Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SHAIKH, MERAJ A

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3744 3763

This examiner grants 58% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

57.6%
Allow Rate
-12.4% vs TC avg
501
Total Applications
+22.9%
Interview Lift
1341
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 465 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
5.5%
§102 Novelty
88.0%
§103 Obviousness
5.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18644575 TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION UNIT AND REFRIGERATION CIRCUIT WITH REFRIGERANT-BASED DEFROST CONTROL AND A METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Carrier Corporation
17982006 PREVENTING ICING IN AN HVAC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
17923442 REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
17796144 AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection LG Electronics Inc.
18675345 VEHICLE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18811921 Dual Radius Ball Valve Component Non-Final OA Illinois Tool Works Inc.
18262194 ROTARY WHEEL HUMIDITY REGULATING DEVICE, AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM HAVING SAME, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROLLER Final Rejection MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
17922596 AIR CONDITIONER, CONTROL METHOD AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD.
17951032 GAS INJECTION TYPE HEAT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection KIA Corporation
18215029 SYSTEMS FOR REFRIGERANT LEAK DETECTION AND MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18024234 ELECTRICAL ENCLOSURE FOR HVAC SYSTEM Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18106367 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REFRIGERANT LEAK MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18210254 AIR HEATING APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYUNGDONG NAVIEN CO., LTD.
18667975 Systems and Methods for Passive and Active Hybrid Defrost Control for Pool/Spa Heat Pumps Non-Final OA Hayward Industries, Inc.
18233922 DETECTION AND DEFLECTION OF FLUID LEAKAGES IN IMMERSION COOLING SYSTEMS Final Rejection OVH
18273590 Air Conditioner Pipeline and Air Conditioner Non-Final OA Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
18629012 FILL LOGIC FOR FROZEN CARBONATED BEVERAGE MACHINE Non-Final OA Marmon Foodservice Technologies, Inc.
18408877 ICE MAKER WITH PUSH NOTIFICATION TO INDICATE WHEN MAINTENANCE IS REQUIRED Final Rejection True Manufacturing Co., Inc.
18564077 Directional valve and heat pump Non-Final OA AZ Vermögensverwaltung GmbH & Co. KG
18006045 CHILLER Final Rejection SMC CORPORATION
18446792 CONTEMPORANEOUS HYBRID HEATING Final Rejection Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, L.P.
18156436 HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH BYPASS LINE Final Rejection Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing, L.P.
18301590 Integrated Thermal Management System Non-Final OA Kai Corporation

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