Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: BLAIR, KILE O

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2615 2637 2651 2691

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

63.4%
Allow Rate
+1.4% vs TC avg
717
Total Applications
+8.0%
Interview Lift
1178
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 697 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.0%
§101 Eligibility
24.0%
§102 Novelty
50.9%
§103 Obviousness
16.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18928151 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCALING OF DUCKING GAINS FOR SPATIAL, IMMERSIVE, SINGLE- OR MULTI-CHANNEL REPRODUCTION LAYOUTS Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18905345 ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18780339 DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18960863 Audio Playout Report for Ride-Sharing Session Non-Final OA Gracenote, Inc.
19005627 RECONSTRUCTION OF INTERAURAL TIME DIFFERENCE USING A HEAD DIAMETER Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18978891 OMNIDIRECTIONAL LOUDSPEAKER AND COMPRESSION DRIVER THEREFOR Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18398697 PROVISION OF INDICATORS CONVEYING VISUALLY DISCERNABLE SENTIMENTS IN A PARTICIPANT LIST Final Rejection Avaya Management L.P.
19001523 MEMS Microphone Non-Final OA AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
18634677 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN AUDIO PRIVACY COVER FOR AUDIO HEADPHONES Non-Final OA Dell Products LP

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