Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCFARLAND, DANIEL PATRICK

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2859

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-18.0% vs TC avg
50
Total Applications
-100.0%
Interview Lift
1217
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 2 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.7%
§102 Novelty
45.1%
§103 Obviousness
30.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18067106 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17698297 POWER SUPPLYING FACILITY FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE USING POWER SUPPLYING FACILITY Non-Final OA IHI Corporation
18030403 CELL BALANCING CIRCUIT AND BATTERY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18071030 EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18168460 MOUNT FOR GANG BOX CHARGER Non-Final OA MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18246640 CHARGING APPARATUS FOR PERSONAL MOBILITY MEANS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18062440 METHOD FOR CHARGING AN ELECTRIC ENERGY ACCUMULATOR OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, THE MOTOR VEHICLE, AND A CHARGING STATION Final Rejection AUDI AG
18299412 MULTI-WINDING POWER SUPPLY FOR MULTI-VOLTAGE CHARGER Non-Final OA TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18117895 ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND POWER CONTROL METHOD OF SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17706326 WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS, AND TO-BE-CHARGED DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17721751 ELECTRIC POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, ELECTRIC POWER MANAGEMENT SERVER, AND ELECTRIC POWER MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17710006 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18015164 METHOD FOR REDUCING IN-RUSH CURRENTS IN BATTERY CHARGING APPLICATIONS Final Rejection HELLA GmbH & Co. KGaA
18111762 Hand-Held Power Tool with a Work Field Lighting Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17774573 BATTERY SYSTEM FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING A BATTERY SYSTEM, AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18127634 SYSTEM AND METHOD OF TIME-SERIES ANALYSIS OF NOISY APPEARING SIGNALS FOR BATTERY CHARGING Non-Final OA Iontra Inc
17698890 ADDRESSING PARASITICS IN A BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM UTILIZING HARMONIC CHARGING Final Rejection Iontra Inc
17645554 ELECTRICAL-ACCUMULATOR-ISOLATING DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18092080 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, OPERATION SYSTEM AND POWER SUPPLY METHOD Final Rejection Nuvoton Technology Corporation
18176712 APPARATUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CHARGE OF A BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA NXP USA, INC.
17729105 PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CHARGING SYSTEM THEREOF Final Rejection ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
18192963 CHARGING METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18192069 CHARGING METHOD, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
18010304 METHOD FOR DISCHARGING A VEHICLE HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ON-BOARD VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND INSULATION MONITORING DEVICES Final Rejection Vitesco Technologies GmbH
17928786 METHOD FOR DETECTING AN INSULATION FAULT IN A VEHICLE ON-BOARD ELECTRICAL SYSTEM Final Rejection Vitesco Technologies GmbH
17711216 CAPACITOR DISCHARGE TOOL Non-Final OA Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.
18002945 INITIAL CHARGING DEVICE AND METHOD OF MODULAR MULTI-LEVEL CONVERTER Final Rejection HYOSUNG HEAVY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
18117619 MONITORING BATTERY VOLTAGE DELIVERY Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS
17976080 ADVANCED ELECTROLYTES FOR HIGH TEMERATURE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection FASTCAP ULTRACAPACITORS LLC

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