Listed by the USPTO as LEE, JAMES
Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725
This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases
LEE, JAMES has 737 resolved cases and a 74.4% allowance rate. The interview lift is 19.4%, and the median time to allowance is 1156 days. The profile covers Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1725. The allowance rate indicates favorable outcomes across the resolved record, while the positive interview lift suggests that interviews may help address prosecution barriers. The 1156-day median makes timing a meaningful consideration for applicants managing battery-related portfolios.
The principal companies are LG Energy Solution Ltd., Panasonic Holdings Corporation, and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. The leading firms are BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP, WHDA, LLP, and Xsensus. The concentration of battery manufacturers gives practitioners context for the technical subject matter recurring in this docket.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17878321 | BUSBAR AND THERMAL CUT-OFF DEVICE SUB-ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18020529 | Composite Thermal Management Article and Thermal Management Assembly | Non-Final OA | 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY |
| 18743105 | CELL | Non-Final OA | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18605804 | BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18530339 | COMPOSITE ACTIVE MATERIAL PARTICLE AND BATTERY USING SAME | Final Rejection | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18337789 | BATTERY AND LAMINATED BATTERY | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 18699840 | BATTERY MODULE | Non-Final OA | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
| 18698332 | BATTERY MODULE, AND BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
| 18696829 | Battery Pack and Vehicle Including the Same | Non-Final OA | LG Energy Solution, Ltd. |
| 18686199 | POLYMER SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | LG Energy Solution, Ltd. |
| 18268522 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, CYLINDRICAL BATTERY AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
| 18148578 | POWER MANAGEMENT FOR BATTERY GROUP | Final Rejection | Intel Corporation |
| 18063502 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE HAVING EXCELLENT DURABILITY AND PROTON CONDUCTIVITY AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 18076988 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO ENTER BATTERY PRE-CONDITIONING | Final Rejection | KIA CORPORATION |
| 18608035 | BATTERY, ELECTRIC APPARATUS, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BATTERY | Non-Final OA | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED |
| 18422038 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED |
| 18224580 | BATTERY, ELECTRIC DEVICE, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY | Final Rejection | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED |
| 18657349 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES COMPRISING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology |
| 18009659 | LINKER-FUNCTIONALIZED METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK FOR POLYSULFIDE TETHERING IN LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES | Non-Final OA | The Johns Hopkins University |
| 18396949 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND BATTERY | Non-Final OA | BYD COMPANY LIMITED |
| 18337916 | LASER-WELDING OF EXTERNAL TABS OF ELECTRODES TO INTERNAL TERMINALS OF BATTERY CELLS | Final Rejection | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC |
| 18310772 | TEMPERATURE-REGULATED BATTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME | Non-Final OA | Global Graphene Group, Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy74.4% of resolved applications examined by James Lee were allowed (737 resolved cases), compared with 65.5% across Art Unit 1725 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +19.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by James Lee took 1,156 days on average from filing to allowance.
James Lee examines applications in Art Unit 1725 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).
