Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CANNON, RYAN SMITH

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1726 1757

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

55.1%
Allow Rate
-9.9% vs TC avg
724
Total Applications
+36.7%
Interview Lift
1053
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 686 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
3.6%
§102 Novelty
86.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18214953 MAXIMIZING OUTPUT OF A SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM UNDER REDUCED IRRADIANCE CONDITIONS Non-Final OA NEXTPOWER LLC
18842551 OUTPUT LINE CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18649730 FABRICATING TANDEM SOLAR CELL DEVICES USING DEVICE-LEVEL ENCAPSULATION Final Rejection Applied Materials, Inc.
19067075 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA TONGWEI SOLAR (CHENGDU) CO., LTD.
18844822 TRANSFERRABLE ELECTRODE FOR PRINTED ELECTRONICS Non-Final OA COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION
19101829 SOLAR CELL ELEMENT COATING COMPOSITION, AND SOLAR CELL MODULE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17756806 PROTECTIVE ENCAPSULATION OF SOLAR SHEETS Final Rejection NANOFLEX POWER CORPORATION
19021810 LEAD ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING SOLAR PANEL ARRAYS TO INVERTER Non-Final OA SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC
18739127 LEAD ASSEMBLY FOR CONNECTING SOLAR PANEL ARRAYS TO INVERTER Final Rejection SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP, LLC
18863982 Hybrid Solar Panel and Photovoltaic and Thermal Roof Non-Final OA SIC Divisione Elettronica S.r.l.u.
18924721 DETERMINATION OF PARAMETERS FOR SET UP OF FLEXIBLE BRIDGES FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS Non-Final OA ACWA POWER Company
18794772 A SYSTEM FOR SECURING A TORQUE TUBE TO A MOUNTING RAIL Final Rejection ARRAY TECH, INC.
18808671 System for Mounting Photovoltaic Modules for an Overhead Structure Non-Final OA Lumos Solar, Inc.
18549429 THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATING ELEMENT, THERMOELECTRIC POWER GENERATING BATTERY, AND POWER GENERATION STABILIZING METHOD Final Rejection TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18577646 PHOTOVOLTAIC WINDOW BLIND SYSTEM Non-Final OA SOLAIRES ENTREPRISES INC.
18517176 ORGANIC-INORGANIC HOLE TRANSPORT BILAYER FOR CARBON ELECTRODE PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS AND CARBON ELECTRODE PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS WITH ORGANIC-INORGANIC HOLE TRANSPORT BILAYER Non-Final OA Solaires Entreprises Inc.
18405832 LIGHT ENERGY STORAGE AND USE Final Rejection DRACULA TECHNOLOGIES
18396544 HYBRID WATER SYSTEM FOR AGRO-PV SYSTEM Non-Final OA SOLARGIK LTD
18361156 MODULAR MULTI-PANEL SOLAR CELL Final Rejection 4D VISION CORP

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