Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering
112 pending office actions • 1 client • 82 examiners • 28 art units • 0 of 112 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 373 patents granted in the last 365 days
Dority & Manning, P.A. and Haier US Appliance handles Medical Devices & Mechanical Engineering. The firm has 28235 career applications and an 88.31 percent resolved allowance rate. There are 84 pending office actions. The firm averages 3.39 office actions per allowance.
The 84 pending office actions for Haier US Appliance represent a substantial active portfolio. The 88.31 percent allowance rate is achieved with an average of 3.39 office actions per allowance across the firm's 28235 career applications.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 16 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (1%) |
| §101 + other | 4 (4%) |
| §103 only | 49 (44%) |
| §102 only | 5 (4%) |
| §112 only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (1%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 3 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 47 (42%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (1%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 6 | 62.3% | +34.6% |
| CORMIER, DAVID G | 4 | 64.4% | +28.8% |
| FURDGE, LARRY L | 3 | 62.3% | +16.9% |
| PERRIN, JOSEPH L | 3 | 77.2% | +21.3% |
| SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | 3 | 74.2% | +28.1% |
| JENNISON, BRIAN W | 3 | 71.9% | +22.2% |
| INSLER, ELIZABETH | 3 | 66.9% | +25.4% |
| TREMARCHE, CONNOR J. | 3 | 65.6% | +27.7% |
| MA, KUN KAI | 2 | 79.4% | +12.9% |
| ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R | 2 | 48.7% | +19.2% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18450170 | METHOD FOR REPLACING A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS MODULE IN AN APPLIANCE | PATEL, HARESH N | 147d overdue |
| 18790869 | CONVERSATIONAL CONTROL OF AN APPLIANCE | TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA | 17d overdue |
| 18469803 | REMOVABLE MULTI-ZONE GRIDDLE FOR A COOKTOP APPLIANCE | BOGUE, JESSE SAMUEL | 17d overdue |
| 18615727 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE HAVING A SEALED SYSTEM WITH SUPPLEMENTAL HEAT FEATURES AND METHODS OF OPERATION | VAZQUEZ, ANA M | 9d overdue |
| 18402250 | AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEM LEAK MITIGATION | BABAA, NAEL N | 4d overdue |
| 18668992 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE TRANSACTION METHODS | MISIASZEK, MICHAEL | 34d |
| 18669082 | POWER TAKE OFF PASTA EXTRUDER ATTACHMENT FOR A STAND MIXER APPLIANCE | MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD | 55d |
| 19075899 | DISHWASHING APPLIANCE TUB TRIM LOCATING FEATURES | CORMIER, DAVID G | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18314538 | SYSTEMS FOR MULTI-CHANNEL CONDUITS IN DISHWASHER APPLIANCES | CORMIER, DAVID G | 162d overdue |
| 18477196 | DETECTING A PRESENCE OF CHLORINE BLEACH DURING A WASH CYCLE OF A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE | CORMIER, DAVID G | 27d |
| 18339518 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE AND WATER FILTER ASSEMBLY | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 40d |
| 19075899 | DISHWASHING APPLIANCE TUB TRIM LOCATING FEATURES | CORMIER, DAVID G | — |
| 19058105 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH ICEMAKER AND WATER RESERVOIR SYSTEM | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | — |
| 19056836 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE INCLUDING MULTIPLE IN-DOOR ICE MAKERS | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | — |
| 18977060 | ICE MAKER APPLIANCE WITH RESERVOIR ACCESSIBILITY STRUCTURE | FURDGE, LARRY L | — |
| 18977110 | ICE MAKER APPLIANCE AND CONDUIT ACCESSIBILITY STRUCTURE | MA, KUN KAI | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | 112 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 3763 | 23 |
| 3761 | 13 |
| 3762 | 10 |
| 1711 | 9 |
| 3637 | 5 |
| 1774 | 3 |
| 3799 | 2 |
| 2116 | 2 |
| 1792 | 2 |
| 2192 | 2 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19075899 | DISHWASHING APPLIANCE TUB TRIM LOCATING FEATURES | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | CORMIER, DAVID G | 1711 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 11, 2025 |
| 19058105 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE WITH ICEMAKER AND WATER RESERVOIR SYSTEM | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 20, 2025 |
| 19056836 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE INCLUDING MULTIPLE IN-DOOR ICE MAKERS | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19055596 | COUNTERWEIGHT FOR A DOMESTIC APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | MCDUFFIE, MICHAEL D | 3632 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19039856 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE CABLE MANAGEMENT | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | ING, MATTHEW W | 3637 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 29, 2025 |
