Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: GOULD, ANNA ELIZABETH

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1726

This examiner grants 42% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

41.7%
Allow Rate
-23.3% vs TC avg
75
Total Applications
+65.7%
Interview Lift
1242
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 12 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
54.2%
§103 Obviousness
26.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18029335 BATTERY RACK AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17913297 Unit Cell Manufacturing Apparatus and Method Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17801708 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18041692 ELECTRIC POWER STORAGE MODULE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17800359 POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17758589 ELECTRICAL STORAGE MODULE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17659114 BATTERY Final Rejection Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18024886 SYNTHESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURED LITHIUM ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATE Non-Final OA EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
17800369 IN-SITU POLYMERIZED HYBRID POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FOR HIGH VOLTAGE LITHIUM BATTERIES Final Rejection Evonik Operations GmbH
18071696 Anode Active Material for Secondary Battery and Method of Preparing the Same Final Rejection SK On Co., Ltd.
17899685 Anode for Lithium Secondary Battery, Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same and Method of Fabricating the Same Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
17775190 CROSSLINKED POLYOLEFIN SEPARATOR, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CROSSLINKED POLYOLEFIN SEPARATOR AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG CHEM, LTD.
18079454 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY HAVING HIGH DURABILITY BY IMPROVEMENT IN THERMAL DISTRIBUTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection KIA CORPORATION
17899286 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING FLEXIBILITY AND DURABILITY IN BATTERIES Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17788369 MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRODE SLURRY, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRODE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF POSITIVE ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18189216 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
17893078 POWER STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18054916 SECONDARY BATTERY, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND APPARATUS CONTAINING SAME Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18178907 DIRECT HYDROSTATIC COMPRESSION SYSTEM FOR BATTERY MODULES OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Non-Final OA FCA US LLC
18191890 MANUFACTURING TOOL FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTE SHEET Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18013197 CATHODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17905059 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17868351 SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND ELECTRIC TOOL Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
17760053 VEHICULAR ENERGY STORAGE MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
17805239 LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection NGK Insulators, Ltd.
18166823 BATTERY CELL INCLUDING A CONDUCTIVE LAYER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18121383 Electrically Conductive Substrate for an Electrochemical Device Non-Final OA II-VI Delaware, Inc.
17779154 BATTERY PACK WITH REINFORCING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Viessmann Climate Solutions SE
17916497 CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR SILICON ANODE Final Rejection ARMOR
18171505 Solution Deposited Silicon in Porous Conductive Particles for Use in a Lithium Battery Anode Non-Final OA Honeycomb Battery Company

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