Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: SIMMONS, ALEXANDRA JOAN

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1728

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alexandra Joan Simmons examines cases in Tech Center 1700 and Art Unit 1728. She has 53 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 69.8 percent. This 69.8 percent rate is a baseline for applicants in her docket. The median days to allowance is 1239, which provides an expectation for the length of the prosecution process. Practitioners can use this 1239-day metric to plan their strategy and manage stakeholder expectations for applications in this art unit.

The interview lift for this examiner is 4.1 percent. This is a low lift compared to the 69.8 percent allowance rate, indicating that interviews have a minimal impact on the final outcome. Practitioners might find that written arguments are as effective as oral ones in Art Unit 1728. The 53 resolved cases suggest that the 69.8 percent allowance rate is a stable indicator of her examination style. Direct interaction in Tech Center 1700 may not be as critical here as it is with other examiners in the same technology center.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

69.8%
Allow Rate
+4.8% vs TC avg
69
Total Applications
+4.1%
Interview Lift
1239
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 53 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
19.4%
§102 Novelty
59.9%
§103 Obviousness
17.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17816741 SEPARATOR STRUCTURE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, ANODE-SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY FOR SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME Final Rejection Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18006572 BATTERY PACK AND BATTERY CASE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17445812 ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
17882736 PRESSURE EQUALIZATION DEVICES FOR TRACTION BATTERY PACKS Final Rejection FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
17799983 Lead Storage Battery Non-Final OA Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha

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