Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: PETTITT, JOHN F

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3744 3763

This examiner grants 26% of resolved cases

Analysis

John F. Pettitt is an examiner in Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3744. There are 696 resolved cases associated with this profile. These 696 cases provide the data for the allowance and pendency metrics.

The allowance rate is 26.0%. This 26.0% rate indicates the frequency of allowances among the resolved cases. The median days to allowance is 1741. This 1741-day figure is the median time taken to reach a grant.

The interview lift is 21.8%. This 21.8% lift shows the increase in allowance probability when an interview is held. For practitioners in Art Unit 3744, the 1741-day median pendency is a factor in planning. The 26.0% allowance rate and the 21.8% interview lift are relevant for determining whether to request an interview. Direct communication with the examiner in Tech Center 3700 is a tactical option. The 696 resolved cases establish the statistical context for these prosecution trends.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

26.0%
Allow Rate
-44.0% vs TC avg
785
Total Applications
+21.8%
Interview Lift
1741
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 696 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
35.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
16979621 VACUUM ADIABATIC BODY AND REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18164660 CRYOGENIC LIQUID TANK FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Airbus SAS
17947426 SOLID-STATE REFRIGERATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17224539 Thermoelectric Cooler, Optical Sub-Assembly, and Optical Module Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18826883 METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND SYSTEMS FOR SOLID-STATE BAROCALORIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
18285899 METHODS, COMPOSITIONS AND SYSTEMS FOR SOLID-STATE BAROCALORIC APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
17153648 Cryogenic Containment System Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18524665 REFRIGERANT SUPPLY TO A COOLING FACILITY Non-Final OA ConocoPhillips Company
18965722 CRYOPUMP Non-Final OA SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18523917 PULSE TUBE CRYOCOOLER AND METHOD FOR COOLING DOWN PULSE TUBE CRYOCOOLER Final Rejection SUMITOMO HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18796792 DEVICE, FACILITY AND METHOD FOR KEEPING A LIQUEFIED GAS STORE COLD Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18709541 CRYOGENIC PUMPING SYSTEM AND INNOVATIVE INTEGRATION FOR SUB-KELVIN CRYOGENICS BELOW 1.5K Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18411328 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR SEPARATING A MIXTURE OF HYDROGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE Final Rejection L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18227387 ENCLOSURE FOR A COLUMN FOR LOW-TEMPERATURE DISTILLATION Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18199357 PROCESS AND APPARATUS FOR THE COOLING OF A CO2-RICH FLOW Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l’Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
18016626 ARGON ENHANCING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA L'Air Liquide, Societe Anonyme pour l'Etude et l'Exploitation des Procedes Georges Claude
17671365 ETHANE SEPARATION WITH CRYOGENIC HEAT EXCHANGER Final Rejection UOP LLC
19001482 MEDICINE REFRIGERATION CUP Non-Final OA Zhejiang Sunclose Technology CO., LTD.
17581302 Modular mid-scale liquefied natural gas production system and method Non-Final OA TECHNIP ENERGIES FRANCE
18797813 UTILIZING PIPELINE CO2 FOR ENERGY STORAGE Non-Final OA Lummus Technology LLC

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