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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP (Wa Lgc)

79 pending office actions • 3 clients

Portfolio Summary

79
Total Pending OAs
28
Final Rejections
51
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (3 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
LG Energy Solution, Ltd. 36
LG Chem, Ltd. 34
LG Energy Solution, Ltd. 9

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
18643917 BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD LG Energy Solution, Ltd. NGUYEN, TUNG X 2858 Non-Final OA Apr 23, 2024
18681393 WATERPROOF CONNECTOR AND BATTERY MODULE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. MOUNTAIN, JEFFREY WIGHTMAN 2834 Non-Final OA Feb 05, 2024
18291088 DEVICE FOR INSPECTING LATERAL SURFACE OF CYLINDRICAL BATTERY LG Energy Solution, Ltd. BRYANT, REBECCA CAROLE 2877 Non-Final OA Jan 22, 2024
18570570 COMPOSITION FOR CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY LG Energy Solution, Ltd. MEDLEY, JOHN SAMUEL 1751 Final Rejection Dec 14, 2023
18285228 ACONITATE-BASED PLASTICIZER COMPOSITION AND RESIN COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME LG Chem, Ltd. SCOTT, ANGELA C 1767 Non-Final OA Sep 29, 2023
18280582 METHOD FOR PREPARING RECYCLED ABS RESIN LG Chem, Ltd. LEYSON, JOSEPH S 1744 Non-Final OA Sep 06, 2023
18279289 BATTERY MODULE CAPABLE OF EARLY DETECTION OF GAS VENTING, BATTERY PACK, AND METHOD FOR EARLY DETECTION OF GAS VENTING LG Energy Solution, Ltd. DIGNAN, MICHAEL L 1723 Non-Final OA Aug 29, 2023
18279188 BATTERY MODULE HAVING IMPROVED WATERPROOF AND ANTIVIBRATION PERFORMANCE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. DOVE, TRACY MAE 1725 Non-Final OA Aug 28, 2023
18277362 BUTTON-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY LG Energy Solution, Ltd. OHARA, BRIAN R 1724 Non-Final OA Aug 15, 2023
18275909 ELECTRODE INSULATING COATING COMPOSITION AND ELECTRODE USING THE SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. CHMIELECKI, SCOTT J 1729 Non-Final OA Aug 04, 2023
18274982 ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING INSULATING LAYER, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. LINDSEY, COLE LEON 2812 Non-Final OA Jul 28, 2023
18272943 LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. NASH, JEROME JAMAL 1726 Non-Final OA Jul 18, 2023
18272720 ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF LG Energy Solution, Ltd. CHMIELECKI, SCOTT J 1729 Non-Final OA Jul 17, 2023
18272093 ELECTRODE LG Energy Solution, Ltd. WANG, EUGENIA 1759 Non-Final OA Jul 12, 2023
18271201 CAP ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. PATEL, SUHANI JITENDRA 1783 Non-Final OA Jul 06, 2023
18269671 BUTTON-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY LG Energy Solution, Ltd. APPLEGATE, SARAH ARIMINTIA 1725 Non-Final OA Jun 26, 2023
18269439 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. TAKEUCHI, YOSHITOSHI 1723 Non-Final OA Jun 23, 2023
18269138 DEVICE FOR MANAGING BATTERY AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BATTERY LG Energy Solution, Ltd. GRANT, ROBERT J 2859 Non-Final OA Jun 22, 2023
18269252 ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND BATTERY CELL INCLUDING THE SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. OTERO, KENNETH MAX 1725 Non-Final OA Jun 22, 2023
18198816 CASE FOR LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY, LITHIUM METAL SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. YOON, KEVIN E 1735 Non-Final OA May 17, 2023
18037555 ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID POLYOLEFIN COMPOSITE AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF LG Chem, Ltd. NERANGIS, VICKEY M 1763 Non-Final OA May 17, 2023
18037285 SECONDARY BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. WEST, ROBERT GENE 1721 Non-Final OA May 16, 2023
18035626 ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING ADHESIVE COATING PORTION ADDED THERETO AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. PATEL, SUHANI JITENDRA 1783 Non-Final OA May 05, 2023
18034270 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION LG Chem, Ltd. KAUCHER, MARK S 1764 Final Rejection Apr 27, 2023
18034044 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION LG Chem, Ltd. CAI, WENWEN 1763 Final Rejection Apr 26, 2023
18033296 PREPARATION METHOD OF SUPERABSORBENT POLYMER LG Chem, Ltd. ANTHONY, JOSEPH DAVID 1764 Non-Final OA Apr 21, 2023
