Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OSWALD, KIRSTIN U

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3744 3763

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

58.4%
Allow Rate
-11.6% vs TC avg
545
Total Applications
+32.1%
Interview Lift
1269
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 485 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.9%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18406576 MULTI-TEMPERATURE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF AND TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION VEHICLE Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18181647 REFRIGERANT RECOVERY DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATION Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18812566 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.
18396059 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18543155 REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18105571 ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE WITH BIASED CONTROL OF HEATING SOURCES Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
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
18185652 ENERGY RECOVERY AND THERMAL CONTROL UTILIZING HEAT PUMP Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18413396 Systems and Methods for Heating Water Using Heat Pump Water Heaters Having Natural Convection Evaporator Heat Exchangers Non-Final OA Rheem Manufacturing Company
18657285 ICE MAKING ASSEMBLY FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE Non-Final OA Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
18404498 INFUSED ICE MAKER APPLIANCE Final Rejection 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.
18177589 Precise Adiabatic Water Control Non-Final OA Hill Phoenix, Inc.
18290887 ICE-MAKING DEVICE AND ICE-MAKING METHOD Non-Final OA BLANCTEC INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.
18532750 REGRIGERANT CHARGE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS Final Rejection UNITED ELECTRIC COMPANY, L.P.
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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