Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SUN, MICHAEL Y

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1726 1728 1757

This examiner grants 56% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

56.5%
Allow Rate
-8.5% vs TC avg
573
Total Applications
+27.5%
Interview Lift
1139
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 519 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
61.9%
§103 Obviousness
19.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18315483 PEROVSKITE SOLAR BATTERY AND PHOTOVOLTAIC ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17577823 POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND APPARATUS RELATED THERETO Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17617777 COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF FABRICATION OF NEAR INFRARED DEVICES Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of California
18279019 BATTERY ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED SAFETY Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18308411 THERMOELECTRIC COOLING FOR PACKAGE LEVEL THERMAL MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Texas Instruments Incorporated
18233001 VEHICLE AND HEAT EXCHANGE PLATE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
19089947 SOLAR CELL MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SOLAR CELL MODULE Non-Final OA Panasonic Holdings Corporation
18093813 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE INCLUDING THE SAME, SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND GAS ANALYZING APPARATUS Final Rejection SK On Co., Ltd.
18274706 ELECTRODE Non-Final OA LG CHEM, LTD.
18017893 SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Non-Final OA Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
16590315 HETEROJUNCTION PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL WITH HIGH STABILIZED EFFICIENCY AND LOW VOLTAGE LOSS Final Rejection MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
18350100 LITHIUM ION BATTERY PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18633770 SOLAR MODULE MOUNTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nextpower LLC
19116186 THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND SENSOR Non-Final OA NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
19113610 SOLAR MODULE WITH THREE-TERMINAL TANDEM SOLAR CELLS Non-Final OA INSTITUT FÜR SOLARENERGIEFORSCHUNG GMBH
19075024 METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ORIENTATION OF A PHOTOVOLTAIC PANEL TO REDUCE THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY A HAIL EVENT Non-Final OA TotalEnergies OneTech
19061792 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR POST AND SOLAR MODULE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Planted Solar, Inc.
19053135 RAPID SHUTDOWN DEVICE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES Non-Final OA GAF Energy LLC
19048140 PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICE, PHOTOVOLTAIC METHOD AND SNOW MELTING METHOD Non-Final OA SSE LLC
19042475 Ultrasonic Excitation of Solar Panels for Onsite Dry Cleaning Non-Final OA Cresktek, Inc.
18550741 NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTROLYTE, AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY USING THIS Non-Final OA NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
17605287 THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT AND THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE Final Rejection The University of Tokyo
19014529 WAVE-RESISTANT PHOTOVOLTAIC (PV) FLOAT FOR WATER ENVIRONMENT, AND ASSEMBLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA BioHaven Environmental Solutions ( Zhejiang ) Co., Ltd.
18953040 SYNCHRONOUS DRIVING DEVICE AND PHOTOVOLTAIC TRACKING BRACKET SYSTEM FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC TRACKING LINKAGE ROTATION Non-Final OA ARCTECH SOLAR HOLDING CO., LTD.
18090820 CATHODE WITH A COMPOSITE NICKEL STRUCTURE AND METHOD TO MANUFACTURE THE SAME Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18802804 MODULAR PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PRODUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Inergy Holdings, LLC
18725081 SOLAR CELL ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA REC Solar PTE. Ltd.
16148459 TENSIONED SHEET-METAL BASED SOLAR PANELS AND STRUCTURES FOR SUPPORTING THE SAME Final Rejection Pvilion, Inc.
17786500 PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE WITH PATTERN AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection CANDO-SOLAR PHOTOELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY (CHANGZHOU) CO., LTD.
18691718 ASSEMBLY FOR A PORTABLE SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEM Final Rejection CEP-IP LTD

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