Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
65 pending office actions • 21 art units • 58 examiners • 0 of 65 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 156 patents granted in the last 365 days
Midea Group Co., Ltd. has 66 pending office actions in the Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering technology area. These actions are distributed among 58 distinct examiners. The portfolio spans 20 distinct art units, reflecting a wide variety of technical subject matter within the mechanical engineering sector. The presence of 20 distinct art units suggests that the company's patenting efforts are being reviewed by a broad cross section of the patent office's specialized groups across the 66 pending office actions.
The busiest examiner is GAYE, SAMBA NMN, who is managing 3 pending office actions. While GAYE, SAMBA NMN has the highest individual count, the 66 actions are largely spread across 58 distinct examiners. This means the company must manage 58 separate examiner relationships. The high count of 20 distinct art units indicates that the company's innovations are technically diverse, requiring a prosecution strategy that can adapt to many different examination styles. Having 3 pending office actions with GAYE, SAMBA NMN represents the most significant concentration of work with any single examiner.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 15 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. 15 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 only | 1 (2%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (5%) |
| §103 only | 16 (25%) |
| §102 only | 3 (5%) |
| §112 only | 2 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 40 (62%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHEYNEY, CHARLES | 2 | 56.7% | +42.7% |
| BELL, SPENCER E | 2 | 63.3% | +12.6% |
| TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER | 2 | 42.9% | +27.5% |
| GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 2 | 63.5% | +34.9% |
| DIAZ, MIGUEL ANGEL | 2 | 79.8% | +11.6% |
| DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO | 2 | 65.0% | +31.5% |
| NOUKETCHA, LIONEL W | 2 | 80.8% | +13.7% |
| HAWN, PATRICK D | 1 | 65.9% | +38.1% |
| MARONEY, JENNA M | 1 | 64.5% | +20.3% |
| STRIMBU, GREGORY J | 1 | 56.4% | +80.4% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17925009 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC CONTROL BOX | JULES, FRANTZ F | 325d overdue |
| 17922963 | AIR CONDITIONER OUTDOOR UNIT | DUONG, THO V | 181d overdue |
| 18866901 | FLUID PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER AND WINDOW CONDITIONER | COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT | 17d overdue |
| 17925819 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING NUTRIENTS IN FOOD INGREDIENT, AND CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE CABINET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER | 16d overdue |
| 18841221 | SPRAYING SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SPRAYING SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | MYERS, KEITH STANLEY | 33d |
| 18642611 | LOCATION-BASED PUSH NOTIFICATIONS FOR CONSUMABLES | KANG, TIMOTHY J | 33d |
| 18224543 | Multi-Split Air Conditioner Operational Capacity Detection Method, Multi-Split Air Conditioner, Storage Medium, and Apparatus | NORMAN, MARC E | 34d |
| 18829911 | INDOOR UNIT OF HVAC APPARATUS, AND HVAC APPARATUS | ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R | 36d |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17925819 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING NUTRIENTS IN FOOD INGREDIENT, AND CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE CABINET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER | 16d overdue |
| 18618000 | CONTAINER INCLUDING AGITATOR FOR MICROWAVE SOUS VIDE FUNCTION | TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER | 4d overdue |
| 19222312 | EXHIBITING A DISHWASHER RACK TO THE USER | HAWN, PATRICK D | — |
| 19091836 | OXYGEN REMOVAL MODULE, FRESH-KEEPING DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR | MARONEY, JENNA M | — |
| 19110107 | DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | STRIMBU, GREGORY J | — |
| 18999524 | TOP-LOADED WATER DISPENSER | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | — |
| 18999255 | BOTTOM-LOADED WATER DISPENSER | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | — |
| 18967025 | IMAGE-BASED LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE LEVEL CALIBRATION | BELL, SPENCER E | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 18 |
| 3762 | 7 |
| 3761 | 4 |
| 1792 | 2 |
| 3634 | 1 |
| 1711 | 1 |
| 3799 | 1 |
| 1714 | 1 |
| 3637 | 1 |
| 3689 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19222312 | EXHIBITING A DISHWASHER RACK TO THE USER | HAWN, PATRICK D | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2025 |
| 19091836 | OXYGEN REMOVAL MODULE, FRESH-KEEPING DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR | MARONEY, JENNA M | — | §102§103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2025 |
| 19110107 | DOOR OPENING AND CLOSING DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | STRIMBU, GREGORY J | 3634 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 10, 2025 |
