Listed by the USPTO as WEST, ROBERT GENE
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1700 1721 1722 4100
This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases
WEST, ROBERT GENE is assigned to Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 1700. His record includes 122 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 73.8%, and a median of 1216 days to allowance. The 21.7% interview lift is materially positive within this record, suggesting that an interview may be a useful part of a prosecution strategy when the issues can be clearly framed.
The listed companies are Kia Corporation, Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited, and Panasonic Holdings Corporation. The listed firms are FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER, LEE IP LAW, P.C., and BIRCH STEWART KOLASCH & BIRCH, LLP. The case volume is more limited than a large established docket, so practitioners should treat the percentages as directional and focus on the specific application history.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18180862 | INORGANIC SOLID ELECTROLYTE-CONTAINING COMPOSITION, SHEET FOR ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHODS FOR SHEET FOR ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY AND ALL-SOLID STATE SECONDARY BATTERY | Non-Final OA | FUJIFILM Corporation |
| 18061060 | HYDROGEN STORAGE DEVICE, AND VEHICLE | Final Rejection | TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18709404 | ORAL CLEANSING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd. |
| 17788085 | SECONDARY BATTERY | Non-Final OA | SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. |
| 18037285 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME | Non-Final OA | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
| 18021012 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SECONDARY BATTERY | Non-Final OA | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
| 17919661 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD. |
| 17781853 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE COMPRISING PRE-LITHIATION LAYER FOR LITHIUM METAL BATTERY, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND LITHIUM METAL BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD |
| 18227340 | BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE | Final Rejection | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 18554063 | HEAT MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRICAL AND/OR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT | Final Rejection | VALEO SYSTEMES THERMIQUES |
| 18771144 | ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM METAL BATTERY, AND LITHIUM METAL BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 18227582 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND PREPARING METHOD OF THE SAME | Final Rejection | KIA CORPORATION |
| 18132811 | ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY WITH MINIMAL CHANGE IN VOLUME | Non-Final OA | Kia Corporation |
| 17683574 | POUCH-TYPE ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY HAVING REFERENCE ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME | Final Rejection | Kia Corporation |
| 18322597 | ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND POWERED DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Contemporary Amperex Technology (Hong Kong) Limited |
| 19304873 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited |
| 18675724 | BATTERY CELL, BATTERY AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED |
| 18449555 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED |
| 18421043 | FASTENING DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. |
| 18013740 | ANODE LAYER FOR ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY, ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. |
| 18148373 | RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MODULE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM USING THE SAME | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. |
| 17876901 | SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND POWER TOOL | Final Rejection | MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. |
| 18226973 | SOLID OXIDE CELL | Final Rejection | SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. |
| 18021665 | ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | Non-Final OA | SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD. |
| 18521135 | BATTERY PACK DRAIN ASSEMBLY | Non-Final OA | GM Global Technology Operations LLC |
| 18490412 | SCALABLE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR BATTERY CELLS WITH STACKED ELECTRODES | Non-Final OA | GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC |
| 18175824 | ELECTRODE PLATE, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Ningde Amperex Technology Limited |
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Build Your Strategy73.8% of resolved applications examined by Robert Gene West were allowed (122 resolved cases), compared with 40.4% across Art Unit 1700 over the last five years.
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.
Applications allowed by Robert Gene West took 1,216 days on average from filing to allowance.
Robert Gene West examines applications in Art Unit 1700 in Tech Center 4100.
