Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18788397 | Compressor/Expander Machine | July 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18771017 | AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM WITH VARIABLE SUBCOOLING | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18718471 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM THEREOF | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18733541 | Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning System with Tiered Multi-Level Base Pan | June 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18663091 | INDIRECT EVAPORATIVE COOLING AIR CONDITIONER | May 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18701775 | AIR CONDITIONER | April 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18617062 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH EMERGENCY COOLING USING DEDICATED COMPRESSOR | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18617262 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH EMERGENCY COOLING USING DEDICATED COMPRESSOR | March 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18609016 | ICEMAKER ASSEMBLY | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18604662 | CABIN COOLING/HEATING SYSTEM WITH CABIN FLOOR COOLING/HEATING FUNCTION FOR A VEHICLE | March 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18596178 | CLIMATE REGULATING FEATURES FOR A REFRIGERATOR ICEBOX | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18686063 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR THE BATTERIES OF AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID VEHICLE | February 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18440640 | REVERSIBLE HEAT PUMP | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18579960 | ELECTRIC COMPRESSOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | January 2024 | March 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408290 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE | January 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18574113 | VEHICULAR REFRIGERATION CYCLE UNIT | December 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18568149 | REFRIGERATING AND FREEZING DEVICE | December 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18531577 | PARALLEL FLOW EXPANSION FOR PRESSURE AND SUPERHEAT CONTROL | December 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18524236 | STORAGE PLATE FOR STORING GOODS IN A HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE, AND HOUSEHOLD REFRIGERATION APPLIANCE | November 2023 | March 2026 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18521871 | EFFICIENT SHOWERHEAD WITH PURGE OUTLET | November 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18564225 | 3-WAY VALVE AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM USING SAME | November 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18516640 | AIR CONDITIONER INCLUDING ONE OR MORE EVAPORATIVE COOLING UNITS | November 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18512440 | Controlled Clearing of Refrigerant Orifice | November 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18512772 | ICE CUBE PRODUCING UNIT | November 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18560047 | CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE OF ICE MAKING DEVICE AS WELL AS REFRIGERATOR | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18504283 | EVAPORATOR ASSEMBLIES AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18382235 | REFRIGERANT COMPOSITIONS AND USE THEREOF IN SYSTEMS USING FLOODED EVAPORATORS | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381872 | REFRIGERANT CIRCULATING APPARATUS OF VEHICLE | October 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381891 | REFRIGERANT CIRCULATING APPARATUS OF VEHICLE | October 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18381530 | THERMAL ENERGY UNIT FOR QUASI-AUTONOMOUS CLIMATE CONTROL | October 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18485577 | REFRIGERATOR | October 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18483879 | Method for Recharging a Refrigerated Appliance by Weighing and Dispensing Small Amounts of Hydrocarbon Refrigerant Gases | October 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18481318 | COMBINED AIR CONDITIONING AND WATER HEATING VIA EXPANSION VALVE REGULATION | October 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18374904 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | September 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18374254 | HEAT PUMP APPARATUS | September 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18374235 | AIR CONDITIONER | September 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18374204 | VALVE SET INTEGRATED MODULE, VEHICLE THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18476790 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | September 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373515 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE | September 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18373097 | REFRIGERANT RECOVERY SYSTEM | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18283056 | HEAT PUMP SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME | September 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18369419 | REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | September 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18281369 | VEHICLE AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS | September 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18549955 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS | September 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18463323 | MULTI-CHANNEL COOLING PIPELINE INTEGRATION APPARATUS, THERMAL MANAGEMENT INTEGRATION MODULE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE | September 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18456752 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING THE HEATING OF THERMAL FLUIDS | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18236307 | LOW CHARGE SERIES CHILLER AND FREE COOLING | August 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18447247 | ACCUMULATOR FOR HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18231118 | Electric Control Box and Air Conditioning System | August 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18365262 | ACCUMULATOR HEAT EXCHANGER | August 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18274459 | CONTROL DEVICE AND AIR CONDITIONER WITH SIMPLIFIED INSTALLATION COMPLEXITY | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358847 | HEAT EXCHANGER ASSEMBLY WITH VALVE | July 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18273777 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE | July 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18222781 | METHOD OF FORMING REFRIGERANT SYSTEMS | July 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18222352 | EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEM | July 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 29 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18212541 | REFRIGERATOR | June 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18333901 | THERMAL SYSTEM HAVING