Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HA, STEVEN S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1793

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.4%
Allow Rate
+5.4% vs TC avg
721
Total Applications
+30.4%
Interview Lift
841
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 676 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.0%
§102 Novelty
45.4%
§103 Obviousness
27.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18038965 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18280564 Positive Electrode Active Material, Positive Electrode Including the Same, and Lithium Secondary Battery Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18280352 Positive Electrode Active Material, Positive Electrode Including the Same, and Lithium Secondary Battery Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18278321 Positive Electrode Active Material, Positive Electrode Including the Same, and Lithium Secondary Battery Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18027654 Positive Electrode Active Material, and Positive Electrode and Lithium Secondary Battery Which Include the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18209845 DEVICES SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE POWER STORAGE Non-Final OA VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
17912631 SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING LAYER Final Rejection SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
17795698 LAMINATE Final Rejection SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
17978331 INTEGRATED PASSIVE-TYPE SEPARATOR ASSEMBLIES FOR SEGREGATING HYDROGEN AND WATER IN FUEL CELL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18146010 BATTERY, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND BATTERY ASSEMBLING METHOD Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
18838392 CASTING FURNACE Non-Final OA PYROTEK, INC.
18034320 SOLID STATE CELL AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBH
18411656 FLUX FEEDING APPARATUS AND FLUX OPTIMIZATION SELECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Calderys
17376689 COMPOSITES, TOOLING AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA MARKFORGED, INC.
17953399 PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SOLID-STATE BATTERY, AND SOLID-STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA TeraWatt Technology K.K.
18013065 PRECURSOR FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA TANAKA CHEMICAL CORPORATION
18267096 CASING FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Resonac Packaging Corporation
17613756 APPARATUS FOR BATTERY COOLING Non-Final OA MH TECHNOLOGIES INC.

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