Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CHOI, EVERETT TIMOTHY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1751

This examiner grants 17% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

16.7%
Allow Rate
-48.3% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
-18.2%
Interview Lift
1306
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 12 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
25.5%
§102 Novelty
59.4%
§103 Obviousness
10.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19273230 SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18486673 BATTERY MODULE HAVING PAD COMPOSITE HAVING SWELLING ABSORPTION AND HEAT SHIELDING FUNCTION, BATTERY PACK COMPRISING SAME AND VEHICLE Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17801359 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17931091 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19283614 CELLS WITH BLOCKING DEVICES FOR DELAYED HEAT PROPAGATION Final Rejection ENEVATE CORPORATION
18990323 CELLS WITH BLOCKING DEVICES FOR DELAYED HEAT PROPAGATION Final Rejection ENEVATE CORPORATION
17861439 POWER STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17672572 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE Final Rejection Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
17741236 BATTERY AND USE OF SUCH Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18535947 BATTERY MODULE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17972695 ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17720314 CONDUCTIVE MODULE AND CONDUCTIVE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yazaki Corporation
17685743 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE SLURRY FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
17842446 HALIDE-BASED NANOCOMPOSITE, SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPRISING SAME, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY COMPRISING SOLID ELECTROLYTE Final Rejection INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION, YONSEI UNIVERSITY
17882876 CARBON-COATED LITHIATED SILICON-BASED ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17759120 BINDER PARTICLES FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY, COMPOSITION FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY, FUNCTIONAL LAYER FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
17910182 ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA GS Yuasa International Ltd.
17865001 STRUCTURAL CELL TO PACK BATTERY Non-Final OA Our Next Energy, Inc.
17772577 MITIGATING THE ZINCATE EFFECT IN ENERGY DENSE MANGANESE DIOXIDE ELECTRODES Non-Final OA RESEARCH FOUNDATION OF THE CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK
16853593 NON-PLANAR ELECTRODES, METHOD OF MAKING SAME, AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA Cornell University
17890863 SILICON MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE Non-Final OA ionobell, Inc.
17904496 A POWDER FOR USE IN THE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE OF A BATTERY, A METHOD FOR PREPARING SUCH A POWDER AND A BATTERY COMPRISING SUCH A POWDER Final Rejection UMICORE
17932917 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND ENERGY DEVICE USING SAID NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE Non-Final OA MU IONIC SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18392916 END COVER ASSEMBLY, ENERGY-STORAGE APPARATUS, AND ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION DEVICE Final Rejection Hithium Tech HK Limited
18050322 ELECTROLYTE FORMULATIONS AND ADDITIVES FOR IRON ANODE ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA FORM ENERGY, INC.
17661256 ELECTROLYTE FORMULATIONS AND ADDITIVES FOR IRON ANODE ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEMS Final Rejection FORM ENERGY, INC.
17649377 Elastic Polymer Solid Electrolyte Separator for a Lithium Metal Battery and Manufacturing Process Final Rejection Global Graphene Group, Inc.
17876934 METHOD FOR IN-SITU THERMAL POLYMERIZATION OF A GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE IN A LITHIUM-ION ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL Final Rejection SAFT AMERICA
18108911 METHOD FOR IMPROVING INTERFACE OF COMPOSITE SOLID ELECTROLYTE IN SITU Non-Final OA YANGTZE DELTA REGION INSTITUTE OF UNIVERSITY OF ELECTRONIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA, HUZHOU

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