Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEE, JAMES

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner JAMES LEE operates within Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1725. The examiner has managed 729 resolved cases. The observed allowance rate is 74.3 percent, reflecting the frequency of patent grants among all applications that reach a final disposition. This percentage serves as a baseline for understanding the current prosecution environment under this examiner in Art Unit 1725.

The median days to allowance is 1154. This value measures the typical time from the initial filing of an application to the eventual issuance of a patent. Practitioners can use the 1154 days figure to estimate the duration of the examination phase. This timeline is a critical factor for strategic planning for cases assigned to Tech Center 1700.

An interview lift of 19.4 percent is recorded for this profile. This metric indicates the difference in allowance outcomes between cases that included an interview and those that did not. A lift of 19.4 percent suggests that direct engagement with the examiner is a factor in the probability of a grant. With 729 resolved cases, these data points provide a factual summary of the examiner's historical performance.

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

Performance Statistics

74.2%
Allow Rate
+9.2% vs TC avg
764
Total Applications
+19.5%
Interview Lift
1155
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 730 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
23.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17878321 BUSBAR AND THERMAL CUT-OFF DEVICE SUB-ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Apple Inc.
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.
18284644 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, SEPARATOR FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18337789 BATTERY AND LAMINATED BATTERY Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18517612 BATTERY PACK AND COOLING SYSTEM Non-Final OA VOLVO TRUCK CORPORATION
18699840 BATTERY MODULE 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.
17921172 Electrode Drying Device Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18009659 LINKER-FUNCTIONALIZED METAL-ORGANIC FRAMEWORK FOR POLYSULFIDE TETHERING IN LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERIES Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18612823 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
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
17985264 BATTERY CELL SEALING APPARATUS Final Rejection SK On Co., Ltd.
18657349 ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
18396949 POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND BATTERY Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18591504 METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18273128 BATTERY CLUSTER AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection Sungrow Power Supply Co., Ltd.
18337916 LASER-WELDING OF EXTERNAL TABS OF ELECTRODES TO INTERNAL TERMINALS OF BATTERY CELLS Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18644155 ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE ELEMENT Non-Final OA VARTA Microbattery GmbH
18686728 BATTERY VENT PROTECTOR Non-Final OA EaglePicher Technologies, LLC
18310772 TEMPERATURE-REGULATED BATTERY SYSTEM AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME Non-Final OA Global Graphene Group, Inc.

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