Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Sanyo Electric Co. Ltd.

30 pending office actions • 17 art units • 28 examiners • 0 of 30 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 79 patents granted in the last 365 days

Portfolio Summary

30
Total Pending OAs
14
Non-Final OAs
13
Final Rejections
3
Advisory / Quayle

Response Deadline Pressure

Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 30 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.

18
Overdue
0
Due this week
6
Due this month
6
Due in next 60 days
0
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. 30 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.

-30dToday30d60d90d120d
Overdue (18)Due ≤ 30 days (6)Due ≤ 60 days (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%)
29
Medium (97%)
1
Easy (3%)
0
Unknown (0%)

Rejection Statute Mix

BucketCases
§103 only29 (97%)
§112 only1 (3%)

Industry Mix

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

29
Life Sciences
97% of docket
0
Information Tech
0% of docket
0
Communications
0% of docket
1
Semiconductors
3% 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.

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
MEDLEY, JOHN SAMUEL 2 74.0% +34.4%
FEHR, JULIA MARIE 2 52.6% -22.9%
WYLUDA, KIMBERLY 1 70.2% +13.3%
EOFF, ANCA 1 79.9% +11.3%
LIN, GIGI LEE 1 26.3% -1.7%
SMITH, NICHOLAS A 1 63.4% +31.8%
LUSTGRAAF, BENJAMIN T 1 63.0% +26.2%
TRISCHLER, JOHN T 1 68.3% +21.5%
ELLIOTT, QUINTIN DALE 1 32.1% +50.9%
BUCHANAN, JACOB 1 56.0% +44.0%

Hard Cases (1)

Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 1 ordered by deadline are shown.

App #TitleExaminerDue in
18021265 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY LIN, GIGI LEE 29d

Interview Candidates (9)

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
17917356 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY LUSTGRAAF, BENJAMIN T 138d overdue
17589026 NICKEL COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE PARTICLES, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL USING NICKEL COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE PARTICLES AS PRECURSORS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME MEDLEY, JOHN SAMUEL 86d overdue
17914558 BATTERY PACK FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLE AND ELECTRIC BICYCLE EQUIPPED WITH BATTERY PACK TRISCHLER, JOHN T 66d overdue
18011444 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY MEDLEY, JOHN SAMUEL 23d overdue
18584743 SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING A CURRENT COLLECTOR COMPRISING A CURRENT COLLECTOR PROTRUSION AND A CURRENT COLLECTOR OPENING WYLUDA, KIMBERLY 19d overdue
17912632 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY ELLIOTT, QUINTIN DALE 3d overdue
18032585 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY EOFF, ANCA 1d overdue
17926495 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY SMITH, NICHOLAS A 8d

Top Art Units

Art UnitApps
1725 5
1724 3
1722 2
1726 2
1751 2
1752 2
1723 2
1728 2
1721 2
1727 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleExaminerArt UnitStatutesStatusDue inAIFiled
18584743 SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING A CURRENT COLLECTOR COMPRISING A CURRENT COLLECTOR PROTRUSION AND A CURRENT COLLECTOR OPENING WYLUDA, KIMBERLY 1725 §103 Final Rejection 19d overdue Pending Feb 22, 2024
18032585 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY EOFF, ANCA 1722 §103 Final Rejection 1d overdue Pending Apr 19, 2023
18021265 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY LIN, GIGI LEE 1726 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Feb 14, 2023
18011444 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY MEDLEY, JOHN SAMUEL 1751 §103 Final Rejection 23d overdue Pending Dec 19, 2022
17926495 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY SMITH, NICHOLAS A 1752 §103 Final Rejection 8d Pending Nov 18, 2022
17917356 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY LUSTGRAAF, BENJAMIN T 1727 §103 Final Rejection 138d overdue Pending Oct 06, 2022
17914558 BATTERY PACK FOR ELECTRIC BICYCLE AND ELECTRIC BICYCLE EQUIPPED WITH BATTERY PACK TRISCHLER, JOHN T 2859 §103 Non-Final OA 66d overdue Pending Sep 26, 2022
17912632 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY ELLIOTT, QUINTIN DALE 1724 §103 Non-Final OA 3d overdue Pending Sep 19, 2022
17906622 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE BUCHANAN, JACOB 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Sep 18, 2022
17911787 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL 1723 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Sep 15, 2022
17910217 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY FEHR, JULIA MARIE 1725 §103 Final Rejection 119d overdue Pending Sep 08, 2022
17909935 BATTERY PACK KEKIA, OMAR M 1722 §103 Non-Final OA 50d overdue Pending Sep 07, 2022
17908464 HERMETICALLY SEALED BATTERY GOULD, ANNA ELIZABETH 1726 §103 Non-Final OA 33d Pending Aug 31, 2022
17802321 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY JOHNSON, JONATHAN J 1700 §103 Non-Final OA 190d overdue Pending Aug 25, 2022
17799138 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES ALBAN, FELICITY BERNARD 1728 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2022
17794059 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY WANG, PIN JAN 1717 §103 Non-Final OA 54d Pending Jul 20, 2022
17793734 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY JONES, OLIVIA ANN 1789 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Jul 19, 2022
17788432 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME FEHR, JULIA MARIE 1725 §103 Final Rejection 14d Pending Jun 23, 2022
17788085 SECONDARY BATTERY WEST, ROBERT GENE 1721 §103 Non-Final OA 2d overdue Pending Jun 22, 2022
17788083 SECONDARY BATTERY ALLEN, JOSHUA L 1713 §103 Non-Final OA 9d Pending Jun 22, 2022
17787785 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY KENLAW, GRACE A 1723 §103 Final Rejection 35d overdue Pending Jun 21, 2022
17786820 SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME GARCIA, BETHANY CLAIRE 1721 §103 Non-Final OA 4d overdue Pending Jun 17, 2022
17783016 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY KASS-MULLET, BENJAMIN ELI 1752 §103 Final Rejection 10d overdue Pending Jun 07, 2022
17781287 BATTERY PACK LEONARD, MICHELLE TURNER 1724 §103 Final Rejection 42d Pending May 31, 2022
17770811 ELECTRODE PLATE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE PLATE FREEMAN, EMILY ELIZABETH 1724 §103 Final Rejection 29d Pending Apr 21, 2022
17589026 NICKEL COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE PARTICLES, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL USING NICKEL COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE PARTICLES AS PRECURSORS, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME MEDLEY, JOHN SAMUEL 1751 §103 Final Rejection 86d overdue Pending Jan 31, 2022
17619428 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING POWER SUPPLY DEVICE SRIPATHI, ANKITH REDDY 1728 §103 Non-Final OA 32d overdue Pending Dec 15, 2021
17442832 LAMINATED ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD HARM, NICKOLAS R 1745 §112 Non-Final OA 14d Pending Sep 24, 2021
17262261 CELL MODULE FIXING STRUCTURE HAMMOND, KRISHNA R 1725 §103 Non-Final OA 40d Pending Jan 22, 2021
16968979 BATTERY PACK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME MELFI, OLIVIA MASON 1729 §103 Non-Final OA 30d overdue Pending Aug 11, 2020

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