Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LU, ZIHENG NMN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1752

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.8%
Allow Rate
+16.8% vs TC avg
83
Total Applications
+15.2%
Interview Lift
1246
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 55 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
20.3%
§102 Novelty
66.5%
§103 Obviousness
9.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17297228 SOLID STATE BATTERIES Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
19294081 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17752167 BATTERY, POWER CONSUMPTION DEVICE, AND METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING BATTERY Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17634114 POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR FREE-STANDING FILM-TYPE LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18273902 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18023214 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18105630 LITHIUM AND MANGANESE RICH POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18154398 BATTERY THERMAL SUPPRESSION SYSTEMS Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
17438645 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
17680305 METHOD OF PRODUCING ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18153962 SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17637467 SULFIDE-BASED SOLID COMPOSITE ELECTROLYTE FILM Final Rejection SOLVAY SA
17804721 Heat/Flame-Resistant Polymer Composite-Based Solid Electrolyte Separator, Lithium Secondary Battery, and Manufacturing Method Non-Final OA Global Graphene Group, Inc.
18115233 BATTERY PROTECTION AT ALTITUDE Non-Final OA BAE Systems Controls Inc.
17754251 ELECTRODE PAD FOR BATTERY ROLL CORE, AND CYLINDRICAL OR BUTTON BATTERY Non-Final OA Guangdong Mic-Power New Energy Co., Ltd.
17426447 BATTERY PACK Final Rejection NARRABUNDAH TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS PTY LTD

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