Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.5%
Allow Rate
+9.5% vs TC avg
233
Total Applications
+20.3%
Interview Lift
971
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 195 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
3.7%
§102 Novelty
90.3%
§103 Obviousness
2.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18198445 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OPTICAL FIBER Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18221031 AIR PURIFIER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18171144 VEHICLE HVAC SYSTEM Final Rejection Oshkosh Corporation
18278734 SOLAR CHIMNEY AND A METHOD FOR VENTILATING A BUILDING USING A SOLAR CHIMNEY Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
18210368 HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS AND TEMPERATURE REGULATION METHOD OF HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18329372 VACUUM HEAT TREATMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
18273793 LOUVER AND CHARGING DEVICE Final Rejection Komatsu Ltd.
18530801 Housing for an HVAC unit Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
17416865 A HEATING VENTILATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Final Rejection Valeo Systemes Thermiques
18529503 AIR DUCT MEMBER, VENTILATION AND HEAT EXCHANGE COMPONENT, AND AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA GD MIDEA AIR-CONDITIONING EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18103824 NATURAL GAS FLUID HEATING PRE-START SYSTEM Final Rejection STEWART & STEVENSON LLC
18202191 AIR HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING AIR HEATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
18453958 MULTIDIRECTIONAL VENT FOR VEHICLE HVAC SYSTEM Non-Final OA APTERA MOTORS CORP.
18013556 TEMPERATURE ADJUSTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Final Rejection YOKOWO CO., LTD.
18545240 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FIRE VENTILATION AND SMOKE EVACUATION IN RUNNING TRAIN TUNNEL Non-Final OA CHINA ACADEMY OF SAFETY SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18345234 TILE ROOF RIDGE VENT Non-Final OA MARCO INDUSTRIES INC.
18540036 VENT FOR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT Non-Final OA Menzies Roofing Corporation
18457881 GAS FURNACE WITH HEAT SHIELDING PLATE Non-Final OA Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, L.P.
18452459 VOLUMETRIC-FLOW CONTROLLER HAVING AN INTEGRATED AIR QUALITY SENSOR Final Rejection Gruner AG
18359303 HOT WATER TANK WITH THERMAL MIXING VALVE Non-Final OA NATIONAL MACHINE COMPANY
18354828 OUTDOOR ELECTRIC CABINET AND AIR DUCT STRUCTURE THEREOF Final Rejection Sungrow Hydrogen Sci. & Tech. Co., Ltd.
18338217 Cooling System Non-Final OA Advanced Liquid Cooling Technologies Inc.
18267159 EXPANSION ASSEMBLY AND HOT WATER TANK Final Rejection STIEBEL ELTRON GMBH & CO. KG

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