Technology area: Chemistry & Materials
9 pending office actions • 7 art units • 9 examiners • 0 of 9 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 3 patents granted in the last 365 days
Northvolt AB has 10 pending office actions in Chemistry & Materials. The matters span 10 distinct examiners and 7 distinct art units. CANNON, RYAN SMITH is the busiest examiner, with 1 pending matter.
The examiner distribution requires close application-level management, while the smaller art-unit figure indicates some technical grouping within the chemistry and materials docket. Counsel can use those art-unit groupings to compare examination themes and disclosure needs, but each response should remain tailored to its own record. Consistent terminology for materials, structures, and processes will help prevent unnecessary divergence across the portfolio.
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 |
|---|---|
| §103 only | 2 (22%) |
| Double-patenting + other | 1 (11%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 6 (67%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 1 | 55.8% | +36.9% |
| RUTISER, CLAIRE A | 1 | 41.9% | +22.8% |
| MARTIN, MATTHEW T | 1 | 44.7% | +38.7% |
| CHANDLER, KAITY V | 1 | 64.2% | +23.0% |
| DAULTON, CHRISTINA RENEE | 1 | 35.7% | +4.2% |
| LEE, DANIEL H. | 1 | 70.7% | +25.1% |
| CHEN, NING | 1 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| TRAN, UYEN M | 1 | 31.2% | +39.5% |
| ZHANG, HAIXIA | 1 | 62.9% | +17.8% |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18800317 | LID CLOSURE FOR A SECONDARY CELL | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | — |
| 18733246 | TERMINAL RIVET FOR A SECONDARY CELL | MARTIN, MATTHEW T | — |
| 18392062 | CYLINDRICAL CAN FOR SECONDARY CELLS | DAULTON, CHRISTINA RENEE | — |
| 18390132 | CYLINDRICAL CAN FOR SECONDARY CELLS | LEE, DANIEL H. | — |
| 18566879 | A CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY CELL WITH SHAPED CAN HOLE WALL AND A METHOD OF ITS ASSEMBLY | CHEN, NING | — |
| 18263156 | CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY CELL | TRAN, UYEN M | — |
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 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18800317 | LID CLOSURE FOR A SECONDARY CELL | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | — |
| 18724057 | CENTER PIN FOR A SECONDARY CELL HAVING AN ENGAGEMENT PROFILE | RUTISER, CLAIRE A | — |
| 18733246 | TERMINAL RIVET FOR A SECONDARY CELL | MARTIN, MATTHEW T | — |
| 18687198 | SECONDARY CELL | CHANDLER, KAITY V | — |
| 18390132 | CYLINDRICAL CAN FOR SECONDARY CELLS | LEE, DANIEL H. | — |
| 18263156 | CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY CELL | TRAN, UYEN M | — |
| 17818901 | TERMINAL RIVET AND A METHOD FOR FASTENING THE SAME TO A TERMINAL FOR A SECONDARY CELL | ZHANG, HAIXIA | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 1725 | 2 |
| 1723 | 2 |
| 1751 | 1 |
| 1728 | 1 |
| 1729 | 1 |
| 1746 | 1 |
| 1726 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18800317 | LID CLOSURE FOR A SECONDARY CELL | CANNON, RYAN SMITH | 1725 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 12, 2024 |
| 18724057 | CENTER PIN FOR A SECONDARY CELL HAVING AN ENGAGEMENT PROFILE | RUTISER, CLAIRE A | 1751 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 25, 2024 |
| 18733246 | TERMINAL RIVET FOR A SECONDARY CELL | MARTIN, MATTHEW T | 1728 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 04, 2024 |
| 18687198 | SECONDARY CELL | CHANDLER, KAITY V | 1725 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2024 |
| 18392062 | CYLINDRICAL CAN FOR SECONDARY CELLS | DAULTON, CHRISTINA RENEE | 1729 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 21, 2023 |
| 18390132 | CYLINDRICAL CAN FOR SECONDARY CELLS | LEE, DANIEL H. | 1746 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 20, 2023 |
| 18566879 | A CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY CELL WITH SHAPED CAN HOLE WALL AND A METHOD OF ITS ASSEMBLY | CHEN, NING | 1723 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2023 |
| 18263156 | CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY CELL | TRAN, UYEN M | 1726 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 17818901 | TERMINAL RIVET AND A METHOD FOR FASTENING THE SAME TO A TERMINAL FOR A SECONDARY CELL | ZHANG, HAIXIA | 1723 | §102§103DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 10, 2022 |
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Start Free TrialNorthvolt AB has 9 pending office actions as of October 2026, spread across 7 art units and 9 examiners.
Ryan Smith Cannon has the most, with 1 of Northvolt AB's pending office actions.
Mostly Chemistry & Materials (USPTO Tech Center 1700), based on where its pending office actions are examined.
