Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: MCFARLAND, DANIEL PATRICK

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2859

This examiner grants 25% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

25.0%
Allow Rate
-43.0% vs TC avg
50
Total Applications
-50.0%
Interview Lift
1389
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
0%
§102 Novelty
92.1%
§103 Obviousness
6.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18030403 CELL BALANCING CIRCUIT AND BATTERY SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18050512 CONVEYANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
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
17706326 WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEM AND APPARATUS, AND TO-BE-CHARGED DEVICE Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
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
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
17643171 POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17799473 SECONDARY BATTERY CONTROL DEVICE, BATTERY PACK, AND SECONDARY BATTERY CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
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
18299412 MULTI-WINDING POWER SUPPLY FOR MULTI-VOLTAGE CHARGER Non-Final OA TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
18176712 APPARATUS SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A CHARGE OF A BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA NXP USA, 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
18169347 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TEMPERATURE COMPENSATION OF LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE THRESHOLDS AND VOLTAGE DROOP DETECTION IN A MEDICAL DEVICE Final Rejection Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.
18110661 CHARGING STATION FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17948579 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN OPTIMAL STATE-OF-CHARGE OPERATING WINDOW FOR A BATTERY Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
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
17976080 ADVANCED ELECTROLYTES FOR HIGH TEMERATURE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA FASTCAP ULTRACAPACITORS LLC
17702129 ELECTRIC VEHICLE SOLAR CHARGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ENTELIGENT INC.

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