Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Ningde Amperex Technology Limited

75 pending office actions • 21 art units • 64 examiners • 0 of 75 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 96 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

75
Total Pending OAs
54
Non-Final OAs
6
Final Rejections
15
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 75 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

42
Overdue
3
Due this week
20
Due this month
4
Due in next 60 days
6
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. 75 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (42)Due ≤ 7 days (3)Due ≤ 30 days (20)Due ≤ 60 days (4)Due later (6)

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.

0
Hard (0%)
72
Medium (96%)
2
Easy (3%)
1
Unknown (1%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only69 (92%)
§102 only3 (4%)
§112 only2 (3%)
No statute on record1 (1%)

Industry Mix

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

68
Life Sciences
91% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
7
Semiconductors
9% of docket
0
Mechanical / Eng
0% of docket
0
Business / Other
0% 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.

750 h
Manual time on pending OAs
150 h
Time saved (low, 20%)
262 h
Time saved (mid, 35%)
6.6 wks
FTE-weeks freed (mid)

Top Examiners on this docket

ExaminerApps on this docketAllow rateInterview lift
WALKE, AMANDA C 3 88.5% +8.4%
FRANCIS, ADAM JOSEPH 3 72.9% +26.5%
OWHOSO, FIKI VANESSA 2 100.0% +0.0%
JEPPSON, PAMELA J 2 65.0% +20.6%
MCFARLAND, DANIEL PATRICK 2 25.0% -50.0%
EFYMOW, JESSE JAMES 2 100.0% +0.0%
GRANNUM, VERITA EUDORA EBUN 2 68.8% +56.7%
MCCLURE, JOSHUA PATRICK 2 51.3% +15.9%
VAN KIRK, DUSTIN KENWOOD 2 77.8% +13.0%
KRIM, PETER 1 84.8% +3.3%

Quick Wins (8)

Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18129410 POLYMER BINDER, LAMINATED POROUS FILM, BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WALKE, AMANDA C 18d overdue
18320486 ELECTRODE PLATE FOR IMPROVING SAFETY OF ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTAINING SAME OWHOSO, FIKI VANESSA 17d overdue
18897082 CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS KRIM, PETER 8d overdue
18366988 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WALKE, AMANDA C 2d overdue
18187945 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EFYMOW, JESSE JAMES 7d
18338393 NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS OWHOSO, FIKI VANESSA 29d
18303035 BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME WALKE, AMANDA C 29d
18191926 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE EFYMOW, JESSE JAMES 35d

Hard Cases (2)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18192963 CHARGING METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM MCFARLAND, DANIEL PATRICK 22d
18192069 CHARGING METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM MCFARLAND, DANIEL PATRICK 22d

Interview Candidates (11)

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 #TitleExaminerDue in
17795927 METHOD FOR ENHANCING BATTERY CYCLE PERFORMANCE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE JEPPSON, PAMELA J 81d overdue
17708580 PARTITION PLATE FOR USE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE VAN KIRK, DUSTIN KENWOOD 46d overdue
17683525 CELL AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FRANCIS, ADAM JOSEPH 44d overdue
17709545 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS MCCLURE, JOSHUA PATRICK 42d overdue
17708129 POSITIVE ELECTRODE LITHIUM SUPPLEMENTING MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE CONTAINING POSITIVE ELECTRODE LITHIUM SUPPLEMENTING MATERIAL, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF FRANCIS, ADAM JOSEPH 3d overdue
17708495 PROTECTIVE MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM METAL BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF MCCLURE, JOSHUA PATRICK 3d overdue
17708512 PARTITION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS VAN KIRK, DUSTIN KENWOOD 6d
18128411 CHARGING METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM JEPPSON, PAMELA J 8d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1723 11
1725 7
1751 6
1722 6
1728 6
1729 5
1721 5
2859 5
1785 4
1724 3

