Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17120708 | LOCKING DEVICE AND METHOD | December 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17115314 | Hands-Free Door Opening System | December 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17113943 | SMART DOOR LOCK | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17110384 | RELEASABLE LOCKING MECHANISM FOR A REFRIGERATED APPLIANCE | December 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17104284 | EXIT DEVICE ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED ACCESS CONTROL | November 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 47 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 17098115 | HANDS-FREE DOOR LATCH | November 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17096504 | "Integrator" adapter for a Mul-T-Lock Deadbolt door lock and a Medeco Deadbolt door lock with an August WiFi Smart Lock/Smart Lock Pro. | November 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17070949 | DOOR LOCKING DEVICE | October 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16974134 | Door locking foldable safety trim | October 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17034762 | ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK FACILITY | September 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17034860 | ELECTRIC DOOR LOCK DEVICE | September 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17031795 | LATCH ASSEMBLY TO SECURE OPENING OF AN ENCLOSURE | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 32 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17027906 | INSIDE HANDLE DEVICE | September 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17027122 | WIRELESS CONTROLLED BLOCKING APPARATUS AND SINGLE POINT LOCKING SYSTEM | September 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17027413 | FASTENING STRUCTURE | September 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17018914 | CHILD-SAFE DOOR, CABINET, AND DRAWER LOCKING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS | September 2020 | July 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 17014064 | Drive Structure of Lock Bolt | September 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16976582 | LOCKING MECHANISMS | August 2020 | January 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17004468 | A Transmission Structure of a Rotary Shaft of an Electronic Lock | August 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16995110 | HANDLE MECHANISM AND CASING ASSEMBLY | August 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16986847 | LINEAR RECIPROCATING-MOTION APPARATUS | August 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16941538 | DOOR STOP ROD WITH WARNING FUNCTION | July 2020 | June 2023 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16923356 | DOOR LEAF HANDLE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | July 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 47 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16900012 | Symmetrical and Reversible-Clutch Mortise Lock | June 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16868585 | Door lock for a domestic electrical appliance | May 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16868668 | Door lock for a domestic electrical appliance with a movably arranged locking member | May 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16844605 | KEY CAPTURE LOCK | April 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 59 | 10 | 0 | No | No |
| 16844800 | BOLT RETAINER CLIP TO MAINTAIN A BOLT WITHIN A CONFIGURED RECEIVING ELEMENT OF A COMPONENT | April 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16652242 | ACCIDENTAL UNLOCKING PREVENTION ELECTRONIC LOCK | March 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16649221 | HANDLE ASSEMBLY FOR A DOOR OR WINDOW HAVING A DEFINED THICKNESS, AND A METHOD FOR INSTALLING SUCH HANDLE ASSEMBLY | March 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16823039 | INTEGRATED LATCH MECHANISM FOR SECURING RACKMOUNT EQUIPMENT IN A CHASSIS | March 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16818985 | LATCH ASSEMBLY | March 2020 | February 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16804720 | ELECTRIFIED LATCH | February 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 54 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 16802910 | RESETTABLE DOOR LOCKING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE, IN PARTICULAR A DISHWASHER, AND ELECTRIC HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE PROVIDED THEREWITH | February 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16802953 | DOOR LOCK CONFIGURED TO BE OPENED BY ONE HAND | February 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16641839 | MOTOR VEHICLE DOOR LOCK | February 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16788648 | ELECTRONIC LOCK | February 2020 | August 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16784535 | SOCKET STRUCTURE OF LOCK CIRCUIT BOARD OF SHARED BICYCLE | February 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16636811 | ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL STRIKEAND PRELOAD RESISTANT MODULE THEREFORE | February 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16773169 | COMPARTMENT LOCKING SYSTEM | January 2020 | September 2024 | Abandon | 55 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16623134 | OUTER HANDLE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE DOOR | December 2019 | September 2024 | Abandon | 57 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16708714 | MOTOR VEHICLE LOCK ARRANGEMENT | December 2019 | April 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16620479 | VEHICLE DOOR LOCKING DEVICE AND VEHICLE DOOR LOCKING SET | December 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16704131 | RETAINING LATCH, CLOSURE CONFIGURATION, CONTAINER AND RAIL VEHICLE | December 2019 | December 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 10 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16695694 | VEHICULAR LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH SNAP-TYPE CONNECTION FEATURE PROVIDING AN