Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VAN KIRK, DUSTIN KENWOOD

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1722

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.5%
Allow Rate
+11.5% vs TC avg
48
Total Applications
+10.6%
Interview Lift
1218
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 17 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
20.8%
§102 Novelty
61.2%
§103 Obviousness
13.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18085497 POSITIVE-ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17926813 Pouch-Shaped Battery Sealing Apparatus Including Stopper and Pouch-Shaped Battery Sealing Method Using the Same Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18051873 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, BATTERY, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17899195 ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND BATTERY Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17963240 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE LAYER, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE LAYER, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY Final Rejection PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
17905205 SOLID-STATE BATTERY Non-Final OA PANASONIC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
17987158 Traction Battery Having Internal Battery Pack Sensing Module Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
17986493 POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL FOR LIHITUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
17822097 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING SAME, BATTERY CELL, AND BATTERY Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
17957734 ELECTRODE MIXTURE, ELECTRODE, AND SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
17987964 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
17688445 METHODS OF FABRICATING BIPOLAR SOLID STATE BATTERIES Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17990109 BATTERY CELL, AND BATTERY AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS USING SUCH BATTERY CELL Final Rejection Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17708512 PARTITION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited
17917177 POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, METHOD FOR USING NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA GS Yuasa International Ltd.
18087161 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR USING SAME Final Rejection TeraWatt Technology K.K.
18064265 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME Final Rejection BASF TODA BATTERY MATERIALS LLC
17907017 ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPRISING SILICON COMPOSITE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA GRAPSIL CO., LTD.
17756111 SURFACE-TREATED COPPER FOIL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection ILJIN MATERIALS CO., LTD.

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