Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: INSTONE, NATHANIEL JOSEPH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2859

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.0%
Allow Rate
+8.0% vs TC avg
54
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
1346
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 25 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.2%
§101 Eligibility
32.2%
§102 Novelty
51.7%
§103 Obviousness
11.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17987587 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR OBTAINING INFORMATION RELATED TO BATTERY AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18028646 BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18250317 CHARGING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, CHARGING SYSTEM, CHARGING MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18317904 CHARGING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
18034209 UNDERWATER POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM AND POWER-RECEIVING DEVICE Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
18021934 CLOSE LOOP BATTERY CHARGE CURRENT CONTROL Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18067967 MULTI-VEHICLE MOVING POWER BUS Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17990952 CHARGING CONTROL METHOD, ENERGY STORAGE MODULE, AND POWERED DEVICE Final Rejection Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
17856461 MODULAR PCB-BASED COIL FOR EV WIRELESS CHARGING WITH THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE SEPARATOR Non-Final OA Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
18134368 Method and System for Determining at Least One Use Parameter for at Least One Rechargeable Battery Pack for Using a Charger Device for Charging User-Exchangeable Rechargeable Battery Packs for Driving at Least One Mobile Device Non-Final OA Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
18133763 Battery Charging Management System and Battery Charging Management Method Non-Final OA Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
18113463 SINGLE PHASE VEHICLE TO HOME ELECTRIC VEHICLE SUPPLY EQUIPMENT Non-Final OA Auto Motive Power Inc.
18091521 SUPERCAPACITOR TO ELECTROCHEMICAL HYBRID SYSTEM WITH A REGENERATIVE CHARGING CAPABILITY Non-Final OA SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18092028 SUPERCAPACITOR SYSTEM WITH A ON BOARD COMPUTING AND CHARGING CAPABILITY Non-Final OA SUTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
18086507 HOT CHARGING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Electric Power Systems, Inc.
17744437 MICROCONTROLLER BASED SOLAR ARRAY ENERGY TRANSFER BATTERY CHARGE CONTROL Non-Final OA Maxar Space LLC

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