Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19108260 | BACK CONTACT SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | March 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19048603 | ELECTRODE MATERIALS, ELECTRODES, DEVICES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF | February 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18998136 | Housing for an Electronic Element, Preferably a Battery Cell or a Capacitor | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19029492 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | January 2025 | June 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19028138 | FLOATING STRUCTURE FOR ECO-ADAPTIVE FLOATING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19015442 | POWER-TYPE HIGH-RATE LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE CATHODE MATERIAL AND ITS PREPARATION METHOD AND LITHIUM BATTERY | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18880266 | BACK-CONTACT BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULE | December 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18724237 | COLLECTOR AND CYLINDRICAL SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 19004327 | CONDUCTIVE CARBON PAPER AND PREPARATION METHOD AND USE THEREOF | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18878361 | INTEGRATED CPOX/STREAM REFORMER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18878457 | BATTERY MODULE, AND BATTERY PACK AND ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18988865 | BATTERY COVER REMOVAL AND REASSEMBLY TOOL | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18986781 | Catalyst coated membrane and preparation method thereof, membrane electrode and fuel cell | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18979352 | Electrochemical Reactor, Electrochemical Reactor Systems, Processes for Electrochemical Reactions, and Methods Using Same | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18977199 | PLANT AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING HYDROGEN WITH IMPROVED OPERATION OF A LOW TEMPERATURE CO2 REMOVAL UNIT | December 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18873477 | PUMPED TWO-PHASE FUEL CELL COOLING | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18975834 | FUEL CELL THERMAL ENERGY STORAGE IN PHASE-CHANGE MATERIAL | December 2024 | July 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18975739 | PORTABLE POWER CASE WITH HEAT-RESISTANT MATERIAL | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18872040 | Battery Cell, Battery Pack, and Vehicle Including Same | December 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18967384 | PREPARATION METHOD FOR LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE CATHODE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM BATTERY | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18967417 | PREPARATION METHOD FOR ULTRA-HIGH COMPACTED LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE CATHODE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM BATTERY | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18967354 | LITHIUM MANGANESE IRON PHOSPHATE SUBSTRATE, CATHODE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD, AND LITHIUM BATTERY | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18956280 | JET PRINTING PROCESS FOR PROTECTIVE LAYER OF UPPER COVER OF LITHIUM BATTERY | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18957235 | ALUMINUM-AIR COMPOSITE BATTERY AND PREPARATION METHOD | November 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18955193 | AUTOMATIC MULTI-SURFACE JET PRINTING METHOD FOR POWER LITHIUM BATTERY | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18866982 | WASTE LITHIUM ION BATTERY ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION RECYCLING METHOD AND APPARATUS | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18948956 | RESIN COMPOSITION AND APPLICATION THEREOF, BINDER, ELECTRODE SLURRY, ELECTRODE PLATE, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18946323 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND ALL-SOLID-STATE BATTERY COMPRISING THE SAME | November 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18942777 | BATTERY TRAY | November 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18941209 | NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | November 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18937303 | ELECTROLYTE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE | November 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18935093 | Electrode Assembly | November 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18933093 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COOLING HYDROGEN FUEL GENERATED ON-BOARD PRIOR TO INJECTION INTO AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18933503 | METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING ASPECT RATIO OF METAL GRID BASED ON SURFACE MODIFICATION | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18932288 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT CONVERSION OF HEAT TO ELECTRICITY VIA EMISSION OF CHARACTERISTIC RADIATION | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18861261 | DENSIFIED CELL ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PREPARING SAME | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18928239 | PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR RECYCLING WASTE LITHIUM BATTERY MATERIALS | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18928887 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED BATTERY STRUCTURAL PROPERTIES | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18924002 | MODULAR SHAREABLE BATTERY SYSTEM | October 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18857648 | BATTERY MODULE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18857410 | Sulfide Solid Electrolyte for Solid-State Batteries and Method for Production | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18913847 | END COVER ASSEMBLY, ENERGY-STORAGE DEVICE, AND ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION DEVICE | October 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18856433 | SELECTED PARTICLE SIZE DRY ELECTRODE FOR STORAGE DEVICES | October 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18909748 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18855051 | PROCESS FOR PREPARING ELECTROACTIVE MATERIALS FOR METAL-ION BATTERIES | October 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18909579 | Battery Module And Battery Pack Including The Same | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18909797 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK INCLUDING THE SAME | October 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18901063 | SOLAR CELL SHEET AND SOLAR CELL PANEL | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18899182 | HORIZONTAL BALANCED SOLAR TRACKER | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18900338 | Electrochemical Devices Comprising Compressed Gas Solvent Electrolytes | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18896082 | BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | September 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18894877 | SYSTEM FOR SUPPLYING POWER TO A PORTABLE BATTERY USING AT LEAST ONE SOLAR PANEL | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18894895 | WEARABLE AND REPLACEABLE POUCH OR SKIN FOR HOLDING A PORTABLE BATTERY PACK | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18849370 | FUEL CELL ELECTRODE, CATALYST-COATED MEMBRANE, FUEL CELL, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE FUEL CELL ELECTRODE AND CATALYST-COATED MEMBRANE | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18889127 | QUICK-CHANGE PLATFORM, BATTERY PRODUCTION LINE, AND CONTROL METHOD | September 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18887743 | RAPID SHUTDOWN DEVICE FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES | September 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18848041 | Method for Controlling Fuel Cell System and Fuel Cell System | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18883963 | BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18883766 | FUEL CELL SYSTEM INCLUDING ALCOHOL VAPORIZATION COMPONENTS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME | September 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18882266 | Method For Manufacturing A Co-Axial Glass-To-Metal Seal For A Case-Neutral Electrochemical Cell | September 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18829312 | POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, METHOD FOR PREPARING POSITIVE ELECTRODE ACTIVE MATERIAL, POSITIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, AND ELECTRIC APPARATUS | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18824314 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING AND PREVENTING DENDRITE FORMATION IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS | September 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18823578 | ELECTROLYTE CHEMICAL FORMULATIONS INCORPORATING POLYMERS | September 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18823197 | BOX STRUCTURE, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | September 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18820332 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CORRECTING POSITIONS OF TABS OF ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 18819605 | ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18818668 | LONG-ACTING AND STABLE PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF | August 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18817482 | METHOD OF PRODUCING LIQUID FUEL FROM CARBONACEOUS FEEDSTOCK THROUGH GASIFICATION AND RECYCLING OF DOWNSTREAM PRODUCTS | August 2024 | May 2025 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18816719 | CARBON NANOTUBE SODIOPHILIC METAL ANODE-FREE SODIUM METAL BATTERY ELECTRODE MATERIAL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREFOR AND APPLICATION THEREOF | August 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18815334 | PERSONAL TACTICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING GARMENT, CAMERA, AND POWER DISTRIBUTION AND DATA HUB | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18813521 | LIFT DEVICE WITH INTERNALLY DEPLETABLE BATTERY | August 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18811672 | Low-Temperature Hydrothermal Relithiation of Spent Lithium-ion Battery Cathodes by Redox Mediation | August 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18810183 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MINIMIZING AND PREVENTING DENDRITE FORMATION IN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18810265 | Auto-Engaging Electrical Connections for Solar Panels | August 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 1 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18810236 | Auto-Engaging Electrical Connections for Solar Panels | August 2024 | October 2024 | Allow | 1 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18839066 | Mount For Vertical Photovoltaic Modules | August 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18806711 | ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18837735 | ALKYNATED AND METHYL SULFONATED IMIDAZOLINE NON-AQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE ADDITIVE AND NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SOLUTION FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY | August 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18800881 | SEPARATOR FOR AN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING A POROUS ORGANIC/INORGANIC COMPOSITE COATING LAYER AND AN ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | August 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18799795 | ELECTRODE MATERIALS, ELECTRODES, DEVICES, AND METHODS OF MAKING THEREOF | August 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18795695 | Battery Cell, Battery, Power Consumption Device, and Battery Cell Manufacturing Device and Method with Folding Insulator | August 2024 | April 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18795604 | METAL ORGANIC FRAMEWORK-DERIVED CARBON AEROGEL, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND APPLICATION IN LITHIUM ION BATTERIES | August 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18795082 | SILICON CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL AND PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL, NEGATIVE ELECTRODE PLATE, ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, BATTERY, ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, AND CARBON SUBSTRATE | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 18793358 | PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS WITH BYPASS DIODES | August 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18793087 | AI-DRIVEN BIOMIMETIC CLUSTERED PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED SOLAR ENERGY GENERATION AND OPTIMIZATION | August 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 7 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18792505 | BATTERY CELL, BATTERY, AND ELECTRICAL DEVICE | August 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18789528 | NICKEL/NICKEL HYDROXIDE ELECTRODE CATALYST, PREPARATION METHOD THEREOF AND APPLICATION THEREOF | July 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18788261 | VOLTAGE-REDUCED LITHIUM BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | July 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18788992 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MIXING HYDROGEN WITH NATURAL GAS | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18787003 | HIGH CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM WITH PYRAMIDAL MODULES | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18786827 | SOLAR TRACKING SYSTEM AND ENERGY NETWORK | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18785356 | ELECTROLYTE AND ELECTROCHEMICAL DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME | July 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18784393 | SOLAR BATTERY MODULE | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18783578 | 1.5V LITHIUM BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | July 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18783933 | Battery Cell, and Battery Module, Battery Pack and Vehicle Including the Same | July 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18783548 | VOLTAGE DROP CIRCUIT ASSEMBLY OF LITHIUM BATTERY AND 1.5V LITHIUM BATTERY | July 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 18782943 | THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, COMPOSITION FOR THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION ELEMENT, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MODULE, THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THERMOELECTRIC CONVERSION MATERIAL | July 2024 | June 2025 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18781399 | PREPARATION METHOD AND APPLICATION OF TITANIUM NITRIDE FIBER-ENHANCED QUASI-SOLID-STATE ELECTROLYTE | July 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18832057 | BATTERY PACK AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME | July 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18778561 | Systems and Methods for Multi-Position Solar Panel Arrays | July 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 2 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for group 1720.
With a 34.5% 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.
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, 31.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
✓ 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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Group 1720 is part of Technology Center 1700. This group has examined 107,563 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 72.0%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Applications in Group 1720 receive an average of 1.96 office actions before reaching final disposition. The median prosecution time is 30 months.
This group-level data aggregates statistics across multiple art units. For more targeted prosecution strategies, review the individual art unit and examiner statistics within this group.
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