Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 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
212
Total Applications
+47.8%
Interview Lift
1280
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 176 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.0%
§102 Novelty
54.8%
§103 Obviousness
24.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19304691 SILICON COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18025595 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18020560 BATTERY PACK WITH STRUCTURE FOR REDUCING THE TEMPERATURE OF VENTING GAS AND PREVENTING THE EMISSION OF SPARK Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18020454 Separator for a Lead-Acid Battery and Lead-Acid Battery Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18084139 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SK On Co., Ltd.
17958045 BATTERY PACK Final Rejection SK ON CO., LTD.
17893831 BATTERY PACK AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BATTERY PACK Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18149167 BATTERY, ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
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
18835996 CALENDERED CATHODE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF Non-Final OA QUANTUMSCAPE BATTERY, INC.
17889572 BATTERY CONNECTION MODULE AND BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA Molex, LLC
17951159 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17616245 BIO-BASED POLYSULFONES AND USES THEREOF Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE
17624914 Multilayer Porous Membrane Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Battery Separator Corporation
17909614 HEAT INSULATING MATERIAL FOR BATTERY AND BATTERY Final Rejection NICHIAS CORPORATION
17498444 High-Energy Density Lithium-Ion Battery Containing Stable Artificial Solid-Electrolyte Interface Final Rejection Global Graphene Group, Inc.
17783512 IMPROVED LEAD ACID BATTERY SEPARATORS AND BATTERIES CONTAINING THE SAME Final Rejection Daramic, LLC

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