Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LEE, JAMES

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.9%
Allow Rate
+9.9% vs TC avg
751
Total Applications
+19.0%
Interview Lift
1199
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 709 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
25.1%
§102 Novelty
45.6%
§103 Obviousness
22.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17980361 BATTERY INCLUDING ION BARRIER LAYER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17921172 Electrode Drying Device Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18337789 BATTERY AND LAMINATED BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17985264 BATTERY CELL SEALING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
18063502 ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE HAVING EXCELLENT DURABILITY AND PROTON CONDUCTIVITY AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17878321 BUSBAR AND THERMAL CUT-OFF DEVICE SUB-ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Apple Inc.
17933497 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING GRANULATED MATERIAL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17980017 FLOW CHANNELS FOR OPTIMAL OR IMPROVED DELIVERY OF FLUID TO POROUS ELECTROCHEMICAL / CHEMICAL MEDIA Final Rejection THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
18273128 BATTERY CLUSTER AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
18189418 AQUEOUS PRIMARY BATTERY FOR CARBON DIOXIDE CONVERSION CONTAINING METAL NANOCLUSTER CATALYST AND CARBON DIOXIDE CONVERSION METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation, Yonsei University
18354885 BATTERY Non-Final OA ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
18067913 BATTERY Final Rejection ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
17800926 METAL NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS
17297792 REDOX FLOW BATTERY Final Rejection IP2IPO Innovations Limited
18337916 LASER-WELDING OF EXTERNAL TABS OF ELECTRODES TO INTERNAL TERMINALS OF BATTERY CELLS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17822460 MITIGATION OF SOLUTION CROSS-OVER USING DIFFERENTIAL ELECTROLYTE FORMULATIONS IN REDOX FLOW BATTERY SYSTEMS Final Rejection UOP LLC
18277499 CYLINDRICAL BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR SAME Non-Final OA Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
18277484 LITHIUM NICKEL-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Non-Final OA UMICORE
18277393 LITHIUM NICKEL-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Non-Final OA UMICORE
18277543 LITHIUM NICKEL-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Non-Final OA UMICORE
17798124 METHOD FOR PRODUCING A CYCLICALLY STABLE SILICON ANODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND SILICON ANODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES Non-Final OA Christian-Albrechts-Universitaet zu Kiel
17794231 UTILITY VEHICLE HAVING FUEL CELL DEVICE Non-Final OA MAN Truck & Bus SE
18559767 BIPOLAR LITHIUM ION CATHODES AND CELLS AND BATTERIES CONTAINING LITHIUM ION CATHODES Final Rejection ADVANCED CELL ENGINEERING, INC.
18272376 BATTERY MODULE, MODULAR BATTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING MODULAR BATTERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA VARTA Microbattery GmbH
17907437 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE THEREOF Non-Final OA I-TEN
18310772 TEMPERATURE-REGULATED BATTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME Final Rejection Global Graphene Group, Inc.
18180312 BATTERY CELL CONTACTING DEVICE, AND BATTERY MODULE CONTAINING SUCH A BATTERY CELL CONTACTING DEVICE Non-Final OA Diehl AKO Stiftung & Co. KG
17921110 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRODE MANAGEMENT IN METAL AIR FUEL CELL STACK Non-Final OA LOG 9 MATERIALS SCIENTIFIC PRIVATE LIMITED
17916830 MANUFACTURING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR A FUEL CELL STACK Final Rejection Thomas LYDHIG
17851946 DISTRIBUTED CELL FORMATION SYSTEMS AND PRE-LITHIATION MODULES FOR LITHIUM CONTAINING SECONDARY BATTERIES Final Rejection Enovix Corpooration

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