Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BARGERO, JOHN E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3743 3749 3762

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.6%
Allow Rate
-14.4% vs TC avg
615
Total Applications
+30.8%
Interview Lift
1411
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 579 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.9%
§102 Novelty
59.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18122927 HUMIDIFICATION MODULE AND HOME APPLIANCE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18077057 INTEGRATED SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING THERMAL ENERGY AND HYDROGEN Final Rejection Ohmium International, Inc.
17894245 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17764743 METHOD FOR HEAT MANAGEMENT, IN PARTICULAR FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND ASSOCIATED HEAT MANAGEMENT STRATEGY AND CONTROL UNIT Final Rejection Valeo Systemes Thermiques
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
17990470 FLUID HEATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
16993140 GAS VALVE OPERATOR DRIVE CIRCUIT Non-Final OA Ademco Inc.
18606118 METHOD FOR RENEWING A BUILDING HEATING SYSTEM OF A BUILDING, AND RENEWED BUILDING HEATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA EGO IP B.V.
17472216 VARIABLE CAPACITY HEAT PUMP SYSTEM Final Rejection WaterFurnace International, Inc.
18180154 WATER HEATING DEVICE Final Rejection RINNAI CORPORATION
18276003 REDUCTION OF WATER/ENERGY WASTE IN A WATER PROVISION SYSTEM Non-Final OA OCTOPUS ENERGY HEATING LIMITED
18276002 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODIFYING HEATED WATER USAGE Non-Final OA OCTOPUS ENERGY HEATING LIMITED
18144195 IMPROVED CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYDRONIC HEATER AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL THERMAL INVESTMENTS LTD.
17908300 Method for Operating a Temperature-Control Fan Final Rejection Gentherm GmbH
18305813 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FLAME MONITORING IN GAS POWERED APPLIANCES Non-Final OA Emerson Electric Co.
18131274 FOOD STEAMER SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Sensio Inc.
18121154 GRID INDEPENDENT HEATING SYSTEM Non-Final OA UTILIZATION TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT, NFP
17998983 CONTROLLING OF A DISTRICT THERMAL ENERGY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA E.ON Sverige AB
17327389 Methodology of Instantaneous Hot Water Production in Suboptimal Operations Final Rejection The Marley Company LLC
17327353 Reactive Energy Storage for Instantaneous Hot Water Applications Final Rejection The Marley Company LLC
17725529 PLATFORM CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection AIL INTERNATIONAL INC.
17569197 COMBINATION SPACE AND HOT WATER HEATER Non-Final OA GRADIENT THERMAL INC.
16011878 MODULATING BOILER SYSTEM Final Rejection WESTCAST, INC.

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