Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: LEONARD, MICHELLE TURNER

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1724 4100

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Michelle Turner Leonard has resolved 113 cases in Art Unit 1724. The examiner has an allowance rate of 69.9 percent. This 69.9 percent rate is based on the 113 resolved cases in Tech Center 4100. Practitioners can use these figures to evaluate the probability of a grant. The volume of resolutions provides a specific data set for this examiner's history.

The interview lift is 12.0 percent. This 12.0 percent figure represents the change in the allowance rate when an interview is conducted. Practitioners should consider this lift when deciding on a prosecution strategy. This metric indicates how interviews correlate with the overall allowance rate. The 12.0 percent lift is a recorded factor in the examiner's prosecution profile.

The median time to allowance is 1272 days. This 1272 day duration is the middle value for the time from filing to grant. Applicants can use this figure to plan their prosecution timelines. The median pendency is a specific temporal measure in Art Unit 1724. It provides a benchmark for cases assigned to this examiner. Understanding this 1272 day timeline is important for managing expectations during the examination process.

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

Performance Statistics

70.2%
Allow Rate
+10.2% vs TC avg
146
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
1274
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 114 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
59.1%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18317876 BATTERY PACK Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18539499 ANODE-SOLID ELECTROLYTE SUB-ASSEMBLY FOR ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY, ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18191925 ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HUMIDITY STABILIZATION SYSTEM Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18567532 JELLY-ROLL TYPE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18025375 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18236152 ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION, PRODUCTION METHOD THEREFOR, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
19357113 BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND POWER CONSUMING APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18485822 WOUND ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18459432 CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SK INNOVATION CO., LTD.
17742469 BATTERY ARRAY THERMAL BARRIER THAT PROVIDES A VENT PATH AND ASSOCIATED METHOD OF VENTING Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18273917 ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection GS Yuasa International Ltd.
18472692 ULTRA VIOLET (UV) ASSISTED STACKING SYSTEM FOR A BATTERY CELL STACKING MECHANISM Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18449749 SINGLE-ATOM CATALYST STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY ERICA CAMPUS
18357802 MIXED MEDIA DESULFURIZATION SYSTEMS AND FUEL CELL SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
18318194 HYDROGEN POWERED FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING CONDENSER AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME USING PRESSURE CONTROL Final Rejection BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
18022243 COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE Non-Final OA W. L. Gore & Associates G.K.

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