| 19026846 | GENERATOR LOAD ANTICIPATION IN RECREATIONAL VEHICLES | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | LATHERS, KEVIN ANTHONY | 3747 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18990106 | ADJUSTABLE ICE BIN CAPACITY IN A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | DELEON, DARIO ANTONIO | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2024 |
| 18977060 | ICE MAKER APPLIANCE WITH RESERVOIR ACCESSIBILITY STRUCTURE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | FURDGE, LARRY L | 3763 | — | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18977110 | ICE MAKER APPLIANCE AND CONDUIT ACCESSIBILITY STRUCTURE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | MA, KUN KAI | 3763 | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18977013 | ICE MAKER APPLIANCE WITH PLUMB-IN STRUCTURE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | TRPISOVSKY, JOSEPH F | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 11, 2024 |
| 18894111 | ICE MAKING ASSEMBLY FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | BANKS, KEONA LAUREN | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 24, 2024 |
| 18829938 | WIRE AND CONDUIT MOUNTING HARNESS ASSEMBLIES FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | ARTALEJO, ELIZABETH IRENE | 3637 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18829494 | ICE MAKER APPLIANCE TEMPERATURE DETECTION | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | MYERS, KEITH STANLEY | 3763 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18829535 | METHODS FOR OPERATING AN ICE MAKER APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R | 3799 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 10, 2024 |
| 18806207 | REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TWIST ICE TRAY | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | ZERPHEY, CHRISTOPHER R | 3799 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18806267 | APPLIANCE ICE MAKING ASSEMBLY | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | TAVAKOLDAVANI, KAMRAN | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | 23d | Pending | Aug 15, 2024 |
| 18802139 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE DOOR LOCK ASSEMBLY | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | ORTA, LAUREN GRACE | 1711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 13, 2024 |
| 18794457 | A BASKET ASSEMBLY FOR A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | LEE, KEVIN G | 1711 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 05, 2024 |
| 18790869 | CONVERSATIONAL CONTROL OF AN APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA | 2654 | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Jul 31, 2024 |
| 18787105 | CONSUMER APPLIANCE DISPLAY PANELS AND METHODS OF LOW-POWER OPERATION | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | HABIB, ASIFA | 2876 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 22d | Pending | Jul 29, 2024 |
| 18784118 | CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | FURDGE, LARRY L | 3763 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18783990 | WATER DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | TEITELBAUM, DAVID J | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18784096 | CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | MA, KUN KAI | 3763 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18777920 | CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | FURDGE, LARRY L | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18777020 | DOOR ASSEMBLY FOR A LAUNDRY APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | PERRIN, JOSEPH L | 1711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 18, 2024 |
| 18760975 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE DOOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING SUCH ASSEMBLIES | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | TEFERA, HIWOT E | 3637 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jul 01, 2024 |
| 18756847 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING SPIN OUT-OF-BALANCE CONDITIONS IN A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | CORMIER, DAVID G | 1711 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 27, 2024 |
| 18755086 | A FOOTWEAR CLEANING BASKET FOR A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | PERRIN, JOSEPH L | 1711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18746756 | AIR CONDITIONING APPLIANCE USING AN ASYMMETRIC SENSOR PAIR FOR TRANSIENT TEMPERATURE MEASURMENT | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | PATEL, JIGNESHKUMAR C | 2116 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18740077 | CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIR CONDITIONER APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | LING, FOR K. | 3763 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 11, 2024 |
