Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: COMINGS, DANIEL C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3744 3763 3784

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
689
Total Applications
+37.0%
Interview Lift
1252
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 665 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
4.7%
§102 Novelty
78.3%
§103 Obviousness
15.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18834686 REFRIGERATION CYCLE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18769551 HEAT SUPPLIER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18533586 AIR COOLING APPARATUS, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL APPARATUS, LITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS, AND ARTICLE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18816506 HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18636538 STRATOSPHERIC BALLOON CAPSULE TEMPERATURE & HUMIDITY CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18537153 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18518030 AIR CONDITIONING UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18374754 REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18752097 WATER PREFILLING ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A REFRIGERATING APPLIANCE Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18753098 METHOD FOR SETTING AN AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
18739720 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA ACE R & A Co,, LTD.
18715885 WATER GENERATOR FOR GENERATING WATER FROM ATMOSPHERIC AMBIENT AIR Non-Final OA Imhotep.Industries GmbH
18438240 HEATING DEVICE AND METHOD WITH VAPOR PRESSURE DEFICIT CONTROL Non-Final OA AC Infinity Inc.
18519512 Refrigerant Circuit and Refrigerant Compressor Non-Final OA BITZER Kuhlmaschinenbau GmbH
18505406 DEFROST SYSTEM FOR A CONDITIONED SPACE Non-Final OA Tippmann Engineering, LLC
18275725 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSING, STORING, AND EXPANDING REFRIGERANT IN ORDER TO SUPPLY LOW-COST AIR CONDITIONING Non-Final OA STORAGE DROP LTD
17427825 PORTABLE AIR BLAST SYSTEM FOR HOMOGENEOUS AND REPRODUCIBLE FREEZING AND THAWING OF BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS Final Rejection SMARTFREEZ, LDA

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