Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: APPLEGATE, SARAH ARIMINTIA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725

This examiner grants 62% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

62.5%
Allow Rate
-2.5% vs TC avg
63
Total Applications
+42.9%
Interview Lift
1173
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
5.0%
§102 Novelty
84.0%
§103 Obviousness
0.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18269620 ACTIVATION METHOD AND ACTIVATION DEVICE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18269671 BUTTON-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18212954 Positive Electrode Material for Lithium-Sulfur Battery and Lithium Sulfur-Battery Comprising the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18267781 POSITIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING SULFUR-CARBON COMPOSITE AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18024264 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SOLID-STATE BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD
18021404 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
19298218 SEPARATOR, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18084551 POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND POWER CONSUMING DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17891301 BATTERY COOLING DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND BATTERY MODULE USING THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
18215853 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
19274612 BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18202792 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE THEREFOR, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND POWER CONSUMING DEVICE Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
17790032 HIGH SAFETY AND HIGH CAPACITY LITHIUM METAL BATTERIES IN IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTE WITH A SODIUM ADDITIVE Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
17929752 POWDER LAYER COMPOSITE FOR ENERGY DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND POWDER COATING APPARATUS FOR ENERGY DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18357210 NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18197372 BATTERY PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17948591 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18328679 ELECTRICAL SUPPLY SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRICAL PROPULSION SYSTEM OF AN AIRCRAFT Final Rejection AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
18004045 RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18105352 BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
18215409 LEAD-ACID BATTERY ELECTRODE PLATE AND METHOD FOR MAKING THEREOF, AND LEAD-ACID BATTERY Non-Final OA NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY
17707524 ARGYRODITE SOLID ELECTROLYTES FOR SOLID-STATE BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18118139 COMPOSITE BINDER FOR SELF-EXTINGUISHING LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY Final Rejection Shenzhen University
18111339 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA TeraWatt Technology K.K.
18328602 SEPARATOR PLATE COMPRISING AN ALTERNATING EDGE IN THE PORT REGION Non-Final OA Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
18328573 BIPOLAR PLATE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM, AND ASSEMBLY OF SUCH BIPOLAR PLATES Final Rejection Reinz-Dichtungs-GmbH
17828099 CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA VARTA Microbattery GmbH
18268015 ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND HEADERS HAVING SEALING FEATURES Non-Final OA EAGLEPICHER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18321608 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FORMING ELECTRODE STACKS Non-Final OA Cuberg, Inc.
18297750 A REINFORCED SEALED FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Ballard Power Systems Inc.

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