| 18735545 | GAS IGNITION SYSTEM FOR A GAS COOKING APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | SHIRSAT, VIVEK K | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2024 | |
| 18733370 | STAND MIXER APPLIANCE POWER TAKE OFF ATTACHMENT AUTOMATIC OPERATION | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | BHATIA, ANSHU | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 | |
| 18677316 | AUTOMATIC DOOR OPENING ASSEMBLY FOR A WASHING MACHINE APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | PERRIN, JOSEPH L | 1711 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 29, 2024 |
| 18668992 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE TRANSACTION METHODS | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | MISIASZEK, MICHAEL | 3688 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 34d | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18669082 | POWER TAKE OFF PASTA EXTRUDER ATTACHMENT FOR A STAND MIXER APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | MALEKZADEH, SEYED MASOUD | 1754 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | 55d | Pending | May 20, 2024 |
| 18666283 | AIR CONDITIONER UNIT HAVING A BUILT-IN LIGHT ASSEMBLY | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | NORMAN, MARC E | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 16, 2024 |
| 18665105 | COOKING APPLIANCE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME INCORPORATING TRIGGER-BASED SCHEDULING OF CONTROLLER GAIN VALUES | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | WUNDERLICH, ERWIN J | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 | |
| 18665016 | WATER FILTRATION SYSTEM INCLUDING A MODULAR FLOW METER FOR AN APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | PERRIN, CLARE M | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 15, 2024 | |
| 18657265 | METHOD OF OPERATING AN ICEMAKER OF A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | GAYE, SAMBA NMN | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18657285 | ICE MAKING ASSEMBLY FOR A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | OSWALD, KIRSTIN U | 3763 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 07, 2024 |
| 18654547 | DRYER APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR DRYER CYCLE CONTROL | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | WAN, DEMING | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 | |
| 18654564 | DRYER APPLIANCE AND METHOD FOR DRYER CYCLE CONTROL | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | GRAVINI, STEPHEN MICHAEL | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 03, 2024 | |
| 18653476 | OVEN APPLIANCE WITH TEMPERATURE SENSOR FAULT DETECTION VIA IMAGE ANALYSIS | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | TAYLOR, AUSTIN PARKER | 1792 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 02, 2024 |
| 18652053 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE AND METHODS OF OZONE DISPENSING | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | LAU, JASON | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 | |
| 18641709 | METHOD OF OPERATING A CAMERA ASSEMBLY IN A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | LEMIEUX, IAN L | 2669 | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 22, 2024 |
| 18639436 | INFUSED ICE MAKING APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | WEN, KEVIN GUANHUA | 1791 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 18, 2024 |
| 18638316 | METHOD OF OPERATING A DISPENSING ASSEMBLY OF A REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | MELARAGNO, MICHAEL | 3754 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 23d overdue | Pending | Apr 17, 2024 |
| 18636980 | DOUGH MOLD END CAP ASSEMBLY FOR A STAND MIXER | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | BOOTH, ALEXANDER D | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 16, 2024 | |
| 18632876 | LAUNDRY APPLIANCE AND VENTILATION ASSEMBLY FOR THE SAME | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | WAN, DEMING | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 11, 2024 | |
| 18618423 | OVEN APPLIANCE WITH AIRFLOW DEFLECTION | Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc. | LIN, KO-WEI | §102 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 27, 2024 |
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Start Free Trial88.3% of resolved applications prosecuted by Dority & Manning, P.A. And Haier US Appliance were allowed, across 28,313 applications in USPTO records.
3.38 office actions per allowed application on average.
112 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 1 client, before 82 examiners in 28 art units.