Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: AKRAM, IMRAN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1725 1795 1798

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

Imran Akram is an examiner in Tech Center 1700, Art Unit 1723. The examiner has 980 resolved cases. The allowance rate for these cases is 64.6 percent. The median days to allowance is 1208, which is the time required for those cases to be granted. These figures offer a basis for evaluating prosecution strategies in this art unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 43.0 percent. This figure shows the added probability of allowance associated with conducting an interview. The 43.0 percent lift is lower than the 64.6 percent allowance rate. With 980 resolved cases, the data provides a volume of outcomes for practitioners to analyze. The 1208 days to allowance serves as a benchmark for the duration of the prosecution process in Art Unit 1723. These figures assist in planning strategies for applications in Tech Center 1700.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

64.7%
Allow Rate
At TC average
1,025
Total Applications
+43.0%
Interview Lift
1208
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 982 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
32.3%
§102 Novelty
41.5%
§103 Obviousness
19.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18299947 REDOX FLOW BATTERY Non-Final OA University of Massachusetts
18356300 RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK WITH IMPROVED ENERGY DENSITY Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18261038 FUEL CELL SYSTEM HAVING IMPROVED HUMIDIFICATION Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18262928 ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY (AS AMENDED) Final Rejection NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18285638 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION COMPOSITION AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18252959 GRAPHENE, ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY, VEHICLE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18407296 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING DAMAGE TO BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18497818 CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, CATHODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING CATHODE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18465217 BATTERY, ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18436383 METHODS FOR THE ABATEMENT OF FOULING OF NATURAL GAS PROCESSING EQUIPMENT USING ANTI-FOAM AND DE-FOAMING COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Ecolab USA Inc.
17880263 DIVERSE ELECTRODE CELL FOR ADJUSTABLE CURRENT DISTRIBUTION Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18133638 BATTERY TAMPER INDICATOR FOR DETECTOR Non-Final OA SimpliSafe, Inc.
18131211 PROCESS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEN-ENRICHED SYNTHESIS GAS Final Rejection Arkema France
18277430 LAMINATED RESIN FILM, CURRENT COLLECTOR, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
17310649 GASIFICATION OF DENSIFIED TEXTILES AND SOLID FOSSIL FUELS Non-Final OA Eastman Chemical Company
18423613 POUCH BATTERY CELL FOR PREVENTING LITHIUM PLATING IN THE PRESENCE OF A TORN ANODE TAB Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18474258 BATTERY PACKS INCLUDING A CELLS CONTACT SYSTEM ASSEMBLY Final Rejection EVE ENERGY CO., LTD.
18193968 PACKAGING LAYER, BATTERY, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17708501 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTAINING SAME Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17753855 POWER STORAGE AND SALT WATER CLEANING SYSTEM Final Rejection FMC Technologies, Inc.
18685509 OXY-STEAM BIOMASS GASIFICATON SYSTEM FOR GENERATING HYDROGEN RICH SYNGAS Non-Final OA Indian Institute of Science

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