Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RICKMAN, HOLLY C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1785 1794

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.6%
Allow Rate
+5.6% vs TC avg
594
Total Applications
+23.3%
Interview Lift
1110
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 571 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
27.8%
§102 Novelty
42.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18449307 MAGNETIC RECORDING MEDIUM, MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE, AND MAGNETIC RECORDING AND REPRODUCING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18201447 HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY MODULE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18206238 BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
17928554 LITHIUM ION BATTERY, POWER BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Final Rejection BYD COMPANY LIMITED
18204270 CHEMISORBED LUBRICANTS FOR DATA STORAGE DEVICES Non-Final OA Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
18051638 BATTERY MODULE Final Rejection PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.
17953936 COMPOSITE ELECTRODE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING COMPOSITE ELECTRODE AND AN ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE ELECTRODE Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
18193742 ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
15032963 Magnetic Disk of a Data Storage Device with Templated Growth of Magnetic Recording Layer Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
17610205 MAGNETIC SHIELDING SHEET FOR CHARGING CRADLE, WIRELESS POWER RECEPTION MODULE FOR CHARGING CRADLE, AND CHARGING CRADLE FOR WIRELESS EARPHONES INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection AMOSENSE CO.,LTD.
17781679 Supporting structure for receiving battery cells Final Rejection Webasto SE
17919480 MULTILAYER STRUCTURE FOR A BATTERY ENCASEMENT Non-Final OA AMCOR FLEXIBLES KREUZLINGEN AG
17628269 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Non-Final OA ROUTEJADE INC.

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