Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: BARGERO, JOHN E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3743 3749 3762

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.3%
Allow Rate
-14.7% vs TC avg
621
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
1366
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 582 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
2.8%
§102 Novelty
95.0%
§103 Obviousness
1.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18317950 RECOVERY OF WASTE ENERGY FROM BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Schlumberger Technology Corporation
18077057 INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING THERMAL ENERGY AND HYDROGEN Final Rejection Ohmium International, Inc.
17894245 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17844295 STEAM GENERATION SYSTEM WITH A SEPARATOR CIRCUIT Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
17912156 Heating Apparatus, Recreational Vehicle With Heating Apparatus and Method for Heating Fluids in a Recreational Vehicle Final Rejection Dometic Sweden AB
17872243 KINETIC POWER CONVERTER FOR OCCUPANT HEATING OF VEHICLE Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
16993140 GAS VALVE OPERATOR DRIVE CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Resideo USA LLC
18648729 Device and methodology for early detection of fluid loss and notification and system shutdown for a closed loop fluid heat transfer system Non-Final OA Hydronics, LLC
18276002 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODIFYING HEATED WATER USAGE Non-Final OA OCTOPUS ENERGY HEATING LIMITED
18276003 REDUCTION OF WATER/ENERGY WASTE IN A WATER PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA OCTOPUS ENERGY HEATING LIMITED
18180154 WATER HEATING DEVICE Final Rejection RINNAI CORPORATION
18144195 IMPROVED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYDRONIC HEATER AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL THERMAL INVESTMENTS LTD.
18131274 FOOD STEAMER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Sensio Inc.
17327389 Methodology of Instantaneous Hot Water Production in Suboptimal Operations Final Rejection The Marley Company LLC
17569197 COMBINATION SPACE AND HOT WATER HEATER Non-Final OA GRADIENT THERMAL INC.

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