Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHEPHERD, MATTHEW RICHARD

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3634

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.1%
Allow Rate
+1.1% vs TC avg
217
Total Applications
+40.3%
Interview Lift
1145
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 175 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18164198 VEHICLE AWNING Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
17928403 MOTOR SHAFT STABILIZER Final Rejection Lutron Technology Company LLC
17766126 CONTROL OF COVERING MATERIAL AND MOTORIZED WINDOW TREATMENTS Final Rejection Lutron Technology Company LLC
18895202 DOOR SYSTEM AND COMPONENTS THEREOF Non-Final OA LOVE THAT DOOR, LLC
18545486 PHOTOVOLTAIC FILM SYSTEM Final Rejection Mechoshade Systems, LLC
18058435 DRIVE ASSEMBLY FOR MOVABLE BARRIER Final Rejection Automatic Technology (Australia) Pty Ltd
18616140 SLIP FIT GUIDE Non-Final OA CornellCookson, LLC
18410775 VENETIAN BLIND Non-Final OA UNION WINNER INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
18444259 ROLLER SHADE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Springs Window Fashions, LLC
18436712 ROLLER SHADE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SMART SHADE INNOVATIONS INC.
18433286 Tension device for an endless operating loop of a screen Final Rejection Coulisse B.V.
17839166 ROLLING SHUTTER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Qualitas Manufacturing Incorporated
18404074 OVERHEAD DOOR LOCKING DEVICE Non-Final OA The Parts Department Ltd.
15248513 HARNESSES Non-Final OA Treemagineers Ltd.
18278624 CORNER CONNECTOR STRUCTURE OF SCREEN APPARATUS Final Rejection Taroko Door & Window Technologies, Inc.
17617228 Improved Methods of Manufacturing Flexible Screen Frames Final Rejection RS FlexScreen, LLC
18306409 DEVICE FOR LOWERING AND RAISING BLIND Non-Final OA Hangzhou Giputa Clothing Co., Ltd
18095359 ACTUATOR SYSTEM FOR WINDOW SHADES Non-Final OA The Watt Stopper, Inc.
18011478 AN INSULATED DOOR LEAF FOR A GATE, A GATE COMPRISING AN INSULATED DOOR LEAF, AND USE OF AN INSULATING BAFFLE IN A DOOR LEAF Non-Final OA DAN-doors A/S
17983211 ROMAN BLIND WITH SHROUD PROTECTION Final Rejection MAXXMAR INC
18051706 BLACKOUT AND SEMI-PERMEABLE, CELLULAR WOVEN CURTAIN FABRIC AND CURTAIN PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA BERTEKS TEKSTIL SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKETI
17604148 BLADES OF FIXED SUNSHADE DEVICES, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Les Ingénieurs du Soleil

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