Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: AYAD, TAMIR

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

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.3%
Allow Rate
-22.7% vs TC avg
764
Total Applications
+48.9%
Interview Lift
1340
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 705 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
23.4%
§102 Novelty
48.9%
§103 Obviousness
21.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19328264 LIGHT CONVERSION LAYER, SOLAR CELL AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
18909989 CURVED PHOTOVOLTAIC MEMBER AND PHOTOVOLTAIC BUILDING SURFACE Final Rejection SHENZHEN HELLO TECH ENERGY 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.
18490817 SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
19211573 THERMOELECTRIC MODULE AND REFRIGERATOR COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
19043624 BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
19246422 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18873414 THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE AND THERMOELECTRIC SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18009617 POWER GENERATION DEVICE Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
19027298 METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR CONTACT STRUCTURE, SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA Tongwei Solar (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
19203172 FLEXIBLE THERMOELECTRIC DEVICE MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA KOREA ELECTROTECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18633335 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection 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.
18915705 THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
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.
17413774 MULTI-JUNCTION OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING DEVICE INTERLAYER Final Rejection OXFORD PHOTOVOLTAICS LIMITED
18879833 SYSTEM OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR PANELS FOR INSTALLATION IN A FIELD FOR AGRICULTURAL OR PASTORAL USE, AND ENERGY PRODUCTION METHOD USING THIS SYTEM Non-Final OA Horizonfirm S.r.l.
18989797 Energy Storage Systems and Methods Non-Final OA One Power Company
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.
18411556 BONDED WIRE FOR INTERCONNECTING SOLAR CELLS Final Rejection Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
18854986 3T TANDEM SOLAR CELL, TANDEM SOLAR CELL MODULE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Non-Final OA HELMHOLTZ-ZENTRUM BERLIN FÜR MATERIALIEN UND ENERGIE GESELLSCHAFT MIT BESCHRÄNKTER HAFTUNG
18825297 BACK-CONTACT SOLAR CELL Final Rejection LONGI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY (TAIZHOU) CO., LTD.
18038566 LIGHT CONTROLLING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD Non-Final OA KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
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
18067806 COT SURFACE THERMOCOUPLE Final Rejection Zibo Yiyuan Engineering and Technology Co., Ltd.
15604656 LAMINATED GLASS LUMINESCENT CONCENTRATOR Final Rejection UbiQD, Inc.

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