Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KLINE, SYDNEY LYNN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1729

This examiner grants 72% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

71.9%
Allow Rate
+6.9% vs TC avg
71
Total Applications
+21.5%
Interview Lift
1275
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 32 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
13.5%
§102 Novelty
72.1%
§103 Obviousness
13.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18014536 SECONDARY-BATTERY POSITIVE ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17926419 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17931553 BATTERY COOLING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18020185 SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18193579 COMPOSITE PARTICLES FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY, PRODUCING METHOD, POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODES, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE RECHARGEABLE BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18014042 ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM BATTERY AND LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17893027 RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18075841 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND POWERED DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18171376 ANODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18098111 RECHARGEABLE-BATTERY CELL Final Rejection SK On Co., Ltd.
17695382 CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SK ON CO., LTD.
17688332 COMPOSITE SEPARATOR FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
18273851 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
17925049 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERIES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection SUMITOMO METAL MINING CO., LTD.
18068724 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY Final Rejection ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
18692885 ANODE COATING FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE LI-ION BATTERY Non-Final OA Arkema France
18131409 ELECTROLYTE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTAINING SAME Non-Final OA NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18188708 BATTERY Final Rejection Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
18260319 COMPOSITION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE FUNCTIONAL LAYER, FUNCTIONAL LAYER FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, LAMINATE FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
18252885 BINDER COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection ZEON CORPORATION

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