Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 30, 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
73
Total Applications
+48.2%
Interview Lift
1309
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 23 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
25.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
17758589 ELECTRICAL STORAGE MODULE Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17760053 VEHICULAR ENERGY STORAGE MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA VOLVO PENTA CORPORATION
18029335 BATTERY RACK AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17899286 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR ACHIEVING FLEXIBILITY AND DURABILITY IN BATTERIES Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17905059 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17863825 BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, ELECTRICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREPARING BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17899685 Anode for Lithium Secondary Battery, Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same and Method of Fabricating the Same Final Rejection SK ON CO., LTD.
18079454 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY HAVING HIGH DURABILITY BY IMPROVEMENT IN THERMAL DISTRIBUTION AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17805239 LITHIUM ION SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA NGK Insulators, Ltd.
18070876 LITHIUM ION BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18611623 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18189216 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
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
17779154 BATTERY PACK WITH REINFORCING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Viessmann Climate Solutions SE
17926112 METHOD FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF AN ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE UTILISING LITHIUM AND A WEB COMPRISING INORGANIC SOLID ELECTROLYTE Final Rejection Pulsedeon Oy

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