Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BECKER, BRANDON J

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2857 2865

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.1%
Allow Rate
-12.9% vs TC avg
265
Total Applications
+7.3%
Interview Lift
1388
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 214 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

26.9%
§101 Eligibility
15.6%
§102 Novelty
37.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17984401 METHOD AND DEVICE WITH ESTIMATING BATTERY STATE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19048506 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A BATTERY ASSEMBLY Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17925905 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING BATTERY Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18362243 RESIDUAL STATE OF CHARGE RUNTIME UPDATE Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
17780258 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PREDICTION OF A PERFORMANCE OF A STRAIN IN A PLANT Final Rejection DSM IP ASSETS B.V.
17837656 Computer, Diagnosis System, and Generation Method Final Rejection Hitachi, Ltd.
17971417 METHOD FOR ESTIMATING STATE OF HEALTH (SOH) OF BATTERY Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
17899271 USING COMPUTER SIMULATION FOR RANKING MATERIALS FOR POST COMBUSTION CARBON CAPTURE Non-Final OA EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
17986268 METHOD, SYSTEM AND MEDIUM FOR PAPERMAKING QUALITY EVALUATION Final Rejection AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
17943632 Corrosion Damage Estimation Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
17766767 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING A PRODUCT QUALITY Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18164825 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STATE-OF-CHARGE REMAPPING Non-Final OA DEERE & COMPANY
18190548 Method and Apparatus for Operating a System for Detecting an Anomaly of an Electrical Energy Store for a Device by Means of Machine Learning Methods Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18159519 DETECTION OF BATTERY PACK MIS-ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Caterpillar Inc.
19095608 FUZZY-LOGIC-BASED APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CALCULATING STATE SAFETY OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
17939145 INSPECTION DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Kioxia Corporation
17675137 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17408793 CENTRALIZED CONTROL APPARATUS, SETTING METHOD, AND CENTRALIZED CONTROL SYSTEM Final Rejection OLYMPUS CORPORATION
18992028 SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED MEASUREMENT OF LEVELNESS OF END SURFACE OF TUNNEL RING Non-Final OA CCCC NATIONAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH CENTER OF DREDGING TECHNOLOGY AND EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.
18108887 BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CLASSIFYING A BATTERY MODULE Non-Final OA LISA DRÄXLMAIER GMBH
17655362 SURVEYING SYSTEM, SURVEYING METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING SURVEYING PROGRAM Final Rejection Topcon Corporation
17305527 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN AGEING FUNCTION OF AN ACCUMULATOR Final Rejection Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
16950281 POWER DISTRIBUTION FAULT LOCATION ESTIMATION USING TRANSIENT ANALYSIS Non-Final OA Florida Power & Light Company
15873681 ELECTRONIC DEVICES FOR USE IN A VEHICLE AND METHODS OF OPERATING THE SAME Non-Final OA S. C. JOHNSON & SON, INC.
18518387 SIMILARITY-BASED APPROACH FOR DETECTING DEFECTS IN BATTERY CELLS USING ACOUSTIC SIGNALS Non-Final OA Liminal Insights, Inc.
18101174 METHODS, SYSTEMS AND TERMINAL DEVICES FOR ANALYZING CELL STATES BASED ON CELL PARAMETERS Final Rejection SHANGHAI MAKESENS ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18101237 METHODS, SYSTEMS AND TERMINAL DEVICES FOR ANALYZING STATES OF BATTERY PACKS IN BATTERY CLUSTER Final Rejection SHANGHAI MAKESENS ENERGY STORAGE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18018040 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CALIBRATING THREE-DIMENSIONAL SCANNER AND REFINING POINT CLOUD DATA Non-Final OA Chun Hei CHAN

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