Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: WEST, ROBERT GENE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 1700 1721 1722 4100

This examiner grants 75% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.4%
Allow Rate
+15.4% vs TC avg
167
Total Applications
+29.1%
Interview Lift
1203
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 114 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
18.4%
§102 Novelty
56.1%
§103 Obviousness
24.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18061060 HYDROGEN STORAGE DEVICE, AND VEHICLE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18553501 SEPARATOR AND CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY IN WHICH SAME IS USED Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17788085 SECONDARY BATTERY Final Rejection SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
18458267 NIOBIUM-TITANIUM-BASED OXIDE, ELECTRODE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, VEHICLE, AND STATIONARY POWER SOURCE Non-Final OA KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18013818 BIPOLAR PLATE, FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A BIPOLAR PLATE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18227340 BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18226799 BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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 Final Rejection FUJIFILM Corporation
18037285 SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME Final Rejection 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 Final Rejection LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
18421043 FASTENING DEVICE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD.
18148373 RECHARGEABLE BATTERY MODULE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM USING THE SAME Final Rejection 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.
18450218 BATTERY ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING BATTERY ASSEMBLY Final Rejection SK ON CO., LTD.
18227582 SOLID ELECTROLYTE AND PREPARING METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
17683574 POUCH-TYPE ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY HAVING REFERENCE ELECTRODE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18029432 COMPOSITES WITH SURFACE REFINING AND CONFORMAL GRAPHENE COATING, ELECTRODES, AND FABRICATING METHODS OF SAME Non-Final OA NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
18226973 SOLID OXIDE CELL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18021665 ALL SOLID STATE BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
18021246 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY Non-Final OA Maxell, Ltd.
17876901 SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND POWER TOOL Final Rejection MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
17746980 BUTTON CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection ZHUHAI COSMX BATTERY CO., LTD.
18515976 BIPOLAR ELECTRODE WITH ALIGNED ACTIVE LAYERS, LITHIUM ION BATTERIES HAVING SUCH ELECTRODES, AND A METHOD OF MAKING SUCH ELECTRODES Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18490179 CURRENT COLLECTOR BRACKET ASSEMBLY FOR A PRISMATIC BATTERY Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18490412 SCALABLE MANUFACTURING PROCESS FOR BATTERY CELLS WITH STACKED ELECTRODES Final Rejection GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18296482 ASSESSING PERFORMANCE OF A BATTERY PACK THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
18104389 ELECTRODE FOILS FOR VEHICLE BATTERIES Non-Final OA GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
17928121 POSITIVE ELECTRODE AND ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE Non-Final OA GS Yuasa International Ltd.
18175824 ELECTRODE PLATE, ELECTROCHEMICAL APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Ningde Amperex Technology Limited

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