Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: KOTOWSKI, LISA MICHELLE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2859

This examiner grants 53% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

53.3%
Allow Rate
-14.7% vs TC avg
65
Total Applications
+58.3%
Interview Lift
1200
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 15 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.2%
§101 Eligibility
31.3%
§102 Novelty
46.8%
§103 Obviousness
15.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17968144 CHARGING CIRCUITRY WITH THREE-LEVEL CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BALANCING IN THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17955747 MONITORING ISOLATION RESISTANCE TO VALIDATE VEHICLE CHARGER FUNCTIONALITY Final Rejection Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
17896346 AUTOMATED BATTERY PRECONDITIONING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FLEETS Final Rejection Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
17564861 POWER MODULES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR ALLOCATING ELECTRICAL POWER TO MULTIPLE VEHICLES Final Rejection Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
17746557 Methods and Systems for Charging an Electric Vehicle Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18209596 ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE Non-Final OA KUBOTA CORPORATION
17932749 VEHICLE POWER CONTROL DEVICE, POWER CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18052549 MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL STORAGE CAPACITY OF BATTERY PACK SYSTEM Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
17913531 Charge Adapter for Charging a Vehicle Battery Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18177548 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND MOVING OBJECT Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18063892 ELECTRONIC DEVICE THAT MANAGES ENERGY WITH A SIMPLIFIED BUTTON OPERATION, AN OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
17960150 SYSTEM, PROGRAM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA SoftBank Corp.
18326078 ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE INDUCTIVE AND DIRECT CONNECTION DUAL CHARGING Non-Final OA FCA US LLC
18190993 CONTROL DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
18056135 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A MULTI-BAY CONNECTED CHARGER HAVING A COMMUNICATIONS MODULE Final Rejection Hilti Aktiengesellschaft
18124358 CONTACTLESS CHARGER Non-Final OA SUBARU CORPORATION
18325886 ELECTRICAL POWER FOR AIRCRAFT Non-Final OA GOODRICH CORPORATION
17817091 ACCOMMODATION CONTAINER AND CHARGING METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE-SHAPED SENSOR Final Rejection Tokyo Electron Limited
18124647 BATTERY REPLACEMENT STATION AND BATTERY TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Isuzu Motors Limited
18158053 PROVIDING POWER GRID SUPPORT WITH BATTERIES OF CHARGING POINTS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES Final Rejection Inventus Holdings, LLC
17793417 MULTI-OBJECTIVE SIMULTANEOUS CHARGING METHOD FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PACKS Non-Final OA ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY
17861266 BATTERY DEVICE AND BATTERY PROTECTION METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
17889440 STATE OF HEALTH BASED OPERATION FOR VEHICLE POWER SOURCES` Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18323503 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAPACITOR DISCHARGE CONTROL IN FORWARD AND REVERSE CHARGING Non-Final OA BorgWarner US Technologies LLC
18142249 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING CHARGING-RELATED BENEFITS TO AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE USER Non-Final OA Enphase Energy, Inc.
18195958 METHOD OF SMART BATTERY CONTROL Non-Final OA PHIHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18250606 CELL BATTERY FAST CHARGING METHOD AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA Yazami IP PTE.LTD.
18250475 METHOD FOR INCREASING THE DISCHARGE CAPACITY OF A BATTERY CELL AND CHARGE SYSTEM ADAPTED TO SUCH METHOD Non-Final OA Yazami lP PTE. LTD.
18093740 POWER TOOL AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA MOBILETRON ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

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