Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BUCHANAN, JACOB

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725 1795

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.0%
Allow Rate
-9.0% vs TC avg
633
Total Applications
+44.3%
Interview Lift
1278
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 589 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
14.6%
§102 Novelty
55.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18067768 BUSBAR INTEGRATED WITH A TOTE OF A BATTERY ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18269470 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18965406 SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL AND BATTERY Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18062884 SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, AND BATTERY IN WHICH SAME IS USED Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18214053 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PULVERIZATION MITIGATION ADDITIVES FOR SILICON DOMINANT ANODES Non-Final OA Enevate Corporation
18296388 TRACTION BATTERY PACK THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18164435 FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEXIBLY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
17896704 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17780782 PROTON TRANSPORT MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
18298559 FUEL CELL STACK Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17808636 FUEL CELL ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18212091 BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17770548 Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell System and Method for Producing Fuel Cell Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18067907 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
17896727 TRACTION BATTERY ASSEMBLY HAVING MULTIPIECE BUSBAR MODULE Final Rejection FORD MOTOR COMPANY
17843871 Thermal interface material coating method for battery cells Final Rejection T-Global Technology Co., Ltd.

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