Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2691

This examiner grants 69% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.8%
Allow Rate
+6.8% vs TC avg
43
Total Applications
+33.3%
Interview Lift
976
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 16 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
18.2%
§102 Novelty
67.7%
§103 Obviousness
6.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18311096 Apparatus and Method for Audio Signal Transformation Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18770115 PSEUDO-SOUND GENERATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd.
18705732 DISPLAY DEVICE, DISPLAY DEVICE COORDINATION SYSTEM, AND AUDIO PLAYBACK METHOD Non-Final OA MAXELL, LTD.
18732138 SPEAKER VIBRATION ISOLATOR Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18076872 Spatial Audio Object Positional Distribution within Spatial Audio Communication Systems Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18417710 REMIXING MULTICHANNEL AUDIO BASED ON SPEAKER POSITION Final Rejection HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18272467 LOW FREQUENCY AUTOMATICALLY CALIBRATING SOUND SYSTEM Final Rejection HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18043133 LOW COMPLEXITY HOWLING SUPPRESSION FOR PORTABLE KARAOKE Final Rejection HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18557908 RHYTHM INTERACTION METHOD AND DEVICE Final Rejection Beijing Bytedance Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18746093 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BLENDING AUDIO SIGNALS Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
18233370 Method for Generating a Personalised HRTF Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
18540944 COMPOSITE DIAPHRAGM AND SOUND-GENERATING DEVICE Final Rejection AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18252109 AUDIO DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR AUDIO DEVICE, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA AlphaTheta Corporation
18037869 Modular Acoustic Systems Final Rejection Bose Corporation
18714375 3D SOUND ANALYSIS SYSTEM Non-Final OA 3DS MIKE PTY LTD
18285946 Tone Detection in Hearing Device Audio Signals Non-Final OA Eargo, Inc.
18274804 HEARING APPARATUS Final Rejection Earswitch Ltd.

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