Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MERLINO, ALYSON MARIE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612 3673 3674 3675

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.6%
Allow Rate
+12.6% vs TC avg
1,059
Total Applications
+31.5%
Interview Lift
1191
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1021 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
12.4%
§102 Novelty
31.6%
§103 Obviousness
55.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18781075 LATCH APPARATUS, SHEET CONVEYING APPARATUS, AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18268762 Vehicle Lock Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18448409 ALIGNMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18426954 HOOD SYSTEM WITHOUT POP-UP SPRING Non-Final OA MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
16737796 SMART LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH ACTUATOR MODULE Non-Final OA MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
19101203 LOCKING DEVICE FOR LOCKING A PIVOTABLY MOUNTED DOOR OF A CONTAINER, IN PARTICULAR A LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT DOOR OF AN OVERHEAD LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT, AND OVERHEAD LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT WITH SUCH A LOCKING DEVICE Non-Final OA FACC AG
19062669 BAR LOCK ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA A.L. Hansen Manufacturing Co.
19059895 HOOD LATCH FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
18108252 FLUSH DOOR HANDLE WITH MOVABLE SHUTTER Non-Final OA INTEVA PRODUCTS, LLC
17505215 VEHICLE DOOR LATCH Non-Final OA Inteva Products, LLC
19054082 ANTI-LIGATURE DOOR HANDLE Non-Final OA Sargent Manufacturing Company
18709556 MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR ARRANGEMENT Final Rejection KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
18707646 MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK, IN PARTICULAR MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK Non-Final OA KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
19034737 ACTUATOR DEVICE FOR ACTUATING A DOOR-LOCK DEVICE ON A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE DOOR Non-Final OA Elbi International S.p.A.
18769589 ASSEMBLY FOR OPENING AND/OR CLOSING A VEHICLE DOOR Final Rejection MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.
18523505 ASSEMBLY FOR OPENING AND/OR CLOSING A VEHICLE DOOR Non-Final OA MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.
18943303 MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK Non-Final OA Brose Schliesssysteme GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
18416134 Lock For a Motor Vehicle, In Particular a Hood or Gate Lock Non-Final OA Kiekert AG
18804227 LOCKING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Crompton Technology Group Limited
18229045 Friction Reduction in Hood Latch Mechanisms for Vehicles Final Rejection Nissan North America, Inc.
18622058 MONITORING THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON AN ELECTRICAL LOCKING UNIT Non-Final OA MEMO Beteiligungs- und Verwaltungs GmbH
18606373 STRIKE LINKAGE AND IN-WALL RECEIVER Final Rejection Ankerslot Group B.V.
18430083 DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR SECURE ACCESS Non-Final OA JANUS INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLC
18555592 DOOR ASSEMBLY COMPRISING AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN DRIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE DOOR LOCK Final Rejection JELD-WEN TÜREN GMBH
18347627 ELECTROMECHANICAL LATCH MODULE FOR A DOOR Non-Final OA TANlock GmbH
18313644 DOOR WITH LOCK ACTUATOR FOR INTEGRATION IN AN AIRCRAFT, CONTROL AND INFORMATION SYSTEM, COMPARTMENT FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Diehl Aviation Gilching GmbH
18106139 DEAD BOLT LOCK SYSTEM AND METHOD OF RETRACTING A DEAD BOLT Non-Final OA Lockmasters Security Intermediate, Inc.

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