Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1729

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.7%
Allow Rate
-17.3% vs TC avg
240
Total Applications
+36.6%
Interview Lift
1362
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 176 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
2.0%
§102 Novelty
89.8%
§103 Obviousness
0.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18266702 Multi-Layer Conductive Tape, Secondary Battery Including Same, and Manufacturing Method Therefor Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18253475 PROCESS FOR MAKING AN ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA BASF SE
18638670 Positive Electrode Sheet, Electrode Assembly, Battery Cell, Battery, and Electrical Device Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18069989 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18069170 POSITIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY AND SECONDARY BATTERY PREPARED THEREFROM Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18390401 LITHIUM METAL ANODE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LITHIUM METAL BATTERY Final Rejection SK ON CO., LTD.
17532637 ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING ACTIVE MATERIAL, ELECTRODE AND BATTERY Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17927279 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE CELL Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18017031 REMANUFACTURING OF A BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18248103 SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18586766 ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY AND ANODE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18389946 ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY AND ANODE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17534302 LID BODY AND SEALED BATTERY Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
17240053 COATED PARTICLES, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY, AND COATING COMPOSITION FOR SULFIDE-BASED ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERIES Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18203403 HEAT CONDUCTING ELEMENT FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT AWAY FROM A BATTERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Airbus (S.A.S.)
16647047 AN ALL-IN-ONE INTEGRATED, INTER-CONVERTIBLE FOLD-ABLE CELL PHONE, TABLET AND PERSONAL COMPUTER Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH - OF THE COMMONWEALTH SYSTEM OF HIGHER EDUCATION
18358509 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17821768 POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17790949 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17248932 CATHODE FOR ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY AND ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18153895 POSITIVE ELECTRODE PIECE, BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
18013369 SULFUR-MODIFIED POLYACRYLONITRILE, ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL CONTAINING SAME, ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING SAID ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAID ELECTRODE, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY USING SAID ELECTRODE Non-Final OA ADEKA CORPORATION
17556175 NON-FLAMMABLE SOLVATE IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTE WITH DILUTERS Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17987477 COLD SPRAY DEPOSITION FOR ELECTRODE COATINGS Non-Final OA Elevated Materials US LLC
17625886 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
17425102 NICKEL COBALT ALUMINUM COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING NICKEL COBALT ALUMINUM COMPOSITE HYDROXIDE, LITHIUM NICKEL COBALT ALUMINUM COMPOSITE OXIDE, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
16759044 BINDER FOR SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, AND USE THEREOF Non-Final OA TOAGOSEI CO. LTD.
18121785 CATHODE MATERIALS FOR USE IN LITHIUM CELLS AND BATTERIES Non-Final OA UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
17136234 COBALT-FREE LITHIATED SPINEL CATHODE MATERIALS FOR USE IN LITHIUM CELLS AND BATTERIES Non-Final OA UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
18269804 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A POROUS ANODE FOR A LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, RESULTING ANODE, AND MICROBATTERY COMPRISING SAID ANODE Non-Final OA I-TEN

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