Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BANKS, KEONA LAUREN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.4%
Allow Rate
-17.6% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
-16.3%
Interview Lift
970
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 21 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
48.6%
§103 Obviousness
32.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18824628 REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18671383 AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18149944 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH TANDEM HIGH-SIDE COMPRESSORS Final Rejection Carrier Corporation
18843311 REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18828742 DEHUMIDIFIER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18753776 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18590901 TEMPERATURE CONTROLLER FOR AN ELECTRIC POWER CONVERTER Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18536519 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FILLING CLIMATE CONTROLLED MEDICATIONS Final Rejection Express Scripts Strategic Development, Inc.
18837352 A METHOD FOR GENERATING EARLY TEMPERATURE WARNING IN A VAPOUR COMPRESSION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Danfoss A/S
18312557 System and Method for Sidecar Cooling System Non-Final OA Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
18168208 DRAPE CONNECTION WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURE FOR SURGICAL SLUSH MACHINE Final Rejection Medline Industries, LP
18710058 CRYOGENIC REFRIGERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18612523 COMPRESSION DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18559098 VEHICLE FOR PASSENGER TRANSPORT WITH AN ELECTRIC, COOLED DRIVE DEVICE Non-Final OA Siemens Mobility GmbH
18731657 Systems and Methods for Heating and Removing Condensation from Air Conditioning Units Non-Final OA Rheem Manufacturing Company
18834525 REFRIGERATING APPLIANCE FOR HIGH-SPEED VAPORIZATION OF A WATER WORKING MEDIUM AND A DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Jianhua LYU
18735423 AIRFLOW REDIRECTION AIR-HANDLING UNIT Non-Final OA PRICE INDUSTRIES, INC.,
18345932 REFRIGERATED DISPLAY CASE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Hill Phoenix, Inc.
18364386 METHOD AND CONDITIONS FOR INTRA- AND INTER-CONTINENTAL TRANSPORT OF SUPERCRITICAL NATURAL GAS (SNG) VIA PIPELINES THROUGH LAND, UNDERGROUND, WATER BODIES, AND/OR OCEAN Final Rejection UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS
18644551 ROTOR FOR AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH A PLURALITY OF SORBENT SECTIONS Non-Final OA Munters Corporation
18293287 TOOL FOR CLEANING ELECTRICALLY ENERGIZED EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA 2533702 ALBERTA INC.
18030614 REFRIGERANT COMPOSITIONS FOR REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA THE CHEMOURS COMPANY FC, LLC
18492431 LOUVERS FOR COOLING TOWER, COOLING TOWER SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF PREVENTING COOLING TOWER FROM FREEZING Final Rejection Inner Mongolia Helin Power Generation Co., Ltd.
17624811 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR STORAGE OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIAL Final Rejection CryoStasis Inc.

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