Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3612 3633 3634 3666 3675 3676
This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases
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.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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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