRESSION SEAL HAVING REDUNDANT NON-RADIAL SEAL PAIRS Non-Final OA HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18927241 VEHICLE HANDLE Non-Final OA ALPHA CORPORATION
18907121 MECHANICAL OVERRIDE FOR ELECTRONIC LOCK Non-Final OA PepsiCo, Inc.
18908968 CODED COMBINATION LOCK Non-Final OA RIMOWA GmbH
18905094 LUGGAGE SMART DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA Package, Inc.
18767439 ULTRA-SEAL GASKET FOR JOINING HIGH PURITY FLUID PATHWAYS Final Rejection Compart Systems PTE. Ltd.
18784112 DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY Final Rejection ASSA ABLOY Access and Egress Hardware Group, Inc.
18714372 ELECTRONIC KEY OPERATING DEVICE Final Rejection YOKOWO CO., LTD.
18678725 ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK Final Rejection JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLC
18707425 LOCK BOX Final Rejection Reward Tech Limited
18545363 COMBINATION PADLOCK WITH INTEGRATED BOTTLE OPENER Non-Final OA HANDYWAY CO., LTD.
18051805 LIP SEALS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Bal Seal Engineering, LLC

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