Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Jimmy Vo, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as VO, JIMMY

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1724 1725 1729

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

VO, JIMMY works in tech center 1700 and art unit 1723. The profile records 698 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 73.5% and a median of 1084 days to allowance. The interview lift is 21.7%, indicating a meaningful positive association between interviews and allowance outcomes.

The principal company clients are Panasonic Holdings Corporation, LG Energy Solution Ltd., and Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited. The leading firms are AMPACC Law Group, PLLC, Cantor Colburn LLP - General Motors, and FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER. Counsel can use the profile to plan for the recorded timing while incorporating interviews into claim and response strategy.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

73.5%
Allow Rate
+8.5% vs TC avg
752
Total Applications
+21.7%
Interview Lift
1084
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 698 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
59.3%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18574703 ACCUMULATOR BATTERY WITH ACTIVE THERMAL MANAGEMENT Final Rejection Safran Electrical & Power
18359974 PORTABLE POWER UNIT Final Rejection MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
18763386 BATTERY AND MODULE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18503469 POWER STORAGE CELL Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18589706 SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, VEHICLE, STATIONARY POWER SUPPLY, AND METHOD OF PRODUCING SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18681201 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE SUBSTANCE AND LITHIUM-ION BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18681122 POWER STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING POWER STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18533251 BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18028832 Battery Cell and Battery Module Including the Same Non-Final OA LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18616342 HOLDING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
18733874 BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING BATTERY CELL Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18631015 SECONDARY BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND POWERED DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18384665 MODIFIED POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18586661 CONFORMAL COATING SCAFFOLD ELECTRODES FOR REVERSIBLE SOLID OXIDE CELLS Non-Final OA West Virginia University Board of Governors on Behalf of West Virginia University
18637869 SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
18424211 BATTERY PACK ENCLOSURE Non-Final OA Cummins Inc.
18362372 PRODUCTION METHOD OF SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY SHEET AND BINDER FOR SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18362325 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE USING NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND BINDER FOR SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTRODE USING NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE Final Rejection DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
18619305 SULFIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME Non-Final OA AGC Inc.
18767184 NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Prime Planet Energy & Solutions, Inc.
18570071 ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY AND LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY INCLUDING SAME Final Rejection IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY)
18480632 Li-BASED COMPOSITE ANODE FOR A SOLID STATE BATTERY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE THEREOF Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18568358 ONIUM SALT DERIVED MATERIALS AS CHALCOGEN HOSTS Non-Final OA DREXEL UNIVERSITY
18386800 POUCH FILM FOR SECONDARY BATTERY ACCORDING TO EXTRUSION LAMINATION WITH CONTROLLED THICKNESS PARAMETER AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME, SECONDARY BATTERY USING THE POUCH FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection Youlchon Chemical Co., Ltd.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Jimmy Vo's allowance rate?

73.5% of resolved applications examined by Jimmy Vo were allowed (698 resolved cases), compared with 60.0% across Art Unit 1723 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Jimmy Vo?

This examiner's interview lift is +21.7 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Jimmy Vo take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Jimmy Vo took 1,084 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Jimmy Vo work in?

Jimmy Vo examines applications in Art Unit 1723 in Tech Center 1700 (Chemistry & Materials).

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