Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: IGNACZEWSKI, JAMES EDWARD

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3675

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.9%
Allow Rate
+28.9% vs TC avg
216
Total Applications
-3.2%
Interview Lift
1129
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 199 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
40.8%
§102 Novelty
40.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17891451 DOOR CONTROL MECHANISM Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
17889470 DOOR LOCK WITH AUTHENTICATION MODULE Final Rejection Carrier Corporation
19121311 METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL LOCKING DEVICE Non-Final OA DORMAKABA SCHWEIZ AG
18606491 BLIND CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR A REMOTE ACTUATOR Non-Final OA MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
18222574 LATCHING AND LOCKING SYSTEM FOR AN ACTUATABLE DOOR Final Rejection AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
18267627 MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK Non-Final OA Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
18457480 VEHICULAR CLOSURE OPENING DEVICE WITH PUSH TO ACTUATE FUNCTION Non-Final OA Magna Mirrors of America, Inc.
18689228 DRIVE UNIT FOR MOTOR-VEHICLE APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA KIEKERT AG
18556920 MOTOR-VEHICLE LOCK, IN PARTICULAR ELECTRIC LOCK Non-Final OA KIEKERT AG
17856225 DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY WITH KEYLESS HANDLE Non-Final OA ASSA ABLOY Access and Egress Hardware Group, Inc.
18668410 ELECTROMECHANICAL LOCKS AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection LOCK II, LLC
18411969 DOOR HANDLE AND LOCKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Global Link Distribution, Corp.
18535147 LOCK CAPABLE OF AUTOMATICALLY LOCKING A DOOR AFTER CLOSING Non-Final OA I-TEK METAL MFG. CO., LTD
18567946 FLAT KEY COMPRISING SURFACE CODING AND A CYLINDER LOCK Non-Final OA EVVA Sicherheitstechnologie GmbH

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