Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: DINH, BACH T

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1724 1726 1756 1795

This examiner grants 55% of resolved cases

Analysis

Bach T Dinh is a patent examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1724. The examiner has 988 resolved cases on record. The allowance rate for these cases is 55.4 percent. This 55.4 percent rate indicates that more than half of the 988 resolved cases resulted in a patent grant. This metric provides a primary baseline for applicants in Art Unit 1724.

The data shows an interview lift of 31.3 percent. This lift represents the change in the probability of allowance when an interview is conducted during the prosecution process. The median days to allowance is 1172. This 1172-day figure serves as a middle point for the time required to reach an allowance for applications under this examiner's review. Practitioners can use the 55.4 percent allowance rate and the 31.3 percent interview lift to plan their prosecution strategy. The 1172-day median provides a benchmark for the expected duration of the process from filing to grant.

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

Performance Statistics

55.4%
Allow Rate
-9.6% vs TC avg
1,030
Total Applications
+31.3%
Interview Lift
1172
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 988 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
23.7%
§102 Novelty
56.6%
§103 Obviousness
16.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18113417 ALIOVALENT MULTI-CATION DOPING OF Li-GARNET FOR STABILIZATION OF CUBIC LLZO Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18542605 BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18575533 Battery Case And Secondary Battery Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18030454 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18653332 METAL AQUEOUS BATTERY INCLUDING AN ANODE CURRENT COLLECTOR Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18464442 FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRAINING CONDENSATE WATER THEREOF Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
19141255 SOLAR CELLS ABSORPTIVE TO SOME PHOTON ENERGIES AND TRANSPARENT TO OTHERS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18439628 Adjustable Electromagnetic Energy Converter Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
19089274 SOLAR CELL, PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18671548 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18658412 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY OF RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18636514 BATTERY, ELECTRIC APPARATUS, AND BATTERY ASSEMBLING METHOD Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18410348 SCALABLE COOLING STRUCTURE FOR A BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18284466 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
18510992 HYBRID SOLAR BATTERY AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection Trina Solar Co., Ltd
19229299 SOLAR CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
18410937 THREADED CELL AND CELL HOLDER FASTENING ASSEMBLIES FOR RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18356765 HOLLOW COPPER THERMAL CONDUCTORS Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC
19013839 Solar Panel Mounting Systems and Methods Final Rejection Palladyne Corp.
18580455 BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA HD Construction Equipment Co., Ltd.
18516915 RAPID SYNTHESIS OF A SULFIDE-BASED SOLID ELECTROLYTE Non-Final OA Solid Power Operating, Inc.

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