Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHERN, CHRISTINA

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1721 1722 1725 1726 1755 1758 1795

This examiner grants 38% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

38.2%
Allow Rate
-26.8% vs TC avg
684
Total Applications
+41.4%
Interview Lift
1227
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 642 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
46.2%
§103 Obviousness
28.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18935695 FOLDABLE SOLAR PANEL Final Rejection SHENZHEN HELLO TECH ENERGY CO., LTD
19097421 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18735211 PHOTOVOLTAIC COMPONENT Final Rejection JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
17585470 LIGHTWEIGHT PASSIVE RADIATIVE COOLING TO ENHANCE CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAICS Final Rejection Purdue Research Foundation
18842540 SOLAR CELL MODULE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19104511 THIN FILM PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE WITH LONG PRODUCT LIFE Non-Final OA Energy Materials Corporation
19072286 SOLAR CELLS AND DEVICES USING TRIVALENT METAL DOPING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF SEOUL INDUSTRY COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18682850 LAYER CONTAINING EFFECT PIGMENTS AND SCATTERING ADDITIVES Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
19024336 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH INTEGRATED WIREWAY Non-Final OA GAF Energy LLC
18467435 HEAT CONDUCTING LAYERS FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES Final Rejection GAF Energy LLC
18712104 SOLAR CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD FOR SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA JA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY YANGZHOU CO., LTD.
18113778 SOLAR CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection JA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY YANGZHOU CO., LTD.
18635327 MULTIJUNCTION PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE Final Rejection OXFORD PHOTOVOLTAICS LIMITED
18922923 SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
18872806 ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, AND PREPARATION METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection RISEN ENERGY CO., LTD.
18184497 ORGANIC PHOTOSENSITIVE DEVICES WITH EXCITON-BLOCKING CHARGE CARRIER FILTERS Final Rejection University of Southern California
17972432 SOLAR CELLS HAVING JUNCTIONS RETRACTED FROM CLEAVED EDGES Non-Final OA Maxeon Solar Pte. Ltd.
18785115 PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS IN STRUCTURAL COMPOSITE AUTOMOTIVE PANELS Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18838245 CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR BATTERY AND SOLDER STRIPS, AND BATTERY ASSEMBLY COMPRISING CONNECTION STRUCTURE Final Rejection ZHEJIANG ZNERGY SOLAR CO., LTD.
18801601 N-TYPE SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR CELL ASSEMBLY COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection SEG Solar Inc.
18729648 ELECTRODE STRUCTURE OF BACK CONTACT CELL, BACK CONTACT CELL, BACK CONTACT CELL MODULE, AND BACK CONTACT CELL SYSTEM Final Rejection LONGi Solar Technology (U.S.) Inc.
18711887 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH EDGE PROTECTION AND A PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH EDGE PROTECTION Non-Final OA CTF Solar GmbH
18604463 POLYANGULAR, SPECULAR MINI-STRUCTURE FOR FOCUSED, SOLAR-ENERGY-SUPPLIED BATTERY Non-Final OA SOLMET LLC
18691577 PHOTOVOLTAIC ASSEMBLY FOR A PORTABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM Final Rejection CEP-IP LTD
18689726 FLEXIBLE CRYSTALLINE SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection OPES Solutions GmbH
18237922 SUNSHADE Non-Final OA ZELIN
18262333 A COMPOSITE MATERIAL FRAME PROFILE, SOLAR ENERGY MODULE FRAME AND ITS MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG DEYILONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18160217 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection EURO COM PROJECT NOWINSKI, ZAMORCZYNSKA SP. J.

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