Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: OTERO, KENNETH MAX

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1725

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

50.0%
Allow Rate
-15.0% vs TC avg
74
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1185
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 8 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
53.7%
§103 Obviousness
13.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17952758 BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19312841 BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17838457 HIGH-ENERGY AND HIGH POWER COMPOSITE CATHODES FOR ALL SOLID-STATE BATTERIES Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18273367 Electrode Assembly Manufacturing Process Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18269252 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY CELL INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18022331 Secondary Battery Electrode Slurry Coating Device, and Electrode Slurry Coating Method Using Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18021805 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER HAVING DIFFERENT COMPOSITION, ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18018772 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17922839 Method of Preparing Positive Electrode Active Material Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
17920742 BUTTON-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18267578 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17857144 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 Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18078222 POSITIVE ELECTRODE Final Rejection Panasonic Holdings Corporation
17971446 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY WITH IMPROVED RATE PROPERTY AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18219065 THERMAL AND DIELECTRIC INSULATOR FOR A BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA Systems Protection Group US LLC
18197674 ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITIONS FOR USE IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS MADE THEREFROM Non-Final OA Purdue Research Foundation
17996697 ELECTRODE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18352245 MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR POWER STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18098752 NEGATIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY AND RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA Research & Business Foundation SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18357104 DRY ELECTRODE FILM, ELECTRODE COMPRISING THE DRY ELECTRODE FILM, AND LITHIUM BATTERY COMPRISING THE ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
18100677 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18173009 COVER MEMBER Non-Final OA YAZAKI CORPORATION
18215367 BATTERY UNIT Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
17988403 BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
17895659 CURRENT COLLECTOR WITH VENT CHANNELS Non-Final OA Medtronic, Inc.
18026651 ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
17880528 NITRATE SALT CATHODE ADDITIVES AND METHODS OF USING AND FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17910014 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA GS Yuasa International Ltd.
18019845 SILICON CARBON COMPOSITE PARTICLES Non-Final OA WACKER CHEMIE AG
17967749 HYBRID SOLID ELECTROLYTE SHEET AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME Final Rejection Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology

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