Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LEE, JAMES

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.5%
Allow Rate
+9.5% vs TC avg
758
Total Applications
+19.5%
Interview Lift
1150
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 717 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
9.3%
§102 Novelty
73.1%
§103 Obviousness
8.4%
§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.
18277878 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK WITH IMPROVED SAFETY Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17921172 Electrode Drying Device Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17985264 BATTERY CELL SEALING APPARATUS Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
18337789 BATTERY AND LAMINATED BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
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
18148578 POWER MANAGEMENT FOR BATTERY GROUP Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18076988 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION FOR DETERMINING WHETHER TO ENTER BATTERY PRE-CONDITIONING Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
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
18354885 BATTERY Non-Final OA ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
18344327 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
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
18277543 LITHIUM NICKEL-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Non-Final OA UMICORE
18277484 LITHIUM NICKEL-BASED COMPOSITE OXIDE AS A POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Non-Final OA UMICORE
18272376 BATTERY MODULE, MODULAR BATTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING MODULAR BATTERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA VARTA Microbattery GmbH
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
17851946 DISTRIBUTED CELL FORMATION SYSTEMS AND PRE-LITHIATION MODULES FOR LITHIUM CONTAINING SECONDARY BATTERIES Final Rejection Enovix Corpooration
17289432 LITHIUM POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA TOPSOE BATTERY MATERIALS A/S

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