Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: APICELLA, KARIE O

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1725 1726 1795

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.5%
Allow Rate
+15.5% vs TC avg
1,105
Total Applications
+12.4%
Interview Lift
1168
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1065 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
34.8%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18426432 PROTECTOR AND POWER STORAGE MODULE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18411820 POWER STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18354836 SECONDARY BATTERY SYSTEM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18176184 ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY MIXTURE, ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY MIXTURE SHEET AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18559938 Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Including Additive for Non-Aqueous Electrolyte, and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18011958 BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THERMAL SPREAD INHIBITION STRUCTURE Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18576873 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18616655 ANODE AND LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE ANODE Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18276957 ELECTRICAL REGENERATION OF ELECTROLYTES Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
19337926 SEPARATOR, SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SEPARATOR, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18592568 BATTERY AND ELECTRIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18015662 RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK HAVING A POUCH CELL, AND METHOD Non-Final OA Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18226882 COMPOSITION FOR CALCIUM BATTERY ELECTROLYTE, CALCIUM BATTERY ELECTROLYTE, AND CALCIUM BATTERY Final Rejection TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
18352946 ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection UNIST(ULSAN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)
18483107 COATED CARBON MATERIAL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18253039 BINDER COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION

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