Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHMIELECKI, SCOTT J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1725 1726 1729

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.5%
Allow Rate
+14.5% vs TC avg
799
Total Applications
+20.0%
Interview Lift
1019
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 780 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
18.3%
§102 Novelty
55.1%
§103 Obviousness
22.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18574122 COMPOSITION FOR ELECTRODE FORMATION Non-Final OA Nissan Chemical Corporation
18534044 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY CELL WITH REDUCED INTERNAL WINDING RADIUS Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18515959 BATTERY CELL WITH IMPROVED HEAT TRANSFER Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18531962 ELECTRIC WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
18700118 BATTERY MODULE PART Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18033453 Battery Pack and Device Including the Same Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18376778 SKIN-LAYERED POROUS SEPARATORS AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
19329576 BATTERY CELL CASE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18231801 SILICON-CONTAINING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIALS AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATES, SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICES COMPRISING THEREOF Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18358535 CATHODE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM-AIR BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CATHODE USING SAME Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18400360 BATTERY Non-Final OA ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
18398713 ORGANIC COATING LAYER, ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL INCLUDING THE SAME, ELECTRODE, AND BATTERY Non-Final OA ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
18394890 ELECTRODE-DECOUPLED REDOX FLOW BATTERY Non-Final OA Washington University
18246546 Thermal regulation of a battery by immersion in a liquid composition Final Rejection ARKEMA FRANCE
18701469 POWDER OF SOLID MATERIAL PARTICLES OF FORMULA LiaPSbXc (I) Non-Final OA SPECIALTY OPERATIONS FRANCE
18277902 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17121435 LITHIUM-PROTECTING POLYMER COMPOSITE LAYER FOR A LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Global Graphene Group, Inc.
17063567 ELECTRODE STRUCTURES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES Non-Final OA Global Graphene Group, Inc.

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