Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DOUYETTE, KENNETH J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725 1795

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.3%
Allow Rate
+16.3% vs TC avg
1549
Total Applications
+14.8%
Interview Lift
1060
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1493 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
54.8%
§103 Obviousness
17.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18371884 Secondary Battery and Manufacturing Method Thereof Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18269174 Curved Battery Cell Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18034808 Electrode Assembly Including Coating Layer Formed On Other Surface Of Single-Sided Positive Electrode And A Secondary Battery Comprising The Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18029850 Secondary Battery Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18028645 BATTERY RACK, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18019324 Electrode Tab Welding Apparatus Including Tab Guide and Electrode Tab Welding Method Using the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17925224 Battery Cell and Battery Module Including the Same Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17975946 Electrode With Reduced Camber and Manufacturing Method Thereof Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17957167 Electrode For Electrochemical Device Comprising Dry Electrode Film And Method For Manufacturing The Same Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17917167 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18255140 SOLID-STATE BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLID-STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
18195667 FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF COOLING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18075883 Apparatus for Detecting Thermal Runaway of Battery for Electric Vehicle Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17988161 BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND AUTOMOBILE Final Rejection BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18283137 Heat Management System for an Electrified Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18015637 ADHESIVE FILM FOR METAL TERMINAL OF ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY, METAL TERMINAL WITH ADHESIVE FILM FOR METAL TERMINAL ATTACHED THERETO, ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY COMPRISING ADHESIVE FILM FOR METAL TERMINAL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
18054478 CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17922952 RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18215562 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18215574 SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND ELECTRIC TOOL Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18165121 BATTERY CELL ENCAPSULATION ENABLING EARLY DETECTION OF BATTERY THERMAL RUNAWAY Non-Final OA Honeywell International Inc.
18208362 BATTERY DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE POWERED AT LEAST SEMI-ELECTRICALLY, WITH A COOLING DEVICE FOR DIRECT COOLING OF BATTERY CELLS Non-Final OA Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
18161933 SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA NGK INSULATORS, LTD.
18215383 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR PROTON CONDUCTING SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND PROTON CONDUCTING SECONDARY BATTERY PROVIDED WITH SAME Non-Final OA KAWASAKI MOTORS, LTD.
18309902 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF CURRENT COLLECTORS FOR ELECTRODES OF BATTERY CELLS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18312001 SMART BATTERY TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION METHOD Non-Final OA Quanta Computer Inc.
18260795 FUEL CELL SYSTEM CAPABLE OF ADJUSTING BYPASS FLOW RATE Non-Final OA KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
18037182 SILICON OXYGEN MATERIAL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM ION BATTERY Non-Final OA Dingyuan New Energy Technology Co., LTD.
18036558 Electrode For A Redox Flow Battery, Redox Flow Battery And Hydrogen Generation With A Redox Flow Battery Non-Final OA CMBlu Energy AG
18030758 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTUON, LTD.

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