Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
42 pending office actions • 18 art units • 38 examiners • 0 of 42 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 121 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Every pending office action with a known statutory deadline, placed on a days-until-due axis. Dots left of Today are overdue; the further right, the more runway. Cases that share a deadline window stack vertically. 7 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 3 (7%) |
| §101 + other | 3 (7%) |
| §103 only | 16 (38%) |
| §102 only | 3 (7%) |
| §112 only | 2 (5%) |
| Double-patenting only | 4 (10%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (19%) |
| No statute on record | 3 (7%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN | 2 | 76.4% | +11.3% |
| YU, NORMAN | 2 | 87.7% | +13.7% |
| LEE, PING | 2 | 65.4% | +29.6% |
| WITHEY, THEODORE JOHN | 2 | 40.7% | +46.7% |
| PRINCE, JESSICA MARIE | 1 | 77.0% | +15.7% |
| WALSH, KATHLEEN M. | 1 | 80.2% | +17.6% |
| HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | 1 | 70.0% | +12.7% |
| CHIO, TAT CHI | 1 | 72.9% | +17.4% |
| MANOHARAN, SHASHIDHAR SHANKAR | 1 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| PHILIPPE, GIMS S | 1 | 85.6% | +1.5% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 3 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19104685 | SMART DIALOGUE ENHANCEMENT BASED ON NON-ACOUSTIC MOBILE SENSOR INFORMATION | MANOHARAN, SHASHIDHAR SHANKAR | — |
| 18936478 | VOLUME LEVELER CONTROLLER AND CONTROLLING METHOD | YU, NORMAN | — |
| 18845178 | TARGET MID-SIDE SIGNALS FOR AUDIO APPLICATIONS | YU, NORMAN | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18689187 | AUDIO ENHANCEMENT FOR MOBILE CAPTURE | MONIKANG, GEORGE C | 6d |
| 18019775 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZED SELECTIVE LIGHT PASS THROUGH | NGUYEN, LAUREN | 7d |
| 19258715 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING COLOR DIFFERENCE COMPONENT QUANTIZATION PARAMETER AND DEVICE USING THE METHOD | WALSH, KATHLEEN M. | — |
| 19042667 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DERIVING INTER-VIEW MOTION MERGING CANDIDATE | PHILIPPE, GIMS S | — |
| 18874542 | SPEECH ENHANCEMENT AND INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION | MUELLER, PAUL JOSEPH | — |
| 18874428 | SEPARATION AND RENDERING OF HEIGHT OBJECTS | SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN | — |
| 18854051 | SPECKLE MITIGATION FOR PROJECTION SCREENS | LEI, JIE | — |
| 18853411 | RAW IMAGE DATA RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17995902 | AUTOMATED MIXING OF AUDIO DESCRIPTION | WITHEY, THEODORE JOHN | 56d overdue |
| 19271427 | VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING ANY TYPES OF BLOCK PARTITIONING | PRINCE, JESSICA MARIE | — |
| 19258715 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING COLOR DIFFERENCE COMPONENT QUANTIZATION PARAMETER AND DEVICE USING THE METHOD | WALSH, KATHLEEN M. | — |
| 19230309 | SEMANTICS FOR CONSTRAINED PROCESSING AND CONFORMANCE TESTING IN VIDEO CODING | HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | — |
| 19219975 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGES USING A PREDICTION METHOD ADOPTING IN-LOOP FILTERING | CHIO, TAT CHI | — |
| 18874428 | SEPARATION AND RENDERING OF HEIGHT OBJECTS | SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN | — |
| 18936478 | VOLUME LEVELER CONTROLLER AND CONTROLLING METHOD | YU, NORMAN | — |
| 18851908 | CONTEXT AWARE AUDIO CAPTURE AND RENDERING | SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2695 | 4 |
| 2692 | 4 |
| 2655 | 3 |
| 2482 | 2 |
| 2656 | 2 |
| 2654 | 2 |
| 2882 | 1 |
| 2483 | 1 |
| 2693 | 1 |
| 2658 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19271427 | VIDEO CODING METHOD AND APPARATUS USING ANY TYPES OF BLOCK PARTITIONING | PRINCE, JESSICA MARIE | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 16, 2025 |
| 19258715 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING COLOR DIFFERENCE COMPONENT QUANTIZATION PARAMETER AND DEVICE USING THE METHOD | WALSH, KATHLEEN M. | 2482 | §101Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 02, 2025 |
| 19230309 | SEMANTICS FOR CONSTRAINED PROCESSING AND CONFORMANCE TESTING IN VIDEO CODING | HUBER, JEREMIAH CHARLES | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 06, 2025 |
| 19219975 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENCODING/DECODING IMAGES USING A PREDICTION METHOD ADOPTING IN-LOOP FILTERING | CHIO, TAT CHI | — | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 27, 2025 |
| 19104685 | SMART DIALOGUE ENHANCEMENT BASED ON NON-ACOUSTIC MOBILE SENSOR INFORMATION | MANOHARAN, SHASHIDHAR SHANKAR | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19042667 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DERIVING INTER-VIEW MOTION MERGING CANDIDATE | PHILIPPE, GIMS S | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 18874542 | SPEECH ENHANCEMENT AND INTERFERENCE SUPPRESSION | MUELLER, PAUL JOSEPH | — | §101§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18874428 | SEPARATION AND RENDERING OF HEIGHT OBJECTS | SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN | — | §101§102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18965763 | LOW LATENCY AUDIO FILTERBANK WITH IMPROVED FREQUENCY RESOLUTION | KURR, JASON R | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18959031 | AUDIO ENCODER AND DECODER WITH DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSION METADATA | SERROU, ABDELALI | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 25, 2024 |
