Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GIORDANO, MICHAEL JAMES

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.3%
Allow Rate
+9.3% vs TC avg
230
Total Applications
+20.7%
Interview Lift
1033
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 193 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.4%
§102 Novelty
61.1%
§103 Obviousness
11.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18198445 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OPTICAL FIBER Final Rejection CORNING INCORPORATED
18519377 AIR CONDUIT TUBE Non-Final OA MAHLE INTERNATIONAL GMBH
18221031 AIR PURIFIER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18545101 AIR REGISTER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18453958 MULTIDIRECTIONAL VENT FOR VEHICLE HVAC SYSTEM Non-Final OA APTERA MOTORS CORP.
18171144 VEHICLE HVAC SYSTEM Final Rejection Oshkosh Corporation
18649719 DAMPER FOR HVAC SYSTEM Final Rejection Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
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
18278734 SOLAR CHIMNEY AND A METHOD FOR VENTILATING A BUILDING USING A SOLAR CHIMNEY Non-Final OA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
18273793 LOUVER AND CHARGING DEVICE Final Rejection Komatsu Ltd.
18202191 AIR HEATING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISASSEMBLING AIR HEATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
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
18013556 TEMPERATURE ADJUSTING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA YOKOWO CO., LTD.
18540036 VENT FOR AIR CONDITIONING UNIT Non-Final OA Menzies Roofing Corporation
18351671 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection Collins Aerospace Ireland, Limited
18239457 PREMIXING DEVICE FOR WATER HEATER AND WATER HEATER HAVING SAME Non-Final OA WUHU MIDEA KITCHEN AND BATH APPLIANCES MFG. CO., LTD.
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 Final Rejection Advanced Liquid Cooling Technologies Inc.
18267159 EXPANSION ASSEMBLY AND HOT WATER TANK Final Rejection STIEBEL ELTRON GMBH & CO. KG
17922946 CEMENT-MANUFACTURING PLANT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING CEMENT CLINKER Non-Final OA DYCKERHOFF GMBH

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