USPTO Examiner THOMPSON JASON N - Art Unit 3763

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18760410CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR AIR-ASSISTED AND LIQUID-COOLED ENCLOSURESJuly 2024August 2025Allow1400NoNo
18650167Heat ExchangerApril 2024October 2025Allow1710NoNo
18582345PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18575914AIR-CONDITIONING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN INTERIOR OF A VEHICLEJanuary 2024September 2024Allow920NoNo
18538246COLD PLATEDecember 2023January 2026Allow2610YesNo
18528626RADIATIVE COOLING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAMEDecember 2023May 2025Abandon1720NoNo
18284097HEAT EXCHANGERSeptember 2023January 2026Allow2810NoNo
18552068COOLING MODULE FOR AN ELECTRIC OR HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLESeptember 2023January 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18470504CAR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410YesNo
18278150A BRAZED PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERAugust 2023March 2026Allow3010NoNo
18353427HEAT TRANSMITTING DEVICEJuly 2023June 2024Allow1110YesNo
18221721AIR CONDITIONER HOUSING FOR A VEHICLEJuly 2023December 2025Allow2920NoNo
18255714HEAT EXCHANGER WITH PROGRESSIVE DIVIDED FLOW CIRCUIT, STRUCTURAL LOAD BEARING DESIGNJune 2023June 2025Allow2511NoNo
18299322HEAT EXCHANGERApril 2023January 2026Allow3320NoNo
18297019HEAT OR COLD STORAGE MULTILAYER RESERVOIRApril 2023August 2025Allow2811NoNo
18247236HEAT EXCHANGER AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUSMarch 2023December 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18118255HVAC Stand AssemblyMarch 2023December 2024Abandon2220YesNo
18019585ATTACHMENT STRUCTURE FOR HEAT EXCHANGERFebruary 2023October 2025Allow3220NoNo
18162039HEAT EXCHANGERJanuary 2023September 2023Allow710YesNo
18102374AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLEJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3610NoNo
18017518A HEAT EXCHANGERJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2610NoNo
18156769HEAT EXCHANGER CONSTRUCTIONJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3221NoNo
18093127CIRCULAR CROSSFLOW HEAT EXCHANGERJanuary 2023August 2024Abandon1921NoNo
18013390HEAT EXCHANGER FOR A MOTOR VEHICLEDecember 2022December 2025Abandon3510NoNo
18081174EVOLUTIVE PRECOOLERDecember 2022June 2025Allow3011NoNo
18065138MULTI-SECTIONAL HEAT EXCHANGERDecember 2022July 2025Allow3110NoNo
18008555HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICEDecember 2022October 2025Abandon3421NoNo
18072973MODULAR HEAT EXCHANGERDecember 2022February 2025Allow2710NoNo
17928752HEAT EXCHANGER AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREFORNovember 2022May 2025Allow3011NoNo
17978339Vehicle Air ConditionerNovember 2022December 2024Allow2510NoNo
17918954AIR FLOW REGULATING DEVICE OF A MOTOR VEHICLEOctober 2022April 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17963987VEHICLE WATER-COOLING HEAT SINK PLATE HAVING FIN SETS WITH DIFFERENT SURFACE AREASOctober 2022October 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17958021HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF, AND REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUSSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1011NoNo
17955704AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMSeptember 2022February 2024Abandon1720YesNo
17950767AIR CONDITIONERSeptember 2022May 2025Allow3210YesNo
17912339HEAT EXCHANGER AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGERSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17904627Thermochemical method for storing and releasing thermal energyAugust 2022July 2025Abandon3440NoNo
17801144HEAT EXCHANGER COREAugust 2022February 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17891118ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE OF VAPOR CHAMBER AND HEAT PIPEAugust 2022March 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17891123VAPOR CHAMBER WITH IMPROVED FIXING STRUCTURE FOR DEGASSING TUBEAugust 2022August 2025Abandon3610NoNo
17799837HEAT EXCHANGER, METHOD OF PRODUCING HEAT EXCHANGER, AND METHOD OF CONFIRMING BLOCKAGE OF HEAT EXCHANGERAugust 2022December 2024Allow2811NoNo
