Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DUONG, THO V

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3744 3763

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.0%
Allow Rate
-3.0% vs TC avg
1,237
Total Applications
+17.5%
Interview Lift
1208
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1199 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
15.6%
§102 Novelty
73.4%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18027277 DOUBLE-FLOW HEAT EXCHANGER Final Rejection Safran
18345597 VARIABLE HEAT PIPE THICKNESS AND DIAMETER FOR DIRECT HEAT PIPE ATTACHMENT AND IMPROVED THERMAL MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
17922963 AIR CONDITIONER OUTDOOR UNIT Non-Final OA MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
18491913 HEAT EXCHANGER WITH INTERNAL CROSS FLOW FINS Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18564148 HEAT EXCHANGER, POWER CONVERSION DEVICE INCLUDING HEAT EXCHANGER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING INNER FIN FOR HEAT EXCHANGER Non-Final OA HITACHI ASTEMO, LTD.
18711945 HEAT EXCHANGE ASSEMBLY AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAVING SAME Non-Final OA Danfoss A/S
18223154 WICK STRUCTURE FOR OPTIMIZED THERMAL PERFORMANCE AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA NVIDIA CORPORATION
18808742 THREE-DIMENSIONAL HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE Non-Final OA COOLER MASTER CO., LTD.
18498639 HEAT TRANSFER FIN OF FIN-TUBE TYPE HEAT EXCHANGER Final Rejection KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
18366570 HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURE Final Rejection LEOTEK CORPORATION
18730780 HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE LATERAL ENCASULATION PLATE, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA LIEBHERR-AEROSPACE TOULOUSE SAS
18719184 PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER BASED ON THE HILBERT CURVE Non-Final OA UNIVERSIDAD TÉCNICA FEDERICO SANTA MARÍA
18558668 COOLING STRUCTURE, POWER MODULE COMPRISING SUCH A COOLING STRUCTURE, ELECTRICAL POWER CONVERTER, SUCH AS AN INVERTER, COMPRISING SUCH A POWER MODULE Non-Final OA Valeo eAutomotive Germany GmbH
18633445 VAPOR CHAMBER WITH SANDWICHED UPPER WICK Non-Final OA TAIWAN MICROLOOPS CORP.
18361602 HEAT PIPE Final Rejection Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
18202299 CAPILLARY WOVEN MESH STRUCTURE Non-Final OA ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS (CHINA) CO., LTD.
17997451 HEAT EXCHANGER Non-Final OA VALEO AUTOSYSTEMY SP. Z O.O.
17964014 HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA HANGZHOU SANHUA RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.
18078433 Drilling method for a geothermal installation Non-Final OA EAPOSYS SA
17207581 HEAT CONDUCTIING DEVICE Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd.

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