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Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SMITH, COURTNEY L

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2835 2841 2853

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.5%

Allow Rate

+17.5% vs TC avg

1,292

Total Applications

+11.8%

Interview Lift

875

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 1266 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%

§101 Eligibility

33.3%

§102 Novelty

41.5%

§103 Obviousness

22.8%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18794697	DEVICE FOR COOLING AN ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT ITEM, CORRESPONDING SYSTEM AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE SUCH SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	Airbus SAS
18854110	ELECTRONIC DEVICE	Non-Final OA	Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18883038	SWITCHGEAR DUCT	Non-Final OA	EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
18424228	FLOW PATH DIAGNOSIS METHOD, PROJECTOR, AND COOLING DEVICE	Non-Final OA	SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
18442815	HOUSING FOR AN ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLY	Final Rejection	BorgWarner Inc.
18894628	COOLING STRUCTURE FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT AND VEHICLE DRIVING DEVICE	Non-Final OA	AISIN CORPORATION
18660991	SERVICEABLE THERMAL INTERCONNECT	Final Rejection	Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18413300	Composite of Heat Sink and Electrical and/or Electronic Component	Non-Final OA	Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18562944	Method for Producing a Conditioning Element, Conditioning Element and Electrical Energy Storage Device	Non-Final OA	Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18854152	POWER CONVERSION DEVICE	Non-Final OA	HITACHI, LTD.
18571475	THERMAL REGULATION DEVICE FOR AT LEAST ONE ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC ELEMENT	Non-Final OA	Valeo Systemes Thermiques
18741727	HIGHLY THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE HYBRID THERMAL INTERFACE MATERIAL	Non-Final OA	Honeywell International Inc.
18388783	INTELLIGENT REAR DOOR HEAT EXCHANGER FOR LOCAL COOLING LOOPS IN A DATACENTER COOLING SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	NVIDIA Corporation
17407783	CHEMISTRY-BASED COOLANT ADJUSTMENT FOR DATACENTER COOLING SYSTEMS	Non-Final OA	Nvidia Corporation
18538534	MODULAR AND SCALABLE POWER DISTRIBUTION	Final Rejection	Panduit Corp.
18882261	STEP-SHAPED AIR MOVERS AND HEAT-REJECTING MEDIA	Non-Final OA	Dell Products L.P.
18882464	REDIRECTION OF AIRFLOW OVER HEAT-REJECTING MEDIA FROM ADJACENT AIR MOVER	Non-Final OA	Dell Products L.P.

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