HYDRONIC SYSTEM HEAT EXCHANGE | June 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18257008 | INDIRECT HEAT PUMP SYSTEM | June 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18205965 | BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR AN HVAC SYSTEM | June 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18255619 | REFRIGERATING FLUID CIRCUIT COMPRISING AN ACCUMULATOR BYPASS BRANCH | June 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18326675 | VEHICLE HEAT PUMP SYSTEM WITH COORDINATED ENERGY MANAGEMENT OF CABIN AND BATTERY | May 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18325153 | TRANSPORTATION REFRIGERATION UNIT AND METHOD OF MEASURING QUANTITY OF REFRIGERANT IN THE SAME | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18198776 | ELECTRONIC EXPANSION VALVE AND SUPERHEAT CONTROL IN AN HVAC SYSTEM | May 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 17 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18314551 | DIRECT COOLING ICE MAKER | May 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18143263 | OUTDOOR UNIT OF AIRCONDITIONER | May 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18141081 | METHOD OF OPERATING A COOLING SYSTEM | April 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18307689 | INTEGRATED THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MOBILITY | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18304828 | HEAT PUMP HAVING A CHARGE MANAGEMENT RECEIVER | April 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18249141 | CO2 REFRIGERATION SYSTEM WITH EXTERNAL COOLANT CONTROL | April 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18299883 | BULBLESS THERMAL EXPANSION VALVE | April 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18296423 | Dual Redundant Cooling System For A Container | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18247898 | Branch Unit and Air Conditioning Apparatus | April 2023 | August 2025 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18194826 | METHOD TO CREATE A MICROCLIMATE AND A MICROCLIMATE CREATING HEATING SYSTEM | April 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18247683 | COMBINATION OF A REFRIGERANT ACCUMULATOR AND AN INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER FOR REFRIGERANT, CONNECTION COMPONENT, INTERNAL HEAT EXCHANGER AND ACCUMULATOR | April 2023 | September 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18129146 | Temperature Regulating Refrigeration Systems for Varying Loads | March 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18194300 | ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF REFRIGERANT CHARGE BETWEEN CONDENSER LOOPS | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18192323 | REFRIGERATOR ICE MAKER WITH SHUT OFF ARM POSITION SENSOR | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18246765 | OUTDOOR HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONER | March 2023 | August 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18187140 | TWO-PHASE COOLING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18184871 | AIR CONDITIONING AND HEAT PUMP SYSTEM WITH BULBLESS THERMOSTATIC EXPANSION VALVE | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18184308 | AIR CONDITIONING APPARATUS | March 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121379 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, FACILITIES AND PROCESSES FOR CO2 CAPTURE/SEQUESTRATION AND DIRECT AIR CAPTURE | March 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18044844 | REFRIGERATION CYCLE DEVICE | March 2023 | October 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18179697 | COUPLING THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF PURE ELECTRIC VEHICLE BASED ON PHASE CHANGE HEAT STORAGE | March 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18178985 | ORIFICE SET AND CHILLER SYSTEM HAVING IT | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18177135 | COOLING SYSTEM | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18176046 | SADDLE WINDOW AIR CONDITIONER WITH INCREASED AIR INTAKE | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18042821 | REFRIGERATION SYSTEM HAVING A HEAT PUMP FUNCTION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, HAVING A SINGLE SENSOR DEVICE ON THE LOW-PRESSURE SIDE | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18110723 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING VARIABLE REFRIGERANT FLOW SYSTEMS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18165401 | SYSTEMS WITH MULTI-CIRCUITED, PHASE-CHANGE COMPOSITE HEAT EXCHANGERS | February 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 21 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18101988 | HEAT PUMP CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | January 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17790105 | HEAT PUMP DEVICE | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18097055 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT | January 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18094685 | REFRIGERATOR AND HOME APPLIANCE | January 2023 | January 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004536 | CONTROL METHOD FOR REFRIGERATING AND FREEZING DEVICE, AND REFRIGERATING AND FREEZING DEVICE | January 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18014892 | Defrosting Control Method and Device, and Multi-Split Air Conditioner | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18093615 | COOLING FLOW IN SUBSTRATE PROCESSING ACCORDING TO PREDICTED COOLING PARAMETERS | January 2023 | February 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18004034 | REFRIGERATOR COOLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DEFROSTING REFRIGERATOR | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087472 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HVAC FAN CONTROL | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18069415 | AIR INTAKE AND DISCHARGE SEALING STRUCTURES FOR EVAPORATOR UNITS | December 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MA, KUN KAI.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 40.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
✓ Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner MA, KUN KAI works in Art Unit 3763 and has examined 485 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner MA, KUN KAI's allowance rate of 84.1% places them in the 59% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by MA, KUN KAI receive 1.61 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 31% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by MA, KUN KAI is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MA, KUN KAI. This interview benefit is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 45.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 69% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 38% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 63.6% of appeals filed. This is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 57.1% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 44.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 45% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 48% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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