Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GARCIA, BETHANY CLAIRE

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1721

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.5%
Allow Rate
+0.5% vs TC avg
129
Total Applications
+33.1%
Interview Lift
1214
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 87 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
1.1%
§102 Novelty
93.1%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18273339 Electrode Assembly and Battery Cell Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18020008 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17795908 BATTERY CELL TRANSFER APPARATUS Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17938528 SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS, SYSTEMS INCLUDING SUCH SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS, AND RELATED METHODS OF MAKING Non-Final OA Baker Hughes Oilfield Operations LLC
18112693 FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK Non-Final OA Hitachi, Ltd.
18350168 Anode for Lithium Secondary Battery and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
17778767 BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND AUTOMOBILE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
17778799 BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND AUTOMOBILE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
17773341 ALL-SOLID- STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18129166 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND PREPARATION METHOD OF NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE Non-Final OA NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18295070 SOLID OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND UNIT CELL THEREOF Non-Final OA NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC.
18330668 Bipolar Electrode and Bipolar Storage Battery Non-Final OA The Furukawa Battery Co., Ltd.
17786820 SECONDARY BATTERY AND PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
17598961 FUEL CELL HUMIDIFIER AND PACKING MEMBER FOR SAME Final Rejection KOLON INDUSTRIES, INC.
17495100 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
18277190 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
17782130 POSITIVE ELECTRODE, LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE SHEET Non-Final OA ENVISION AESC JAPAN LTD.
18347529 SALT CAVERN FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA INSTITUTE OF ROCK AND SOIL MECHANICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
17789960 ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA GUANGDONG MIC-POWER NEW ENERGY CO., LTD.

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