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Last updated: October 27, 2026

Walter F Briney III, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as BRINEY III, WALTER F

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2615 2651 2655 2656 2691 2692

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Analysis

BRINEY III, WALTER F works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2614. The profile shows 573 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 65.3%, and a median of 1093 days to allowance. Interviews correspond to a 4.5% lift, making interview preparation a potentially useful but limited element of prosecution planning in the reported record.

The listed companies are Oticon A/S, Sony Group Corporation, and Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd. The associated firms are Metis IP LLC, AMIN, TUROCY & WATSON, LLP, and Angela M. Brunetti, PLLC. Practitioners can use these organizations to locate comparable subject matter and representation, while the allowance and timing figures help establish the profile’s prosecution conditions.

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

Performance Statistics

65.3%
Allow Rate
+3.3% vs TC avg
637
Total Applications
+4.5%
Interview Lift
1093
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 573 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
25.7%
§102 Novelty
58.5%
§103 Obviousness
8.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18910623 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
19086692 VISUAL CONTENT PRESENTATION WITH VIEWER POSITION-BASED AUDIO Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18864835 A METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR INFORMATION RECOMMENDATION Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18703489 SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18904636 Simulating Audio Signals Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
18995450 SPEAKER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Honor Device Co., Ltd.
18758573 AUDIO PRIORITIZATION Non-Final OA Zoox, Inc.
18821230 SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS Final Rejection DENSO TEN Limited
19009076 AUDIO PROCESSING FOR DETECTING OCCURRENCES OF LOUD SOUND CHARACTERIZED BY BRIEF AUDIO BURSTS Non-Final OA STATS LLC
18411731 Room-Informed Binaural Rendering Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18122071 MODIFYING AUDIO DATA ASSOCIATED WITH A SPEAKING USER BASED ON A FIELD OF VIEW OF A LISTENING USER IN AN ARTIFICIAL REALITY ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18754638 Sound Apparatus, Acoustic Device Setting Method, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Program Final Rejection Yamaha Corporation
18595024 SYNCHRONOUS BINAURAL USER CONTROLS FOR HEARING INSTRUMENTS Non-Final OA Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
18649005 LOUDSPEAKERS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18389720 HEADPHONES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18417097 Audio Device Non-Final OA Bose Corporation
18900353 HEARING AID DETERMINING TALKERS OF INTEREST Final Rejection Oticon A/S
18795233 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR ADJUSTING AUDIO SOURCES OF A BINAURAL HEARING AID SYSTEM Final Rejection Oticon A/S

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Walter F Briney III's allowance rate?

65.3% of resolved applications examined by Walter F Briney III were allowed (573 resolved cases), compared with 66.9% across Art Unit 2614 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Walter F Briney III?

This examiner's interview lift is +4.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Walter F Briney III take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Walter F Briney III took 1,093 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Walter F Briney III work in?

Walter F Briney III examines applications in Art Unit 2614 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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