Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
32 pending office actions • 11 art units • 18 examiners • 0 of 32 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 62 patents granted in the last 365 days
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 9 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. 9 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 | 2 (6%) |
| §103 only | 16 (50%) |
| §102 only | 1 (3%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 12 (38%) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | 6 | 54.5% | +50.3% |
| SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | 5 | 56.7% | +15.5% |
| QIN, JIANCHUN | 4 | 69.1% | +14.2% |
| SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | 2 | 79.6% | +16.0% |
| UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 2 | 62.0% | +9.4% |
| ZHU, QIN | 1 | 87.6% | +3.0% |
| RANDHAWA, MANDISH K | 1 | 65.2% | +27.0% |
| YANG, NIEN | 1 | 73.1% | +28.2% |
| HUBER, PAUL W | 1 | 85.1% | +9.8% |
| BRINEY III, WALTER F | 1 | 65.4% | +4.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 2 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18821581 | SOUND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SOUND SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SOUND SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | ZHU, QIN | — |
| 18754850 | Sound Apparatus, Acoustic Device Setting Method, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Program | HUBER, PAUL W | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18360184 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE | WEBB, MARGARET G | 146d overdue |
| 18777936 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD | YANG, NIEN | 17d overdue |
| 18112619 | INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | QIN, JIANCHUN | 14d |
| 18754638 | Sound Apparatus, Acoustic Device Setting Method, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Program | BRINEY III, WALTER F | — |
| 18652187 | Processing Method for Conference System, and Control Apparatus for Conference System | TIEU, BINH KIEN | — |
| 18503676 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | — |
| 18503733 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | — |
| 18472432 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17952077 | TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT METHOD, ESTIMATION METHOD, PERFORMANCE AGENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD, PERFORMANCE AGENT ADJUSTMENT METHOD, TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT SYSTEM, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT PROGRAM, AND ESTIMATION PROGRAM | SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | 45d overdue |
| 18777936 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD | YANG, NIEN | 17d overdue |
| 17693059 | Sound Signal Generation Method, Sound Signal Generation Device, Non-transitory Computer Readable Medium Storing Sound Signal Generation Program and Electronic Musical Apparatus | QIN, JIANCHUN | 9d overdue |
| 18112619 | INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | QIN, JIANCHUN | 14d |
| 18808232 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICES, MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICES, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | RANDHAWA, MANDISH K | — |
| 18512133 | MUSICAL SCORE CREATION DEVICE, TRAINING DEVICE, MUSICAL SCORE CREATION METHOD, AND TRAINING METHOD | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | — |
| 18503676 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | — |
| 18503733 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | — |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2837 | 8 |
| 2691 | 3 |
| 3619 | 2 |
| 2484 | 1 |
| 2692 | 1 |
| 2611 | 1 |
| 2694 | 1 |
| 2654 | 1 |
| 2695 | 1 |
| 2641 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18821581 | SOUND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, SOUND SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AND SOUND SIGNAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM | ZHU, QIN | 2691 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 30, 2024 |
| 18808232 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICES, MANAGEMENT METHOD FOR NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICES, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | RANDHAWA, MANDISH K | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 19, 2024 |
| 18777936 | SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD | YANG, NIEN | 2484 | §101 | Non-Final OA | 17d overdue | Pending | Jul 19, 2024 |
| 18754850 | Sound Apparatus, Acoustic Device Setting Method, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Program | HUBER, PAUL W | 2691 | §103Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18754638 | Sound Apparatus, Acoustic Device Setting Method, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Program | BRINEY III, WALTER F | 2692 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Jun 26, 2024 |
| 18746174 | IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND LIGHT EMISSION CONTROL METHOD | MCCULLEY, RYAN D | 2611 | §103 | Final Rejection | 1d overdue | Pending | Jun 18, 2024 |
