Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MALLON, BRETT PETERSON

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3762

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.5%
Allow Rate
-6.5% vs TC avg
161
Total Applications
+28.8%
Interview Lift
1069
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 126 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
2.1%
§102 Novelty
94.7%
§103 Obviousness
2.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18511245 AIR VENT FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
17848836 INDOOR AIR QUALITY MONITOR Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18374105 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17592586 HEATING VENTILATION AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18395932 VEHICLE VENT DUCT Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18514524 AIR SYSTEM FOR ELECTRICAL POWER STORAGE ONBOARD AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp.
16741493 MODULAR AIR COOLING AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Inertech IP LLC
18516287 REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE Non-Final OA WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
18339672 DYNAMIC EXHAUST FOR CHEMICAL PROCESSING Final Rejection Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17841745 VENTILATION ASSEMBLY FOR SEAT ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Lear Corporation
18340721 PERSONAL COMFORT VARIABLE AIR VOLUME DIFFUSER WITH IMPROVED AIR QUALITY ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Trane International Inc.
18321045 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING SCALE DEPOSITS IN A FLUID HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Rheem Manufacturing Company
18491359 HEATING DEVICE Non-Final OA Procolored Technology Inc
18496911 HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD FOR HOT WATER SUPPLY APPARATUS Non-Final OA NORITZ CORPORATION
18519404 EXPERIMENTATION TABLE INTEGRATED WITH HARMFUL GAS REDUCTION AND AIR PURIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA AQA CO., LTD.
17571902 Heat Insulating Protective Member, Method for Manufacturing Same, Method for Installing Same, In-Furnace Member, and Reheating Furnace Final Rejection MAFTEC CO., LTD.
17999820 REFRIGERATION DUCT SYSTEM FOR A TRANSPORTATION REFRIGERATION UNIT Non-Final OA Smart Cooling Advanced Cooling Systems Ltd.
18053731 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PASTEURIZING OR STERILIZING LIQUIDS Non-Final OA Global Water Purification, LLC
17947618 AIR VENT Non-Final OA fischer automotive systems GmbH & Co. KG

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