Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Listed by the USPTO as KERNS, KEVIN P
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1735 1793
This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases
Kevin P. Kerns, in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1735, has 1507 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 79.0 percent, and the interview lift is 21.2 percent. This lift indicates the added probability of allowance when an interview is held compared to the 79.0 percent baseline rate.
The median days to allowance is 945. Top companies include LG Energy Solution Ltd., Toyota Motor Corporation, and Expion360 Inc. Firms like Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP (DC), SoraIP, Inc., and AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP are frequent. The 79.0 percent allowance rate across 1507 cases shows a very consistent record. The 945-day median pendency and 21.2 percent interview lift are the primary benchmarks for this art unit.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19135633 | CASTING CORE | Final Rejection | SAFRAN |
| 18889908 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING CORE | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18643005 | BATTERY | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18119542 | SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND SOLID STATE BATTERY | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18159784 | Battery Apparatus, Method for Controlling Battery Apparatus to Exhaust Gas, and Energy Storage Device | Non-Final OA | Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 18570461 | PRISMATIC SECONDARY BATTERY | Non-Final OA | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
| 18271004 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME | Final Rejection | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
| 18085896 | Electrolyte Solution for Lithium Secondary Battery and Lithium Secondary Battery Comprising the Same | Non-Final OA | LG Energy Solution, Ltd. |
| 17795315 | Battery Module, Battery Pack Including the Same and Manufacturing Method of the Same | Non-Final OA | LG Energy Solution, Ltd. |
| 18528830 | 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. |
| 18675526 | CASTING CORE FOR A CAST ENGINE COMPONENT | Non-Final OA | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY |
| 18667378 | CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY | Non-Final OA | Samsung SDI Co., Ltd. |
| 18547866 | FUEL CELL MODULE AND FUEL CELL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | KYOCERA CORPORATION |
| 18651619 | BATTERY PACK, BATTERY PACK BOX GROUP, ELECTRICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE CABINET | Non-Final OA | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED |
| 18501049 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED |
| 18238357 | SCALABLE BATTERY MOUNTED LOCK OUT DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Caterpillar Inc. |
| 18447639 | THERMAL BARRIER ASSEMBLY FOR TRACTION BATTERY PACK | Final Rejection | Ford Global Technologies, LLC |
| 18284020 | Positive Electrode Active Material and Preparation Method Thereof | Non-Final OA | LG Chem, Ltd. |
| 18037860 | Positive Electrode Active Material Precursor, Method of Preparing the Same, and Positive Electrode Active Material | Final Rejection | LG Chem, Ltd. |
| 18567019 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY | Non-Final OA | SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD. |
| 17966129 | REMOVABLE AND REPLACEABLE BATTERY PACK | Final Rejection | Briggs & Stratton, LLC |
| 17901039 | ADAPTIVE TUNING CIRCUIT FOR WIRELESS SIGNAL TRANSMISSION | Final Rejection | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC |
| 18146238 | ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM AND METHOD OF INSTALLING SAME USING A SKID | Final Rejection | BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION |
| 18764483 | BATTERY AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Ningde Amperex Technology Limited |
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Build Your Strategy79.0% of resolved applications examined by Kevin P Kerns were allowed (1,507 resolved cases), compared with 49.0% across Art Unit 1735 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +21.2 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Kevin P Kerns took 945 days on average from filing to allowance.
Kevin P Kerns examines applications in Art Unit 1735 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).