Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SHEIKH, HAROON S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1724 1751

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.1%
Allow Rate
+5.1% vs TC avg
472
Total Applications
+18.5%
Interview Lift
1112
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 442 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.7%
§102 Novelty
51.4%
§103 Obviousness
18.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19013486 SOLID STATE BATTERY APPARATUS Final Rejection The Regents of the University of California
18272045 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18272025 CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17917776 BATTERY CELL TRAY FOR IMPROVING WETTING PROPERTY OF ELECTROLYTE AND FORMATION METHOD OF BATTERY CELL USING THE SAME Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17851697 CELL ROW SEPARATORS FOR TRACTION BATTERY PACKS WITH CELL-TO-PACK BATTERY SYSTEMS Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
17927554 BIPOLAR PLATE Non-Final OA AUDI AG
18360807 BATTERY CELL AND BATTERY DEVICE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK On Co., Ltd.
17967593 FUEL CELL SYSTEM Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17714966 PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH CAPACITY CURVED BATTERY CELLS Final Rejection Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
17842223 Fuel Cell Component and Method for Thermal Management of a Fuel Cell Component Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18247734 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17865935 METAL COMPONENT FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL STACK AND ELECTROCHEMICAL STACK Non-Final OA TOSHIBA ENERGY SYSTEMS & SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18145657 LITHIUM ION BATTERY Non-Final OA ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
17257944 3D-SCAFFOLD Non-Final OA Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO
18281671 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
17785426 Energy Conversion System Non-Final OA ENI S.p.A.
18329930 Protonic ceramic fuel cell system Non-Final OA Colorado School of Mines
18427886 PREPARATION METHOD OF COMB-SHAPED POSITIVE ELECTRODE DISPERSING MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD OF LOW-INTERNAL-RESISTANCE ELECTRODE PLATE Non-Final OA JIANGSU YITE NEW MATERIAL CO., LTD.
18057534 FUEL CELL STACK HUMIDIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HYDROGENICS CORPORATION
17993955 FLOW ELEMENT, USE OF A FLOW ELEMENT, BIPOLAR PLATE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A FLOW ELEMENT Non-Final OA EKPO Fuel Cell Technologies GmbH

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