Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: GATEWOOD, DANIEL S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1729

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

77.8%
Allow Rate
+12.8% vs TC avg
1,176
Total Applications
+18.9%
Interview Lift
1074
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1124 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.9%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18174704 ELECTROCHEMICAL OXYGEN REDUCTION CATALYST, AIR ELECTRODE, FUEL CELL AND METAL-AIR CELL Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18369390 ASSEMBLIES FOR PROTECTING BATTERY PACKS OF A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18073731 PtNiN FUEL CELL ELECTRODE CATALYSTS AND FUEL CELLS WITH PtNiN ELECTRODE CATALYSTS Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18695596 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18416624 ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, CURRENT COLLECTOR, AND CELL STACK Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18570246 CELL ASSEMBLY FOR CONTROLLED GUIDING OF REACTIVE FLUIDS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18406493 POWER GENERATION CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18109882 ALL SOLID-STATE BATTERY UNIT Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18531956 ELECTRIC WORK VEHICLE Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
18291095 BATTERY MODULE Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18367808 Method for Charging and Discharging Lithium Secondary Battery Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18029664 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18119422 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18701722 FUEL CELL SYSTEM Non-Final OA ROLLS-ROYCE plc
18612393 BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18416685 COMPOSITE PARTICLES FOR RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18232455 RECHARGEABLE BATTERY AND DEVICE FOR FORMING POUCH OF THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18362709 ELECTRODE FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18013127 SOLID ION CONDUCTOR COMPOUND, SOLID ELECTROLYTE CONTAINING SAME ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL COMPRISING SAME, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
19246244 PRECURSOR MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18415690 PRE-STACKING APPARATUS AND BATTERY PROCESSING EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18416863 LITHIUM ION BATTERY AND SEPARATOR THEREOF Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18608952 SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18451376 BATTERY ARRAY THERMAL BARRIER WITH DEFLECTOR HOODS Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18019168 Separator for Power Storage Device, and Power Storage Device Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18624041 BATTERY UNIT, BATTERY MODULE, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18263588 LEAD MEMBER Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18225640 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY Non-Final OA Zhuhai CosMX Battery Co., Ltd.
18223376 SODIUM-ION BATTERY CATHODE MATERIAL Final Rejection Worcester Polytechnic Institute
18360065 ELASTOMERIC CUSHION LAYER FOR SILICON-BASED SOLID-STATE BATTERY Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC

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