Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: OHARA, BRIAN R

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1724

This examiner grants 79% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.0%
Allow Rate
+14.0% vs TC avg
583
Total Applications
+9.3%
Interview Lift
1038
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 547 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
4.2%
§102 Novelty
87.6%
§103 Obviousness
2.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18858448 Positive Electrode and Secondary Battery Including the Positive Electrode Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18031473 Positive Electrode for Lithium Secondary Battery and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the Same Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18020325 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18333327 STRIP DEFECT REPAIR DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18205747 ELECTRODE FOR ALL-SOLID STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
18333010 BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17799647 SCALABLE ROLL-TO-ROLL FABRICATION OF HIGH-PERFORMANCE MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES Non-Final OA Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft
18235698 BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18255649 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA DIC Corporation
18334471 CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL Non-Final OA CATALER CORPORATION
18254743 CARBON BLACK, SLURRY, AND LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Denka Company Limited
18319147 BINARY SUBSTITUTED VANADIUM PHOSPHATE ELECTRODE MATERIAL Non-Final OA HINDUSTAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION LIMITED
18330767 MODIFIED CATHODE FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF CERAMICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
18254519 Lithium Battery Cathode Active Material Having Oriented Structure, and Preparation Method Therefor Non-Final OA POSCO FUTURE M CO., LTD
18141970 DISTRIBUTED BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND BATTERY RECORD DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA Grace Connection Microelectronics Limited
18109249 Battery Pack Non-Final OA Advanced Powering Services, Inc.
17934709 BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PRODUCING A BATTERY MODULE Non-Final OA ELRINGKLINGER AG

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