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18897082 CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS KRIM, PETER 2841 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2024
18757936 POROUS CARBON MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, SILICON-CARBON MATERIAL, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS NGUYEN, KHANH TUAN 1761 §103 Non-Final OA 39d Pending Jun 28, 2024
18748455 BATTERY CELL AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY WALLS, CYNTHIA KYUNG SOO 1751 Other Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Jun 20, 2024
18375144 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MEDLEY, JOHN SAMUEL 1751 §103 Non-Final OA 124d overdue Pending Sep 29, 2023
18366988 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WALKE, AMANDA C 1722 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Aug 08, 2023
18227356 LAYERED POROUS FILM, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS RHEE, JANE J 1724 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Jul 28, 2023
18361060 BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING BATTERY PACK SHEIKH, HAROON S 1751 §103 Non-Final OA 70d Pending Jul 28, 2023
18356369 POLE PIECE, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WILLS, MONIQUE M 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Jul 21, 2023
18345321 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS REDDY, SATHAVARAM I 1785 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jun 30, 2023
18345594 BATTERY CELL AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING BATTERY CELL PARK, LISA S 1729 §103 Non-Final OA 20d Pending Jun 30, 2023
18215906 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS BUCHANAN, JACOB 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 34d Pending Jun 29, 2023
18344327 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE LEE, JAMES 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 41d Pending Jun 29, 2023
18342020 SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITE PARTICLE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTAINING SAME TALBOT, BRIAN K 1712 §103 Non-Final OA 78d Pending Jun 27, 2023
18338393 NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS OWHOSO, FIKI VANESSA 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Jun 21, 2023
18207899 POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS LI, AIQUN 1766 §103 Non-Final OA 29d overdue Pending Jun 09, 2023
18331405 JELLY-ROLL TYPE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FRANCIS, ADAM JOSEPH 1728 §103 Non-Final OA 12d Pending Jun 08, 2023
18321967 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE PAPANDRIA, AIDAN LACHLAN 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending May 23, 2023
18320486 ELECTRODE PLATE FOR IMPROVING SAFETY OF ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTAINING SAME OWHOSO, FIKI VANESSA 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 17d overdue Pending May 19, 2023
18303035 BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING SAME WALKE, AMANDA C 1722 §103 Non-Final OA 29d Pending Apr 19, 2023
18302268 POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTAINING SAME EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER 1729 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Apr 18, 2023
18300713 ELECTRODE PLATE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE CONTAINING SAME WEI, ZHONGQING 1727 §103 Final Rejection 13d Pending Apr 14, 2023
18131409 ELECTROLYTE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTAINING SAME KLINE, SYDNEY LYNN 1729 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Apr 06, 2023
18129170 POSITIVE ELECTRODE, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USYATINSKY, ALEXANDER 1751 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Mar 31, 2023
18129166 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PREPARATION METHOD OF NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE GARCIA, BETHANY CLAIRE 1721 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2023
18129410 POLYMER BINDER, LAMINATED POROUS FILM, BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WALKE, AMANDA C 1722 §103 Non-Final OA 18d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2023
18193969 BATTERY MODULE AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE CHAU, LINDA N 1785 §103 Non-Final OA 147d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2023
18193742 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS RICKMAN, HOLLY C 1785 §103 Non-Final OA 25d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2023
18129268 HOUSING, ARC BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE TAKEUCHI, YOSHITOSHI 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2023
18193964 BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRIC DEVICE SRIPATHI, ANKITH REDDY 1728 §103 Non-Final OA 71d Pending Mar 31, 2023
18193968 PACKAGING LAYER, BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AKRAM, IMRAN 1725 §102 Non-Final OA 162d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2023
18128411 CHARGING METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM JEPPSON, PAMELA J 2859 §103 Non-Final OA 8d Pending Mar 30, 2023
18128729 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME CASERTO, JULIA SHARON 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Mar 30, 2023
18192963 CHARGING METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM MCFARLAND, DANIEL PATRICK 2859 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Mar 30, 2023
18193192 BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE MCNULTY, SEAMUS PATRICK 1752 §103 Non-Final OA 49d overdue Pending Mar 30, 2023
18193180 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CREPEAU, JONATHAN 1725 §112 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Mar 30, 2023
18192171 BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE D'ANIELLO, NICHOLAS P 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Mar 29, 2023
18192069 CHARGING METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM MCFARLAND, DANIEL PATRICK 2859 §103 Non-Final OA 22d Pending Mar 29, 2023
18191926 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE EFYMOW, JESSE JAMES 1723 §103 Final Rejection 35d Pending Mar 29, 2023
