Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DAM, DUSTIN Q

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1721 1728 1758 1795

This examiner grants 22% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

21.6%
Allow Rate
-43.4% vs TC avg
736
Total Applications
+25.0%
Interview Lift
1695
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 690 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
19.6%
§102 Novelty
77.3%
§103 Obviousness
1.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18979078 AUTOMATED SOLAR TRACKING COMPONENT INSTALLATION Final Rejection Nextpower LLC
18669602 BEARING HOUSING ASSEMBLIES FOR SOLAR TRACKERS Final Rejection Nextpower LLC
17877678 ZONAL DIFFUSE TRACKING Final Rejection Nextpower LLC
19097523 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18237037 SPIRO-OMETAD COMPRISING COMPOSITIONS, DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection Georgia Tech Research Corporation
18494735 SOLAR CELL SCREEN PLATE, SOLAR CELL, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18548685 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING ELECTRICAL ENERGY FROM THERMAL WASTE ENERGY AND REMOVING THERMAL WASTE ENERGY IN AN AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
18836092 OUTPUT LINE CONNECTION STRUCTURE FOR SOLAR CELL MODULE Final Rejection SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18531757 Semi-automatic portable solar controller Non-Final OA VERTIV CORPORATION
18834069 SOLAR CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection TONGWEI SOLAR (CHENGDU) CO., LTD.
19188350 MOSAIC COVERGLASS FOR SPACE POWER MODULES Non-Final OA MICROLINK DEVICES, INC.
18989382 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18475155 BACK-CONTACT PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18458144 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
15643279 REWORK AND REPAIR OF COMPONENTS IN A SOLAR CELL ARRAY Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
19093371 THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE Non-Final OA LINTEC Corporation
18990768 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE COMPRISING AN ENCAPSULATION STRUCTURE BASED ON AT LEAST ONE POLYMER MATERIAL AND LOCALLY SOFTENED Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18873621 PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM AND FLEXIBLE BRACKET THEREOF Non-Final OA TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
18918682 SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
18895798 SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
18780579 SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD Final Rejection TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18281962 THERMOELECTRIC ARRAY DISPLAY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA WUHAN UNIVERSITY
18785111 SOLAR CELL, METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE Final Rejection HENGDIAN GROUP DMEGC MAGNETICS CO., LTD.
18555221 GALLIUM OXIDE BACK-PASSIVATED SOLAR CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection HENGDIAN GROUP DMEGC MAGNETICS CO., LTD
18764466 Protective Coating for Solar Cells Final Rejection Oakwood University, Inc.
18740143 IN-SITU RAPID ANNEALING AND OPERATION OF SOLAR CELLS FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENT APPLICATIONS Final Rejection mPower Technology, Inc.
18375683 SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA JINGAO SOLAR CO., LTD
17993936 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING SOLAR CELL DEGRADATION Final Rejection National Research Council of Canada
18561789 METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A FLOATING SOLAR SYSTEM, AND CORRESPONDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Helioslite
18198960 HEAT EXCHANGER ENHANCED WITH THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS Non-Final OA B aryon Inc.

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