Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3675

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.8%
Allow Rate
+2.8% vs TC avg
216
Total Applications
+35.9%
Interview Lift
1186
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 166 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
41.9%
§103 Obviousness
29.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19358475 REPLACEMENT STOREFRONT DOOR LOCK WITH NO DRILLING Non-Final OA AISECURE INC.
19278184 Security Devices Final Rejection Zeal Innovation Ltd
18886932 LATCH HOLDER HAVING AUTOMATIC OPENING STRUCTURE AND AN APPLIANCE WITH AUTOMATIC OPENING DOOR USING LATCH HOLDER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18705053 IMPROVED DOOR LOCK FOR A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18367755 DOOR-LOCKING MODULE FOR A DOOR OF A HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
17868289 CLOSURE LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH SINGLE MOTOR MULTI-FUNCTIONAL POWER ACTUATOR Final Rejection MAGNA CLOSURES INC.
18770965 LATCH ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection ASSA ABLOY Americas Residential Inc.
18866518 IMPROVED LOCK CORE WITH SIDEBARS Non-Final OA AUSTRALIAN LOCK COMPANY PTY LTD
18860557 ELECTROMECHANICAL LOCKING DEVICE Non-Final OA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY "ELECTRONIC ACCESS"
18925217 OUTER HANDLE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DOOR Non-Final OA Minebea AccessSolutions Inc.
17689147 ELECTRONIC DOOR LOCK Final Rejection TLHM CO., LTD
18634990 ELECTRONIC LOCK AND DRIVING METHOD OF ELECTRONIC LOCK Non-Final OA TAIWAN FU HSING INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
18800080 LOCK MECHANISM Non-Final OA ZIPPSAFE AG
18794252 LOCKING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Latch Systems, Inc.
18069188 VEHICLE DOOR LOCKING ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18834365 A LOCKING DEVICE Final Rejection 9DESIGN.BE
18676157 CYLINDRICAL LOCK WITH MOTOR-DRIVEN LATCH Final Rejection Command Access Technology, Inc.
18711171 LOCKING DEVICE WITH A CATCH FOR PREVENTING ROTATION OF A LATCH BOLT Final Rejection STENDALS EL AB
18643155 Clutch module for electronic locks Final Rejection U-TEC GROUP INC.
18631111 ELECTRONIC CONTROL COMPOUND LOCK Non-Final OA SINOX COMPANY LTD.
18345995 RECREATIONAL VEHICLE DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA RVLock & Co, LLC
18362307 Method and Apparatus for Firearm Storage Non-Final OA Granite Security Products, Inc.
17950649 DETECTION DEVICE AND DETECTION SYSTEM FOR ACTIVATING AT LEAST ONE FUNCTION OF AN APPARATUS, AND APPARATUS COMPRISING THE DETECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection U-Shin Italia S.p.A.
18094590 SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING ACCESS TO A SECURE SPACE Final Rejection Konnex Enterprises Inc.
17907275 SELF-RESETTING LOCK MECHANISM Non-Final OA SERDAR PLASTIK SANAYI TICARET A. S.
16762833 MOBILE ACCOMMODATION, FRAMED WINDOW AND CLOSURE Non-Final OA Polyplastic Group B.V.

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