Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NORMAN, MARC E

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2857 3744 3763

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

83.9%
Allow Rate
+13.9% vs TC avg
1372
Total Applications
+10.0%
Interview Lift
1011
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1331 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
40.8%
§103 Obviousness
27.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18824312 AIR CONDITIONER AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18824071 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18768480 OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18770629 VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND TRANSPORTATION REFRIGERATION VEHICLE Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18842820 AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18709917 REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18690776 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18690623 AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18772431 DEHUMIDIFIER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18798467 HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18782782 SMART AIR-CONDITIONING CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17950403 SMARTPHONE APPLICATION FOR CALCULATING PRESSURE Non-Final OA Ratier-Figeac SAS
18426337 HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18782925 INTEGRATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18726316 APPARATUS FOR DISCHARGING AIR Non-Final OA IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
18822711 ELECTROMOTIVE REFRIGERANT COMPRESSOR, METHOD FOR OPERATION THEREOF, AIR-CONDITIONING INSTALLATION, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Brose Fahrzeugteile SE & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Würzburg
18818823 ICE MAKER HAVING A REFRIGERANT PREHEATING UNIT AND CONTROLLING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA COWAY Co., Ltd.
18036292 CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED VEHICLE INTEGRATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING SAME Final Rejection Hanon Systems
18554812 FLUID MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Final Rejection ZHEJIANG SANHUA AUTOMOTIVE COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
18752247 HEAT PUMP AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
18808884 REFRIGERANT MODULE OF INTEGRATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Hyundai WIA Corporation
18847691 HEAT PUMP APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
18837701 AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA FUJITSU GENERAL LIMITED
18824274 Systems and Methods for Flash Tank Liquid Level Control Non-Final OA Rheem Manufacturing Company
18796419 Systems and Methods for Charge Imbalance Correction in Heat Pumps Non-Final OA Rheem Manufacturing Company
18622086 EVAPORATOR EXPANSION VALVE STABLIZATION Final Rejection THERMO KING LLC
18666283 AIR CONDITIONER UNIT HAVING A BUILT-IN LIGHT ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18749015 TRANSPORTATION DEVICE AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY (SHANGHAI) LIMITED
18720517 Integrated Air-Conditioning Circuit and CO2 Refrigeration System Incorporating Same Non-Final OA MBGSHOLDINGS PTY LTD
18662379 INVERTER MOTOR DRIVE FOR FROZEN CONFECTION MACHINE AND PROCESS FOR CONTROLLING A FROZEN CONFECTION MACHINE Non-Final OA H.C. Duke & Son, LLC

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