Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: CHOI, EVERETT TIMOTHY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1751

This examiner grants 12% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

11.8%
Allow Rate
-53.2% vs TC avg
73
Total Applications
-14.3%
Interview Lift
1315
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
61.6%
§103 Obviousness
10.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17800768 LITHIUM ION BATTERY Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18114479 METHOD FOR PRODUCING COATED ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
17741236 BATTERY AND USE OF SUCH Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17915858 BATTERY PACK HAVING CIRCUIT BOARD AND ELECTRODE LEADS DIRECTLY BONDED TO EACH OTHER BY LASER WELDING Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17801359 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17620665 Battery Module and Battery Pack Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18535947 BATTERY MODULE Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17972695 ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
19035541 SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
17835136 PROTECTIVE FILM FOR LITHIUM ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA POSTECH Research and Business Development Foundation
17945794 ELECTRODE INCLUDING CELLULOSE DERIVATIVE COMPOSITION FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY BINDER Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18184663 SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
17673047 Cathode Active Material for Lithium Secondary Battery and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
17685743 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE SLURRY FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
18476567 THERMAL COMPONENT FOR BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
19182877 LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
17816729 POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY Non-Final OA ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
17882876 CARBON-COATED LITHIATED SILICON-BASED ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17879419 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES PREPARED USING DIFFUSION COUPLING Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17828898 SOLID-STATE INTERLAYER FOR SOLID-STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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