Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Angela A Armstrong, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as ARMSTRONG, ANGELA A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2626 2654 2658 2659

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Analysis

ARMSTRONG, ANGELA A examines in tech center 2600 and art unit 2626. Across 663 resolved cases, the allowance rate is 74.1%, the interview lift is 8.9%, and the median time to allowance is 1394 days. The case volume provides a substantial basis for evaluating prosecution outcomes, while the timing figure points to a process that may require careful docket planning.

The listed applicant concentration includes Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V., Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., and Magic Leap Inc. The leading firms are PERKINS COIE LLP - PAO General, BANNER & WITCOFF , LTD, and Edell, Shapiro, & Finnan, LLC. For practitioners, the profile supports early attention to amendment strategy and interview preparation, with those companies and firms providing useful context for the technologies and representation patterns appearing in the record.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

74.1%
Allow Rate
+12.1% vs TC avg
701
Total Applications
+8.9%
Interview Lift
1394
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 663 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

21.7%
§101 Eligibility
13.4%
§102 Novelty
44.9%
§103 Obviousness
7.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19058913 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR OBTAINING SYNTHESIZED SPEECH BY CONSIDERING EMOTION AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18237158 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING TRANSLATION Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18866446 Dialog Generation Using Single-Speaker Documents Non-Final OA Google LLC
18235350 COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING MACHINE LEARNING PROGRAM, MACHINE LEARNING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18386942 ENTITY RESOLUTION USING AUDIO SIGNALS Final Rejection Amazon Technologies, Inc.
18994282 CONVERSION APPARATUS, CONVERSION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
19043677 DYNAMIC NETWORK ANALYSIS AND INTERACTIVITY USING A LARGE LANGUAGE MODEL Non-Final OA Insight Direct USA, Inc.
18956606 APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF A BANDWIDTH-EXTENDED SIGNAL ON THE BASIS OF AN INPUT SIGNAL REPRESENTATION USING A COMBINATION OF A HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION AND A NON-HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18956633 APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF A BANDWIDTH-EXTENDED SIGNAL ON THE BASIS OF AN INPUT SIGNAL REPRESENTATION USING A COMBINATION OF A HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION AND A NON-HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18956747 APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF A BANDWIDTH-EXTENDED SIGNAL ON THE BASIS OF AN INPUT SIGNAL REPRESENTATION USING A COMBINATION OF A HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION AND A NON-HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18956689 APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF A BANDWIDTH-EXTENDED SIGNAL ON THE BASIS OF AN INPUT SIGNAL REPRESENTATION USING A COMBINATION OF A HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION AND A NON-HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18956655 APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF A BANDWIDTH-EXTENDED SIGNAL ON THE BASIS OF AN INPUT SIGNAL REPRESENTATION USING A COMBINATION OF A HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION AND A NON-HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18956709 APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR GENERATING A REPRESENTATION OF A BANDWIDTH-EXTENDED SIGNAL ON THE BASIS OF AN INPUT SIGNAL REPRESENTATION USING A COMBINATION OF A HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION AND A NON-HARMONIC BANDWIDTH-EXTENSION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18321841 INTELLIGIBILITY ANALYSIS USING AUTOMATIC SPEECH RECOGNITION Final Rejection International Business Machines Corporation
18411379 CONTEXT-BASED VIDEO TRANSCRIPTION SYSTEM USING MACHINE LEARNING Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Angela A Armstrong's allowance rate?

74.1% of resolved applications examined by Angela A Armstrong were allowed (663 resolved cases), compared with 68.8% across Art Unit 2626 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Angela A Armstrong?

This examiner's interview lift is +8.9 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Angela A Armstrong take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Angela A Armstrong took 1,394 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Angela A Armstrong work in?

Angela A Armstrong examines applications in Art Unit 2626 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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