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Last updated: April 19, 2026

Polypore International, LLC

23 pending office actions • 4 clients

Portfolio Summary

23
Total Pending OAs
10
Final Rejections
13
Non-Final OAs

Client Portfolio (4 clients)

Client (Assignee)Pending OAs
Celgard, LLC 15
Daramic, LLC 4
Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha 3
Daramic, LLC 1

Pending Office Actions

App #TitleClientExaminerArt UnitStatusFiled
19011122 MICROLAYER MEMBRANES, IMPROVED BATTERY SEPARATORS, AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE AND USE Celgard, LLC MERSHON, JAYNE L 1721 Non-Final OA Jan 06, 2025
18743035 IMPROVED MEMBRANES, CALENDERED MICROPOROUS MEMBRANES, BATTERY SEPARATORS, AND RELATED METHODS Celgard, LLC SMITH, DUANE 1759 Non-Final OA Jun 13, 2024
18709529 BATTERY SEPARATORS AND METHODS FOR TESTING THE SAME Celgard, LLC HOQUE, FARHANA AKHTER 2858 Non-Final OA May 13, 2024
18589298 COATED SEPARATORS, LITHIUM BATTERIES, AND RELATED METHODS Celgard, LLC EOFF, ANCA 1722 Non-Final OA Feb 27, 2024
18420873 ADDITIVES FOR IMPROVED BATTERY PERFORMANCE, IMPROVED ADDITIVE-CONTAINING MEMBRANES, IMPROVED BATTERY SEPARATORS, IMPROVED BATTERIES, AND RELATED METHODS Celgard, LLC DOMONE, CHRISTOPHER P 1725 Final Rejection Jan 24, 2024
18286123 WIDE MICROPOROUS FILM Celgard, LLC DILLON, DANIEL P 1783 Final Rejection Oct 08, 2023
18377801 BATTERY SEPARATORS AND RELATED METHODS Celgard, LLC APICELLA, KARIE O 1725 Non-Final OA Oct 08, 2023
18282056 SEPARATOR FOR ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha ARCIERO, ADAM A 1727 Non-Final OA Sep 14, 2023
18280227 HEAT STABILIZED MEMBRANE Celgard, LLC DAVIS, ZACHARY M 1783 Final Rejection Sep 03, 2023
18277546 IMPROVED ADHESIVE COATING, COATED MEMBRANES, COATED BATTERY SEPARATORS, AND RELATED METHODS Celgard, LLC NASH, JEROME JAMAL 1726 Non-Final OA Aug 16, 2023
18267075 DRY-PROCESS POLYETHYLENE MEMBRANES, COATED MEMBRANES, SEPARATORS, AND RELATED METHODS Celgard, LLC RHEE, JANE J 1724 Non-Final OA Jun 13, 2023
18015423 SECONDARY BATTERY WITH IMPROVED BATTERY SEPARATOR Celgard, LLC BLACKWELL-RUDASIL, RYAN KENZIE 1722 Non-Final OA Jan 10, 2023
18009342 IMPROVED MICROPOROUS MEMBRANE AND DEVICES COMPRISING THE SAME Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha EGGERDING, ALIX ECHELMEYER 1729 Non-Final OA Dec 09, 2022
18078167 IMPROVED LEAD ACID BATTERY SEPARATORS, BATTERIES AND RELATED METHODS Daramic, LLC THOMAS, BRENT C 1724 Non-Final OA Dec 09, 2022
18076463 SEPARATOR FOR ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRIC STORAGE DEVICE Asahi Kasei Kabushiki Kaisha DIETERLE, JENNIFER M 1776 Final Rejection Dec 07, 2022
17923214 METAL SULFATE SYSTEMS FOR LEAD-ACID BATTERIES Daramic, LLC ZEMUI, NATHANAEL T 1727 Final Rejection Nov 03, 2022
17918571 ASYMMETRIC POROUS MEMBRANE Celgard, LLC CLARY, KAYLA ELAINE 1721 Final Rejection Oct 13, 2022
17783512 IMPROVED LEAD ACID BATTERY SEPARATORS AND BATTERIES CONTAINING THE SAME Daramic, LLC HILTON, ALBERT MICHAEL 1723 Final Rejection Jun 08, 2022
17768859 IMPROVED LEAD ACID BATTERY SEPARATORS HAVING IMPROVED COMPRESSIBILITY; BATTERIES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS INCORPORATING THE SAME Daramic, LLC WYLUDA, KIMBERLY 1725 Final Rejection Apr 14, 2022
17613104 FUNCTIONAL COATING FOR SEPARATOR Celgard, LLC GODO, OLATUNJI A 1752 Non-Final OA Nov 22, 2021
17275677 MULTILAYER MEMBRANES, SEPARATORS, BATTERIES, AND METHODS Celgard, LLC TAKEUCHI, YOSHITOSHI 1723 Non-Final OA Mar 12, 2021
17049163 IMPROVED FLOODED LEAD ACID BATTERIES UTILIZING AN IMPROVED SEPARATOR WITH A FIBROUS MAT, AND METHODS AND SYSTEMS USING THE SAME Daramic, LLC FRANCIS, ADAM JOSEPH 1728 Final Rejection Oct 20, 2020
14958990 COATED SEPARATORS FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES AND RELATED METHODS Celgard, LLC WANG, EUGENIA 1759 Final Rejection Dec 04, 2015

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