18029664 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE SLURRY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE LG Energy Solution, Ltd. GATEWOOD, DANIEL S 1729 Non-Final OA Mar 31, 2023
18029643 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING NEGATIVE ELECTRODE LG Energy Solution, Ltd. VO, JIMMY 1723 Final Rejection Mar 30, 2023
18029645 COOLING DEVICE, BATTERY MODULE AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND VEHICLE COMPRISING THE BATTERY MODULE LG Energy Solution, Ltd. ALEJANDRO, RAYMOND 1752 Non-Final OA Mar 30, 2023
18028563 POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. WEI, ZHONGQING 1727 Final Rejection Mar 27, 2023
18028646 BATTERY MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF LG Energy Solution, Ltd. INSTONE, NATHANIEL JOSEPH 2859 Non-Final OA Mar 27, 2023
18026522 BATTERY PACK, POWER SYSTEM AND VEHICLE LG Energy Solution, Ltd. WEST, ROBERT GENE 1721 Final Rejection Mar 15, 2023
18026113 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE MANUFACTURED USING THE SAME LG Chem, Ltd. LENIHAN, JEFFREY S 1765 Non-Final OA Mar 13, 2023
18025175 METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AEROGEL COMPOSITE AND AEROGEL COMPOSITE LG Chem, Ltd. MCKINNON, LASHAWNDA T 1789 Non-Final OA Mar 07, 2023
18024501 INJECTION MOLD LG Chem, Ltd. WOO, JONATHAN BRIAN 1754 Final Rejection Mar 03, 2023
18024203 ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM LG Energy Solution, Ltd. ROBBINS, JERRY D 2859 Non-Final OA Mar 01, 2023
18115669 BATTERY MODULE HAVING SIMPLE SENSING STRUCTURE LG Energy Solution, Ltd. NEDIALKOVA, LILIA V 1724 Final Rejection Feb 28, 2023
18023671 CONTINUOUS POLYMERIZATION REACTOR FOR SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMER AND CONTINUOUS POLYMERIZATION REACTION SYSTEM LG Chem, Ltd. TESKIN, FRED M 1762 Non-Final OA Feb 27, 2023
18023648 MICRONIZING APPARATUS FOR HYDROGEL OF SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMER LG Chem, Ltd. ALAWADI, MOHAMMED S 3725 Final Rejection Feb 27, 2023
18021805 NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING ACTIVE MATERIAL LAYER HAVING DIFFERENT COMPOSITION, ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. OTERO, KENNETH MAX 1725 Final Rejection Feb 17, 2023
18018162 METHOD FOR PREPARING SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMER LG Chem, Ltd. RIOJA, MELISSA A 1764 Final Rejection Jan 26, 2023
18015686 PREPARATION METHOD OF SUPER ABSORBENT POLYMER LG Chem, Ltd. FORREST, MICHAEL 1738 Non-Final OA Jan 11, 2023
18012216 COMPOSITION FOR GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FORMED THEREFROM LG Energy Solution, Ltd. MEDLEY, JOHN SAMUEL 1751 Final Rejection Dec 21, 2022
18082407 METHOD FOR PRODUCING SILICA AEROGEL BLANKET AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING SAME LG Chem, Ltd. ZHAO, XIAO SI 1744 Final Rejection Dec 15, 2022
18010259 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING POWER OF PARALLEL MULTI PACK MODULE LG Energy Solution, Ltd. SILVA, FRANK ALEXIS 2859 Non-Final OA Dec 14, 2022
17921041 BATTERY PACK, AND MANUFACTURING DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR BATTERY PACK LG Energy Solution, Ltd. GREENE, PATRICK MARSHALL 1724 Final Rejection Oct 24, 2022
17920742 BUTTON-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. OTERO, KENNETH MAX 1725 Final Rejection Oct 21, 2022
17919565 METHOD FOR PREPARING COPOLYMER, COPOLYMER PREPARED THEREFROM, AND THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME LG Chem, Ltd. BERRO, ADAM JOSEPH 1765 Non-Final OA Oct 18, 2022
17919103 METHOD FOR PREPARING GRAFT COPOLYMER, GRAFT COPOLYMER, AND RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME LG Chem, Ltd. BLAND, ALICIA 1759 Final Rejection Oct 14, 2022
17918266 RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED PRODUCT LG Chem, Ltd. KAUCHER, MARK S 1764 Non-Final OA Oct 11, 2022
17918253 RESIN COMPOSITION AND MOLDED ARTICLE LG Chem, Ltd. SCOTT, ANGELA C 1767 Non-Final OA Oct 11, 2022
17917107 POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY LG Energy Solution, Ltd. CASERTO, JULIA SHARON 1789 Final Rejection Oct 05, 2022
17910194 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Chem, Ltd. FROST, ANTHONY J 1782 Final Rejection Sep 08, 2022
17909125 POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY LG Energy Solution, Ltd. MEDLEY, JOHN SAMUEL 1751 Non-Final OA Sep 02, 2022
17799743 BATTERY CELL JIG COMPRISING SPACER LAMINATE, APPARATUS COMPRISING SAME FOR MEASURING VOLUME OF BATTERY CELL, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING VOLUME OF BATTERY CELL USING SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. HAMMOND, KRISHNA R 1725 Final Rejection Aug 15, 2022
