Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: VAN OUDENAREN, MATTHEW W

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1718 1728 1729 1732

This examiner grants 78% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

78.0%
Allow Rate
+13.0% vs TC avg
700
Total Applications
+10.6%
Interview Lift
1126
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 659 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
14.2%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
28.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19302993 SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18267056 BATTERY CELL FIXING DEVICE AND ELECTROLYTE IMPREGNATION DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
17913614 Foldable Pouch-Shaped Battery Cell and Method of Manufacturing the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18332999 SOLID ELECTROLYTE MATERIAL AND BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18332908 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRAINING FLUIDS FROM TRACTION BATTERY PACKS Non-Final OA FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
17960916 TRACTION BATTERY PACK THERMAL MANAGEMENT ASSEMBLY AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT METHOD Final Rejection Ford Global Technologies, LLC
18355412 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY WITH INTEGRATED DISPLAY PANEL Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18084040 SECONDARY BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY ASSEMBLY MODULE HAVING SAME Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18076048 METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FUEL CELL OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17952223 THIN FILM PATTERN LAYER BATTERY SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18229805 CATHODE SCREEN SUPPORT FOR MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL Non-Final OA EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY
17797151 FABRICATION OF SINGLE-CRYSTALLINE IONICALLY CONDUCTIVE MATERIALS AND RELATED ARTICLES AND SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Massachusetts Institute of Technology
18271690 Cooling Device Having a Heat Sink and Intermediate Cooling Elements, Electrical Energy Store and Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
17925860 REDOX-FLOW BATTERY AND OPERATING METHOD Non-Final OA VOITH PATENT GMBH
18254005 BIPOLAR PLATE FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL, ARRANGEMENT OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING SAID ARRANGEMENT OF ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18131490 WEARABLE BATTERY SYSTEM Non-Final OA The Johns Hopkins University
18127098 FUEL CELL SYSTEM Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18114258 FUEL CELL SYSTEM Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18341937 ANODE ELECTRODE WITH ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER INCLUDING LITHIUM SILICON OXIDE OR SILICON OXIDE AND STYRENE BUTADIENE RUBBER Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18550399 POWER SUPPLY DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd.
18261853 BATTERY PACK Non-Final OA Panasonic Energy Co.,Ltd.
17920877 BATTERY MODULE WITH A CELL HOLDER ASSEMBLY Final Rejection TVS MOTOR COMPANY LIMITED
17998302 PROCESS OF MANUFACTURING A MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA JOHNSON MATTHEY HYDROGEN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
18368923 ALL-SOLID-STATE LITHIUM BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA CPC CORPORATION, TAIWAN
18623682 STABLE HIGH CONDUCTIVITY OXIDE ELECTROLYTE Non-Final OA University of Maryland, College Park
18258460 METHOD FOR PREPARING AN ELECTRODE WITH HIGH LOAD PER UNIT OF MASS FILLED WITH ELECTROLYTE FOR A BATTERY WITH HIGH ENERGY DENSITY Non-Final OA Solvionic
18063498 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING FLOW AND PRESSURE CROSS COUPLING BETWEEN AIR COMPRESSOR FLOW AND FUEL CELL STACK BACKPRESSURE Non-Final OA HYDROGENICS CORPORATION
18029613 SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND WATER VAPOR GENERATOR AND METHOD OF OPERATION Non-Final OA Ceres Intellectual Property Company Limited
17623455 COMPOSITE SOLID-STATE BATTERY CELL Final Rejection A123 Systems LLC
18026425 PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION LINE FOR PRODUCING A FLOW FIELD FUEL-CELL PLATE Non-Final OA Interpiex NAS Electronics GmbH

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