Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MEKHLIN, ELI S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1721 1728 1758 1759 1793 1795 1796

This examiner grants 60% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.8%
Allow Rate
-5.2% vs TC avg
1139
Total Applications
+48.8%
Interview Lift
1028
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1114 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
49.5%
§103 Obviousness
31.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18948845 SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL MODULE Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18629643 FABRICATING SOLAR CELL COVERGLASS FROM MOLTEN REGOLITH ELECTROLYSIS ELECTROLYTE Final Rejection Blue Origin Manufacturing, LLC
18829313 PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL MODIFIED BY CHELATING LAYER AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD Non-Final OA Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
18264266 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, SECONDARY BATTERY, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18407377 SOLAR CELL AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE Final Rejection ZHEJIANG JINKO SOLAR CO., LTD.
19020801 SOLAR MODULE FRAMES Non-Final OA Nextpower LLC
18845819 MULTI-LAYER CONTACT STACK, PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS MADE THEREOF AND METHODS TO FORM THEM Final Rejection NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE
18993923 BACK JUNCTION SOLAR CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA JA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY YANGZHOU CO., LTD.
18989601 FOLDABLE SOLAR PANEL Final Rejection LAT Enterprises, Inc., d/b/a MediPak Energy Systems
18823722 BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME, AND BATTERY ASSEMBLY Final Rejection Trina Solar Co., Ltd.
18685271 TEXTURE STRUCTURE OF SOLAR CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Final Rejection TRINA SOLAR CO., LTD.
18945559 HETEROJUNCTION BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA RISEN ENERGY CO., LTD.
18962408 PEROVSKITE SOLAR MODULE WITH INDIUM ZINC-TIN OXIDE LAYER AND METHODS FOR MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA Caelux Corporation
18864113 METHOD FOR CROSS-CONNECTING A SOLAR CELL ARRAY, SOLAR PANEL AND DEVICE FOR THE ELECTRICAL CROSS-CONNECTION OF SOLAR CELL ARRAYS Non-Final OA M10 Solar Equipment GmbH
18235619 Carbon-Based Bipolar Membranes for Bipolar Stacked Solid-State Batteries Non-Final OA United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA
18696347 Support plate for integrating photovoltaic panels of various dimensions Non-Final OA GYS HOLDING
18547828 Dielectric Thermal Management Fluids and Methods for Using Them Non-Final OA Castrol Limited
17787390 FILM WITH A COATING Final Rejection Neutrino, Inc.

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