USPTO Examiner LEE JAMES - Art Unit 1725

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19294326POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL COMPOSITION, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL APPARATUSAugust 2025March 2026Allow720NoNo
19290915ZINC BROMINE CELL HAVING ENCLOSED ELECTRODESAugust 2025January 2026Allow611NoNo
18972543SOLID STATE BATTERIES AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOFDecember 2024October 2025Allow1010YesNo
18946207RANGE ESTIMATOR AND LIFE-BASED POWER DEMAND STRATEGY FOR FUEL CELL POWERTRAIN SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2024September 2025Allow1010YesNo
18900338Electrochemical Devices Comprising Compressed Gas Solvent ElectrolytesSeptember 2024April 2025Allow611NoNo
18641219ENERGY STORAGE MODULEApril 2024June 2025Allow1420NoNo
18609041Electrochemical CellsMarch 2024September 2025Allow1810NoNo
18594433Electrochemical Devices Comprising Compressed Gas Solvent ElectrolytesMarch 2024October 2024Abandon700NoNo
18594506SECONDARY BATTERY AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18687715BATTERY MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLEFebruary 2024August 2024Allow600NoNo
18516936BATTERY APPARATUSNovember 2023July 2025Allow2020YesNo
18384027ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENTOctober 2023February 2025Allow1510NoNo
18490872STACKABLE MODULAR BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMOctober 2023May 2025Allow1931YesNo
18473286SEPARATOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEPARATOR, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING SEPARATORSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2030YesNo
18473886BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAMESeptember 2023December 2025Allow2730YesNo
18458905METHODS AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING A REDOX FLOW BATTERY SYSTEM BY ROLL-TO-ROLL PROCESSINGAugust 2023December 2025Abandon2720NoNo
18239175BATTERY SYSTEM HAVING A BATTERY MODULEAugust 2023October 2025Allow2521YesNo
18331449SEPARATOR, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SEPARATOR, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING SEPARATORJune 2023August 2023Allow300NoNo
18178609Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Secondary BatteryMarch 2023January 2026Allow3410NoNo
18116420WATERPROOF STRUCTURE FOR BATTERY PACKMarch 2023March 2026Allow3610YesNo
18114389SECONDARY BATTERY AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810NoNo
18023085POWER CONNECTION FOR ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL STACKFebruary 2023December 2025Allow3410NoNo
18161562ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL MAGNETIC ELECTROCATALYSTJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3610NoNo
18093027METAL-AIR CELLS WITH MINIMAL AIR ACCESSJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18086363SHEET-SHAPED ANODE FED-TYPE METAL-CARBON DIOXIDE BATTERY AND HYDROGEN GENERATION AND CARBON DIOXIDE STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAMEDecember 2022August 2025Allow3211NoNo
18011473ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAMEDecember 2022January 2026Allow3710NoNo
18065896COMPOSITIONS FOR ENERGY CONVERSION AND STORAGE AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAMEDecember 2022September 2025Allow3321YesNo
18080384ENERGY SYSTEMDecember 2022January 2026Allow3710YesNo
17927613BATTERY MODULE SENSING UNIT AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOFNovember 2022December 2025Allow3620YesNo
17924972FULL CELL MANIFOLD GASKETNovember 2022October 2025Abandon3520NoNo
18053388REDOX FLOW BATTERYNovember 2022July 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17983269POLYMER ELECTROLYTE AND SECONDARY BATTERIES USING THE POLYMER ELECTROLYTENovember 2022January 2026Abandon3810NoNo
17922274BUTTON BATTERYOctober 2022July 2025Allow3210NoNo
17973933THERMAL RUNAWAY MITIGATION SYSTEM FOR A RECHARGEABLE ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM ARRANGED IN A VEHICLEOctober 2022September 2025Allow3410YesNo
18049541POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAMEOctober 2022November 2025Allow3710YesNo
17966213POUCH CELL AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE BATTERYOctober 2022November 2025Abandon3701NoNo
17917140Electrode Assembly Having External Shape Fixation Frame and Lithium Secondary Battery Including the SameOctober 2022January 2026Allow3921YesNo
17937030POLYSULFIDE-POLYOXIDE ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICESeptember 2022November 2025Allow3811YesNo
17952759BATTERY MODULESeptember 2022July 2023Allow910NoNo
