Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sarah Jordan Jacobson, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as JACOBSON, SARAH JORDAN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1785 1794

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

JACOBSON, SARAH JORDAN is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1785. The profile includes 27 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 51.9%, and a median of 1342 days to allowance. The interview lift is 76.5%, making it the most prominent reported prosecution metric in this limited record.

The listed companies are SK Inc., Panasonic Holdings Corporation, and Ningde Amperex Technology Limited. The listed firms are WHDA, LLP, IP & T GROUP LLP, and OLIFF PLC. Practitioners can use the 76.5% interview lift to identify interviews as a central planning consideration, while the 51.9% allowance rate and 1342-day median provide outcome and timing context. Because the profile covers 27 resolved cases, those indicators should be read within that case population.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

51.9%
Allow Rate
-13.1% vs TC avg
89
Total Applications
+76.5%
Interview Lift
1342
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 27 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
27.9%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18028929 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17799064 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18036462 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
18016232 SEPARATOR AND ELECTOCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18114636 BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18371316 BATTERY TERMINAL Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17894402 VEHICLE BATTERY PACK CASE AND ITS REPLACEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18676884 BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND POWER CONSUMING DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17999218 PROCESS FOR MAKING AN ELECTRODE, AND ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIALS Final Rejection BASF SE
17976482 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17786218 ELECTRODE, BATTERY CELL, CELL STACK, BATTERY SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE Non-Final OA SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17865687 BATTERY WITH INTEGRATED BUS BAR COOLING SYSTEM AND MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
17921650 ADDITIVE FOR POSITIVE ELECTRODE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, COMPOSITION FOR POSITIVE ELECTRODE OF ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection KURARAY CO., LTD.
18626343 RACK ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
17704201 Lithium Secondary Battery and Method of Fabricating Cathode for Lithium Secondary Battery Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
17686196 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection SK ON CO., LTD.
18188533 Anode Active Material for Lithium Secondary Battery and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same Final Rejection SK Innovation Co., Ltd.
18093463 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING SILICON-BASED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
17713187 RECHARGEABLE METAL HALIDE BATTERY Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
18726584 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD
17863770 METHOD FOR PRODUCING PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR BATTERIES AND BATTERY Final Rejection DAI NIPPON PRINTING CO., LTD.
17970567 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND BATTERY Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
17913570 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC.
18260335 COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE FUNCTIONAL LAYER, LAMINATE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE Final Rejection ZEON CORPORATION
18758564 BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
18621481 POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING SUCH POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
18300731 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17988770 ELECTROLYTE, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE THEREOF, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA AESC Japan Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sarah Jordan Jacobson's allowance rate?

51.9% of resolved applications examined by Sarah Jordan Jacobson were allowed (27 resolved cases), compared with 53.5% across Art Unit 1785 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sarah Jordan Jacobson?

This examiner's interview lift is +76.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sarah Jordan Jacobson take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sarah Jordan Jacobson took 1,342 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sarah Jordan Jacobson work in?

Sarah Jordan Jacobson examines applications in Art Unit 1785 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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