Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MYERS, KEITH STANLEY

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3763

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.5%
Allow Rate
-19.5% vs TC avg
138
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1211
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 99 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
15.4%
§102 Novelty
57.9%
§103 Obviousness
25.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17899181 BATTERY THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC AND HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLES Non-Final OA KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
18746124 ROOFTOP AIR CONDITIONING UNIT Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18702636 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18766421 REFRIGERATOR FOR DRINKS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18218791 HYBRID MULTI-AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A HYBRID MULTI-AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18034790 VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY AND REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18708528 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM USING THERMALLY RESPONSIVE LIQUID DESICCANTS Non-Final OA Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18486346 VEHICULAR THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18298796 Air Conditioning System Using a Responsive Hygroscopic Material Final Rejection Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Arizona State University
18164003 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING SUBSTRATE Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18727882 HEAT SOURCE MACHINE, OPERATION METHOD OF THE SAME, AND REFRIGERATING MACHINE OIL FOR HEAT SOURCE MACHINE Non-Final OA ENEOS CORPORATION
18724741 VEHICULAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hanon Systems
18287487 COOLING/HEATING VAPOR INJECTION SYSTEM AND VAPOR INJECTION SYSTEM MODULE USED THEREIN Final Rejection Hanon Systems
18282569 FLUID MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection ZHEJIANG SANHUA AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
18392875 CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM MINIMUM COMPRESSOR SPEED BASED ON REFRIGERANT LINE DIAMETER Final Rejection Trane International Inc.
18609517 Controller and Method for Controlling Operation of a Refrigerant Circuit Final Rejection BITZER Electronics A/S
17780028 PELLET MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND WATER TREATMENT METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA KOREA INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
18301747 BATTERY DEVICE AND HEAT-COMPENSATION SERIAL COOLING MODULE THEREOF Non-Final OA AMITA TECHNOLOGIES INC.
18161503 Method and Apparatus For Reducing Heat Losses In Reversible Vapor Compression System Non-Final OA Emerson Climate Technologies, Inc.
17787204 METHOD AND EQUIPMENT FOR REFRIGERATION Non-Final OA FLUID & THERMAL MANAGEMENT, S.L

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