INTEGRATED SEALING FUNCTION | November 2019 | November 2022 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16695561 | LATCH ASSEMBLY WITH LATCH HOUSING MOTOR SEAT WITH RESILIENT MOTOR RETENTION FEATURE | November 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16696535 | SMART CONTAINER AND METHOD OF USE | November 2019 | October 2023 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16693615 | LOW-PROFILE HANDLE ASSEMBLY | November 2019 | July 2024 | Allow | 56 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16687948 | REMOTELY CONTROLLABLE SECURITY BAR | November 2019 | February 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16681728 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND CASING APPARATUS AND A REMOVABLE PANEL MODULE THEREOF | November 2019 | July 2024 | Abandon | 56 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16607990 | Door Lock | October 2019 | October 2023 | Allow | 48 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16657580 | DOOR STRIKE ASSEMBLY WITH A REVOLVING LATCH EJECTOR | October 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 46 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16599799 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OPENING MECHANISM | October 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16598668 | A DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | October 2019 | May 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 1 | No | No |
| 16587969 | DOOR HANDLE LOCK AND LOCKING METHOD | September 2019 | June 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16582900 | TAMPER PROOF SEAL ASSEMBLY | September 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16575361 | MAGNET RESPONSIVE CABINET LOCK | September 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16567079 | ANTI-TORSION DOOR LOCK | September 2019 | July 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16563876 | Window Lock | September 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16560249 | Control Structure for Rotary Shaft of Electronic Lock | September 2019 | September 2022 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16546811 | LOCKABLE HANDLE ASSEMBLY WITH FLOATING CAM MECHANISM | August 2019 | August 2024 | Allow | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16540104 | Tool Box | August 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16527796 | DOOR UNLOCKING DEVICE OF CONSTRUCTION MACHINE | July 2019 | October 2022 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16518817 | POWER CHILD LOCK OPERATING DEVICE | July 2019 | September 2022 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16504094 | SWITCH DEVICE | July 2019 | May 2023 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16454337 | BIDIRECTIONAL INERTIA LATCH FOR VEHICLE INTERIOR COMPONENTS | June 2019 | October 2022 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16451015 | LOCKING DEVICE | June 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 50 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16441995 | Motor-Driven Door Latch for Vehicle | June 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 50 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16468231 | SLIDE LATCHING SYSTEM FOR A DOOR SYSTEM | June 2019 | August 2024 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | No | No |
| 16364620 | LATCH HOLDER HAVING AUTOMATIC OPENING STRUCTURE AND AN APPLIANCE WITH AUTOMATIC OPENING DOOR USING LATCH HOLDER | March 2019 | February 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16287555 | DRAW LATCH | February 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16249971 | PIN LATCH WITH ADJUSTABLE PRE-LOAD | January 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16241104 | Lockable Bolt Device | January 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16215882 | POSITION SENSOR FOR DOOR LOCK | December 2018 | March 2023 | Abandon | 51 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16124894 | DIGITAL DOOR LOCK INCLUDING LATCH BOLT SELF-LOOSENING STRUCTURE | September 2018 | January 2023 | Abandon | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16053447 | Flat Pin Safe Lock System | August 2018 | June 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16033424 | LATCH ASSEMBLIES FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES | July 2018 | December 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16030904 | Door latch for an electrical domestic appliance | July 2018 | April 2022 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15967972 | MORTISE AND MULTIPOINT LATCHING ASSEMBLY | May 2018 | January 2024 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 100.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY works in Art Unit 3675 and has examined 79 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 50.6%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 40 months.
Examiner WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY's allowance rate of 50.6% places them in the 14% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY receive 3.11 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 86% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY is 40 months. This places the examiner in the 25% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +32.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WATSON, PETER HUCKLEBERRY. This interview benefit is in the 80% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews are highly effective with this examiner and should be strongly considered as a prosecution strategy. Per MPEP § 713.10, interviews are available at any time before the Notice of Allowance is mailed or jurisdiction transfers to the PTAB.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 17.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 21.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 29% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 120.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 95% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 5.0% of allowed cases (in the 82% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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