Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: OSWALD, KIRSTIN U

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3744 3763

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.7%
Allow Rate
-11.3% vs TC avg
546
Total Applications
+32.2%
Interview Lift
1174
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 496 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.3%
§102 Novelty
91.6%
§103 Obviousness
2.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18181647 REFRIGERANT RECOVERY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18812566 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18800305 ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18794121 ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18675801 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18663545 REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18234756 Apparatus for Controlling Temperature and Pressure of Aircraft Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18652484 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT CONFIGURED WITH A TWO-PHASE TURBINE ENCASED WITH A COMPRESSOR AND COUPLED TO A MOTOR HAVING A SHAFT COUPLING Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18100840 HIGH EFFICIENCY MICRO-CHILLER UNIT Non-Final OA B/E AEROSPACE, INC.
18413396 Systems and Methods for Heating Water Using Heat Pump Water Heaters Having Natural Convection Evaporator Heat Exchangers Non-Final OA Rheem Manufacturing Company
18413880 REVERSING VALVE WITH INTEGRATED HEAT EXCHANGER AND BYPASS Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18466304 INDICATOR LIGHTS IN STAND-ALONE ICE MAKING APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18667957 Swimming Pool or Spa Heat Pump With Refrigerant Charge Compensator and Method of Operating Same Non-Final OA Hayward Industries, Inc.
18276494 HEAT PUMP Non-Final OA VIESSMANN CLIMATE SOLUTIONS SE
18290887 ICE-MAKING DEVICE AND ICE-MAKING METHOD Non-Final OA BLANCTEC INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
18651898 Ice maker for a domestic refrigeration appliance Final Rejection emz-Hanauer GmbH & Co. KGaA
18537399 ICE DISPENSERS Non-Final OA Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
18177589 Precise Adiabatic Water Control Non-Final OA Hill Phoenix, Inc.
18174758 Cryogenic Platform Non-Final OA Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
17981996 BEVERAGE CHILLER AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA ROASTING PLANT, INC.
16846914 Heat Exchanger Including Manifold Final Rejection The Abell Foundation, Inc.

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