Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: CONLEY, OI K

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725 1726 1752 1795

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

69.6%
Allow Rate
+4.6% vs TC avg
896
Total Applications
+7.8%
Interview Lift
1315
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 858 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
34.5%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
21.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18282208 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18266743 SEPARATOR FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18265560 Positive Electrode Material For Lithium Secondary Battery, Method For Manufacturing Same, And Lithium Secondary Battery Comprising Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17801094 SEPARATOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18277148 LITHIUM PRIMARY BATTERY AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION USED IN SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18265579 Method of Preparing Positive Electrode Active Material and Positive Electrode Active Material Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18450888 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY EQUIPPED WITH PRESSURIZING PAD LAYER TO INCREASE LIFESPAN Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18160203 Dummy Cell for Fuel Cell and Fuel Cell Stack Including Same Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18753138 POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME, NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18212735 SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND SOLID STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18256872 METHOD FOR OPERATING IN HOT STAND-BY MODE A SOFC FUEL CELL OR SOEC REACTOR Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18546530 BATTERY MODULE AND PACKAGE THEREOF Non-Final OA ISUZU MOTORS LIMITED
17800913 SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING BENDING STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS
17717821 NOVEL-ARCHITECTURE ELECTRODES WITH ENHANCED MASS TRANSPORT FOR HIGH-EFFICIENCY AND LOW-COST HYDROGEN ENERGY Final Rejection University of Tennessee Research Foundation
18163654 BIODEGRADABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND METHODS THEREOF Non-Final OA GENESEE VALLEY INNOVATIONS, LLC
17626939 COMPOUND AND BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA OSAKA RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17482585 FUEL CELLS WITH ENHANCED CARBON MONOXIDE TOLERANCE CATALYST LAYER USING COMPOSITE CATALYST Final Rejection HYZON MOTORS INC.
17906910 FUEL CELL Final Rejection EH GROUP ENGINEERING AG
17795323 GAS DIFFUSION MEMBER, GAS DIFFUSION UNIT, AND FUEL CELL Non-Final OA ENOMOTO CO., LTD.
17752136 BIPOLAR SEPARATOR FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL REACTOR Final Rejection ALSTOM Hydrogène SAS

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