Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CLARY, KAYLA ELAINE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1721 4100

This examiner grants 67% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kayla Elaine Clary is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1721. She has 96 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 66.7 percent. This rate suggests the frequency with which applications she examines are allowed. The median days to allowance is 1238, which is the duration for the prosecution process.

The interview lift is 25.0 percent. This lift indicates that interviews are effective for this examiner, potentially impacting the 66.7 percent allowance rate. In Tech Center 4100, the 1238 days median to allowance reflects the time required to reach these outcomes.

With 96 resolved cases, the data shows a trend toward the benefits of interviewing. The 66.7 percent allowance rate combined with the 25.0 percent interview lift provides a strategic context for applicants. Practitioners in Art Unit 1721 should prepare for the 1238 days median to allowance while utilizing interviews to improve their success probability. The combination of these metrics defines the current prosecution landscape for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

66.7%
Allow Rate
+6.7% vs TC avg
134
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1238
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 96 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.6%
§102 Novelty
48.2%
§103 Obviousness
19.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18426372 LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY, SECONDARY BATTERY MODULE, AND SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18477452 SYSTEM FOR DENDRITE FORMATION SUPPRESSION IN SECONDARY BATTERIES Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
17778949 BATTERY MODULE HAVING VENTING HOLE TERMINAL, AND BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17767846 PRELITHIATED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17633805 Method for Manufacturing Electrode on Which Resistance Layer is Formed Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18234206 ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY USING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18218857 FUEL CELL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18278691 Battery Cell for an Electrical Energy Storage Device for Installation in an Electrified Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18069312 SOLID STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18460669 BATTERY, ELECTRIC APPARATUS, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18492376 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18179881 SECONDARY CELL INCLUDING Y-TYPE ZEOLITE ADSORBENT Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
18459598 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL CELL Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18286745 CELL SEPARATOR Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18477484 LITHIUM-STUFFED GARNET THIN FILMS AND PELLETS HAVING AN OXYFLUORINATED AND/OR FLUORINATED SURFACE AND METHODS OF MAKING AND USING THE THIN FILMS AND PELLETS Non-Final OA QUANTUMSCAPE BATTERY, INC.
18477780 SEPARATOR AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING SUCH SEPARATOR Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17402188 Prelithiated Anode, Lithium-Ion Battery Containing Same, and Method of Producing Same Non-Final OA Global Graphene Group, Inc.

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