Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GAYE, SAMBA NMN

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.1%
Allow Rate
-6.9% vs TC avg
195
Total Applications
+36.6%
Interview Lift
1083
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 141 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
8.2%
§102 Novelty
52.5%
§103 Obviousness
37.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18386834 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18229499 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18220442 REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18209984 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17949588 REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18361708 TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Carrier Corporation
18653152 REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18596107 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18442463 REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18538053 REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17788499 REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17622540 REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Electronics Inc.
17294641 REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18379785 LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
18192808 POSITIVE DISPLACEMENT MACHINE, COMPRESSOR, COOLING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Final Rejection SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18395742 ICE MAKING DEVICE Final Rejection NIDEC INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION
18609998 ICE MAKING APPARATUS AND ICE MAKING WATER PURIFIER INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection COWAY Co., Ltd.
18191796 REFRIGERATOR WITH MULTI-ZONE ICE MAKER Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
18381281 THERMAL MANAGEMENT FLUID MODULE FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection Hanon Systems
18188220 DUAL-COMPRESSOR VAPOR CYCLE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18646841 ICE-MAKING SYSTEM, WHICH CONTROLS ICE HARDNESS Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
17946341 FRESH AIR MODULE AND AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18908074 CHILLED BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Ember Technologies, Inc.
18309674 CHILLED BEVERAGE DISPENSING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Ember Technologies, Inc.
18697453 REFRIGERATOR WITH HEAT DISSIPATION COMPARTMENT AT BOOTOM Non-Final OA HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
18560054 CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE OF ICE MAKING DEVICE AS WELL AS REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.
17957873 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH RECLAIM HEAT CIRCUIT Final Rejection Hill Phoenix, Inc.
18640839 PRODUCT OVERBLOW MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA John Bean Technologies AB
18635221 TROLLEY Non-Final OA Haohong Electric Technology (Hubei) Co., Ltd.
17799944 HOME ICE MAKER AND METHOD FOR MAKING FUNNY-SHAPED ICE USING SAME Final Rejection DH GLOBAL CO.,LTD

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