17797723VENTILATION DEVICEAugust 2022March 2025Allow3210NoNo
17867873FOLDED-FIN VAPOR CHAMBER COLD PLATEJuly 2022February 2025Allow3120NoNo
17791989SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISTRICT HEATING AND COOLINGJuly 2022March 2025Abandon3201NoNo
17784730THREE-FLUID PLATE HEAT EXCHANGERJune 2022April 2025Allow3430YesNo
17834821HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICEJune 2022June 2023Allow1210YesNo
17781547AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM, AND HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM FOR HEAT DISSIPATION OF ELECTRONIC CONTROL ASSEMBLY OF AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMJune 2022February 2025Allow3321NoNo
17781208HEAT CONDUCTIVE SHEET AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAMEMay 2022May 2025Allow3551YesNo
17824990Directly Heated Desiccant WheelMay 2022January 2024Allow1920YesNo
17769947A HEAT EXCHANGER COLLECTOR CONFIGURATIONApril 2022October 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17767057HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUSApril 2022January 2025Allow3310YesNo
17713780DIRECTIONAL CONTROL VALVE AND METHOD FOR SETTING CONNECTIONSApril 2022October 2024Allow3010YesNo
17711504ADIABATIC PRE-COOLING REDISTRIBUTION SYSTEMApril 2022March 2024Allow2310NoNo
17764972HEAT EXCHANGER FIN, HEAT EXCHANGER, INDOOR UNIT AND AIR CONDITIONERMarch 2022September 2024Allow3020YesNo
17691270CONNECTION MODULEMarch 2022January 2025Allow3420YesNo
17640318HEAT EXCHANGERMarch 2022October 2025Abandon4341YesNo
17638354DEHUMIDIFIER APPARATUSFebruary 2022October 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17676956SPACECRAFT THERMAL SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3620YesNo
17677176WATER BLOCK HAVING HOLLOW FINSFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2720NoNo
17633671HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT EXCHANGE UNIT, REFRIGERATION CYCLE APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGE MEMBERFebruary 2022November 2024Abandon3411NoNo
17630372HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICEJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2110NoNo
17628438Heat Exchangers and Systems ThereofJanuary 2022February 2025Abandon3731NoNo
17627961A PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR A HEAT EXCHANGERJanuary 2022February 2024Abandon2410NoNo
17568466HEAT DISSIPATION PLATE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEJanuary 2022April 2023Allow1520YesNo
17621841HEAT EXCHANGERDecember 2021August 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17551524PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL AND APPLICATIONSDecember 2021October 2024Abandon3441YesNo
17551749THREE-PIPE MULTI-SPLIT AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFDecember 2021July 2024Allow3120NoNo
17545320AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMDecember 2021February 2026Allow50120YesYes
17643172COOLING LIQUID FLOW CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2021November 2023Allow2410NoNo
17539539HEAT-DISSIPATION SUBSTRATE STRUCTURE WITH HIGH ADHESIVE STRENGTHDecember 2021February 2024Abandon2620NoNo
17613593TUBE-BUNDLE HEAT EXCHANGER COMPRISING ASSEMBLIES/BUILT-IN ELEMENTS FORMED OF DEFLECTION SURFACES AND DIRECTING SECTIONSNovember 2021March 2024Allow2820NoNo
17530466IMMERSION HEAT DISSIPATION STRUCTURENovember 2021February 2024Abandon2720NoNo
17610828COOLING DEVICE OF AN ELECTRICAL STORAGE SYSTEM AND METHOD USING THE COOLING DEVICENovember 2021March 2025Allow4010NoNo
17610076HEAT EXCHANGER, HEAT PUMP DEVICE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING HEAT EXCHANGERNovember 2021November 2025Allow4831YesNo
17511080SWITCHABLE PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL SYSTEMS FOR BUILDING ENVELOPESOctober 2021March 2024Allow2920NoNo
17505602HEAT DISSIPATION DEVICEOctober 2021March 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17500476AIR-CONDITIONING SYSTEMOctober 2021May 2025Abandon4320NoNo
17603425HEAT STORAGE UNITOctober 2021July 2024Allow3321NoNo
