Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SHIRSAT, VIVEK K

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3743 3749 3762 3772

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.1%
Allow Rate
+4.1% vs TC avg
1,139
Total Applications
+28.1%
Interview Lift
1077
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1102 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18836405 COOKING APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18410103 COOKING APPLIANCE AND COOLING UNIT DISPOSED THEREIN Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18157636 GAS PRESSURE REGULATING APPARATUS AND COOKING APPLIANCE HAVING SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18745673 SEAT AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18649507 THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, VEHICLE COMPRISING A THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, USE OF A THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM ELEMENT Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18011376 Vacuum Drying Device for Electrode in Roll-To-Roll State and Vacuum Drying Method Thereof Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18598220 POLYGENERATION SCHEME WITH ZERO CARBON EMISSION Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18538414 BURN PIT AND REFRACTORY BRICK FOR THE BURN PIT Non-Final OA SAUDI ARABIAN OIL COMPANY
18782287 FLARE STACK AND SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA IHI Corporation
18738139 HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA General Electric Company
18427225 HEATING COOKING APPARATUS Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18535763 Method and System for Controlled Airflow Cooling Final Rejection ABB Schweiz AG
18836390 FIRST-TIME START-UP OF A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18724194 SLIDING FLAP OF A HEATING, VENTILATION AND/OR AIR-CONDITIONING DEVICE FOR A PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES
18062767 LOW NOX GAS BURNER WITH COOLED FLUE GAS RECYCLE Final Rejection Honeywell International Inc.
17577010 SUBSTRATE PROCESS SYSTEM INCLUDING A COOLING STATION Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18795754 COOKING APPLIANCE WITH STEPPER MOTOR ACTIVATED GAS VALVES Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
18702868 METHOD FOR PRESSURE MONITORING A PRESSURE-DEPENDENT PROCESS AND PRESSURE SENSOR Non-Final OA PITTWAY SARL
18584578 VENTILATOR ASSEMBLY HAVING A VARIABLE FAN CONTROL FOR AIR FLOW IN AN AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

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