Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FREEMAN, EMILY ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1724

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.2%
Allow Rate
+8.2% vs TC avg
190
Total Applications
+12.1%
Interview Lift
1180
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 138 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
15.9%
§102 Novelty
79.5%
§103 Obviousness
0.4%
§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.
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.
17740555 BATTERY PACK APPARATUS Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18068500 MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR SHEET FOR ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SHEET FOR ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
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.
17834517 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17765800 BATTERY CELL CASE AND BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
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
18184082 BATTERY Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18027694 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18003491 CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18003476 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18053085 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17689836 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17628865 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18326186 BATTERY CELL SUPPORT ASSEMBLY WITH INTEGRATED THERMAL RUNAWAY MITIGATION Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
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.
18142686 CATHODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Advanced Lithium Electrochemistry Co., Ltd.
18003331 BATTERY Final Rejection EVE POWER 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

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