Technology areas: Chemistry & Materials • Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
100 pending office actions • 31 art units • 75 examiners • 0 of 100 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 370 patents granted in the last 365 days
Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc. has 109 pending office actions in Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The matters span 82 examiners and 33 art units, making this a highly distributed prosecution profile. The scale and assignment breadth support formal portfolio controls for deadlines, claim strategy, disclosure consistency, and examiner-specific response history.
GAYE, SAMBA NMN is the busiest examiner, with 6 pending matters. That concentration is material but limited relative to the total portfolio, so it should inform targeted review rather than substitute for application-level analysis. Counsel may examine the matters before this examiner for recurring issues while separately tracking patterns by art unit.
The large number of art units indicates that the portfolio reaches multiple technical examination environments within the medical and mechanical classification. Consistent terminology and specification support can reduce avoidable divergence, but claim amendments should remain responsive to the particular references and objections in each file.
For practitioners, the central operational issue is coordination. A shared view of pending actions can identify related claims, preserve positions across continuations or counterpart applications, and flag matters where examiner or art-unit treatment warrants a distinct response approach.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 19 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 + other | 3 (3%) |
| §103 only | 52 (52%) |
| §102 only | 3 (3%) |
| §112 only | 3 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 2 (2%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 35 (35%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 5 | 62.2% | +32.8% |
| CORMIER, DAVID G | 3 | 64.6% | +28.7% |
| SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | 3 | 74.3% | +27.9% |
| INSLER, ELIZABETH | 3 | 67.1% | +25.0% |
| FURDGE, LARRY L | 2 | 62.5% | +16.7% |
| MA, KUN KAI | 2 | 79.5% | +12.8% |
| BANKS, KEONA LAUREN | 2 | 59.5% | +3.7% |
| ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R | 2 | 48.8% | +19.2% |
| VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 2 | 80.0% | +17.7% |
| PERRIN, JOSEPH L | 2 | 77.2% | +21.3% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18784069 | CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER APPLIANCE | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18450170 | METHOD FOR REPLACING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS MODULE IN AN APPLIANCE | PATEL, HARESH N | 147d overdue |
| 18790869 | CONVERSATIONAL CONTROL OF AN APPLIANCE | TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA | 17d overdue |
| 18469803 | REMOVABLE MULTI-ZONE GRIDDLE FOR A COOKTOP APPLIANCE | BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL | 17d overdue |
| 18615727 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE HAVING A SEALED SYSTEM WITH SUPPLEMENTAL HEAT FEATURES AND METHODS OF OPERATION | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 9d overdue |
| 18402250 | AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM LEAK MITIGATION | BABAA, NAEL N | 4d overdue |
| 18168913 | WATER FILTRATION ASSEMBLY WITH ENHANCED CONTAMINANT REDUCTION PERFORMANCE | HUANG, RYAN | 29d |
| 18669082 | POWER TAKE OFF PASTA EXTRUDER ATTACHMENT FOR A STAND MIXER APPLIANCE | MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD | 55d |
| 19075899 | DISHWASHING APPLIANCE TUB TRIM LOCATING FEATURES | CORMIER, DAVID G | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18314538 | SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-CHANNEL CONDUITS IN DISHWASHER APPLIANCES | CORMIER, DAVID G | 162d overdue |
| 18615727 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE HAVING A SEALED SYSTEM WITH SUPPLEMENTAL HEAT FEATURES AND METHODS OF OPERATION | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 9d overdue |
| 18477196 | DETECTING A PRESENCE OF CHLORINE BLEACH DURING A WASH CYCLE OF A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE | CORMIER, DAVID G | 27d |
| 18339518 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE AND WATER FILTER ASSEMBLY | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 40d |
| 19075899 | DISHWASHING APPLIANCE TUB TRIM LOCATING FEATURES | CORMIER, DAVID G | — |
| 19056836 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE INCLUDING MULTIPLE IN-DOOR ICE MAKERS | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | — |
| 18977060 | ICE MAKER APPLIANCE WITH RESERVOIR ACCESSIBILITY STRUCTURE | FURDGE, LARRY L | — |
| 18977110 | ICE MAKER APPLIANCE AND CONDUIT ACCESSIBILITY STRUCTURE | MA, KUN KAI | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 21 |
| 3762 | 14 |
| 3761 | 13 |
| 1711 | 8 |
| 3637 | 6 |
| 1774 | 5 |
| 1792 | 3 |
| 3799 | 2 |
| 2116 | 2 |
| 1772 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19075899 | DISHWASHING APPLIANCE TUB TRIM LOCATING FEATURES | CORMIER, DAVID G | 1711 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19056836 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE INCLUDING MULTIPLE IN-DOOR ICE MAKERS | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19051275 | METHODS OF OPERATING AN ICE MAKER APPLIANCE | COMINGS, DANIEL C | 3763 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 12, 2025 |
| 19039856 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE CABLE MANAGEMENT | ING, MATTHEW W | 3637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 18977060 | ICE MAKER APPLIANCE WITH RESERVOIR ACCESSIBILITY STRUCTURE | FURDGE, LARRY L | 3763 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18977110 | ICE MAKER APPLIANCE AND CONDUIT ACCESSIBILITY STRUCTURE | MA, KUN KAI | 3763 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18977013 | ICE MAKER APPLIANCE WITH PLUMB-IN STRUCTURE | TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18894111 | ICE MAKING ASSEMBLY FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | BANKS, KEONA LAUREN | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18829535 | METHODS FOR OPERATING AN ICE MAKER APPLIANCE | ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R | 3799 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18829938 | WIRE AND CONDUIT MOUNTING HARNESS ASSEMBLIES FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | ARTALEJO, ELIZABETH IRENE | 3637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18806267 | APPLIANCE ICE MAKING ASSEMBLY | TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18806207 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TWIST ICE TRAY | ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R | 3799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18802139 