Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SULLENS, TAVIA L

Tech Center 3700 • Art Units: 3743 3744 3763

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.0%
Allow Rate
-21.0% vs TC avg
553
Total Applications
+48.8%
Interview Lift
1384
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 514 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.8%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
36.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18792798 AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
18174835 TRANSPORT REFIRGERATION SYSTEM FOR HIGH AMBIENT OPERATION Final Rejection Carrier Corporation
17902175 TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Carrier Corporation
18844835 OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIR CONDITIONER Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18681233 REFRIGERANT DISTRIBUTOR, HEAT EXCHANGER, AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18844464 ICE MAKING DEVICE AND REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18828746 INTEGRATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT CIRCUIT FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18777758 REFRIGERATOR Non-Final OA ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
18797937 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM UTILIZING INTEGRATED VAPOR COMPRESSION SYSTEM AND THREE-WHEEL AIR CYCLE MACHINE Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18577314 REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE Non-Final OA ELECTROLUX APPLIANCES AKTIEBOLAG
18347969 SEPARATION PLATES, HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS, AND METHODS OF FILTERING CONDENSATE Non-Final OA Midea Group Co., Ltd.
15254577 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPINGEMENT FREEZING OF IRREGULARLY SHAPED PRODUCTS Non-Final OA Messer Industries USA, Inc.
18730765 HEAT PUMP FOR GENERATING PROCESS HEAT Non-Final OA SPH Sustainable Process Heat GmbH
18593264 ADIABATIC PRE-COOLING FOR A GAS COOLER Non-Final OA Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC
18684907 HEAT-PUMP AIR CONDITIONER HAVING DEHUMIDIFICATION FUNCTION Final Rejection ZHONGSHAN AMITIME ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18427951 PORTABLE AIR CONDITIONER Final Rejection HEPHZIBAH CO., LTD.
18229168 RADIATIVE COOLING DEVICE Final Rejection Caplow Tech, LLC
18164902 DEHUMIDIFICATION AND WATER COLLECTION STRUCTURE Final Rejection CHUNG YUAN CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
17984111 IN-WALL AND ON-WALL DEHUMIDIFIER WITH INTEGRATED BI-POLAR ION GENERATOR Non-Final OA Innovative Dehumidifier Systems LLC
17871301 WEIR SCREENS FOR REFRIGERATORS Non-Final OA Aerofoil Energy Ltd
17781849 HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND HEAT LOAD CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Seoung Jae OH
17295555 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR FREEZING OF BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS Final Rejection VITRAFY LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED

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