Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: TALBOT, BRIAN K

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1715 1792 1794 1795

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
1,216
Total Applications
+30.7%
Interview Lift
1212
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1158 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
2.6%
§102 Novelty
90.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18274547 Pouch-Shaped Battery Cell Including Sensing Member and Battery Module Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18008065 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LITHIUM METAL ELECTRODE, LITHIUM METAL ELECTRODE MANUFACTURED THEREBY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17799185 METHOD FOR RECOVERING ACTIVE MATERIAL USING POSITIVE ELECTRODE SCRAP Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18196904 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SHEET OF SODIUM-ION BATTERY, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18922728 INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY PANEL MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18263740 METHOD FOR FORMING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18676295 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRY BATTERY ELECTRODE FABRICATION VIA DIRECT POWDER BED FORMATION AND COMPRESSION Non-Final OA ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
17876540 SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT DEVICE Final Rejection SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18226995 BATTERY MODULE AND TRANSPORTATION MEANS Non-Final OA HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17797763 Method for Production of LixSiyOz Coatings Using a Single Source for Li And Si and Resultant Coated Products Final Rejection TECHNION RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION LIMITED
18993109 POLYMER COMPOSITION WHICH CAN BE CURED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE AND WHICH IS MADE OF POLYALDEHYDE AND 1,3 KETO ESTER Non-Final OA SIKA TECHNOLOGY AG
18597415 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
18832329 MANUFACTURING OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES USING SUPERCRITICAL CO2-ASSISTED SPRAY DEPOSITION Non-Final OA The Texas A&M University System
18715249 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA OCI COMPANY LTD.
17800130 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING HIGH-FREQUENCY FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES Non-Final OA FRIEDRICH-ALEXANDER-UNIVERSITÄT ERLANGEN-NÜRNBERG
18917286 METHODS OF PROTECTING FURNACE ELECTRODES WITH COOLING LIQUID THAT CONTAINS AN ADDITIVE Non-Final OA CHEMTREAT, INC.
18910065 METHOD OF COATING A CATALYST ON FLAT OR TEXTURED SUBSTRATES Non-Final OA JOHNSON MATTHEY PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY
18342020 SILICON-CARBON COMPOSITE PARTICLE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS CONTAINING SAME Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
18836779 PROCESS FOR FORMING A COATING Non-Final OA Pilkington Group Limited
18683998 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COATING A BLADE Non-Final OA Edgewell Personal Care Brands, LLC
18714400 METHOD OF PROVIDING A LAMINATE Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
18722376 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PAINTING AN OBJECT Non-Final OA AXALTA COATING SYSTEMS IP CO., LLC
17403082 Electrodes for Batteries and Methods for Making Same Non-Final OA Pacesetter, Inc.
17421507 SUBSTRATE, SELECTIVE FILM DEPOSITION METHOD, DEPOSITION FILM OF ORGANIC MATTER, AND ORGANIC MATTER Non-Final OA CENTRAL GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
18751967 PRETREATMENT AND POST-TREATMENT OF ELECTRODE SURFACES Non-Final OA ELEVATED MATERIALS US LLC
17976420 DIELECTRIC COATED LITHIUM METAL ANODE Non-Final OA Elevated Materials US LLC
18701300 Process for the Production of Nano-Coated Ferromagnetic Materials Non-Final OA Politecnico Di Torino
18699190 A FINISHING PROCESS FOR COATING A SURFACE OF A SOLID COSMETIC PRODUCT WITH PIGMENTED PARTICULATE MATERIAL Non-Final OA GOTHA COSMETICS S.R.L.
18577494 METHOD FOR TREATING STEEL PARTS WHICH ARE ALREADY GALVANISED AND HAVE A ZINC LAYER, IN PARTICULAR FOR REPROCESSING USED GALVANISED STEEL PARTS, APPARATUS THEREFOR, AND REPROCESSED GALVANISED STEEL PART Final Rejection Eco-Refit Intellectual Property GmbH
18534503 Co-Coating Methods for Secondary Battery Electrodes Final Rejection Enovix Corporation

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