Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KOTOWSKI, LISA MICHELLE

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2859

This examiner grants 46% of resolved cases

Analysis

Lisa Michelle Kotowski is an examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2859, where she has 28 resolved cases. The data shows an allowance rate of 46.4 percent and an interview lift of 47.0 percent. This lift indicates that applicants who conduct an interview see a higher probability of allowance than the baseline. The 47.0 percent interview lift suggests that direct communication is a tool for navigating the process.

The median days to allowance for these 28 resolved cases is 1324. Practitioners should factor this 1324-day timeline into their prosecution strategy. The 46.4 percent allowance rate provides a baseline for success in this art unit. With the resolved cases, the data offers a look at the examiner's historical performance.

In Art Unit 2859, the median days to allowance represents the time required to reach a grant. The interview lift is a metric for applicants to consider when deciding whether to engage the examiner directly. These figures establish the current prosecution environment for this examiner in Tech Center 2800.

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

Performance Statistics

46.4%
Allow Rate
-21.6% vs TC avg
67
Total Applications
+47.0%
Interview Lift
1324
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.6%
§102 Novelty
57.4%
§103 Obviousness
12.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17968144 CHARGING CIRCUITRY WITH THREE-LEVEL CONVERTER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BALANCING IN THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17861266 BATTERY DEVICE AND BATTERY PROTECTION METHOD FOR SAME Final Rejection ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
18464909 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER GENERATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.
17777678 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ASCERTAINING A STATE OF HEALTH OF A BATTERY FOR A MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18209596 ELECTRIC WORKING MACHINE Final Rejection KUBOTA CORPORATION
18190993 CONTROL DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO.,LTD.
17884296 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BALANCING BATTERIES CONNECTED IN PARALLEL Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17771970 POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
17913531 Charge Adapter for Charging a Vehicle Battery Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
18465775 CHARGING METHOD, DEVICE, CHARGING CIRCUIT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18124647 BATTERY REPLACEMENT STATION AND BATTERY TEMPERATURE MANAGEMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Isuzu Motors Limited
18052549 MANAGEMENT OF ELECTRICAL STORAGE CAPACITY OF BATTERY PACK SYSTEM Non-Final OA International Business Machines Corporation
17992539 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING DISPLAY POWER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
17746557 Methods and Systems for Charging an Electric Vehicle Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
17817091 ACCOMMODATION CONTAINER AND CHARGING METHOD FOR SUBSTRATE-SHAPED SENSOR Non-Final OA Tokyo Electron Limited
18326078 ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE INDUCTIVE AND DIRECT CONNECTION DUAL CHARGING Final Rejection FCA US LLC
17889440 STATE OF HEALTH BASED OPERATION FOR VEHICLE POWER SOURCES` Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17960150 SYSTEM, PROGRAM, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND AIRCRAFT Final Rejection SoftBank Corp.

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