Prosecution Insights
Last updated: July 17, 2026

Examiner: NEWELL, ANNA GOULD

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1726

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

52.2%
Allow Rate
-12.8% vs TC avg
77
Total Applications
+48.2%
Interview Lift
1309
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 23 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.1%
§102 Novelty
93.9%
§103 Obviousness
2.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17760053 VEHICULAR ENERGY STORAGE MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
17863825 BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18047182 BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17758589 ELECTRICAL STORAGE MODULE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18029335 BATTERY RACK AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17789002 Pouch-Type Secondary Battery and Battery Module Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17770966 BATTERY MODULE COMPRISING CONSTANT-FORCE SPRING AND BATTERY PACK COMPRISING SAME Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, LTD.
17905059 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18068903 Battery Pack Assembly Apparatus and Method Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18079454 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY HAVING HIGH DURABILITY BY IMPROVEMENT IN THERMAL DISTRIBUTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18180855 INORGANIC SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, SHEET FOR ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR SHEET FOR ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
17899286 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING FLEXIBILITY AND DURABILITY IN BATTERIES Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17805239 LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA NGK Insulators, Ltd.
17899685 Anode for Lithium Secondary Battery, Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same and Method of Fabricating the Same Final Rejection SK ON CO., LTD.
18070876 LITHIUM ION BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18024886 SYNTHESIS OF NANOSTRUCTURED LITHIUM ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHATE Non-Final OA EVONIK OPERATIONS GMBH
18189216 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18178515 Bus-Bar Connection Structure Final Rejection Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18178907 DIRECT HYDROSTATIC COMPRESSION SYSTEM FOR BATTERY MODULES OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection FCA US LLC
18043621 LITHIUM METAL COMPOSITE OXIDE, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
18166823 BATTERY CELL INCLUDING A CONDUCTIVE LAYER AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17945708 PROTECTIVE LAYERS SEPARATING ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS AND BINDER MATERIALS IN ELECTRODE AND METHODS OF FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17693930 Composite Separator and Electrochemical Device Using the Same Non-Final OA SK ie technology Co., Ltd.
17654067 COMPOSITE NEGATIVE ELECTRODE STRUCTURE Non-Final OA HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
17779154 BATTERY PACK WITH REINFORCING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Viessmann Climate Solutions SE
18127948 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ANODE FREE BATTERY Non-Final OA TeraWatt Technology K.K.
18041863 LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME Final Rejection Vehicle Energy Japan Inc.
18011938 GRAPHITE/LITHIUM HYBRID NEGATIVE ELECTRODE Non-Final OA SAFT
18171505 Solution Deposited Silicon in Porous Conductive Particles for Use in a Lithium Battery Anode Non-Final OA Honeycomb Battery Company
17916497 CURRENT COLLECTOR FOR SILICON ANODE Non-Final OA ARMOR

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