Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DOMONE, CHRISTOPHER P

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725 1726

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.0%
Allow Rate
+19.0% vs TC avg
610
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
991
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 592 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.3%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18361437 LI-ION BATTERY CELL USING IMPROVED ANODE CURRENT COLLECTOR Non-Final OA Sila Nanotechnologies, Inc.
18037858 ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18090287 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18048331 HYBRID HYDROGEN FUEL CELL COMBUSTOR POWER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Caterpillar Inc.
18004046 ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18343482 JOINING OF EXTERNAL TABS OF ELECTRODES OF BATTERY CELLS TO TERMINALS USING PULSED LASER Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18094163 NICKEL-RICH ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18227318 Temperature and Voltage Acquisition Integrated Module and Battery Module Non-Final OA EVE ENERGY CO., LTD.
18420873 ADDITIVES FOR IMPROVED BATTERY PERFORMANCE, IMPROVED ADDITIVE-CONTAINING MEMBRANES, IMPROVED BATTERY SEPARATORS, IMPROVED BATTERIES, AND RELATED METHODS Final Rejection Celgard, LLC
18268046 POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO CHEMICAL CO.,LTD
18256253 COMPOSITION Non-Final OA Mexichem Fluor S.A. de C.V.
16878282 CONDUCTING POLYMER NETWORK/EXPANDED GRAPHITE-ENABLED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR A LITHIUM-ION BATTERY Non-Final OA Global Graphene Group, Inc.

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