Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 15, 2026

AESC Japan Ltd.

30 pending office actions • 14 art units • 29 examiners • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 13 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

30
Total Pending OAs
21
Non-Final OAs
8
Final Rejections
1
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

4
Overdue
0
Due this week
3
Due this month
2
Due in next 60 days
3
Due later

Deadline Fire Line

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. 12 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (4)Due ≤ 30 days (3)Due ≤ 60 days (2)Due later (3)

Case Difficulty Mix

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.

12
Hard (40%)
16
Medium (53%)
2
Easy (7%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only14 (47%)
§102 only2 (7%)
§112 only1 (3%)
Double-patenting only1 (3%)
Multi-statute (no §101)12 (40%)

Industry Mix

How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.

17
Life Sciences
57% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
1
Communications
3% of docket
0
Semiconductors
0% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
12
Business / Other
40% of docket

Time-on-OA Estimate

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.

300 h
Manual time on pending OAs
60 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
105 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
2.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
KNOWLAN, KEVIN MICHAEL 2
HAILE, BENYAM 1 61.8% +24.4%
MURATA, AUSTIN 1 60.6% +20.8%
MELFI, OLIVIA MASON 1 64.3% +27.3%
MALONEY, MICHAEL PATRICK 1
COLTON, JENNA XIANXIAN 1
ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T 1 55.7% +24.3%
BAGILEO, MAXIMILIAN DOMINIC 1
ROSA BERRIOS, NICOLAS JENNIEL 1
MARTIN, ANGELA J 1 67.0% -31.9%

Hard Cases (12)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17978084 CURRENT COLLECTING MEMBER, CELL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE CLARY, KAYLA ELAINE 4d overdue
18358416 BATTERY CELL GUPTA, SARIKA 28d
18488023 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PEREZ, JELITZA M 62d
18836929 VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND BATTERY MODULE HAILE, BENYAM
18542745 SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS KNOWLAN, KEVIN MICHAEL
18534707 ENERGY STORAGE RACK AND ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINER COLTON, JENNA XIANXIAN
18531591 ELECTRODE LEAD-OUT MEMBER, COVER ASSEMBLY, SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS KNOWLAN, KEVIN MICHAEL
18523815 PIN STRUCTURE AND BATTERY CELL ASSEMBLY MARTIN, ANGELA J

Interview Candidates (4)

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 4 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18836929 VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND BATTERY MODULE HAILE, BENYAM
18391370 POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MURATA, AUSTIN
18540817 SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS MELFI, OLIVIA MASON
18531669 SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1774 2
1729 2
1725 2
1723 2
2688 1
1789 1
1764 1
1754 1
1746 1
1751 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18836929 VOLTAGE DETECTION DEVICE AND BATTERY MODULE HAILE, BENYAM 2688 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Aug 08, 2024
18391370 POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MURATA, AUSTIN §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 20, 2023
18542745 SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS KNOWLAN, KEVIN MICHAEL §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 17, 2023
18540817 SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS MELFI, OLIVIA MASON §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 14, 2023
18539150 CELL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MALONEY, MICHAEL PATRICK §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 13, 2023
18534707 ENERGY STORAGE RACK AND ENERGY STORAGE CONTAINER COLTON, JENNA XIANXIAN §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 10, 2023
18531591 ELECTRODE LEAD-OUT MEMBER, COVER ASSEMBLY, SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS KNOWLAN, KEVIN MICHAEL §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2023
18531669 SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2023
18531628 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY CELL AND BATTERY PACK BAGILEO, MAXIMILIAN DOMINIC §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2023
18531613 CELL, BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK ROSA BERRIOS, NICOLAS JENNIEL §103 Non-Final OA Pending Dec 06, 2023
18523815 PIN STRUCTURE AND BATTERY CELL ASSEMBLY MARTIN, ANGELA J §102§103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 29, 2023
18506149 POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, POSITIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY PACK WANG, EUGENIA §103 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 10, 2023
18499226 COVER ASSEMBLY, BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE DIGNAN, MICHAEL L §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Nov 01, 2023
18488044 SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS MCCARTY, PATRICK M 1774 §103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Oct 17, 2023
18488023 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS PEREZ, JELITZA M 1774 §103§112 Non-Final OA 62d Pending Oct 16, 2023
18454070 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK VORTMAN, ANATOLY 1789 §102§103§112 Non-Final OA Pending Aug 23, 2023
18274214 BLOCK POLYMER AND LITHIATED BLOCK POLYMER AND PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION THEREOF LEE, DORIS L 1764 §103 Non-Final OA Pending Jul 26, 2023
18358416 BATTERY CELL GUPTA, SARIKA 1729 §102§103§112 Final Rejection 28d Pending Jul 25, 2023
18357652 BATTERY CELL HEMINGWAY, TIMOTHY G 1754 §102 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jul 24, 2023
18316202 CELL AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS COMPRISING THE CELL LEE, DANIEL H. 1746 §112 Non-Final OA 55d Pending May 11, 2023
18303583 CYLINDRICAL CELL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE NEWMAN, DREW C 1751 §103 Final Rejection 33d Pending Apr 20, 2023
18303562 BUSBAR ASSEMBLY AND CELL MODULE LIANG, JACKIE 1726 §103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Apr 19, 2023
18169164 BATTERY PACK OROZCO, MARIA F 1729 §103 Non-Final OA 196d overdue Pending Feb 14, 2023
18086674 BATTERY CHAN, HENG M 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Dec 22, 2022
18086589 SOLID-STATE BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK LAIOS, MARIA J 1727 §102§103 Final Rejection Pending Dec 21, 2022
18009989 BINDER, NEGATIVE-ELECTRODE SLURRY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY GATEWOOD, DANIEL S 1723 DP Final Rejection Pending Dec 13, 2022
18009991 ELECTROLYTE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE THEREOF AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE OTERO, KENNETH MAX 1725 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Dec 13, 2022
17990732 CURRENT COLLECTING MEMBER, BATTERY AND BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD WYROUGH, PAUL CHRISTIAN ST 1723 §102 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Nov 20, 2022
17988770 ELECTROLYTE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF JACOBSON, SARAH JORDAN 1785 §103 Non-Final OA 23d Pending Nov 17, 2022
17978084 CURRENT COLLECTING MEMBER, CELL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE CLARY, KAYLA ELAINE 1721 §102§103 Final Rejection 4d overdue Pending Oct 31, 2022

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