Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: REPHANN, JUSTIN B

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3634 3635 3678

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.1%
Allow Rate
+26.1% vs TC avg
971
Total Applications
+24.5%
Interview Lift
815
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 939 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
28.9%
§102 Novelty
35.0%
§103 Obviousness
32.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18713942 DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING MECHANISM OF AIRCRAFT LAVATORY UNIT Non-Final OA The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
18392019 LID OPENING/CLOSING DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
19094209 Track and Curtain System Non-Final OA Zahner Design Group, Ltd.
19043497 MECHANICAL CHECK ON LINEAR DRIVE ACTUATOR Non-Final OA MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
19084251 GATE Non-Final OA Safe Rack LLC
19082598 WEATHER STRIP Non-Final OA TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
18659865 ASSEMBLY WITH AN OPEN-DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA AIRBUS HELICOPTERS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
18564339 DEVICE FOR MONITORING A DOORWAY OF A VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection BODE - DIE TÜR GMBH
19048910 Barrier with structurally different corner gate connections Final Rejection Regalo International, LLC
18618204 BULB SEALS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
18869585 FUNCTIONAL ENTITY WITH A DOOR COMPARTMENT FOR A DISPLACEABLY HELD DOOR Non-Final OA HAWA SLIDING SOLUTIONS AG
18512786 MODULAR DOOR SYSTEM FOR A TRAILER OR OTHER PROTECTED TRUCK BODY Non-Final OA ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB
18929127 ASSEMBLY FOR GUIDING AT LEAST ONE MOVABLE FURNITURE PART RELATIVE TO A FURNITURE BODY Non-Final OA Julius Blum GmbH
18908052 SLIDING SECURITY DOOR SYSTEM Final Rejection Summit Safety Closer, Inc.
18884876 SLIDING SECURITY DOOR SYSTEM Final Rejection Summit Safety Closer, Inc.
18890295 DOOR DRIVE WITH A MOTOR UNIT, HAVING AN ADVANTAGEOUS BASIC SHAPE Non-Final OA dormakaba Deutschland GmbH
18411492 SLIDING DOOR TRACK WITH SOFT CLOSE Non-Final OA ASSA ABLOY Access and Egress Hardware Group, Inc.
18576555 ELECTROMAGNETIC GATE ARRANGEMENT, A MAZE COMPRISING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC GATE ARRANGEMENT AND A METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC GATE ARRANGEMENT Non-Final OA Lekbarn i Sverige AB
18200025 Garage Door Opener Having Battery Backup System with Extended Standby Mode Final Rejection KLASSEN PATENT HOLDINGS, LLC

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