Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ARANT, HARRY E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3744 3763 3785

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.2%
Allow Rate
-21.8% vs TC avg
618
Total Applications
+22.4%
Interview Lift
1388
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 569 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
26.2%
§102 Novelty
55.0%
§103 Obviousness
17.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18036510 HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT EXCHANGER MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18743800 VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18826716 HOT AIR DUCT FOR A BILGE AREA IN AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
18838835 HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING THE DEVICE Non-Final OA A. Raymond et Cie
18695460 VAPOR CHAMBER, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING VAPOR CHAMBER Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18839161 TEMPERATURE-CONTROL SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A TEMPERATURE-CONTROL SYSTEM, AND MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA KAUTEX TEXTRON Gmbh & Co. KG
18334172 SELF-REGULATING AND GRAVITY-INDEPENDENT DEVICE FOR HYDROGEN RECOMBINING WITH AN INTEGRATED PASSIVE HEAT SINK FOR LOW-EARTH ORBIT AND DEEP-SPACE EXPLORATION SPACECRAFT Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18760027 VAPOR CHAMBER Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
18838919 COOLING MODULE Non-Final OA Hanon Systems
18727932 VEHICLE HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hanon Systems
19054472 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WASTEWATER HEAT RECOVERY Final Rejection EPIC CLEANTEC INC.
19047205 Compositions and Methods to Form a Thermally Conductive Sheath Non-Final OA XGS Energy, Inc.
19035502 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SAFE TWO-PHASE COOLING Non-Final OA SOLVCOR TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18885573 HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAVING SAME Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG DUNAN ARTIFICIAL ENVIRONMENT CO., LTD.
18454823 HEAT SINK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Giga Computing Technology Co., Ltd.
18112482 UNIVERSAL MOUNTING MECHANISM Non-Final OA Cooler Master Co., Ltd.
18838990 Modular Evaporator Assembly for a Loop Heat Pipe Thermal Control System Non-Final OA Sia "Allatherm"
18112502 EXPOSED TUBE COLD PLATE STRUCTURE Final Rejection ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
17759452 Systems for Cooling Recycled Off-Gas in Low-Density Polyethylene Production Non-Final OA ExxonMobil Chemical Patents Inc.
18637642 MULTILAYER HIGH ASPECT RATIO MICROCHANNEL DEVICE Non-Final OA ThermAvant Technologies, LLC
17598502 REFRIGERANT BLENDS IN FLOODED SYSTEMS Final Rejection THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
18575731 HEAT EXCHANGER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG ASCENRISE HEAT PUMP CO., LTD.
18265639 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTRODUCING PRE-HEATED WORKING FLUID WITHIN A HIGH PRESSURE VESSEL Non-Final OA Farther Farms, Inc.
18110962 AUXILIARY AIR VENT FOR CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT Final Rejection Dantherm Cooling, Inc.
17927608 DIAMOND COMPOSITE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCINCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17839257 Energy Storage Systems Final Rejection Sunamp Limited
17535879 Flexible lines for air conditioners used in enclosure cooling Final Rejection Ice Qube, Inc.

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