Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LAIOS, MARIA J

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1727 1795

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Analysis

Maria J Laios, assigned to Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1700, has handled 762 resolved cases. Her allowance rate pct of 69.0 reflects the level of grant probability for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1458, suggesting the prosecution cycle for successful applications. This 1458-day timeline is a factor for applicants to consider when filing in this art unit and managing their intellectual property portfolios.

The interview lift pct of 18.3 is a metric showing that interviews are associated with an increase in the chances of a grant. This 18.3 lift suggests that applicants should consider interviews to potentially resolve complex technical issues. The volume of 762 resolved cases provides a data set for evaluating these trends. Given the 18.3 lift, an interview appears to be a tool available to applicants seeking to improve their 69.0 allowance rate pct and navigate the 1458-day median pendency.

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

Performance Statistics

69.0%
Allow Rate
+4.0% vs TC avg
784
Total Applications
+18.3%
Interview Lift
1458
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 762 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
21.3%
§102 Novelty
55.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18454149 AQUEOUS POTASSIUM ION BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18560425 LITHIUM PRIMARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18262029 POWER SOURCE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Panasonic Energy Co.,Ltd.
18337526 Sodium Halide-based Nanocomposite, Preparing Method Thereof, and Positive Electrode Active Material, Solid Electrolyte, and All-solid-state Battery Comprising the Same Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18288908 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18286735 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A BATTERY Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18085679 BATTERY MODULE ASSEMBLY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18760368 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL OF POWER STORAGE DEVICE, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRICALLY PROPELLED VEHICLE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER STORAGE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18201858 BATTERY PACK AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18201197 LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection TDK Corporation
18480151 BATTERY Final Rejection Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18065110 ANODE CONTAINING MULTI-COMPOSITE CONDUCTIVE AGENT AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection KOREA ELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE
18412150 SOLID OXIDE ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL CONTAINING STRONTIUM GETTER Non-Final OA BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
18086589 SOLID-STATE BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA AESC Japan Ltd.
18267013 METAL-AIR CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING Final Rejection VARTA Microbattery GmbH
18565711 BATTERY TRAY SYSTEM, TRACTION BATERY, AND MOTOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA KAUTEX TEXTRON GmbH & Co. KG

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