Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: APICELLA, KARIE O

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725 1726 1795

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.2%
Allow Rate
+15.2% vs TC avg
1093
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
1218
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1040 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
36.7%
§102 Novelty
45.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19337926 SEPARATOR, SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SEPARATOR, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18282100 Battery Module Having Excellent Impact Resistance Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18277025 WATERPROOF BATTERY PACK CASE CONFIGURED SUCH THAT OVER-FUSION THEREOF IS PREVENTED Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18271801 Apparatus For Producing Electrode And Electrode Roll Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18011958 BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THERMAL SPREAD INHIBITION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17898694 Battery Cell, and Battery Module, Battery Pack and Vehicle Including the Same Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17777352 Flexible Secondary Battery Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18226882 COMPOSITION FOR CALCIUM BATTERY ELECTROLYTE, CALCIUM BATTERY ELECTROLYTE, AND CALCIUM BATTERY Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18033735 Separator for Lithium Secondary Battery and Method for Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18352946 ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
18450901 CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18184391 SOLID STATE BATTERY PACK ACTIVE STACK-UP PRESSURE MODULE AND BATTERY COOLANT FLUID SYSTEM Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18225307 SOLID OXIDE CELL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18227252 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SHEET AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Zhuhai CosMX Battery Co., Ltd.
17988669 LITHIUM SULFIDE PRODUCTION METHOD Final Rejection Solid Power Operating, Inc.
18354782 PRESSURE CONTROL OF BATTERY CELLS Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18352389 HEAT EXCHANGER FOR HEATING HYDROGEN Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18738459 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REMOVING IMPURITIES FROM ELECTROLYTES Non-Final OA LOCKHEED MARTIN ENERGY, LLC
18625120 BATTERY MODULE OR PACK WITH A DISTRIBUTED COOLING AND FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME Final Rejection Honeycomb Battery Company
18373061 FUEL CELL CHEMICAL FILTER MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODS Non-Final OA Donaldson Company, Inc.
18201416 BATTERY ASSEMBLY, IN PARTICULAR FOR USE IN AN ELECTRICAL PROPULSION VTOL AIRCRAFT, AND ELECTRICAL PROPULSION VTOL AIRCRAFT COMPRISING SUCH A BATTERY ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Lilium eAircraft GmbH
18300970 OXYANION-BASED ENERGY STORAGE Non-Final OA FORM ENERGY, INC.
18049957 ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES AND COMPONENTS INCLUDING AQUEOUS OXYANION ELECTROLYTES Non-Final OA FORM ENERGY, INC.
18277374 SINGLE-CRYSTAL HIGH-NICKEL POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA SVolt Energy Technology Co., Ltd.
18447424 COMPACT BATTERY FOR POWER TOOL AND POWER TOOL WITH COMPACT BATTERY Non-Final OA Zhuhai Sharp-Group Enterprise Company, Ltd.
18275220 SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY INCLUDING SOLID STATE ELECTROLYTE Non-Final OA Microvast, Inc.
18355954 BINDER, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS USING SAID BINDER, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Ningde Imperex Technology Limited
18260860 LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL HAVING A HIGH TAP DENSITY, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA HUBEI WANRUN NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17452840 CONTINUOUS PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODES AND ALKALI METAL BATTERIES HAVING ULTRA-HIGH ENERGY DENSITIES Final Rejection Global Graphene Group, Inc.
18023073 ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL STACK Non-Final OA Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited

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