Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FAULKNER, RYAN L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3635 3743 3749 3762

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.5%
Allow Rate
-2.5% vs TC avg
351
Total Applications
+17.0%
Interview Lift
1203
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 317 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
48.4%
§103 Obviousness
31.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18372890 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC
18234505 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
18131985 AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17869866 AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18627106 CEILING-TYPE AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18612017 DIFFUSER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18664061 AIR VENT Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18375086 OUTDOOR CABINET WITH PROTECTIVE DAMPER Final Rejection Delta Electronics, Inc.
17811809 VENTURI VENTILATOR FOR AN ENCLOSURE Final Rejection Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18031544 AIR DEFLECTION COMPONENT AND AIR CONDITIONER HAVING SAME Final Rejection MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
18685642 AIR CONDITIONER AND CROSS-FLOW FAN THEREOF Non-Final OA GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18303761 REMOTE HEAT EXCHANGER UNIT WITH CONFIGURABLE AIR DISCHARGE OF A TRANSPORT CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA THERMO KING LLC
18496232 SECURITY BEZELS WITH INTERCHANGEABLE LOCKING MECHANISMS Final Rejection Dell Products L.P.
18229063 PURGE FLOW DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM FOR A SUBSTRATE CONTAINER AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING THE SAME Final Rejection ENTEGRIS, INC.
18211158 PURGING GAS AMPLIFIER Non-Final OA ENTEGRIS, INC.
17690116 VEHICLE CABIN AIR TEMPERATURE CONTROL USING A PULSE WIDTH MODULATED THREE-WAY SOLENOID VALVE Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18404222 BARREL AIRFLOW VOLUME CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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