Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: DOUYETTE, KENNETH J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725 1795

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.5%
Allow Rate
+16.5% vs TC avg
1,555
Total Applications
+14.7%
Interview Lift
1008
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1510 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
3.1%
§102 Novelty
86.3%
§103 Obviousness
2.4%
§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.
18028645 BATTERY RACK, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER GENERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17975946 Electrode With Reduced Camber and Manufacturing Method Thereof Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
19305845 SILICON COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18255140 SOLID-STATE BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SOLID-STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
18321778 SECONDARY BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND DEVICE COMPRISING THE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
17917167 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
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.
18195667 FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND METHOD OF COOLING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18215574 SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND ELECTRIC TOOL Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18215562 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18054478 CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
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
18309902 ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF CURRENT COLLECTORS FOR ELECTRODES OF BATTERY CELLS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18356578 Bipolar Storage Battery Non-Final OA Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd.
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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