17793492 DEGENERATE CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEGENERATE CELL EVALUATION METHOD LG Energy Solution, Ltd. TUGBANG, ANTHONY D 2896 Non-Final OA Jul 18, 2022
17788884 MODIFIED CONJUGATED DIENE-BASED POLYMER AND RUBBER COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE SAME LG Chem, Ltd. DONAHUE, OLGA LUCIA 1763 Final Rejection Jun 24, 2022
17784085 PELLET-TYPE POLYETHYLENE RESIN COMPOSITION AND METHOD FOR PREPARING THE SAME LG Chem, Ltd. TESKIN, FRED M 1762 Non-Final OA Jun 09, 2022
17783017 Coating Tape for Inorganic Layer for Electrode and Method of Manufacturing the Same LG Energy Solution, Ltd. ARMSTRONG, KAREN JOYCE 1726 Non-Final OA Jun 07, 2022
17776397 THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITION, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND MOLDED ARTICLE INCLUDING THE SAME LG Chem, Ltd. DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL 1764 Final Rejection May 12, 2022
17772644 Crosslinked Separator for Lithium Secondary Battery Including Crosslinked Polyolefin and Method for Manufacturing the Same LG Energy Solution, Ltd. ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T 1727 Final Rejection Apr 28, 2022
17771807 METHOD OF PREPARING VINYL CHLORIDE-BASED POLYMER COMPOSITE, VINYL CHLORIDE-BASED POLYMER COMPOSITE, AND VINYL CHLORIDE-BASED POLYMER COMPOSITE COMPOSITION INCLUDING THE COMPOSITE LG Chem, Ltd. LENIHAN, JEFFREY S 1765 Non-Final OA Apr 25, 2022
17767800 TRANSITION METAL COMPOUND AND CATALYST COMPOSITION COMPRISING THE SAME LG Chem, Ltd. QIAN, YUN 1738 Non-Final OA Apr 08, 2022
17763790 Method for Reusing Active Material by Using Positive Electrode Scrap LG Energy Solution, Ltd. SHERMAN, ERIC SCOTT 1736 Non-Final OA Mar 25, 2022
17763305 Modified Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer, Method for Preparing the Same, and Rubber Composition Including the Same LG Chem, Ltd. SASTRI, SATYA B 1762 Non-Final OA Mar 24, 2022
17760813 Separation Membrane for Electrochemical Device, Electrochemical Device Comprising Same Separation Membrane, and Method for Manufacturing Same Separation Membrane LG Energy Solution, Ltd. ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T 1727 Final Rejection Mar 16, 2022
17639031 Method for Controlling Reaction in Continuous Production Process of Diester-Based Composition LG Chem, Ltd. BONAPARTE, AMY C 1692 Non-Final OA Feb 28, 2022
17638958 POLYETHYLENE AND CHLORINATED POLYETHYLENE THEREOF LG Chem, Ltd. MCCULLEY, MEGAN CASSANDRA 1767 Non-Final OA Feb 28, 2022
17632129 Lithium Metal Secondary Battery and Battery Module Including the Same LG Energy Solution, Ltd. COCHENOUR, ZACKARY RICHARD 1752 Final Rejection Feb 01, 2022
17629877 Method for Preparing Modified Conjugated Diene-Based Polymer LG Chem, Ltd. DARLING, DEVIN MITCHELL 1764 Non-Final OA Jan 25, 2022
17628717 RECOVERY METHOD AND RECOVERY APPARATUS OF NITRILE-BASED MONOMER LG Chem, Ltd. KUCKLA, ANNA GRACE 1626 Non-Final OA Jan 20, 2022
17628713 Battery Pack, Electronic Device, and Vehicle LG Energy Solution, Ltd. ESTES, JONATHAN WILLIAM 1725 Final Rejection Jan 20, 2022
17609558 CITRATE-BASED PLASTICIZER COMPOSITION AND RESIN COMPOSITION COMPRISING SAME LG Chem, Ltd. CAI, WENWEN 1763 Final Rejection Nov 08, 2021
17440397 METHOD FOR EVALUATING RESISTANCE WELDING QUALITY OF BATTERY BY USING EDDY CURRENT SIGNAL CHARACTERISTICS LG Energy Solution, Ltd. WARD, THOMAS JOHN 3761 Non-Final OA Sep 17, 2021
17435353 SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING STRUCTURE IN WHICH UNIT CELLS WHICH BECOME THINNER IN ONE DIRECTION ARE RADIALLY ASSEMBLED, AND DEVICE COMPRISING SAME LG Energy Solution, Ltd. FREEMAN, EMILY ELIZABETH 1724 Non-Final OA Aug 31, 2021
17427018 AEROGEL BLANKET LG Chem, Ltd. LACLAIR, LOGAN EDWARD 1736 Non-Final OA Jul 29, 2021
17296512 CATHODE COMPRISING MIXTURE LAYER HAVING DUAL LAYER STRUCTURE WITH DIFFERENT LNO AMOUNTS, AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME LG Chem, Ltd. MARTIN, ANGELA J 1727 Final Rejection May 24, 2021
17272581 COMPOSITION FOR GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING GEL POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FORMED THEREFROM LG Chem, Ltd. ORTIZ, ARYANA YASMINE 1751 Final Rejection Mar 01, 2021
17260941 ANODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAME LG Chem, Ltd. LUO, KAN 1751 Non-Final OA Jan 15, 2021

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