Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BUCK, LINDSEY A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725 1726 1728 1754 1755 1795

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.9%
Allow Rate
-16.1% vs TC avg
719
Total Applications
+33.5%
Interview Lift
1241
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 679 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
25.5%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18615991 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18624454 HEAT CONVERTER Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
19029082 USE OF A LOW BANDGAP ABSORBER REGION IN A LASER POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18869234 SOLAR CELL MODULE Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18933597 METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR CONTACT STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection Tongwei Solar (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
18952993 SOLAR CELL, METHOD OF MAKING, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18914841 Buffer Layers for Photovoltaic Devices with Group V Doping Non-Final OA First Solar, Inc.
18899969 Single Axis Solar Collector Array Final Rejection Exowatt, Inc.
18414652 EFFICIENT THERMAL ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM WITH INGRESS PROTECTION FOR POWERING MULTI SENSOR APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18862532 PHOTODETECTOR PIXEL, PHOTODETECTOR AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Nanyang Technological University
18903248 LIGHT TRAPPING DEVICE FOR THIN FILM SPACE PHOTOVOLTAICS Final Rejection NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18933276 COVER PLATE AND SOLAR CELL MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection University-Industry Cooperation Group of Kyung Hee University
18958392 SOLAR CELL MODULE Non-Final OA TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
18767278 SOLAR CELL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
17921312 FLEXIBLE MEMBRANE PROVIDED WITH PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS Final Rejection THALES
18768142 CHEMICALLY STRENGTHENED GLASS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection AGC Inc.
18954474 ELECTRO-MAGNETIC RADIATION CONCENTRATOR AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Leonard Steven David Johnson
18230498 METALLIZATION STRUCTURES FOR SOLAR CELLS Non-Final OA Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
18686527 SOLAR CELL SHEET, SOLAR CELL SLICE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA LONGI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY (TAIZHOU) CO., LTD.
18754963 METHOD FOR PREPARING SOLAR CELL Final Rejection TRINA SOLAR (SUQIAN) PHOTOELECTRIC CO., LTD.
18680044 ANTIREFLECTIVE COATING POLYMERIC FILM FOR PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICE AND PHOTOELECTRIC DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA University of Pittsburgh – Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
18580499 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA MEYER BURGER (GERMANY) GMBH
17959936 SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA JINGAO SOLAR CO., LTD
18030413 MULTIPLE SOLAR CELL AND USE OF A MULTIPLE SOLAR CELL Final Rejection Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
18453940 ION-ENHANCED THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR Non-Final OA HOWE INDUSTRIES LLC
18021798 OPTICAL POWER CONVERTER Final Rejection University College Cork - National University of Ireland,Cork
18028088 BACK-CONTACT SOLAR CELL, AND PRODUCTION THEREOF Non-Final OA EnPV GmbH

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