Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CANNON, RYAN SMITH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1724 1726 1757 2818

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.4%
Allow Rate
-12.6% vs TC avg
733
Total Applications
+36.9%
Interview Lift
1048
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 697 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.9%
§101 Eligibility
20.1%
§102 Novelty
52.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18593261 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND IMAGE SENSOR INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
19070630 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
19014703 VARIABLE ANGLE TORQUE TUBE CONNECTOR Non-Final OA ARRAY TECH, INC.
18291531 BATTERY MODULE HAVING POTTING RESIN LEAKAGE PREVENTION FUNCTION AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
19398811 III-V PHOTOVOLTAIC MULTI-JUNCTION SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH
18955392 SOLAR ENERGY OPTIMIZATION DEVICE, SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM AND POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM USING THE SAME Non-Final OA LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
18201781 SOLAR ENERGY OPTIMIZATION DEVICE, SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION SYSTEM AND POWER CONVERSION SYSTEM USING THE SAME Non-Final OA LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
19346653 PHOSPHORUS-CONTAINING PASSIVATOR, PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited
18873054 SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SOLAR CELL, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL Final Rejection National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
19297071 ASYMMETRIC LIGHT TRANSMISSION SURFACES FOR ENHANCING EFFICIENCY OF SOLAR CONCENTRATORS Non-Final OA Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
19208198 SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA CSI CELLS (YANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
18541131 WIND TOLERANT SOLAR TRACKER Final Rejection Nextpower LLC
18214953 MAXIMIZING OUTPUT OF A SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM UNDER REDUCED IRRADIANCE CONDITIONS Final Rejection NEXTPOWER LLC

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