Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: LU, ZIHENG NMN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1752

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.8%
Allow Rate
+17.8% vs TC avg
85
Total Applications
+14.2%
Interview Lift
1228
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 58 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
1.8%
§102 Novelty
95.3%
§103 Obviousness
0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17297228 SOLID STATE BATTERIES Non-Final OA President and Fellows of Harvard College
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.
19294081 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SHEET, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
19282426 SECONDARY BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, 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
18220301 PRELITHIATION DEVICE AND PRELITHIATION METHOD Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18105630 LITHIUM AND MANGANESE RICH POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITIONS Non-Final OA Ford Global Technologies, LLC
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.
17438645 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
17804721 Heat/Flame-Resistant Polymer Composite-Based Solid Electrolyte Separator, Lithium Secondary Battery, and Manufacturing Method Non-Final OA Global Graphene Group, Inc.
17754251 ELECTRODE PAD FOR BATTERY ROLL CORE, AND CYLINDRICAL OR BUTTON BATTERY Non-Final OA Guangdong Mic-Power New Energy Co., Ltd.

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