18188686 NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE THAT USES SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AMPONSAH, OSEI K 1752 §103 Final Rejection 22d Pending Mar 23, 2023
18187945 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS EFYMOW, JESSE JAMES 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 7d Pending Mar 22, 2023
18184144 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS KYLE, MADISON LEIGH 1722 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Mar 15, 2023
18175824 ELECTRODE PLATE, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS WEST, ROBERT GENE 1721 §103 Non-Final OA 15d overdue Pending Feb 28, 2023
18113641 POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTAINING SAME GRANNUM, VERITA EUDORA EBUN 1721 §103 Final Rejection 75d Pending Feb 24, 2023
18103170 ELECTROLYTE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING ELECTROLYTE LIN, GIGI LEE 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 5d overdue Pending Jan 30, 2023
18157634 CIRCUIT CONNECTION APPARATUS, BATTERY MODULE, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE TRAN, UYEN M 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 60d overdue Pending Jan 20, 2023
18088874 PARTITION PLATE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING SUCH PARTITION PLATE LEONARD, MICHELLE TURNER 1724 §103 Non-Final OA 36d overdue Pending Dec 27, 2022
18146010 BATTERY, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND BATTERY ASSEMBLING METHOD HA, STEVEN S 1735 §103 Non-Final OA 35d overdue Pending Dec 23, 2022
18068824 CIRCUIT AND METHOD FOR DETECTING CHARGER AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE FANTU, YALKEW 2859 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Dec 20, 2022
18067125 BATTERY SHELL AND BATTERY PACK WITH SAID BATTERY SHELL DIGNAN, MICHAEL L 1723 §112 Non-Final OA 63d Pending Dec 16, 2022
18067315 ADHESIVE TAPE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS INCLUDING SUCH ADHESIVE TAPE HUANG, CHENG YUAN 1787 §103 Non-Final OA 132d overdue Pending Dec 16, 2022
18080882 CONTROL CIRCUIT FOR BATTERY DEVICE KESSIE, DANIEL 2836 §102 Non-Final OA 15d Pending Dec 14, 2022
18074801 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS JONES, OLIVIA ANN 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Dec 05, 2022
18074973 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS RAMOS RIVERA, GILBERTO 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 10d overdue Pending Dec 05, 2022
18073007 ELECTROLYTE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING SAME MARTIN, ANGELA J 1727 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Dec 01, 2022
17992504 BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE HORNSBY, BARTHOLOMEW ANDREW 1728 §103 Non-Final OA 58d overdue Pending Nov 22, 2022
17967327 SEPARATOR, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CHUO, TONY SHENG HSIANG 1751 §103 Non-Final OA 38d overdue Pending Oct 17, 2022
17941409 ANODE PLATE, AND BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING SUCH ELECTRODE PLATE OROZCO, MARIA F 1729 §103 Non-Final OA 28d Pending Sep 09, 2022
17900219 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS JACOBSON, SARAH JORDAN 1785 §103 Non-Final OA 8d overdue Pending Aug 31, 2022
17886708 BATTERY CELL AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE GILLIAM, BARBARA LEE 1727 §103 Non-Final OA 1d overdue Pending Aug 12, 2022
17795927 METHOD FOR ENHANCING BATTERY CYCLE PERFORMANCE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE JEPPSON, PAMELA J 2859 §103 Final Rejection 81d overdue Pending Jul 28, 2022
17794818 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY KUMAR, SRILAKSHMI K 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jul 22, 2022
17863899 SEPARATOR, LITHIUM-ION CELL, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS MARTIN, TRAVIS LYNDEN 1721 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Jul 13, 2022
17845555 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS ARMSTRONG, KAREN JOYCE 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 19d Pending Jun 21, 2022
17709645 ELECTROLYTE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING SAME KOROVINA, ANNA 1729 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2022
17709650 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME SON, TAEYOUNG 1751 §103 Non-Final OA 16d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2022
17709545 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS MCCLURE, JOSHUA PATRICK 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 42d overdue Pending Mar 31, 2022
17709010 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE HIGGINS, KATHERINE NICOLE 1728 §103 Non-Final OA 16d Pending Mar 30, 2022
17708129 POSITIVE ELECTRODE LITHIUM SUPPLEMENTING MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE CONTAINING POSITIVE ELECTRODE LITHIUM SUPPLEMENTING MATERIAL, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF FRANCIS, ADAM JOSEPH 1728 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Mar 30, 2022
17708512 PARTITION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS VAN KIRK, DUSTIN KENWOOD 1722 §103 Non-Final OA 6d Pending Mar 30, 2022
17708309 ELECTRODE PLATE, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS ELLIOTT, QUINTIN DALE 1724 §103 Non-Final OA 9d overdue Pending Mar 30, 2022
17708495 PROTECTIVE MATERIAL FOR NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF LITHIUM METAL BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF MCCLURE, JOSHUA PATRICK 1723 §102 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Mar 30, 2022
17708580 PARTITION PLATE FOR USE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE VAN KIRK, DUSTIN KENWOOD 1722 §103 Non-Final OA 46d overdue Pending Mar 30, 2022
17705620 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE GRANNUM, VERITA EUDORA EBUN 1721 §103 Non-Final OA 77d Pending Mar 28, 2022
17683525 CELL AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS FRANCIS, ADAM JOSEPH 1728 §103 Non-Final OA 44d overdue Pending Mar 01, 2022
17281379 CATHODE PLATE AND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING THE CATHODE PLATE HANSEN, JARED A 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 27d Pending Mar 30, 2021

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