17493310HEAT EXCHANGEROctober 2021August 2025Allow4730YesNo
17486620BUILDING SYSTEM FOR REDUCING ENERGY CONSUMPTIONSeptember 2021September 2025Allow4840NoNo
17482534FLUIDIC ROUTING STRUCTURES FOR LIQUID COOLING OF POWER MODULES OF POWER SUPPLIESSeptember 2021May 2024Allow3230YesNo
17440631An Energy Conversion, Storage and Retrieval Device and MethodSeptember 2021July 2025Allow4621NoNo
17437834AIR-CONDITIONING APPARATUSSeptember 2021August 2023Allow2310YesNo
17462371LIQUID COOLING HEAD AND LIQUID COOLING DEVICE WITH THE SAMEAugust 2021November 2023Allow2610NoNo
17410995EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMAugust 2021July 2024Allow3421YesNo
17423895HEAT STORAGE DEVICEJuly 2021April 2024Abandon3320NoNo
17376882AIR CONDITIONER AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEJuly 2021July 2024Allow3620YesNo
17364176MULTILAYER SHEETS FOR HEAT EXCHANGERSJune 2021February 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17330362HEAT EXCHANGERMay 2021October 2023Allow2910NoNo
17296691WINE CELLAR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAMEMay 2021April 2025Abandon4730NoNo
17328449LIGHTWEIGHT CARBON FOAM STRUCTURE FOR PHASE CHANGE MATERIAL HEAT SINKSMay 2021December 2023Abandon3121NoNo
17318873ELECTRONIC DEVICE COOLING SYSTEMS USING COOLED FLUID AND CONTROL OF SAMEMay 2021November 2025Abandon5480YesNo
17313008HEAT STORAGE SHEET, HEAT STORAGE MEMBER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMay 2021May 2024Abandon3720YesNo
17307116HEAT EXCHANGER AND AIR CONDITIONERMay 2021November 2024Allow4240YesNo
17240725AIRFLOW GENERATING DEVICEApril 2021August 2024Abandon4010NoNo
17285019FLOW DISTRIBUTOR FOR COOLING AN ELECTRICAL COMPONENT, A SEMICONDUCTOR MODULE COMPRISING SUCH A FLOW DISTRIBUTOR, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAMEApril 2021November 2025Abandon5551NoNo
17216811HERMETICALLY SEALED CAP FOR HEAT EXCHANGER MODULATORMarch 2021April 2023Allow2410NoNo
17214909HEAT DISSIPATION SUBSTRATE FOR INCREASING SOLDERABILITYMarch 2021October 2023Abandon3020YesNo
17280695SMART AIR CONDITIONER FOR REDUCTION IN FINE DUST AND HARMFUL GASMarch 2021June 2024Allow3811NoNo
17213605LIQUID COOLING MODULE AND ITS LIQUID COOLING HEADMarch 2021July 2023Allow2810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner THOMPSON, JASON N.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
9
Examiner Affirmed
7
(77.8%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(22.2%)
Reversal Percentile
35.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 22.2% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
18
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(22.2%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(77.8%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
30.0%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 22.2% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner THOMPSON, JASON N - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner THOMPSON, JASON N works in Art Unit 3763 and has examined 210 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 68.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner THOMPSON, JASON N's allowance rate of 68.1% places them in the 30% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by THOMPSON, JASON N receive 2.87 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 84% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by THOMPSON, JASON N is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 45% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +23.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by THOMPSON, JASON N. This interview benefit is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 20.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 31.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 46% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 60.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 55.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 27% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 36.4% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 46.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 41% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.