Examiner: MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612 3634 3673 3674 3675

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.6%

Allow Rate

+12.6% vs TC avg

1,071

Total Applications

+31.3%

Interview Lift

1189

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1030 resolved cases, 2023–2026

0.7%

§101 Eligibility

23.2%

§102 Novelty

29.2%

§103 Obviousness

45.9%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
19285177	OUTSIDE HANDLE DEVICE	Non-Final OA	TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18756589	VEHICLE DOOR ASSEMBLIES FOR VEHICLES INCLUDING HANDLE SPRING MODULE	Non-Final OA	Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18781075	LATCH APPARATUS, SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS	Non-Final OA	CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

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