Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1716 1717 1723 1792

This examiner grants 61% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

61.4%
Allow Rate
-3.6% vs TC avg
219
Total Applications
+42.9%
Interview Lift
1254
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 184 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
60.7%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18066378 BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18686257 ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18418290 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18396116 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18503997 BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17550527 FUSING BUS BAR FOR BATTERY MODULE TRANSPORTATION AND INSULATING CASE COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS Co., Ltd.
18531752 LITHIUM NICKEL MANGANESE COMPOSITE OXIDE, POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING LITHIUM NICKEL MANGANESE COMPOSITE OXIDE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18025595 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18020560 BATTERY PACK WITH STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING THE TEMPERATURE OF VENTING GAS AND PREVENTING THE EMISSION OF SPARK Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17802645 CURRENT COLLECTOR, POWER STORAGE ELEMENT, AND POWER STORAGE MODULE Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18143358 Artificial Solid Electrolyte Interphase For Enabling Ethylene Carbonate-Free Electrolytes In Lithium-Ion Batteries Non-Final OA The Regents of The University of Michigan
18012481 SEPARATOR FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18075767 HOUSING COMPONENT FOR A PRISMATIC CELL HOUSING, CELL HOUSING, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A HOUSING COMPONENT Final Rejection AUDI AG
18149167 BATTERY, ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18531650 FUEL CELL SYSTEM Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
17941428 SAFETY STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17616245 BIO-BASED POLYSULFONES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
18155008 TRACTION BATTERY PACK TERMINAL RETENTION SYSTEM AND RETENTION METHOD Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18020454 Separator for a Lead-Acid Battery and Lead-Acid Battery Final Rejection Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18495298 BATTERY COMPRISING GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18609069 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17498444 High-Energy Density Lithium-Ion Battery Containing Stable Artificial Solid-Electrolyte Interface Final Rejection Global Graphene Group, Inc.

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