Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Travis C Ruby, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RUBY, TRAVIS C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2835 3744 3763 3785

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.0%
Allow Rate
-16.0% vs TC avg
893
Total Applications
+27.2%
Interview Lift
1334
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 848 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
24.8%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
22.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19014627 HEAT EXCHANGER Non-Final OA MAHLE International GmbH
18997669 LATTICE HEATSINK FOR IMPINGEMENT COOLING Non-Final OA THE JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
18767159 THERMAL DIFFUSION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18932015 TEMPERATURE CONTROL APPARATUS WITH HEAT EXCHANGING UNIT DIVIDED INTO EVAPORATOR AND CONDENSER SECTIONS Non-Final OA DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
18782325 COLD PLATE HEAT REMOVAL DEVICES WITH ENHANCED INTERNAL FLOW DISTRIBUTION AND EXTERNAL HOSE ROUTING Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18377017 COOLING DISTRIBUTION UNITS AND IN-RACK THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Nvidia Corporation
19078136 HEAT EXCHANGER Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18733249 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COOLING VEHICLE AUTONOMY COMPUTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Torc Robotics, Inc.
18818771 HEAT TRANSFER STRUCTURE WITH IMPROVED THERMAL CONVECTION EFFECT AND THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM USING THE SAME Non-Final OA National Cheng Kung University
19112402 A PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL (PCM) MODULE FOR A HEAT EXCHANGER APPARATUS FOR TEMPERATURE REGULATION IN A BUILDING Non-Final OA Syddansk Universitet
19071895 VAPOR CHAMBER Non-Final OA PURPLE CLOUD DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD.
18719079 FINS AND HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
18791370 HEAT TRANSFER DEVICE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection NIDEC CHAUN-CHOUNG TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
17691944 INDUCTION DISPLACEMENT UNIT Final Rejection Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Travis C Ruby's allowance rate?

54.0% of resolved applications examined by Travis C Ruby were allowed (848 resolved cases), compared with 56.2% across Art Unit 2835 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Travis C Ruby?

This examiner's interview lift is +27.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Travis C Ruby take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Travis C Ruby took 1,334 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Travis C Ruby work in?

Travis C Ruby examines applications in Art Unit 2835 in Tech Center 3700 (Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering).

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