Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: ERWIN, JAMES M

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725 1727

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.0%
Allow Rate
+17.0% vs TC avg
603
Total Applications
+6.1%
Interview Lift
985
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 583 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
31.3%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18038525 Positive Electrode Active Material for Lithium Secondary Battery, Method for Preparing the Same and Lithium Secondary Battery Comprising the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18332870 TRACTION BATTERY PACK THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18332848 TRACTION BATTERY PACK COOLANT RESERVOIR AND COOLANT MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18270555 Electrical Energy Store Having a Lateral Cell Contact System, and Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18359873 BATTERY Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18464904 ADDITIVE FOR ELECTROLYTE, ELECTROLYTE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18037118 COMPONENT FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND REDOX-FLOW CELL, FUEL CELL AND ELECTROLYZER Non-Final OA Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
18222346 SILICON ANODE FOR USE IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL Non-Final OA Solid Power Operating, Inc.
18355289 HIGH-PERFORMANCE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY CELL DESIGNS WITH LITHIATED SILICON OXIDE (LSO) ANODES Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18546079 BATTERY PACK FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA Clean Electric Private Limited
18355137 BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA AESC JAPAN LTD.
18205712 SOLID-STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA LIVENT LITHIUM LLC
18327464 SELF-HEALING SOLID-STATE BATTERY CONFIGURATION AND METHOD OF MANFACTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA The University of Kentucky
18036937 METHOD FOR PREPARING HIGHLY-DISPERSIBLE RADICAL SCAVENGER METAL OXIDE-IONOMER NANOCOMPOSITE BY USING SELF-ASSEMBLY PROCESS AND FUEL CELL COMPRISING NANOCOMPOSITE PREPARED THEREBY Non-Final OA DANKOOK UNIVERSITY CHEONAN CAMPUS INDUSTRY ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION
18135933 Methods for Preparation of Electroactive Lithium Mixed Metal Materials for High Energy Density Batteries Non-Final OA Lithium Werks Technology BV

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