Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: TALBOT, BRIAN K

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1712 1715 1792 1795

This examiner grants 59% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

59.1%
Allow Rate
-5.9% vs TC avg
1209
Total Applications
+31.2%
Interview Lift
1219
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1151 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.1%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
62.0%
§103 Obviousness
21.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18196904 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SHEET OF SODIUM-ION BATTERY, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18278132 BATTERY PACK WITH IMPROVED SAFETY Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
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.
18922728 INKJET PRINTING APPARATUS AND DISPLAY PANEL MANUFACTURING METHOD USING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18631204 COVER GLASS PRINTING PAD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING COVER GLASS USING THE SAME AND COVER GLASS MANUFACTURED BY THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
18456066 SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17759257 METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR PLASMA SPRAYING SILICON CARBIDE COATINGS FOR SEMICONDUCTOR CHAMBER APPLICATIONS Final Rejection APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
18263740 METHOD FOR FORMING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND SECONDARY BATTERY AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA SEMICONDUCTOR ENERGY LABORATORY CO., LTD.
18747177 PROTECTIVE COATING FOR ABLATOR COMPOSITION Non-Final OA The Boeing Company
17556242 SELECTIVE DEPOSITION ENABLED BY VAPOR PHASE INHIBITOR Non-Final OA INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
17876540 SUBSTRATE TREATMENT METHOD AND SUBSTRATE TREATMENT DEVICE Final Rejection SCREEN Holdings Co., Ltd.
18832329 MANUFACTURING OF MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOSTRUCTURES USING SUPERCRITICAL CO2-ASSISTED SPRAY DEPOSITION Non-Final OA The Texas A&M University System
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
18226995 BATTERY MODULE AND TRANSPORTATION MEANS Non-Final OA HUAWEI DIGITAL POWER TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18147464 SOLID STATE BATTERY Final Rejection Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18584499 SPRAY APPLICATION SYSTEM AND METHODS OF USE THEREOF Final Rejection BMIC LLC
17750148 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIRECTED SELF-ASSEMBLY WITH HIGH BOILING POINT SOLVENT Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
18597415 SUBSTRATE PROCESSING METHOD, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, SUBSTRATE PROCESSING APPARATUS AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Final Rejection Kokusai Electric Corporation
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
18006672 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A MICROMECHANICAL COMPONENT, PARTICULARLY A TIMEPIECE WHEEL, THE SURFACE OF WHICH IS OPTIMISED Non-Final OA ETA SA Manufacture Horlogère Suisse
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
18714400 METHOD OF PROVIDING A LAMINATE Non-Final OA Dyson Technology Limited
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
18751967 PRETREATMENT AND POST-TREATMENT OF ELECTRODE SURFACES Non-Final OA ELEVATED MATERIALS US LLC

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