Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: PONCIANO, PATRICK BERNAS

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612 3633 3634 3666 3675 3676

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Patrick Bernas Ponciano operates within Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3612. With 107 resolved cases, the examiner maintains an allowance rate of 57.0%. The median days to allowance is 948, providing a timeline for applicants to manage expectations during the prosecution process. This 948-day figure represents the middle point of the prosecution duration for successful applications in Art Unit 3612.

The interview lift is 7.6%. This figure indicates that conducting an interview has a positive impact on the likelihood of allowance. Practitioners should consider the 57.0% allowance rate when deciding whether the 7.6% lift justifies the resources for an interview. The 107 resolved cases provide a baseline for understanding the examiner's historical tendencies. In Tech Center 3600, the interview lift is a specific data point that measures the change in outcome following a formal discussion. The data suggests that applicants can use these metrics to plan their approach to prosecution.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

57.0%
Allow Rate
+5.0% vs TC avg
148
Total Applications
+7.6%
Interview Lift
948
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 107 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.4%
§102 Novelty
43.5%
§103 Obviousness
29.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18965128 WINDOW PANE ACTUATION MECHANISM AND VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A MECHANISM Non-Final OA Volvo Truck Corporation
18592708 WINDOW ASSEMBLIES HAVING TWO OR MORE OPEN CONFIGURATIONS Non-Final OA Deere & Company
18482088 OPENING-AND-CLOSING BODY DRIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA AISIN CORPORATION
18733993 ACTUATING APPARATUS FOR A SLIDING DOOR, A SLIDING DOOR ARRANGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE, AND A METHOD FOR ACTUATING A SLIDING DOOR Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18479287 SLIDING-OUT TYPE DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE WITH EASY POSITION ADJUSTMENT STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF ADJUSTING POSITION OF DOOR USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18642102 SLIDABLE PANE SYSTEM, WINDOW, DOOR, AND INSTALLATION METHOD Non-Final OA CORNING INCORPORATED
18919694 DOOR STRUCTURE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA MINEBEA ACCESSSOLUTIONS ITALIA S.P.A.
19108114 AN ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A ROTATABLE UPRIGHT BLAST DOOR Final Rejection HUNAN YUNHUI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19032649 DOOR MODULE OF A VEHICLE DOOR AND VEHICLE DOOR HAVING THE DOOR MODULE Final Rejection Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
18853841 DRIVE DEVICE FOR A CLOSURE ELEMENT OF A MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg

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