Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HA, STEVEN S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1793

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.3%
Allow Rate
+5.3% vs TC avg
727
Total Applications
+30.6%
Interview Lift
888
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 676 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
6.5%
§102 Novelty
72.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18038965 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18738446 CASTING ASSEMBLY Final Rejection General Electric Company
17924156 SOLID ELECTROLYTE PRODUCING METHOD Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO., LTD.
18027654 Positive Electrode Active Material, and Positive Electrode and Lithium Secondary Battery Which Include the Same Non-Final OA LG Chem, Ltd.
18227172 BATTERY CELL ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17877009 CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR LITHIUM METAL BATTERY, PREPARING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND LITHIUM METAL BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18209781 PRIMARY BATTERY Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
17912631 SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING LAYER Final Rejection SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
17795698 LAMINATE Final Rejection SUMITOMO CHEMICAL COMPANY, LIMITED
18146010 BATTERY, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND BATTERY ASSEMBLING METHOD Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
18838392 CASTING FURNACE Non-Final OA PYROTEK, INC.
18782657 ADDITIVELY PRODUCED ELECTROPLATED FOUNDRY TOOLING Final Rejection Mueller International, LLC
17978331 INTEGRATED PASSIVE-TYPE SEPARATOR ASSEMBLIES FOR SEGREGATING HYDROGEN AND WATER IN FUEL CELL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18034320 SOLID STATE CELL AND ASSOCIATED MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH GMBH
18682807 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR REGULATING A STRAND CASTING SYSTEM Final Rejection Primetals Technologies Austria 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.
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.
17583514 LI-ION BATTERY ELECTRODE PIECE Non-Final OA DONGGUAN AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18166084 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING Si-SiC-BASED COMPOSITE STRUCTURE Final Rejection NGK ADREC CO., LTD.
17780636 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL USED FOR BATTERY AND METHOD FOR FABRICATION THEREOF, AND BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND BATTERY Non-Final OA BERZELIUS (HEFEI) CO., LTD.

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