Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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

49.1%
Allow Rate
-15.9% vs TC avg
720
Total Applications
+34.2%
Interview Lift
1199
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 689 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
6.8%
§102 Novelty
74.5%
§103 Obviousness
5.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18615991 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18699839 EMULSION SPECTRAL FLUID FILTER CAPABLE OF CONTROLLING LIGHT WAVELENGTH ABSORPTION, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection KOREA UNIVERSITY RESEARCH AND BUSINESS FOUNDATION
18933597 METAL-SEMICONDUCTOR CONTACT STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection Tongwei Solar (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
18624454 HEAT CONVERTER Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18972683 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
19029082 USE OF A LOW BANDGAP ABSORBER REGION IN A LASER POWER CONVERTER Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
18414652 EFFICIENT THERMAL ENERGY HARVESTING SYSTEM WITH INGRESS PROTECTION FOR POWERING MULTI SENSOR APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18464163 ACTUATOR FORMED OF THERMALLY ADAPTIVE MATERIAL AND A THERMOELECTRIC JUNCTION Non-Final OA Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
18869234 SOLAR CELL MODULE Non-Final OA KYOCERA CORPORATION
18958392 SOLAR CELL MODULE Non-Final OA TRINA 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.
18686527 SOLAR CELL SHEET, SOLAR CELL SLICE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA LONGI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY (TAIZHOU) CO., LTD.
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
18862532 PHOTODETECTOR PIXEL, PHOTODETECTOR AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Final Rejection Nanyang Technological University
18230498 METALLIZATION STRUCTURES FOR SOLAR CELLS Non-Final OA Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
18903248 LIGHT TRAPPING DEVICE FOR THIN FILM SPACE PHOTOVOLTAICS Final Rejection NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION
18847948 CHARGE STORAGE STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CHARGE STORAGE STRUCTURE Final Rejection JIANGSU LEADMICRO NANO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18885915 SILICON WAFERS HAVING PASSIVATED CONTACTS Final Rejection Università degli Studi di Padova
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
18030413 MULTIPLE SOLAR CELL AND USE OF A MULTIPLE SOLAR CELL Final Rejection Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
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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