Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Technology area: Communications
32 pending office actions • 12 art units • 25 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 126 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 5 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. 5 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 | 1 (3%) |
| §101 + other | 1 (3%) |
| §103 only | 13 (41%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| §112 only | 1 (3%) |
| Double-patenting only | 6 (19%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 8 (25%) |
| No statute on record | 1 (3%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| MONIKANG, GEORGE C | 4 | 75.3% | +7.1% |
| MOHAMMED, ASSAD | 2 | 73.4% | +11.8% |
| PAUL, DISLER | 2 | 82.2% | +8.6% |
| OWENS, DANELL L | 2 | 76.2% | +11.0% |
| WITHEY, THEODORE JOHN | 2 | 43.3% | +39.3% |
| MANOHARAN, SHASHIDHAR SHANKAR | 1 | 80.0% | +33.3% |
| HAMID, AMMAR T | 1 | 85.2% | +9.8% |
| LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K | 1 | 82.4% | +14.1% |
| BLAIR, KILE O | 1 | 63.9% | +7.9% |
| KURR, JASON R | 1 | 75.6% | +20.5% |
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 | — |
| 19028003 | METHOD OF RENDERING ONE OR MORE CAPTURED AUDIO SOUNDFIELDS TO A LISTENER | LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K | — |
| 18874372 | NON-PLANAR BEAMFORMED LOUDSPEAKER FOR DISPLAY DEVICES | PAUL, DISLER | — |
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 |
| 19100457 | SPATIAL ENHANCEMENT FOR USER-GENERATED CONTENT | HAMID, AMMAR T | — |
| 18871618 | IMMERSIVE AUDIO FADING | BLAIR, KILE O | — |
| 18857711 | PCEN-BASED MASK THRESHOLDING AND VOICE ACTIVITY DETECTION FOR TRAINING DNN-BASED SPEECH ENHANCEMENT MODELS | MONIKANG, GEORGE C | — |
| 18854051 | SPECKLE MITIGATION FOR PROJECTION SCREENS | LEI, JIE | — |
| 18852701 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR USER GENERATED CONTENT CAPTURE AND ADAPTIVE RENDERING | REN, ZHUBING | — |
| 18900462 | LOCAL AMBIENT COMPENSATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | THERKORN, ERICA GERALDINE | — |
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 |
| 19176090 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING A BITSTREAM INCLUDING ENCODED HIGHER ORDER AMBISONICS REPRESENTATIONS | MOHAMMED, ASSAD | — |
| 19085394 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUDIO REPRODUCTION | MOHAMMED, ASSAD | — |
| 19104685 | SMART DIALOGUE ENHANCEMENT BASED ON NON-ACOUSTIC MOBILE SENSOR INFORMATION | MANOHARAN, SHASHIDHAR SHANKAR | — |
| 19028003 | METHOD OF RENDERING ONE OR MORE CAPTURED AUDIO SOUNDFIELDS TO A LISTENER | LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K | — |
| 18965763 | LOW LATENCY AUDIO FILTERBANK WITH IMPROVED FREQUENCY RESOLUTION | KURR, JASON R | — |
| 18864293 | PROJECTOR LENS APERTURES FOR PROJECTION SYSTEMS | OWENS, DANELL L | — |
| 18864397 | FAST OPTO-MECHANICAL ATTENUATOR FOR HIGH-POWER PROJECTOR SYSTEMS | OWENS, DANELL L | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2692 | 3 |
| 2483 | 2 |
| 2656 | 2 |
| 2655 | 2 |
| 2691 | 1 |
| 2882 | 1 |
| 2653 | 1 |
| 2482 | 1 |
| 2618 | 1 |
| 2695 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19176090 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING A BITSTREAM INCLUDING ENCODED HIGHER ORDER AMBISONICS REPRESENTATIONS | MOHAMMED, ASSAD | 2691 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 10, 2025 |
| 19085394 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUDIO REPRODUCTION | MOHAMMED, ASSAD | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 20, 2025 |
| 19067727 | METHOD FOR AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING/RENDERING AN AMBISONICS AUDIO SOUNDFIELD REPRESENTATION FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK USING 2D SETUPS | MONIKANG, GEORGE C | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 28, 2025 |