| 18999524 | TOP-LOADED WATER DISPENSER | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18999802 | DRINKING APPARATUS | CHIANG, JENNIFER C | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18999255 | BOTTOM-LOADED WATER DISPENSER | CHEYNEY, CHARLES | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 23, 2024 |
| 18967025 | IMAGE-BASED LAUNDRY WASHING MACHINE LEVEL CALIBRATION | BELL, SPENCER E | 1711 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18967129 | HYBRID TOP/SIDE DISCHARGE HEAT PUMP WITH NON-STOP HEATING UNDER FROSTING CONDITION | TADESSE, MARTHA | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 03, 2024 |
| 18965871 | HYBRID HEATING SYSTEM WITH HUMIDITY CONTROL | COMINGS, DANIEL C | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18895925 | CONTROL METHOD, CONTROL DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM | MA, KUN KAI | 3763 | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 25, 2024 |
| 18893306 | INDOOR UNIT OF HVAC APPARATUS, AND HVAC APPARATUS | BRADFORD, JONATHAN | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18893524 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND HVAC APPARATUS | HOTCHKISS, MICHAEL WAYNE | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 23, 2024 |
| 18888611 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | ORTIZ RODRIGUEZ, CARLOS R | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 18, 2024 |
| 18829911 | INDOOR UNIT OF HVAC APPARATUS, AND HVAC APPARATUS | ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R | 3799 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 36d | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18815475 | INDUCTION HEATED FAN FOR DISHWASHER | CAMPBELL, NATASHA N. | 1714 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 26, 2024 |
| 18841221 | SPRAYING SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING SPRAYING SYSTEM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | MYERS, KEITH STANLEY | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Aug 23, 2024 |
| 18810042 | INTEGRATED APPLIANCE HANDLING SYSTEMS | MALLON, BRETT PETERSON | 3762 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 20, 2024 |
| 18795754 | COOKING APPLIANCE WITH STEPPER MOTOR ACTIVATED GAS VALVES | SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | 3762 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18665058 | AIR CIRCULATION DEVICE WITH FILTER CONTROL MECHANISM | CARTER, AMY ELIZABETH | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 |
| 18704907 | BOX APPARATUS | TEFERA, HIWOT E | 3637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2024 |
| 18642611 | LOCATION-BASED PUSH NOTIFICATIONS FOR CONSUMABLES | KANG, TIMOTHY J | 3689 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 33d | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18618000 | CONTAINER INCLUDING AGITATOR FOR MICROWAVE SOUS VIDE FUNCTION | TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER | 1792 | §103 | Final Rejection | 4d overdue | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
| 18586247 | TWO DIMENSIONAL BREW SELECTION INTERFACE FOR COFFEE MAKER WITH SUGGESTION CAPABILITY | ABRAHAM, IBRAHIME A | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 23, 2024 |
| 18583281 | DISHWASHER WITH INTEGRATED UTENSIL RINSING DEVICE | BELL, SPENCER E | 1700 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 21, 2024 |
| 18442931 | REFRIGERATOR WITH MODULAR CARTRIDGES IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH THE WATER SUPPLY | GURTOWSKI, RICHARD C | 1773 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 15, 2024 |
| 18423108 | VARIABLE AIR FLOW AIR FRYER | JENNISON, BRIAN W | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 25, 2024 |
| 18580618 | HAIR CUTTING ASSEMBLY, CLEANING DEVICE AND CUTTING CONTROL METHOD | JENNINGS, MICHAEL DEANGILO | 3723 | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18416402 | ADJUSTABLE UNDERCOUNTER MOUNT FOR WIRELESS POWER TRANSMITTER | HABIB, ASIFA | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2024 |
| 18579361 | DOOR ASSEMBLY AND COOKING APPLIANCE | LAUGHLIN, ELIZABETH ANN | 3762 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 14, 2024 |
| 18400867 | COFFEE GRINDER WITH CLEAN DISPENSE COFFEE GRINDER BIN | LOEPPKE, JANIE MEREDITH | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 29, 2023 |
| 18528497 | LOAD DISCONNECT SWITCH SYSTEM FOR A WIRELESS POWERED APPLIANCE | PAN, YUHUI R | 2116 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 28d | Pending | Dec 04, 2023 |
| 18565086 | CUTTING APPARATUS, CLEANING DEVICE, CLEANING BASE STATION, CLEANING SYSTEM, AND METHOD | KEENA, ELLA LORRAINE | 3724 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 11d overdue | Pending | Nov 29, 2023 |
| 18564612 | TOP COVER ASSEMBLY AND WATER SOFTENING DEVICE | BREWSTER, HAYDEN R | 1779 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 28, 2023 |
| 18561730 | COOKING DEVICE | NORTON, JOHN J | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 18509974 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM, ICE MAKER, AND METHODS OF FORMING ICE | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 15, 2023 |
