Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BAUER, CASSEY D

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3744 3763 3784

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+4.2% vs TC avg
920
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
1131
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 885 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
24.7%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18820299 REFRIGERATOR WITH WATER TANK Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18758410 REFRIGERANT CIRCUIT FOR COOLING A VFD UNIT OF AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18632612 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING PLURALITY OF EVAPORATOR UNITS Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18814697 ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18794514 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18708776 STOREHOUSE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18716595 REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18884365 Window Heat Pumps with Multiple Interior Air Outlets Non-Final OA Treau, Inc.
18796045 EVAPORATOR, WIND WALL APPARATUS, AND AIR CONDITIONING DEVICE Non-Final OA Hebei Qinhuai Data Co., Limited.
18817398 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Guilin Fengyang Technology Co., Ltd.
18639453 LAYERED ICE MAKER APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18773052 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING CLEAR ICE Non-Final OA Abstract Ice, Inc.
18761726 HIGH-EFFICIENCY COOLING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A COMPUTER DATA CENTER USING A SUPPLEMENTAL HEAT EXCHANGER Non-Final OA KLEIN, BRADLEY JOHN
18577878 CROCKERY SYSTEM COMPRISING THERMAL BUFFER MATERIAL AND PHASE- CHANGE MATERIAL Non-Final OA PROMECO NV
18494926 CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DC FAN OF AIR SOURCE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM/AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Final Rejection Guangdong Carrier HVAC

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