Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: MELFI, OLIVIA MASON

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1700 1729

This examiner grants 57% of resolved cases

Analysis

Olivia Mason Melfi has 47 resolved cases in Art Unit 1700. The examiner's allowance rate is 57.4%, and the median days to allowance is 1305. The interview lift is 27.4%, indicating that interviews are a helpful tool for applicants in Tech Center 1700. This 27.4% lift is a notable statistic for the 47 resolved cases in this docket.

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

Performance Statistics

57.4%
Allow Rate
-7.6% vs TC avg
82
Total Applications
+27.4%
Interview Lift
1305
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 47 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
11.8%
§102 Novelty
67.4%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18574233 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18282606 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18683856 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
18720615 SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND ALL SOLID BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, 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.
18567676 ELECTRODE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18036355 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18609505 IONIC LIQUID, ELECTROLYTE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18236067 ALL SOLID BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17754932 SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18510854 ELECTROLYTIC SOLUTION FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
17539696 INSULATING FILM, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND POWER CONSUMPTION DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17511384 ELECTROLYTE, LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, AND APPARATUS CONTAINING SUCH LITHIUM-ION BATTERY Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17563137 PARTITION PLATE, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18918060 MULTILAYER ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND FABRICATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SK On Co., Ltd.
18032836 POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, METHOD FOR INSPECTING THE SAME, NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA Maxell, Ltd.
18176709 INTEGRATED FILTERING SYSTEMS FOR TRACTION BATTERY PACKS Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
18025010 Nonaqueous Alkali Metal Power Storage Element and Positive Electrode Coating Liquid Final Rejection Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha
18019418 Housing for a battery module for receiving battery cells Non-Final OA Webasto SE
18032754 ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY AND LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY R&DB FOUNDATION
18495031 BATTERY CASING MODULE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18166467 A MULTI-CELL RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18660421 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PROCESSING ELECTROCHEMICAL SYSTEM FUEL EXHAUST Final Rejection BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION
18540817 SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA AESC Japan Ltd.

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