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY | ORTA, LAUREN GRACE | 1711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18794457 | A BASKET ASSEMBLY FOR A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE | LEE, KEVIN G | 1711 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18790869 | CONVERSATIONAL CONTROL OF AN APPLIANCE | TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA | 2654 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18787105 | CONSUMER APPLIANCE DISPLAY PANELS AND METHODS OF LOW-POWER OPERATION | HABIB, ASIFA | 2876 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18784096 | CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER APPLIANCE | MA, KUN KAI | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18783990 | WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | TEITELBAUM, DAVID J | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18784069 | CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER APPLIANCE | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 3763 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18777920 | CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER APPLIANCE | FURDGE, LARRY L | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18777020 | DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE | PERRIN, JOSEPH L | 1711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18760975 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE DOOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SUCH ASSEMBLIES | TEFERA, HIWOT E | 3637 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18755086 | A FOOTWEAR CLEANING BASKET FOR A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE | PERRIN, JOSEPH L | 1711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18746756 | AIR CONDITIONING APPLIANCE USING AN ASYMMETRIC SENSOR PAIR FOR TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE MEASURMENT | PATEL, JIGNESHKUMAR C | 2116 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18721534 | STAND-ALONE ICE MAKING APPLIANCE WITH FILTER | BANKS, KEONA LAUREN | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18740077 | CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER APPLIANCE | LING, FOR K. | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18735545 | GAS IGNITION SYSTEM FOR A GAS COOKING APPLIANCE | SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | 3762 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18735557 | BIN ASSEMBLY FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | WRIGHT, KIMBERLEY S | 3637 | §103 | Final Rejection | 84d | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 |
| 18733370 | STAND MIXER APPLIANCE POWER TAKE OFF ATTACHMENT AUTOMATIC OPERATION | BHATIA, ANSHU | 1774 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18677377 | FOOD PROCESSOR ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR A STAND MIXER | WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18671594 | METHOD FOR PAUSING A SMOKING PROCESS IN AN INDOOR SMOKER | LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN | 3762 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 22, 2024 |
| 18669082 | POWER TAKE OFF PASTA EXTRUDER ATTACHMENT FOR A STAND MIXER APPLIANCE | MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD | 1754 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18666283 | AIR CONDITIONER UNIT HAVING A BUILT-IN LIGHT ASSEMBLY | NORMAN, MARC E | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18665105 | COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME INCORPORATING TRIGGER-BASED SCHEDULING OF CONTROLLER GAIN VALUES | WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J | 3761 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18665016 | WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A MODULAR FLOW METER FOR AN APPLIANCE | PERRIN, CLARE M | 1779 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18657265 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN ICEMAKER OF A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18654564 | DRYER APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR DRYER CYCLE CONTROL | GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL | 3753 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18654571 | COMBINATION LAUNDRY APPLIANCE AND INDUCTION HEATER | SHYAKA, HERVE DEREK | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18654547 | DRYER APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR DRYER CYCLE CONTROL | WAN, DEMING | 3762 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 |
| 18653476 | OVEN APPLIANCE WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAULT DETECTION VIA IMAGE ANALYSIS | TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2024 |
| 18652053 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE AND METHODS OF OZONE DISPENSING | LAU, JASON | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18641709 | METHOD OF OPERATING A CAMERA ASSEMBLY IN A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | LEMIEUX, IAN L | 2669 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18639436 | INFUSED ICE MAKING APPLIANCE | WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA | 1791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18639453 | LAYERED ICE MAKER APPLIANCE | BAUER, CASSEY D | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 4d overdue | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18638316 | METHOD OF OPERATING A DISPENSING ASSEMBLY OF A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | MELARAGNO, MICHAEL | 3754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18636955 | DOUGH MOLD ATTACHMENT ASSEMBLY FOR A STAND MIXER | BARTLETT, VICTORIA | 1744 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 |
| 18632876 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE AND VENTILATION ASSEMBLY FOR THE SAME | WAN, DEMING | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 |
| 18615727 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE HAVING A SEALED SYSTEM WITH SUPPLEMENTAL HEAT FEATURES AND METHODS OF OPERATION | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 9d overdue | Pending | Mar 25, 2024 |
| 18613881 | MICROBE DISPENSING DEVICE FOR A COMPOSTING SYSTEM | HASSAN, LIBAN M | 1799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 22, 2024 |
| 18612149 | COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR RECIPE ADJUSTMENT | MCCORMICK, CHRISTOPHER JORDAN | — | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
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Start Free TrialHaier US Appliance Solutions Inc. has 100 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 31 art units and 75 examiners.
Samba Nmn Gaye has the most, with 5 of Haier US Appliance Solutions Inc.'s pending office actions.
Mostly Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering (USPTO Tech Center 3700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