| 18864397 | FAST OPTO-MECHANICAL ATTENUATOR FOR HIGH-POWER PROJECTOR SYSTEMS | OWENS, DANELL L | 2882 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18936478 | VOLUME LEVELER CONTROLLER AND CONTROLLING METHOD | YU, NORMAN | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 04, 2024 |
| 18855268 | APPLICATIONS OF TEMPLATE MATCHING IN VIDEO CODING | RETALLICK, KAITLIN A | 2482 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 5d | Pending | Oct 08, 2024 |
| 18854051 | SPECKLE MITIGATION FOR PROJECTION SCREENS | LEI, JIE | — | §102§103§112Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18906046 | POST-PROCESSING GAINS FOR SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT | HAMID, AMMAR T | 2695 | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 03, 2024 |
| 18853411 | RAW IMAGE DATA RECONSTRUCTION SYSTEM AND METHOD | SANTOS, DANIEL JOSEPH | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 01, 2024 |
| 18852701 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR USER GENERATED CONTENT CAPTURE AND ADAPTIVE RENDERING | REN, ZHUBING | 2483 | §101§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 30, 2024 |
| 18851983 | MULTICHANNEL AND MULTI-STREAM SOURCE SEPARATION VIA MULTI-PAIR PROCESSING | ORTIZ SANCHEZ, MICHAEL | 2656 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18852341 | SOURCE SEPARATION COMBINING SPATIAL AND SOURCE CUES | ZHU, RICHARD Z | 2654 | §103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18851908 | CONTEXT AWARE AUDIO CAPTURE AND RENDERING | SUTHERS, DOUGLAS JOHN | 2695 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18851467 | REPRESENTATION LEARNING USING INFORMED MASKING FOR SPEECH AND OTHER AUDIO APPLICATIONS | MCCORD, PAUL C | 2692 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 26, 2024 |
| 18845178 | TARGET MID-SIDE SIGNALS FOR AUDIO APPLICATIONS | YU, NORMAN | 2693 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 09, 2024 |
| 18820282 | PRE-CONDITIONING AUDIO FOR MACHINE PERCEPTION | DORVIL, RICHEMOND | 2658 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18836221 | BYGENERATION OF HYBRID IMAGES FOR USE IN CAPTURING PERSONALIZED PLAYBACK-SIDE CONTEXT INFORMATION OF A USER | YENTRAPATI, AVINASH | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 06, 2024 |
| 18833065 | SOUND FIELD ROTATION | HUBER, PAUL W | 2691 | §102 | Non-Final OA | 83d | Pending | Jul 25, 2024 |
| 18718142 | INTERACTIVE MOTION BLUR ON MOBILE DEVICES | KHAN, USMAN A | 2669 | §112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 10, 2024 |
| 18705446 | IMPROVING NOISE COMPENSATION IN MASK-BASED SPEECH ENHANCEMENT | CHUNG, DANIEL WONSUK | 2659 | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 26, 2024 |
| 18694399 | SELFIE VOLUMETRIC VIDEO | PRINGLE-PARKER, JASON A | 2617 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 21, 2024 |
| 18606301 | RENDERING OF IMMERSIVE AUDIO CONTENT | LEE, PING | 2695 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18689187 | AUDIO ENHANCEMENT FOR MOBILE CAPTURE | MONIKANG, GEORGE C | 2692 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 6d | Pending | Mar 05, 2024 |
| 18281511 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE | BRINEY III, WALTER F | 2692 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 11, 2023 |
| 18549575 | DEREVERBERATION BASED ON MEDIA TYPE | WITHEY, THEODORE JOHN | 2655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 07, 2023 |
| 18548854 | IMPROVING PERCEPTUAL QUALITY OF DEREVERBERATION | TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA | 2654 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18548791 | CONTEXT AWARE SOUNDSCAPE CONTROL | FLANDERS, ANDREW C | 2655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18264311 | INTRA-PREDICTION FOR HEXAGONALLY-SAMPLED VIDEO AND IMAGE COMPRESSION | BECK, LERON | 2487 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 04, 2023 |
| 18219991 | AUDIO GAIN CONTROL USING SPECIFIC-LOUDNESS-BASED AUDITORY EVENT DETECTION | REICHLE, KARIN M | 3992 | §112Other | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 18258302 | ACOUSTIC FEEDBACK MANAGEMENT IN REAL-TIME AUDIO COMMUNICATION | HASHEM, LISA | 2692 | — | Final Rejection | 28d | Pending | Jun 19, 2023 |
| 18257862 | PERCEPTUAL ENHANCEMENT FOR BINAURAL AUDIO RECORDING | LEE, PING | 2695 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18250393 | DEEP-LEARNING BASED SPEECH ENHANCEMENT | TRACY JR., EDWARD | 2656 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 25, 2023 |
| 18032322 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO PROCESSING USING A CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK ARCHITECTURE | TORGRIMSON, TYLER J | 2165 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 17, 2023 |
| 18019775 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZED SELECTIVE LIGHT PASS THROUGH | NGUYEN, LAUREN | 2871 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 17995902 | AUTOMATED MIXING OF AUDIO DESCRIPTION | WITHEY, THEODORE JOHN | 2655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2022 |
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