Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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
634
Total Applications
+44.0%
Interview Lift
1293
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 593 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.7%
§101 Eligibility
1.4%
§102 Novelty
85.6%
§103 Obviousness
0.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18269470 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18067768 BUSBAR INTEGRATED WITH A TOTE OF A BATTERY ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
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
17894235 SELECTABLE SHIM SYSTEMS FOR TRACTION BATTERY PACKS WITH CELL-TO-PACK BATTERY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18062884 SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, AND BATTERY IN WHICH SAME IS USED Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17780782 PROTON TRANSPORT MEMBRANES AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA Vanderbilt University
18134237 BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17896704 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17770548 Fuel Cell, Fuel Cell System and Method for Producing Fuel Cell Non-Final OA Hitachi High-Tech Corporation
18212091 BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18067907 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives
18215906 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17906622 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE PROVIDED WITH POWER SUPPLY DEVICE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
17896727 TRACTION BATTERY ASSEMBLY HAVING MULTIPIECE BUSBAR MODULE Final Rejection FORD MOTOR COMPANY
18199299 INTERHALOGEN CATHODE BATTERIES AND ELECTROLYTE FORMULATIONS FOR SAME Non-Final OA Sidus Energy, Inc.
18052393 BATTERY PACK AND METHOD Non-Final OA Valmet Automotive EV Power Oy

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