Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RUBY, TRAVIS C

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 2835 3744 3763 3785

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.0%
Allow Rate
-17.0% vs TC avg
859
Total Applications
+28.9%
Interview Lift
1352
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 810 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
29.4%
§102 Novelty
47.6%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17980829 Aircraft Heat Exchanger Finned Plate Manufacture Final Rejection RTX Corporation
18659892 DRAW-THROUGH FAN ASSEMBLY AND HEAT EXCHANGER SYSTEM Final Rejection Carrier Corporation
18015958 COOLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA MAHLE International GmbH
18825354 VENTILATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18509031 HEAT EXCHANGER APPARATUS AND A HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18839632 Cooling System for a Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18818424 COOLANT SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND COOLING SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, COMPRISING A COOLANT SYSTEM AND A REFRIGERANT CIRCUIT Non-Final OA HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
18333793 EVAPORATION UNIT STRUCTURE AND HEAT TRANSPORT MEMBER INCLUDING EVAPORATION UNIT STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
18767850 GALLEY HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA B/E Aerospace, Inc.
17691944 INDUCTION DISPLACEMENT UNIT Final Rejection Air Distribution Technologies IP, LLC
18716351 SYSTEM FOR STORING AND USING THERMAL ENERGY Non-Final OA NUOVO PIGNONE TECNOLOGIE - S.R.L.
18377017 COOLING DISTRIBUTION UNITS AND IN-RACK THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS Final Rejection Nvidia Corporation
18555298 TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE Final Rejection SMC CORPORATION
18410702 HEAT EXCHANGERS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA University of Utah Research Foundation
18719079 FINS AND HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
18249953 HEAT SWITCH DEVICE USING CRYOGENIC LOOP HEAT PIPE AND METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA KOREA AEROSPACE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18412803 ADAPTIVE OSCILLATING HEAT PIPE Non-Final OA Raytheon Company
18527480 IMMERSION COOLING SYSTEM AND CONDENSATION DEHUMIDIFICATION DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA Wiwynn Corporation
18710291 Heat Exchanger Non-Final OA Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd.
18616437 Method for Manufacturing Heat Exchanger and Heat Exchanger Non-Final OA Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd.
18605961 Boiling Cooler Non-Final OA Sumitomo Precision Products Co., Ltd.
18463593 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURED OSCILLATING HEAT PIPE DEVICE WITH FLUSHABLE CHANNELS Non-Final OA ThermAvant Technologies LLC
18684525 Highly Efficient Waste Cold/Warm Heat Recycling Heat Exchange Device Final Rejection Kohvac Co., Ltd.
18577727 OUTDOOR ENERGY-STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection Envola GmbH
17969188 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EFFICIENT HEAT STORAGE AND RETENTION Final Rejection INDIAN OIL CORPORATION LIMITED
18566137 Heat Pipes Featuring Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Matching and Heat Dissipation Using Same Non-Final OA Kuprion Inc.
18349596 RADIANT COOLING AND/OR HEATING ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Dreamer Limited

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