USPTO Examiner WILLS MONIQUE M - Art Unit 1722

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18866982WASTE LITHIUM ION BATTERY ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION RECYCLING METHOD AND APPARATUSNovember 2024March 2025Allow400NoNo
18928239PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR RECYCLING WASTE LITHIUM BATTERY MATERIALSOctober 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18755136LONG LIFE SEALED ALKALINE SECONDARY BATTERIESJune 2024March 2025Allow800NoNo
18733560ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, WELDING METHOD FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION DEVICEJune 2024October 2024Allow401NoNo
18671772GLASSY EMBEDDED SOLID-STATE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES, SOLID-STATE BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MAKING ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES AND SOLID-STATE BATTERIESMay 2024January 2025Allow810NoNo
18649093ENERGY STORAGE DEVICEApril 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18634789DIATOMACEOUS ENERGY STORAGE DEVICESApril 2024March 2025Allow1111NoNo
18630850ENCLOSED FUEL CELL STACK ROWApril 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18628377PHOSPHOROUS ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVES FOR AQUEOUS BATTERIESApril 2024August 2024Allow510YesNo
18609708Positive Electrode Active Material For Lithium Secondary Battery And Preparation Method ThereofMarch 2024November 2024Allow810NoNo
18597828ELECTROLYTE CHEMICAL FORMULATIONS FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICESMarch 2024May 2024Allow300NoNo
18594587THERMALLY EFFICIENT BATTERY CELL ASSEMBLYMarch 2024March 2025Allow1200NoNo
18685621SECONDARY BATTERY SYSTEMFebruary 2024June 2024Allow400NoNo
18427379CARBON DIOXIDE ADSORBENTJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18405603ABSORBENT GLASS MAT BATTERYJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18532831AUTOMATIC BATTERY WATERING SYSTEMDecember 2023May 2024Allow501NoNo
18524317FASTENER-FREE CASING AND BATTERY MODULENovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18388907NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERYNovember 2023August 2024Allow910NoNo
18383715POSITIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL OF LITHIUM-ION BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOROctober 2023April 2024Allow511NoNo
18379807Process For Removing Impurities In The Recycling Of Lithium-Ion BatteriesOctober 2023April 2024Allow610NoNo
18237751METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RECOVERY OF METALS FROM SPENT LITHIUM ION BATTERIESAugust 2023November 2024Allow1500NoNo
18235483FUEL CELL STACK ASSEMBLYAugust 2023March 2024Allow700NoNo
18231487MOLDING PACKAGING MATERIAL, POWER STORAGE DEVICE PACKAGING CASE, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICEAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18356986BATTERY BOX AND BATTERY MODULEJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18353960DUAL LEAF SPRING PRESSURE PLATE FOR A FLOW BATTERY STACKJuly 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18219614CE AND Zn- DOPED NiFe2O4 CATALYSTS FOR UREA FUEL CELLSJuly 2023October 2023Allow300NoNo
18348345ELECTRODE CORE ENCASING APPARATUS, BATTERY CELL ASSEMBLING APPARATUS, AND ELECTRODE CORE ASSEMBLING METHODJuly 2023November 2023Allow400NoNo
18260236METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY EXTRACTING LITHIUM FROM RETIRED BATTERY AND APPLICATION OF METHODJune 2023September 2024Allow1430NoNo
18214800Positive Electrode Active Material For Lithium Secondary Battery And Preparation Method ThereofJune 2023December 2023Allow610NoNo
18340986NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERYJune 2023May 2024Allow1110NoNo
18039395Process For Recycling Lithium Iron Phosphate BatteriesMay 2023March 2024Allow1000NoNo
18202523CONDUCTOR, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING CONDUCTORMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18314703BATTERY ELECTRODE COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIOMASS-DERIVED CARBONMay 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18310446DIATOMACEOUS ENERGY STORAGE DEVICESMay 2023February 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18031326BATTERY CASEApril 2023March 2024Allow1110NoNo
18123175Collapsible Storage Container for Liquid Reserve BatteriesMarch 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18182776LONG LIFE SEALED ALKALINE SECONDARY BATTERIESMarch 2023April 2024Allow1310NoNo
18112818Process For Removing Impurities In The Recycling Of Lithium-Ion BatteriesFebruary 2023September 2023Allow710YesNo
