Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: SULLENS, TAVIA L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3743 3744 3762 3763

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.4%
Allow Rate
-20.6% vs TC avg
574
Total Applications
+46.8%
Interview Lift
1253
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 536 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
14.4%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
38.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18844884 ICE MAKING DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
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.
17512819 REFRIGERATION APPARATUS-USE UNIT, HEAT SOURCE UNIT, UTILIZATION UNIT, AND REFRIGERATION APPARATUS Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18792798 AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
18964705 VEHICLE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19039524 AIRCRAFT CABIN TROLLEY, AIRCRAFT GALLEY ARRANGEMENT AND AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Airbus Operations GmbH
19062692 TURBO CHILLER Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES THERMAL SYSTEMS, LTD.
18825937 COMBINED HEAT EXCHANGER AND HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
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.
18844835 OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18828746 INTEGRATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
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
19082164 INFRARED-SENSING COLD BEVERAGE MAKER Non-Final OA Guangdong Welly Electrical Appliances Co., Ltd.
18563067 HYBRID AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR DECOUPLED SENSIBLE AND LATENT HEAT REMOVAL AND METHOD Non-Final OA KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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