Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: COMINGS, DANIEL C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3744 3763 3784

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.3%
Allow Rate
-6.7% vs TC avg
687
Total Applications
+37.0%
Interview Lift
1302
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 657 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.9%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18293530 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18753098 METHOD FOR SETTING AN AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
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
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.
18752097 WATER PREFILLING ASSEMBLY FOR USE IN A REFRIGERATING APPLIANCE Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18505406 DEFROST SYSTEM FOR A CONDITIONED SPACE Non-Final OA Tippmann Engineering, LLC
18329032 CONTROLLING VAPOR COMPRESSION COOLING IN A THERMAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Atieva, Inc.
18739720 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA ACE R & A Co,, LTD.
18622320 FROST SENSOR, DEFROST SYSTEM, AND DEFROST METHODS Non-Final OA Regal Beloit America, Inc.
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
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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