18042206DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISMANTLING POWER BATTERY MODULEFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18109866POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND RELATED BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND APPARATUSFebruary 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18159453DIATOMACEOUS ENERGY STORAGE DEVICESJanuary 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18100778Positive Electrode Active Material for Lithium Secondary Battery and Preparation Method ThereofJanuary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18149818BATTERY BOX AND BATTERY MODULEJanuary 2023April 2023Allow300NoNo
18004042METHOD FOR RECYCLING HYDROGEN FUEL CELL OF NEW ENERGY VEHICLEDecember 2022May 2023Allow400NoNo
18007633Electrode Packaging Device and MethodDecember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17928436METHOD FOR PRODUCING HIGH-PURITY AQUEOUS LITHIUM SALT SOLUTIONNovember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18054377FUEL CELL COLUMN INCLUDING STRESS MITIGATION STRUCTURESNovember 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17976316ALL-SOLID SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAMEOctober 2022April 2023Allow510NoNo
17963447Silicon-Based Energy Storage Devices With Electrolyte Containing Sulfonate or Carboxylate Salt Based CompoundsOctober 2022April 2023Allow600NoNo
17948055WATER-IMPERMEABLE CARBON-BASED ELECTROLYTE AND SEPARATION MEMBRANE AND FABRICATION THEREOFSeptember 2022August 2023Allow1010NoNo
17929627HYBRID REDOX FUEL CELL SYSTEMSeptember 2022May 2024Allow2001NoNo
17882035ABSORBENT GLASS MAT BATTERYAugust 2022August 2023Allow1210NoNo
17817359NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERYAugust 2022April 2023Allow810NoNo
17796621BUTTON-TYPE SECONDARY BATTERYJuly 2022November 2024Allow2700NoNo
17864999POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERYJuly 2022June 2023Allow1110YesNo
17792637METHOD OF MAKING A REUSABLE ACTIVE MATERIAL BY USING POSITIVE ELECTRODE SCRAPJuly 2022October 2023Allow1520NoNo
17863309TERMINAL PART, METHOD FOR FABRICATING TERMINAL PART, AND SECONDARY BATTERYJuly 2022March 2025Allow3200NoNo
17862121ELECTRODE SLURRY COMPOSITION FOR LITHIUM ION ELECTRICAL STORAGE DEVICESJuly 2022May 2023Allow1010NoNo
17853034SECONDARY BATTERYJune 2022February 2025Allow3100NoNo
17632305SECONDARY BATTERY ACTIVE MATERIALJune 2022March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17805953BATTERY ELECTRODE COMPOSITION COMPRISING BIOMASS-DERIVED CARBONJune 2022February 2023Allow810NoNo
17833092ULTRASTABLE RECHARGEABLE MANGANESE BATTERY WITH SOLID-LIQUID-GAS REACTIONSJune 2022December 2022Allow700NoNo
17739451ELECTRODES FOR LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES AND OTHER APPLICATIONSMay 2022August 2023Allow1611NoNo
17736880LIQUID RESERVE BATTERIES FOR LOW TEMPERATURE ACTIVATION AND PERFORMANCE IN MUNITIONSMay 2022November 2022Allow700NoNo
17773568Electrolyte for use in Sodium-Sulfur BatteriesApril 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17772587BATTERY TERMINAL BUSHING & LEAD ACID BATTERYApril 2022January 2024Allow2110NoNo
17731538CONDUCTOR, POWER STORAGE DEVICE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR FORMING CONDUCTORApril 2022February 2023Allow1010NoNo
17770828Electrode Assembly and Method for Manufacturing the SameApril 2022September 2023Allow1610YesNo
17766932Method for Manufacturing Secondary Battery and Apparatus for Manufacturing Secondary BatteryApril 2022December 2023Allow2010YesNo
17704450SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BATTERY PACK COOLING USING A COOLING FINMarch 2022July 2023Allow1511YesNo
17761823BATTERY TRANSPORT APPARATUSMarch 2022January 2025Allow3420YesNo
17694174Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductive Materials For Alkali Metal Transport During Battery Cycling, and Batteries Incorporating SameMarch 2022January 2025Allow3510YesNo
17654510ELECTRODE SHEET, BATTERY INCORPORATING THE ELECTRODE SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE ELECTRODE SHEET, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BATTERY INCORPORATING THE ELECTRODE SHEET, AND DIE HEADMarch 2022March 2023Allow1200NoNo
17654511DIE HEAD AND DIE COATERMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17690148ANODE MATERIAL, ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEMarch 2022February 2025Allow3510NoNo
17653400ELECTROCATALYSTMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17683389POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARATION THEREOF, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, LITHIUM-ION SECONDARY BATTERY AND RELATED BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK AND APPARATUSMarch 2022December 2022Allow911NoNo
17680082ELECTRODE APPLIED TO SOLID-STATE BATTERY AND SOLID-STATE BATTERYFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3610NoNo
17637471HYBRID FLUOROPOLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANEFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3000NoNo
