Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: AYAD, TAMIR

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1621 1725 1726 1755 1757 1795

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.0%
Allow Rate
-23.0% vs TC avg
771
Total Applications
+48.8%
Interview Lift
1259
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 714 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
5.5%
§102 Novelty
83.3%
§103 Obviousness
2.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19328264 LIGHT CONVERSION LAYER, SOLAR CELL AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
18490817 SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
19214735 BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19043624 BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19216039 THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL POWER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19246422 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18009617 POWER GENERATION DEVICE Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
19203172 FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18633335 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18393756 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
19003019 WATER HEATING AND HEAT RECOVERY Non-Final OA Kohler Co.
18925822 SOLAR CELL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
18767403 SOLAR CELL, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM Final Rejection TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
18415532 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA JINKO SOLAR (HAINING) CO., LTD.
18113765 ENCAPSULANT FILM AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, SOLAR CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection JA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY YANGZHOU CO., LTD.
18993933 THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR APPARATUSES AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA National Thermovoltaics Inc.
18874547 SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA MECAROENERGY CO., LTD.
18411556 BONDED WIRE FOR INTERCONNECTING SOLAR CELLS Final Rejection Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
18855307 UNIPOLAR THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR WITH VERTICAL INTERCONNECTS AND THERMAL FOCUSING Final Rejection ATS IP, LLC
17413774 MULTI-JUNCTION OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING DEVICE INTERLAYER Final Rejection OXFORD PHOTOVOLTAICS LIMITED
18741678 Solar Cell and Method for Manufacturing thereof, Cell Assembly, and Photovoltaic System Non-Final OA Zhuhai Fushan Aiko Solar Technology Co., Ltd.
18362945 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, IMAGING ELEMENT, OPTICAL SENSOR, AND COMPOUND Non-Final OA FUJIFLM Corporation
18017333 POLYMERIC SOLAR PANEL BACKSHEETS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Final Rejection TOMARK-WORTHEN, LLC

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