Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CHAU, LISA N

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 1722 1785 1794 2837

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lisa N Chau is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 1722. The examiner has 511 resolved cases. This history of resolutions provides a dataset for observing the examiner's approach to patentability. The number of cases indicates the examiner's experience with the legal and technical standards of this unit and the 2800 tech center.

The allowance rate is 25.2 percent. This figure reflects the proportion of applications that result in a patent grant. The median days to allowance is 1594. This duration represents the time required for a successful application to reach a grant. Practitioners should account for this timeframe when planning their prosecution strategy and managing applicant expectations regarding the length of the process.

The interview lift is 17.5 percent. This metric shows that an interview is associated with an increase in the likelihood of an allowance. The positive lift suggests that direct communication is a method for overcoming rejections with this examiner. Applicants may use interviews to clarify technical points and potentially improve the outcome of their prosecution efforts in this art unit.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

25.2%
Allow Rate
-42.8% vs TC avg
570
Total Applications
+17.5%
Interview Lift
1594
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 511 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.7%
§102 Novelty
57.2%
§103 Obviousness
24.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18661930 POWER STORAGE CELL Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18237010 ELECTRODE, BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18566385 Cathode Additives for Lithium Secondary Battery, Manufacturing Method of the Same, Cathode Including the Same, and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18029661 POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18029458 BATTERY MODULE, AND BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18025580 Cathode with Improved Structural Stability for Lithium Secondary Battery, Method for Manufacturing Same, and Lithium Secondary Battery Comprising Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18496098 ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE HAVING COOLING DEVICE FOR INDIRECT COOLING OF MODULE CONNECTORS AND METHOD FOR COOLING CELL GROUPS OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18572658 MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
17760796 PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION OF AN ASPHALT MIX COMPOSITION Non-Final OA BASF SE
18734483 BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18649882 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18497942 POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18248842 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18956203 THERMO-MECHANICAL-OPTICAL BONDING OF LUBRICANTS TO CARBON OVERCOAT OF MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIA Final Rejection Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
18666635 OXIDATION RESISTANCE OF LUBRICANT WITH MODIFIED EPOXIDE-BASED LINKAGES Final Rejection Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
18656812 MEDIA LUBRICANTS SYNTHESIS WITH CLICK CHEMISTRY Final Rejection Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
18593481 HIGH TEMPERATURE LUBRICANTS FOR MAGNETIC MEDIA HAVING MORE THERMALLY STABLE END GROUPS Final Rejection Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
19209364 MAGNETIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18285246 CEMENT ADDITIVE FOR RETARDATION OF CEMENT HYDRATION, CEMENT MIXTURES INCLUDING SAME, AND METHODS OF FORMING AND USING SAME Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
17436581 LIVING STRUCTURAL MATERIAL Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Colorado, a body corporate
18594115 SOFT MAGNETIC METAL PARTICLE, DUST CORE, AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA TDK Corporation
18358433 MAGNETIC CORE AND MAGNETIC COMPONENT Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
17992409 SOFT MAGNETIC POWDER, MAGNETIC CORE, MAGNETIC COMPONENT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection TDK CORPORATION
18285567 RESIN FILM FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18347894 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS PRODUCED USING WASTE VIA CARBON SEQUESTRATION Non-Final OA The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
18556133 MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING MAGNETOSTRICTIVE MEMBER Final Rejection SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
18090438 ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH ELECTROMAGNET Final Rejection Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc.
18237509 ASSB Composite Cathode Having a Halide-Based and a Sulfide-Based Material Final Rejection Nissan North America, Inc.

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