Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SULLENS, TAVIA L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3743 3744 3762 3763

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Analysis

Tavia L. Sullens works within Tech Center 3700 and Art Unit 3743. The examiner has managed 543 resolved cases in this unit. An allowance rate of 49.9 percent indicates the share of cases that result in a patent. Practitioners can use the 46.5 percent interview lift to assess the impact of a meeting. This lift shows that the probability of allowance is higher when an interview occurs. The 46.5 percent figure is a comparison to the baseline allowance rate of 49.9 percent.

The median time to allowance is 1253 days. This 1253-day duration represents the time required to reach an allowance. Art Unit 3743 is the specific group where these 543 resolved cases were examined. Tech Center 3700 is the administrative division for this examiner. Practitioners can use these metrics to plan for the duration of the prosecution process. The data indicates the frequency of grants and the impact of direct communication with the examiner during the application cycle.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-20.0% vs TC avg
579
Total Applications
+46.6%
Interview Lift
1252
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 544 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.5%
§102 Novelty
45.3%
§103 Obviousness
37.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18844464 ICE MAKING DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18980095 COOLING DEVICE, WATER PURIFIER HAVING COOLING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19194295 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING COOLING TO THE HOLD OF AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Airbus (S.A.S.)
18777758 REFRIGERATOR Final Rejection ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18987512 PRESSURE VESSEL AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17902643 COOLING MODULE USING SOLID REFRIGERANT AND COOLING SYSTEM USING SOLID REFRIGERANT Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18792798 AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
18964705 VEHICLE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19039544 WATER TANK, AIRCRAFT CABIN TROLLEY, AIRCRAFT GALLEY AND AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
19039524 AIRCRAFT CABIN TROLLEY, AIRCRAFT GALLEY ARRANGEMENT AND AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
18828746 INTEGRATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18844835 OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
19062692 TURBO CHILLER Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
19018632 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18912831 CHILLER Non-Final OA Carrier Corporation
18542070 MOUNTING ASSEMBLY FOR A REFRIGERATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Carrier Corporation
18897074 Gas Compression Device Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
18825937 COMBINED HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18613088 AIRCRAFT FLUID MIXING SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED AIRCRAFT Final Rejection DASSAULT AVIATION
18347969 SEPARATION PLATES, HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF FILTERING CONDENSATE Final Rejection Midea Group Co., Ltd.
18851453 VEHICLE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM Non-Final OA HANON SYSTEMS
19204721 EVAPORATOR Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
19018500 BLEEDLESS ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation

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