Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: GOLDEN, ANDREW J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725 1726 1755 1757

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

42.1%
Allow Rate
-22.9% vs TC avg
668
Total Applications
+39.0%
Interview Lift
1223
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 629 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
1.6%
§102 Novelty
90.6%
§103 Obviousness
2.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19089285 THIN-FILM SOLAR CELL AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
19144809 BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Non-Final OA LONGI GREEN ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18652841 PEROVSKITE TANDEM SOLAR CELLS BASED ON A TUNNELING LAYER OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL LAYERED METAL CARBIDES AND METAL NITRIDES Final Rejection HEFEI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY
19203760 INFRARED-LIGHT-TRANSMITTING INK OF DARK COLOR, AND INFRARED-LIGHT-REFLECTING SHEET OBTAINED USING SAME Non-Final OA Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.
19113546 ELECTRON CARRIER FOR ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYER OF PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL, ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYER COATING AGENT COMPRISING SAME, ELECTRON TRANSPORT LAYER, AND PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA HANWHA SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18854269 COLORED SOLAR CELL COMPRISING EFFECT PIGMENTS Final Rejection MERCK PATENT GmbH
18943113 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC GENERATORS Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
18837266 LAMINATED SOLAR CELL AND APPLICATION THEREOF Final Rejection Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
18433763 BACK-CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BACK-CONTACT SOLAR CELL Non-Final OA Trina Solar Co., Ltd
18208440 SOLAR CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
18719749 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT Non-Final OA THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
19007109 SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA LONGI SOLAR TECHNOLOGY (TAIZHOU) CO., LTD.
18013610 UV-ABSORBING DONOR SPECIES FOR HIGH VISIBLE TRANSMITTANCE PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES Non-Final OA The Trustees of Princeton University
18763297 Hand-cranked photovoltaic mobile integrated trailer and power supply system thereof Final Rejection Anhui Sharetronic Data Technology Co., Ltd.
18719775 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A DECORATIVE LAMINATE PANEL Final Rejection Trespa International B.V.
18631106 Flexible Solar Panels Incorporated Within Non-Planar Generally-Rigid Vehicular Components Non-Final OA SOLARPAINT LTD.
18586478 Enhanced Flexible Solar Panels and Photovoltaic Devices, and Methods and Systems for Producing Them Non-Final OA SOLARPAINT LTD.
18582685 Solar Panels having an Integral and Internal Metal Foil, Mounted on a Support Substrate with Embedded Wires Non-Final OA SOLARPAINT LTD.
18372720 Flexible and Rollable Self-Floating and Self-Buoyant Solar Panels and Photovoltaic Devices Non-Final OA SOLARPAINT LTD.
18702164 PEROVSKITE-BASED SEMI-TRANSPARENT PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS AND THE PROCESS FOR THE PREPARATION THEREOF Non-Final OA ENI S.P.A.
18685409 PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL MODULE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Cando-Solarphotoelectric Technology (Changzhou) Co.,Ltd
18561956 COAXIAL ENERGY HARVESTING AND STORAGE Non-Final OA UNIVERSIDADE DO PORTO
18016247 PHOTOVOLTAIC COMPONENT Final Rejection FOXLED1 AG
17350466 CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM Final Rejection QA-UK Ltd.

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