Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BERHANU, SAMUEL

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1751 2838 2858 2859

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
1,084
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
1102
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1061 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
18.9%
§102 Novelty
61.2%
§103 Obviousness
12.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18213146 CASE FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18542150 Active Mitigation of Degradation in Battery Packs Non-Final OA ZEBRA TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
18551315 POWER SOURCE DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18456118 CONTROL STRATEGY FOR A DISTRIBUTED SYSTEM OF DCDC CONVERTERS Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18503707 METHOD OF PERFORMING A CHARGING OPERATION OF AN ELECTRICAL ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18257225 Removable Battery Pack Comprising at least one Switching Element for Interrupting or Enabling a Charging or Discharging Current Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18393694 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17296994 BATTERY UTILIZATION SYSTEM, STORING DEVICE, BATTERY UTILIZATION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18078396 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROVIDING MEDIA CONTENT Final Rejection Adeia Guides Inc.
18318434 Battery System For Portable Docking Stations Of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Non-Final OA Skydio, Inc.
18376210 BATTERY CHARGING DEVICE Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18462344 INTELLIGENT DUO-C ADAPTER POWER MANAGEMENT WITH STREAMLINED ARCHITECTURE DESIGN Non-Final OA DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
18462604 DUAL POWER/SENSOR PORT WITH DYNAMIC SWITCHING Non-Final OA L'Oreal
18477741 VOLTAGE BALANCING CIRCUIT AND CONTROLLER FOR SAME Non-Final OA Lear Corporation
18569472 CHARGING DEVICE FOR AEROSOL GENERATING DEVICE AND CHARGING SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA KT&G CORPORATION
18136823 PULSED CHARGING FOR ENERGY SOURCES OF CONNECTED MODULES Non-Final OA TAE Technologies, Inc.

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