Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: DUKE, EMMANUEL E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 1792 3744 3753 3763 3784 3799

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.7%
Allow Rate
-1.3% vs TC avg
1,176
Total Applications
+27.6%
Interview Lift
1065
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1155 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
27.6%
§102 Novelty
51.6%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18976895 ABSORPTION TYPE CHILLER Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18782247 AIR HANDLING UNIT COMPRISING DRAIN COVER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19046591 VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18639280 COOLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19025102 COMPRESSOR AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
19022332 HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE WITH AN ICE AND/OR WATER DISPENSER APPARATUS WITH SPECIFIC PRESSURE ADJUSTMENT FOR THE WATER, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18702400 DEHUMIDIFYING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18623945 INTELLIGENT SWAPPABLE MODULAR UNIT FOR LOCAL COOLING LOOPS IN A DATACENTER COOLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
18963162 COOLING SYSTEM FOR COOLING A VEHICLE COMPONENT, METHOD FOR OPERATING A COOLING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COMPRISING A COOLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., Ltd.
19030453 AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE, DRAINAGE CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18758534 HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLIES FOR CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Trane International Inc.
19079609 COLD BEVERAGE MAKER Non-Final OA Guangdong Welly Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd.
19021219 SEALING CONNECTION DEVICE FOR REFRIGERATING ASSEMBLY OF SLUSH MACHINE AND SLUSH MACHINE Non-Final OA Guangdong Zosun Electrical Appliance Co., Ltd.
18023357 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RAPIDLY FREEZING A LIQUID Non-Final OA CORNELL UNIVERSITY

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