| 19104685 | SMART DIALOGUE ENHANCEMENT BASED ON NON-ACOUSTIC MOBILE SENSOR INFORMATION | MANOHARAN, SHASHIDHAR SHANKAR | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19056410 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING AND DECOMPRESSING A HIGHER ORDER AMBISONICS SIGNAL REPRESENTATION | PAUL, DISLER | — | Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 18, 2025 |
| 19100457 | SPATIAL ENHANCEMENT FOR USER-GENERATED CONTENT | HAMID, AMMAR T | — | §101 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 31, 2025 |
| 19038713 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING ENCODED HOA SIGNALS | MONIKANG, GEORGE C | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 28, 2025 |
| 19028003 | METHOD OF RENDERING ONE OR MORE CAPTURED AUDIO SOUNDFIELDS TO A LISTENER | LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 17, 2025 |
| 18874372 | NON-PLANAR BEAMFORMED LOUDSPEAKER FOR DISPLAY DEVICES | PAUL, DISLER | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 12, 2024 |
| 18871618 | IMMERSIVE AUDIO FADING | BLAIR, KILE O | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18965763 | LOW LATENCY AUDIO FILTERBANK WITH IMPROVED FREQUENCY RESOLUTION | KURR, JASON R | — | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 02, 2024 |
| 18864293 | PROJECTOR LENS APERTURES FOR PROJECTION SYSTEMS | OWENS, DANELL L | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18864397 | FAST OPTO-MECHANICAL ATTENUATOR FOR HIGH-POWER PROJECTOR SYSTEMS | OWENS, DANELL L | 2882 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 08, 2024 |
| 18925693 | REPRESENTING SPATIAL AUDIO BY MEANS OF AN AUDIO SIGNAL AND ASSOCIATED METADATA | KIM, PAUL | — | §112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 24, 2024 |
| 18857711 | PCEN-BASED MASK THRESHOLDING AND VOICE ACTIVITY DETECTION FOR TRAINING DNN-BASED SPEECH ENHANCEMENT MODELS | MONIKANG, GEORGE C | 2653 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 17, 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 |
| 18852701 | METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR USER GENERATED CONTENT CAPTURE AND ADAPTIVE RENDERING | REN, ZHUBING | 2483 | §101§103§112 | 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 |
| 18900462 | LOCAL AMBIENT COMPENSATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | THERKORN, ERICA GERALDINE | 2618 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 27, 2024 |
| 18852425 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PERCEPTUALLY MEANINGFUL SPATIAL CONTENT COMPOSITING | BARNES JR, CARL E | — | §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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 18257862 | PERCEPTUAL ENHANCEMENT FOR BINAURAL AUDIO RECORDING | LEE, PING | 2695 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 15, 2023 |
| 18019775 | SYSTEM FOR OPTIMIZED SELECTIVE LIGHT PASS THROUGH | NGUYEN, LAUREN | 2871 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 7d | Pending | Feb 03, 2023 |
| 18007005 | NOISE REDUCTION USING MACHINE LEARNING | SUBRAMANI, NANDINI | 2656 | §103 | Final Rejection | 19d | Pending | Jan 26, 2023 |
| 17995902 | AUTOMATED MIXING OF AUDIO DESCRIPTION | WITHEY, THEODORE JOHN | 2655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 56d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2022 |
| 17900738 | VIRTUAL REALITY CINEMA-IMMERSIVE MOVIE WATCHING FOR HEADMOUNTED DISPLAYS | NASRI, MARYAM A | 2483 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 31, 2022 |
| 17780452 | PROJECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH MODULAR PROJECTION LENS | DEAN, RAY ALEXANDER | 2872 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | May 26, 2022 |
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