| 18652187 | Processing Method for Conference System, and Control Apparatus for Conference System | TIEU, BINH KIEN | 2694 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | May 01, 2024 |
| 18606116 | Audio Signal Processing Method, Apparatus, and Audio Signal Processing System | LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K | 2691 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 15, 2024 |
| 18512133 | MUSICAL SCORE CREATION DEVICE, TRAINING DEVICE, MUSICAL SCORE CREATION METHOD, AND TRAINING METHOD | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | — | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 17, 2023 |
| 18503676 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18503733 | MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | — | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2023 |
| 18483570 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, SOUND PROCESSING METHOD, AND SOUND PROCESSING SYSTEM | TENGBUMROONG, NATHAN NARA | 2654 | §103 | Final Rejection | 42d overdue | Pending | Oct 10, 2023 |
| 18472432 | INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2023 |
| 18465453 | KEYBOARD APPARATUS | QIN, JIANCHUN | — | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18465379 | PEDAL DEVICE | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 12, 2023 |
| 18460461 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Sep 01, 2023 |
| 18453180 | AUDIO ANALYSIS METHOD, AUDIO ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND PROGRAM | SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | — | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 21, 2023 |
| 18447051 | SOUND GENERATION METHOD USING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, TRAINING METHOD FOR MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, SOUND GENERATION DEVICE, TRAINING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SOUND GENERATION PROGRAM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING TRAINING PROGRAM | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 09, 2023 |
| 18364774 | PEDAL UNIT AND ELECTRONIC KEYBOARD APPARATUS | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | 2837 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Aug 03, 2023 |
| 18362093 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND MACHINE LEARNING SYSTEM | GILLESPIE, NICOLE KATHLEEN | 2837 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 31, 2023 |
| 18360937 | AUDIO ANALYSIS SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND AUDIO ANALYSIS METHOD | SCHREIBER, CHRISTINA MARIE | — | §101§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 28, 2023 |
| 18226845 | Audio Signal Distribution Method, Audio Signal Distribution Apparatus, and Audio Signal Distribution System | MOONEY, JAMES K | 2695 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 16d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18360184 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE | WEBB, MARGARET G | 2641 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | 146d overdue | Pending | Jul 27, 2023 |
| 18349417 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | DONELS, JEFFREY | — | §102§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 10, 2023 |
| 18112619 | INPUT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2837 | §102§103§112 | Final Rejection | 14d | Pending | Feb 22, 2023 |
| 18098522 | Sound Processing Apparatus and Sound Processing Method | WITHEY, THEODORE JOHN | 2655 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 18, 2023 |
| 17991823 | MUSICAL PIECE INFERENCE DEVICE, MUSICAL PIECE INFERENCE METHOD, MUSICAL PIECE INFERENCE PROGRAM, MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND MODEL GENERATION PROGRAM | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2837 | §101§102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17991819 | MUSICAL PIECE GENERATION DEVICE, MUSICAL PIECE GENERATION METHOD, MUSICAL PIECE GENERATION PROGRAM, MODEL GENERATION DEVICE, MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND MODEL GENERATION PROGRAM | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103 | Final Rejection | 35d overdue | Pending | Nov 21, 2022 |
| 17952077 | TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT METHOD, ESTIMATION METHOD, PERFORMANCE AGENT RECOMMENDATION METHOD, PERFORMANCE AGENT ADJUSTMENT METHOD, TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT SYSTEM, ESTIMATION SYSTEM, TRAINED MODEL ESTABLISHMENT PROGRAM, AND ESTIMATION PROGRAM | SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | 45d overdue | Pending | Sep 23, 2022 |
| 17950697 | REPRODUCTION CONTROL METHOD, REPRODUCTION CONTROL SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM | UHLIR, CHRISTOPHER J | 3619 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Sep 22, 2022 |
| 17886452 | ARRANGEMENT GENERATION METHOD, ARRANGEMENT GENERATION DEVICE, AND GENERATION PROGRAM | SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 11, 2022 |
| 17693059 | Sound Signal Generation Method, Sound Signal Generation Device, Non-transitory Computer Readable Medium Storing Sound Signal Generation Program and Electronic Musical Apparatus | QIN, JIANCHUN | 2837 | §103 | Final Rejection | 9d overdue | Pending | Mar 11, 2022 |
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