Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FREEMAN, EMILY ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1724

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+8.9% vs TC avg
188
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
1188
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 134 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
23.8%
§102 Novelty
55.2%
§103 Obviousness
16.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18270704 POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18269236 BATTERY PACK WITH IMPROVED SAFETY Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18036236 BATTERY PACK AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18024540 Secondary Battery, and Apparatus and Method for Manufacturing Secondary Battery Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17791494 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING OXIDIZED CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, LTD.
17435353 SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING STRUCTURE IN WHICH UNIT CELLS WHICH BECOME THINNER IN ONE DIRECTION ARE RADIALLY ASSEMBLED, AND DEVICE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18069935 SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18085585 SEALED BATTERY Final Rejection Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18066425 SEPARATOR, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY CELL INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ASSEMBLED BATTERY Final Rejection PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
18076093 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM-ION BATTERY Final Rejection PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
18184081 BATTERY Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18184082 BATTERY Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18003491 CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18003476 SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18095296 SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT, AND ELECTRIC TOOL Final Rejection MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18061903 TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT PACKAGE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF TERMINAL Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18176801 ZINC METAL ANODE INCLUDING A PROTECTIVE LAYER AND ZINC METAL BATTERY USING THE SAME Non-Final OA INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATION OF SEJONG UNIVERSITY
18246523 Cathode Active Material for Lithium Secondary Battery, Preparation Method Therefor, and Lithium Secondary Battery Comprising Same Non-Final OA ECOPRO BM CO., LTD.
18027694 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18306900 HIGH-VALENT DOPED LITHIUM- AND MANGANESE-RICH POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIALS AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18190690 Bipolar Lead-Acid Battery Non-Final OA The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.
17433663 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
17770811 ELECTRODE PLATE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE PLATE Final Rejection SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
18282650 HEAT-CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITION, HEAT-CONDUCTIVE MEMBER, AND BATTERY MODULE Non-Final OA SEKISUI POLYMATECH CO., LTD.
18142686 CATHODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry Co., Ltd.
18028735 CIRCULAR LITHIUM BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA PHYLION BATTERY CO., LTD.
17109692 AIR-STABLE PARTICULATES OF ANODE ACTIVE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES Non-Final OA Global Graphene Group, Inc.
18003346 BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, AND BATTERY PACK Final Rejection HUIZHOU EVE POWER CO., LTD
18073947 BUTTON BATTERY WITH IMPROVED SEALING PROPERTIES Non-Final OA RENATA AG
17785477 COMPARTMENT FOR EQUIPMENT LIKELY TO EMIT HEAT Non-Final OA Valeo Systems Thermiques

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