| 18477442 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VENTING A COOKING APPARATUS | JONES, LOGAN P | 3762 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18476822 | DUAL FUEL RANGE APPLIANCE | KOSANOVIC, HELENA | 3762 | §103 | Final Rejection | 49d overdue | Pending | Sep 28, 2023 |
| 18239827 | FIRE GRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, BURNER AND WATER HEATER | GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES | 3762 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2023 |
| 18224543 | Multi-Split Air Conditioner Operational Capacity Detection Method, Multi-Split Air Conditioner, Storage Medium, and Apparatus | NORMAN, MARC E | 3763 | §101§112 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | Jul 20, 2023 |
| 18262194 | ROTARY WHEEL HUMIDITY REGULATING DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAVING SAME, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROLLER | SHAIKH, MERAJ A | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | 147d overdue | Pending | Jul 20, 2023 |
| 18347969 | SEPARATION PLATES, HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF FILTERING CONDENSATE | SULLENS, TAVIA L | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 06, 2023 |
| 18217088 | Lifting Device and Method for Manipulating Appliance | VU, STEPHEN A | 4100 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 30, 2023 |
| 18194052 | PRESSURE COOKER WITH REDUCED VOLUME CROCK | CLARK, RYAN C | 3745 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 77d | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18194356 | PRESSURE COOKER WITH HOUSING FAN | CAMPBELL, THOR S | 3761 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Mar 31, 2023 |
| 18190209 | COUNTERTOP APPLIANCE WITH INTEGRATED WIRELESS POWER SYSTEM | NGUYEN, THUYHANG NGOC | 3761 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2023 |
| 17925819 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING NUTRIENTS IN FOOD INGREDIENT, AND CONTROL APPARATUS, STORAGE CABINET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Nov 16, 2022 |
| 17925009 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC CONTROL BOX | JULES, FRANTZ F | 3763 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | 325d overdue | Pending | Nov 14, 2022 |
| 17922963 | AIR CONDITIONER OUTDOOR UNIT | DUONG, THO V | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 181d overdue | Pending | Nov 02, 2022 |
| 17937257 | DRIP COFFEE MAKER WITH ELECTRONICALLY-CONTROLLED VARIABLE VALVE | OLIVA, STEPHANIE RENEE | 3761 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2022 |
| 17843903 | Heating Circuit | RHUE, ABIGAIL H | 3761 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 17, 2022 |
| 17704203 | AIR CONDITIONER | TEITELBAUM, DAVID J | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 25, 2022 |
| 17285893 | SPRAYING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR AND DISHWASHER | HO, ANNA THI | 3752 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 15, 2021 |
| 19030453 | AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE, DRAINAGE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | DUKE, EMMANUEL E | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18995562 | CONTROL METHOD FOR MULTI-SPLIT AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND MEDIUM | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | — | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 16, 2025 |
| 19023012 | AIR SUPPLEMENT CONTROL METHOD FOR AIR CONDITIONER, AND AIR CONDITIONER, CONTROLLER AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | DIAZ, MIGUEL ANGEL | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 19022456 | CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, EQUIPMENT AND STORAGE MEDIUM | NGUYEN, MINH CHAU | 2459 | §101§102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18995075 | MOUNTING BRACKET AND AIR CONDITIONER | DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 15, 2025 |
| 18971458 | CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE, AND DEVICE, MEDIUM AND PROGRAM PRODUCT | BARAKAT, MOHAMED | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 06, 2024 |
| 18872087 | VOLUTE COMPONENT FOR AIR CONDITIONER, AND AIR CONDITIONER | NOUKETCHA, LIONEL W | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18872113 | AIR CONDITIONER | DIAZ, MIGUEL ANGEL | 3763 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18872052 | WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER | HINCAPIE SERNA, GUSTAVO A | 3763 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18872173 | WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER | DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 05, 2024 |
| 18866901 | FLUID PUMP ASSEMBLY FOR WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER AND WINDOW CONDITIONER | COMLEY, ALEXANDER BRYANT | 3746 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Nov 18, 2024 |
| 18863438 | Electric Control Box and Air Conditioner | NOUKETCHA, LIONEL W | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 06, 2024 |
| 18685642 | AIR CONDITIONER AND CROSS-FLOW FAN THEREOF | FAULKNER, RYAN L | 3762 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 22, 2024 |
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