17914601Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Solution for Lithium Secondary BatterySeptember 2022December 2023Allow1400NoNo
17935130BATTERY, POWERED DEVICE, METHOD FOR PREPARING BATTERY, AND DEVICE FOR PREPARING BATTERYSeptember 2022January 2024Allow1600NoNo
17951264MOISTURE RELEASING METAL-HYDROXIDE MATERIAL FOR MITIGATION OF THERMAL RUNAWAY IN A BATTERY MODULESeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710YesNo
17906479BATTERY MODULESeptember 2022August 2025Allow3510NoNo
17942495PACKAGING MATERIAL FOR BATTERIESSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2621NoNo
17939504BIO-ELECTROCHEMICAL FUEL CELLSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3411YesNo
17801176EUTECTIC ELECTROLYTE FOR THE ZINC BASED RECHARGEABLE REDOX STATIC ENERGY STORAGE DEVICESAugust 2022April 2025Allow3220NoNo
17819744CONNECTIONS FOR REDOX BATTERY INTEGRATIONAugust 2022December 2025Allow4001NoNo
17872247BATTERY MODULE GAS SENSOR FOR BATTERY CELL MONITORINGJuly 2022April 2024Allow2031YesNo
17861410Fire Safety System for MobilityJuly 2022March 2025Allow3311NoNo
17860327SEPARATOR ASSEMBLY FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL STACK INCLUDING THE SAMEJuly 2022October 2025Allow3920YesNo
17853548SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY FOR A SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL SYSTEMJune 2022March 2024Allow2120NoNo
17785476SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERPHASE IN LI SECONDARY BATTERIESJune 2022September 2025Allow3920NoNo
17785897POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND USE THEREOFJune 2022November 2025Allow4120NoNo
17830193Electrode Stack Assembly for a Metal Hydrogen BatteryJune 2022October 2025Allow4021NoNo
17825331BATTERY ASSEMBLY APPLICABLE TO ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC VAPORIZATION DEVICEMay 2022September 2024Abandon2820NoNo
17770195SECONDARY BATTERY AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAMEApril 2022June 2025Allow3711YesNo
17769763POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE COMPRISING SAMEApril 2022February 2025Allow3411NoNo
17659370INTERMEDIATE PRODUCT OF ELECTRODE, ELECTRODE POWDER, ELECTRODE USING SAME, ELECTRODE PELLET USING SAME AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING EACH THEREOFApril 2022December 2025Allow4421NoNo
17706898BATTERY DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A BATTERY DEVICEMarch 2022April 2025Allow3611NoNo
17704408SEPARATION MEMBRANE FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAID SEPARATION MEMBRANEMarch 2022May 2023Allow1401NoNo
17704111ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2022January 2023Allow1010NoNo
17638311Battery Module and Battery Pack Including the SameFebruary 2022May 2025Allow3920YesNo
17679831POWER STORAGE ASSEMBLY AND GASKETFebruary 2022December 2025Allow4630YesNo
17670838Nanofluid Contact Potential Difference BatteryFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1310NoNo
17666673SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A LITHIUM DENDRITE IN A BATTERY CELLFebruary 2022July 2025Allow4211YesNo
17632102ZIPPED ION-EXCHANGE MEMBRANEFebruary 2022November 2024Allow3321NoNo
17578134Fuel Cell and Method of Forming the SameJanuary 2022March 2023Allow1401NoNo
17564152ENERGY STORAGE MODULEDecember 2021March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17618185FUEL CELL CATALYST COMPOSITION AND FUEL CELL CONTAINING SAMEDecember 2021October 2024Allow3420NoNo
17548153ACTIVE THERMAL CONTROL OF UAV ENERGY STORAGE UNITSDecember 2021September 2024Allow3331YesNo
17536952ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL HEAT SHUNTNovember 2021June 2025Abandon4241YesNo
17521709POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR AN ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY, METHOD OF PREPARING THE SAME, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERYNovember 2021December 2025Allow4930NoNo
17507614SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING BATTERY TEMPERATURES IN A BATTERY PACKOctober 2021July 2024Abandon3320NoNo
17495041ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR MEMBRANE-ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SELF-ASSEMBLED BLOCK COPOLYMEROctober 2021July 2024Allow3320NoNo
17491434FRAMELESS FUEL CELL STACK HAVING HOLLOW FASTENERSSeptember 2021June 2023Allow2011NoNo
17599372Electrochemical Module, Electrochemical Device, and Energy SystemSeptember 2021March 2024Allow6021NoNo
17485984CATHODE INCLUDING SINTERED POLYCRYSTALLINE MATERIAL, SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE CATHODE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CATHODESeptember 2021January 2023Allow1520NoNo
