Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KIM, ANDREW NATHANIEL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1727

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

Andrew Nathaniel Kim is an examiner assigned to Art Unit 1727 within Tech Center 1700. The current data profile is based on 1 resolved case, which resulted in an allowance rate of 100.0 percent. This outcome provides the statistical basis for predicting results for the applications involved. The median days to allowance for this case was 1119.

Because the dataset consists of an individual resolution, the interview lift is 0.0 percent, indicating that no interview changed the outcome for this instance. Practitioners should note the 100.0 percent allowance rate is the recorded frequency within Tech Center 1700. The 1119 days to allowance serves as the benchmark for timing in this examiner's portfolio. This profile reflects the available data for the examiner in Art Unit 1727. The 1 resolved case is the only resolution currently recorded for this examiner.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+35.0% vs TC avg
15
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1119
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
28.6%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18403271 IN-VEHICLE BATTERY Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18695962 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18688314 BATTERY PACK AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18580362 Battery Pack Assembly Using Rotating Handle Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18593168 SEPARATOR FOR FUEL CELL AND UNIT CELL FOR FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18558760 THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF A LIQUID COOLED MODULE Non-Final OA APR Technologies AB
18503122 BATTERY CELL MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND METHOD Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18352087 BATTERY CELL COMPRISING CASE FOR BULGING REDUCTION AND BATTERY DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18342206 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY COMPONENT WITH MULTI-LAYER ELECTRODE Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18352096 ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVES FOR BATTERIES INCLUDING LITHIUM- AND MANGANESE-RICH POSITIVE ELECTRODES Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18215815 ELECTROLYTE FOR AQUEOUS ZINC-BROMINE BATTERY CONTAINING BROMINE COMPLEXING AGENT AND METAL ION ADDITIVE, AND AQUEOUS ZINC-BROMINE NON-FLOW BATTERY CONTAINING SAME Final Rejection GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18342672 BATTERY SEPARATOR FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Non-Final OA Magnera Corporation

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