Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612 3634 3673 3674 3675
This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases
Alyson Marie Merlino examines applications in Art Unit 3612 within Tech Center 3600, with 1032 resolved cases to her credit. She maintains an allowance rate of 64.6 percent for these applications. The median days to allowance for her cases is 1189, which is a critical figure for applicants managing long-term portfolios. This extensive history of 1032 cases provides a basis for understanding her examination patterns.
Her interview lift of 31.2 percent is a noteworthy metric. The 31.2 percent lift represents an increase in the probability of allowance following a discussion. Given the 64.6 percent allowance rate, these figures provide a foundation for predicting examiner behavior and optimizing resource allocation. The 1189-day median demonstrates that direct engagement is a highly effective way to move toward a grant in Art Unit 3612.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18756589 | VEHICLE DOOR ASSEMBLIES FOR VEHICLES INCLUDING HANDLE SPRING MODULE | Non-Final OA | Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc. |
| 18448409 | ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS | Non-Final OA | The Boeing Company |
| 18781075 | LATCH APPARATUS, SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 19282382 | DOOR HANDLE DEVICE | Non-Final OA | AISIN CORPORATION |
| 18430083 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SECURE ACCESS | Final Rejection | JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLC |
| 18171809 | HASP PROTECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Transportation IP Holdings, LLC |
| 18769589 | ASSEMBLY FOR OPENING AND/OR CLOSING A VEHICLE DOOR | Non-Final OA | MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A. |
| 18769583 | ELECTRONIC SWITCH SUBASSEMBLY TO BE ASSEMBLED TO AN INNER SIDE OF A VEHICLE DOOR | Final Rejection | MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A. |
| 18523505 | ASSEMBLY FOR OPENING AND/OR CLOSING A VEHICLE DOOR | Final Rejection | MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A. |
| 18229045 | Friction Reduction in Hood Latch Mechanisms for Vehicles | Non-Final OA | Nissan North America, Inc. |
| 19054082 | ANTI-LIGATURE DOOR HANDLE | Final Rejection | Sargent Manufacturing Company |
| 18555592 | DOOR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN DRIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE DOOR LOCK | Final Rejection | JELD-WEN TÜREN GMBH |
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