Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CARVALHO JR., ARMINDO

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1729

This examiner grants 48% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

47.6%
Allow Rate
-17.4% vs TC avg
236
Total Applications
+37.1%
Interview Lift
1346
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 168 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
14.0%
§102 Novelty
64.9%
§103 Obviousness
13.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18638670 Positive Electrode Sheet, Electrode Assembly, Battery Cell, Battery, and Electrical Device Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18471288 ELECTRODE PLATE DEVIATION CORRECTION METHOD, APPARATUS, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PRODUCT Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18069170 POSITIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY AND SECONDARY BATTERY PREPARED THEREFROM Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18253475 PROCESS FOR MAKING AN ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA BASF SE
18275282 Lithium Secondary Battery Having Enhanced High-Temperature Safety Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18266702 Multi-Layer Conductive Tape, Secondary Battery Including Same, and Manufacturing Method Therefor Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17435586 Battery Pack and Device Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17299966 BATTERY PACK AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18019175 CELL Final Rejection Maxell, Ltd.
17427977 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE CELL AND SHEET-TYPE CELL Non-Final OA Maxell, Ltd.
18246781 LITHIUM PRIMARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM PRIMARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17911492 ALKALINE DRY BATTERY Final Rejection 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
18066288 POSITIVE ELECTRODE COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18358509 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17992338 RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17821768 POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection 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.
18547127 BATTERY UNIT Non-Final OA ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
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
18153895 POSITIVE ELECTRODE PIECE, BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
17620495 SILICON AND GRAPHITE CONTAINING COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection TALGA TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
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 Final Rejection ADEKA CORPORATION
18203403 HEAT CONDUCTING ELEMENT FOR TRANSFERRING HEAT AWAY FROM A BATTERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Airbus (S.A.S.)
17556175 NON-FLAMMABLE SOLVATE IONIC LIQUID ELECTROLYTE WITH DILUTERS Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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