Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: DAM, DUSTIN Q

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1721 1726 1728 1758 1795

This examiner grants 23% of resolved cases

Analysis

Dustin Q. Dam, in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1700, has 718 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 23.0%, and the median days to allowance is 1672. The interview lift of 25.2% is significant, indicating that interviews are a way to improve the 23.0% allowance rate. This 25.2% lift is a strategic consideration for the 718 resolved cases analyzed in this art unit.

Practitioners should be prepared for a 1672-day timeline and prioritize interviews when working with this examiner in Tech Center 1700. The 23.0% allowance rate suggests the prosecution environment, where the 25.2% lift from interviews can be a factor for success. For the 718 resolved cases, the 1672-day median pendency reflects the pace of examination. Using the 25.2% lift is a path to overcoming the baseline success rate. These figures define the examination experience under his review.

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

Performance Statistics

23.0%
Allow Rate
-42.0% vs TC avg
751
Total Applications
+25.2%
Interview Lift
1672
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 718 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.5%
§102 Novelty
51.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19549113 METHODS, SYSTEMS, AND APPARATUSES FOR SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION FOR MARINE VESSELS Non-Final OA Voltic Shipping Corp.
18609131 BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
19019712 SOLAR CELLS Non-Final OA Merck Patent GmbH
18836092 OUTPUT LINE CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE Non-Final OA SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18683628 Nozzle Opening and Closing Device for Electrolyte Injection Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18968005 BATTERY SUBSTRATE FOR SEPARATING POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FROM EACH OTHER IN RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, RECHARGEABLE BATTERY COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY SUBSTRATE FOR SEPARATING POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FROM EACH OTHER IN RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18432055 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
19093371 THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE Final Rejection LINTEC Corporation
19093539 BACK-CONTACT SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
18895798 SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
18498498 BACK CONTACT SOLAR BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Trina Solar Co., Ltd
18428074 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18607682 Arrangements of Substrings in Photovoltaic Modules Non-Final OA Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
18338109 Arrangements of Substrings in Photovoltaic Modules Final Rejection Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
18988950 CONDUCTIVE PASTE AND SOLAR CELL MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Industrial Technology Research Institute
18553572 DOPANTS FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, THEIR USE IN ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WITH SUCH DOPANTS Final Rejection Heliatek GmbH

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