Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PELTON, NATHANIEL R

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2858 2859

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

74.9%
Allow Rate
+6.9% vs TC avg
762
Total Applications
+18.7%
Interview Lift
1020
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 729 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
53.5%
§103 Obviousness
13.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17696001 CHARGING BEACON Final Rejection Rivian IP Holdings, LLC
18267059 SECONDARY BATTERY CAPABLE OF PREVENTING OVERCHARGE, AND CHARGING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18437908 STATE-OF-CHARGE BALANCING IN BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR SI/LI BATTERIES Final Rejection Enevate Corporation
18099401 FUEL CELL VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18251748 CHARGING PLUG HOLDER FOR DC QUICK-CHARGING CABLE Non-Final OA Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
18181815 VEHICLE CHARGING METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18316288 Charge Storage Device Non-Final OA Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
18013281 METHOD FOR TRANSMISSION OF ELECTRIC ENERGY, SUPPLY FACILITY, HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCE AND SYSTEM Non-Final OA BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
18202278 CHARGING DOCK AND CHARGING DEVICE THEREWITH Non-Final OA Wistron Corporation
17634165 ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF SUPPRESSING DETERIORATION OF ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA GS Yuasa International Ltd.
18062381 ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING CONNECTOR Non-Final OA ABB E-mobility B.V.
18089878 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ON-SITE DETERMINATION OF CHARGING CURRENT FOR A BATTERY Non-Final OA Hong Kong Applied Science and Technology Research Institute Co., Ltd.
18188031 VEHICLE CHARGING METHOD, DEVICE, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA PATEO CONNECT+ Technology (Shanghai) Corporation
18364045 VEHICULAR BATTERY CHARGER, CHARGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING BATTERY CHARGE THRESHOLD INFORMATION Non-Final OA CHARGELOGIC LLC
17143417 VEHICULAR BATTERY CHARGER, CHARGING SYSTEM, AND METHOD USING BATTERY CHARACTERISTICS Final Rejection CHARGELOGIC LLC
18254123 POWER BATTERY PACK EQUALIZATION METHOD BASED ON TERRAIN PREDICTION Non-Final OA Xiamen Yaxon Zhilian Technology Co., Ltd.
18139957 BATTERY PACK PARALLEL CIRCUIT AND DESIGN METHOD THEREFOR, BATTERY, AND CHARGE/DISCHARGE SYSTEM Non-Final OA SHENZHEN KSTAR NEW ENERGY COMPANY LIMITED
18174579 BATTERY CHARGING CURRENT CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA Wenzhou Qiujie Technology Co., Ltd
18001029 ELECTRICAL CHARGING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA JOLT CHARGE PTY LTD.

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