17675699BATTERY MODULE CELL CARRIER AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLYFebruary 2022September 2024Allow3120YesNo
17753078Structural Composites For Battery EnclosureFebruary 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17636321Battery Housing Comprising A SpacerFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3610NoNo
17672178POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL COMPRISING THE POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIALFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1910NoNo
17634477NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERYFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3610NoNo
17634098SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAMEFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3000NoNo
17668257ELECTROCHEMICALLY RECYCLING A LITHIUM-ION BATTERYFebruary 2022March 2025Allow3701NoNo
17585590NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR USE IN NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING SAMEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17585585NEGATIVE ELECTRODE FOR NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERIES AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAMEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2320NoNo
17630487ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL AND ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL MODULEJanuary 2022October 2024Allow3310NoNo
17583232FLUORIDE ION SECONDARY BATTERYJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2210NoNo
17629012BINDER, SLURRY FOR SOLID-STATE BATTERY, ELECTRODE FOR SOLID-STATE BATTERY, AND SECONDARY SOLID-STATE BATTERYJanuary 2022September 2024Allow3200NoNo
17580933DUAL LEAF SPRING PRESSURE PLATE FOR A FLOW BATTERY STACKJanuary 2022May 2023Allow1601NoNo
17628481ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUSJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3610YesNo
17627102ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERYJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3510NoNo
17627061FUEL CELL STACKJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2900NoNo
17564598BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, ELECTRICAL DEVICE, AND BATTERY CELL MANUFACTURING METHOD AND DEVICEDecember 2021April 2024Allow2800NoNo
17561273ARTIFICIAL ZINC FLUORIDE SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERLAYER ENABLED COMMERCIAL-LEVEL AQUEOUS ZN METAL BATTERIESDecember 2021April 2024Allow2720NoNo
17622029HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERIES USING GELLED ELECTROLYTEDecember 2021March 2025Allow3820NoNo
17552778ELECTRODE INCLUDING METAL NANOPARTICLES HAVING CONDUCTIVE POLYMER SHELL AND CONDUCTIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAMEDecember 2021December 2022Allow1200NoNo
17551636RECOVERY OF MATERIALS FROM ELECTRODE SCRAPS AND SPENT LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES VIA A GREEN SOLVENT-BASED SEPARATION PROCESSDecember 2021March 2023Allow1510NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WILLS, MONIQUE M.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
11
Allowed After Appeal Filing
10
(90.9%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(9.1%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
95.5%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 90.9% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner WILLS, MONIQUE M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner WILLS, MONIQUE M works in Art Unit 1722 and has examined 646 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 89.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner WILLS, MONIQUE M's allowance rate of 89.8% places them in the 72% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by WILLS, MONIQUE M receive 1.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 19% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WILLS, MONIQUE M is 26 months. This places the examiner in the 75% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -13.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WILLS, MONIQUE M. This interview benefit is in the 2% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 33.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 59.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 85% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 175.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 92% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 88% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 70.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 30.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 4% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.8% of allowed cases (in the 72% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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