Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: APICELLA, KARIE O

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725 1726 1795

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.3%
Allow Rate
+15.3% vs TC avg
1,095
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
1167
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1048 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.4%
§102 Novelty
72.4%
§103 Obviousness
0.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18277025 WATERPROOF BATTERY PACK CASE CONFIGURED SUCH THAT OVER-FUSION THEREOF IS PREVENTED Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18011958 BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THERMAL SPREAD INHIBITION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17777352 Flexible Secondary Battery Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18168727 BATTERY PACK Final Rejection PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
18352946 ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
18226882 COMPOSITION FOR CALCIUM BATTERY ELECTROLYTE, CALCIUM BATTERY ELECTROLYTE, AND CALCIUM BATTERY Non-Final OA TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18225307 SOLID OXIDE CELL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS 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
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
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
18447424 COMPACT BATTERY FOR POWER TOOL AND POWER TOOL WITH COMPACT BATTERY Non-Final OA Zhuhai Sharp-Group Enterprise Company, Ltd.
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.
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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