17485254BATTERY SYSTEM WITH THERMAL CONTROL LOOPSeptember 2021February 2024Abandon2921NoNo
17485280BATTERY CELL WITH SENSORSSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2621YesNo
17485293BATTERY SYSTEM WITH OPTICAL CONNECTIONSSeptember 2021November 2023Allow2521YesNo
17485236EXTINGUISHING BATTERY THERMAL RUNAWAYSeptember 2021November 2023Allow2521YesNo
17483748MINIATURIZED BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK HAVING THE SAMESeptember 2021February 2024Allow2930YesNo
17468310Methods and Apparatus For Heating and Self-Heating Of Batteries at Low TemperaturesSeptember 2021May 2025Allow4450NoNo
17446935BATTERY SYSTEM WITH ADVANCED BATTERY DISCONNECTING UNITSeptember 2021March 2025Allow4260YesNo
17434608REDOX FLOW CELLAugust 2021October 2024Allow3721NoNo
17401651SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE BATTERY HEATINGAugust 2021November 2025Abandon5121YesNo
17443838VEHICLEJuly 2021July 2023Allow2420NoNo
17424386Secondary Battery, Method For Manufacturing The Secondary Battery, And Battery Module Including The Secondary BatteryJuly 2021January 2024Allow3011YesNo
17379215AIR-COOLED BATTERY COOLING SYSTEM FOR AIR MOBILITY VEHICLEJuly 2021January 2024Allow3020NoNo
17375505THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF BATTERY CELL TAB TEMPERATUREJuly 2021October 2023Allow2711YesNo
17421487NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION ADDITIVE, AND NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY WHICH INCLUDE THE SAMEJuly 2021November 2024Allow4010YesNo
17365328METAL-AIR CELLS WITH MINIMAL AIR ACCESSJuly 2021October 2022Allow1510NoNo
17349284BATTERY SYSTEM HAVING A BATTERY MODULEJune 2021July 2023Allow2520NoNo
17347751SODIUM METAL VANADIUM FLUOROPHOSPHATES MATERIALS AS POSITIVE ELECTRODE FOR SODIUM ION BATTERIESJune 2021November 2024Allow4130NoNo
17312152BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAMEJune 2021February 2025Allow4420YesNo
17339328ELECTROLYTE FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY COMPRISING SAMEJune 2021August 2023Allow2610NoNo
17298258SEPARATOR FOR REDOX FLOW BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFORMay 2021June 2023Abandon2510NoNo
17321558FLOW BATTERYMay 2021September 2023Abandon2810NoNo
17318169Methods and systems for estimating parameters of a cell at various charge-discharge profilesMay 2021July 2025Allow5020YesNo
17315766SECONDARY BATTERY AND A METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAMEMay 2021October 2022Allow1710NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEE, JAMES.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
3
(60.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(40.0%)
Reversal Percentile
61.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 40.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
19
Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(36.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(63.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
60.5%
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, 36.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

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

Examiner LEE, JAMES - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LEE, JAMES works in Art Unit 1725 and has examined 696 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 72.7%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LEE, JAMES's allowance rate of 72.7% places them in the 36% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LEE, JAMES receive 2.28 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 64% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEE, JAMES is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 35% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +15.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEE, JAMES. This interview benefit is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 24.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 36.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 125.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 83% 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 73.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 62% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 42.9% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 55.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.1% of allowed cases (in the 50% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 1.6% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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:

  • 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.

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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