Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: THOMAS, BRENT C

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1724 1726 1795

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.5%
Allow Rate
-15.5% vs TC avg
459
Total Applications
+26.4%
Interview Lift
1403
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 434 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.2%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
66.0%
§103 Obviousness
9.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18612130 BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18085059 FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND FUEL SUPPLY METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17969964 APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-MODULE FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17911845 ENERGY RECOVERY ASSEMBLY, FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE WITH ENERGY RECOVERY ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Airbus Defence and Space GmbH
16883579 CERMET ELECTRODE FOR SOLID STATE AND LITHIUM ION BATTERIES Final Rejection THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
18072915 FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STOPPING POWER GENERATION IN FUEL CELL SYSTEM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19007752 BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17995994 COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THERMALLY CONDUCTIVE FILLERS Non-Final OA PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.
18078167 IMPROVED LEAD ACID BATTERY SEPARATORS, BATTERIES AND RELATED METHODS Non-Final OA Daramic, LLC
16380341 CONDUCTING POLYMER NETWORK-ENABLED PARTICULATES OF ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL PARTICLES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES Non-Final OA Nanotek Instruments, Inc.
15952532 ALKALI METAL-SELENIUM SECONDARY BATTERY CONTAINING A CATHODE OF PROTECTED SELENIUM Final Rejection Nanotek Instruments, Inc.

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