Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MCCLURE, JOSHUA PATRICK

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1727

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Joshua Patrick Mcclure, in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1723, has 91 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 51.6 percent, which suggests a moderate level of difficulty for applicants. The median days to allowance is 1259, providing a benchmark for the expected duration of the prosecution process for cases that reach a grant.

The interview lift is 10.4 percent. This suggests that interviews are a productive strategy for increasing the likelihood of allowance compared to the 51.6 percent baseline. For practitioners, the 10.4 percent lift indicates that direct engagement with the examiner is a useful tool for resolving rejections. Given the 1259 days to allowance, applicants should be prepared for a steady prosecution process where verbal negotiation can provide a measurable advantage. The 91 resolved cases offer a preliminary but useful data set for evaluating this examiner's tendencies.

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

Performance Statistics

51.6%
Allow Rate
-13.4% vs TC avg
128
Total Applications
+10.4%
Interview Lift
1259
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 91 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.4%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18655516 BATTERY MODULE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18588072 POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE, AND BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18292653 POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18278708 NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18277274 ELECTRODE MIXTURE FOR BATTERIES AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18566813 Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Solution for Lithium Secondary Battery and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18383684 NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18486020 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17335793 COMPOSITE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, CATHODE INCLUDING THE SAME, LITHIUM BATTERY EMPLOYING THE CATHODE, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
16997381 CATHODE, ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING CATHODE, AND METHOD OF PREPARING ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18065039 SOLID STATE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOLID STATE BATTERY Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
17113047 BATTERY BOX, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PREPARING BATTERY BOX Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17689708 APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
18574156 METHOD FOR PRODUCING REFORMED SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE POWDER Non-Final OA IDEMITSU KOSAN CO.,LTD.
17770572 A NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND A METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
18449777 GAS DEFLECTOR HAVING COOLING VENTS Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18459635 LIQUID-GAS SEPARATOR ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR ROUTING EXHAUST WATER AWAY FROM FUEL CELL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18694298 SEALING FILM, ELECTRODE LEAD WIRE MEMBER, AND BATTERY Non-Final OA Fujimori Kogyo Co., Ltd.

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