Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: MELFI, OLIVIA MASON

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1729

This examiner grants 64% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.3%
Allow Rate
-0.7% vs TC avg
80
Total Applications
+27.3%
Interview Lift
1254
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 42 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
12.7%
§102 Novelty
63.7%
§103 Obviousness
21.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18403917 POWER STORAGE MODULE Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18574233 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18186787 EMBEDDED ELECTRODE FORMATION INCLUDING SYMMETRICALLY SLIT ELECTRODES Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18171407 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, VEHICLE, AND STATIONARY POWER SUPPLY Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
17598904 ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
17613720 Positive Electrode Active Material for Secondary Battery and Lithium Secondary Battery Including Same Final Rejection LG Chem, Ltd.
18574567 Positive Electrode for Lithium Secondary Battery and Positive Electrode and Lithium Secondary Battery Comprising the Same Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18272038 SECONDARY BATTERY ACTIVATING APPARATUS AND SECONDARY BATTERY MANUFACTURING METHOD USING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18032627 Battery Pack and Vehicle Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18009844 Pouch, Apparatus For Molding The Pouch, And Method For Manufacturing Secondary Battery Comprising The Pouch Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17601250 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18485231 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17511384 ELECTROLYTE, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, AND APPARATUS CONTAINING SUCH LITHIUM-ION BATTERY Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17583728 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, AND RELATED BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
17563137 PARTITION PLATE, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
17536552 COMPOSITE CATHODE MATERIALS FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES AND METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18176709 INTEGRATED FILTERING SYSTEMS FOR TRACTION BATTERY PACKS Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18510854 ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18032754 ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY AND LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18166467 A MULTI-CELL RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18268791 CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA POSCO CHEMICAL CO., LTD

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