Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SLIFKA, SARAH A

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1724 1734 1759 1793 1796

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.2%
Allow Rate
+10.2% vs TC avg
708
Total Applications
+11.3%
Interview Lift
1113
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 694 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
52.2%
§103 Obviousness
22.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18211099 BATTERY AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18270631 BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18272717 ELECTRODE AND ELECTRODE MANUFACTURING METHOD Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18211039 LITHIUM SULFUR BATTERY Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18249636 FUEL CELL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18277663 ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA TDK CORPORATION
18326023 ALUMINUM BATTERY SEPARATOR Non-Final OA APh ePower Co., Ltd.
18274739 BATTERY SHELL ASSEMBLY AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY Non-Final OA Eve Power Co., Ltd.
18210411 SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE BATTERY INCLUDING PLASTIC CRYSTAL ELECTROLYTE INTERLAYER Non-Final OA Giner, Inc.
18130694 METHOD FOR STARTING UP A FUEL CELL SYSTEM AFTER A STANDSTILL Non-Final OA HOERBIGER ANTRIEBSTECHNIK HOLDING GMBH
17952226 DOPED SILICON ANODE FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Non-Final OA Posi Energy- Silicon Power. LLC

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