Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WEINER, LAURA S

Tech Center 1700 • Art Units: 1723 1726 1727 1795

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Analysis

Examiner Laura S Weiner is assigned to Art Unit 1723 within Tech Center 1700, having overseen a total of 1162 resolved cases. The available data shows an allowance rate of 85.3 percent for these applications. For those cases that result in a patent, the median days to allowance is 1146. This timeframe serves as a data point for practitioners to evaluate the length of the prosecution process under this examiner's review.

The impact of examiner interviews is reflected in an interview lift of 14.3 percent. This metric illustrates the difference in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the overall allowance rate of 85.3 percent. By examining the 1162 resolved cases, practitioners can assess how direct engagement influences outcomes. Furthermore, the 1146 median days to allowance helps in managing the prosecution timeline for applications assigned to Art Unit 1723 of Tech Center 1700.

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

Performance Statistics

85.3%
Allow Rate
+20.3% vs TC avg
1,194
Total Applications
+14.3%
Interview Lift
1146
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1162 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%
§101 Eligibility
21.6%
§102 Novelty
30.0%
§103 Obviousness
35.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18044835 COMPOSITION Final Rejection Mexichem Fluor S.A. de C.V.
19345223 Positive Electrode Active Material, Positive Electrode Comprising the Same, and Lithium Secondary Battery Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
19141487 Positive Electrode Active Material, Positive Electrode Comprising the Same, and Lithium Secondary Battery Final Rejection LG Energy Solution, Ltd.
18650208 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR ALL SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND ALL SOLID-STATE BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18044971 ADDITIVE, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, WHICH COMPRISE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18044366 NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
19262402 SEPARATOR, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18808108 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
18674940 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE CONTAINING THE SAME Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
19068624 SOLID ELECTROLYTE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
19038511 SOLID ELECTROLYTE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Final Rejection CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18635016 POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL WITH CORE-SHELL STRUCTURE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
18599285 LITHIUM-ION BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC DEVICE Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY (HONG KONG) LIMITED
17955213 SECONDARY BATTERY ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SK ON CO., LTD.
18369331 ELECTRODE SURFACE ENGINEERING IN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES Non-Final OA Carnegie Mellon University
18276348 COOLING OF A BATTERY PACK IN A SYSTEM COMPRISING A TOOL, A BATTERY PACK AND A CHARGER Non-Final OA HUSQVARNA AB
18008702 MODIFIED CATHODE FOR HIGH-VOLTAGE LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF Non-Final OA Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
18705607 SINGLE-CRYSTAL TERNARY CATHODE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF Non-Final OA HUNAN BRUNP EV RECYCLING CO., LTD.

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