Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 16, 2026

Kevin Michael Knowlan, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KNOWLAN, KEVIN MICHAEL

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1783

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

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Allow Rate
-65.0% vs TC avg
20
Total Applications
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Interview Lift
0
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 0 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
32.6%
§102 Novelty
45.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18591147 FUEL CELL SYSTEM Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18602310 AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18591180 THIN TYPE STACKED BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18692502 LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18541032 CARRIER UNIT FOR A BATTERY MODULE Final Rejection Volvo Car Corporation
18591101 STACKING APPARATUS AND ELECTRODE BODY PRODUCTION LINE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18540724 ELECTROLYTE FILLING OF BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18693923 SOLID ELECTROLYTE, PRODUCTION METHOD FOR SOLID ELECTROLYTE, AND BATTERY Non-Final OA LINTEC Corporation
18662245 ELECTRONIC ELEMENT ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18636367 VENTING DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK WITH THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18701132 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18687573 LITHIUM ION CONDUCTIVE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, LITHIUM ION CONDUCTIVE SOLID ELECTROLYTE, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID LITHIUM ION CONDUCTIVE SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAID LITHIUM ION CONDUCTIVE SOLID ELECTROLYTE, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA Resonac Corporation
18708156 Pyridinium Compounds With Low Reduction Potentials And Persistent Radical States Non-Final OA Board of Trustees of Michigan State University
18701117 CROSS MEMBER FOR BATTERY CASE AND BATTERY CASE Non-Final OA POSCO CO., LTD
18577699 BINDER COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY, AND NON-AQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA ZEON CORPORATION
18654174 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited

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Kevin Michael Knowlan examines applications in Art Unit 1783 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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