Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2615 2651 2655 2656 2691 2692 2699
This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases
Walter F. Briney III is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2614. The examiner has 568 resolved cases on record. The data shows an allowance rate of 65.5% for these applications. This 65.5% allowance rate provides a metric for the frequency of successful outcomes. The median days to allowance is 1094, which establishes a timeframe for the duration of the examination process from filing to the final grant.
The profile also includes an interview lift of 3.9%. This lift indicates that conducting an interview with the examiner correlates with a change in the likelihood of success. For practitioners, the 3.9% lift suggests that direct communication is a useful strategy for addressing rejections. With 568 resolved cases, the examiner's history provides a basis for these observations. The 1094-day median to allowance remains a key consideration for managing client expectations and prosecution resources in Art Unit 2614.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18970131 | SPEAKER MODULE HAVING MAGNETIC FIELD SHIELDING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SAME | Non-Final OA | Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. |
| 19086692 | VISUAL CONTENT PRESENTATION WITH VIEWER POSITION-BASED AUDIO | Non-Final OA | APPLE INC. |
| 18937399 | Wearable Electronic Device | Non-Final OA | Apple Inc. |
| 18419372 | MULTI-GAP MAGNETIC MOTOR FOR USE IN LOUDSPEAKERS | Non-Final OA | ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD. |
| 18989012 | INTERIOR STRUCTURE OF VEHICLE | Non-Final OA | HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. |
| 18703489 | SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE | Final Rejection | SONY GROUP CORPORATION |
| 18904636 | Simulating Audio Signals | Final Rejection | Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited |
| 18705984 | LOUD-SPEAKING APPARATUS FOR HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE AND HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICE WITH SAME | Non-Final OA | Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 18416419 | DETECTION OF ULTRASONIC SIGNALS | Final Rejection | Nokia Technologies Oy |
| 18411731 | Room-Informed Binaural Rendering | Non-Final OA | Sonos, Inc. |
| 18995450 | SPEAKER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Honor Device Co., Ltd. |
| 18821230 | SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS | Final Rejection | DENSO TEN Limited |
| 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 |
| 18649005 | LOUDSPEAKERS | Non-Final OA | SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD. |
| 18389720 | HEADPHONES | Non-Final OA | SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD. |
| 18645414 | Speaker and Electronic Device Using Same | Final Rejection | AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd. |
| 18984917 | Bone Conduction Package Structure | Non-Final OA | AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD. |
| 18416751 | CAPACITIVE, MEMS-TYPE ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER HAVING SEPARATE SENSITIVE AND TRANSDUCTION AREAS AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS THEREOF | Final Rejection | STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l. |
| 18754638 | Sound Apparatus, Acoustic Device Setting Method, and Non-Transitory Computer-Readable Storage Medium Storing Program | Final Rejection | Yamaha Corporation |
| 19009076 | AUDIO PROCESSING FOR DETECTING OCCURRENCES OF LOUD SOUND CHARACTERIZED BY BRIEF AUDIO BURSTS | Non-Final OA | STATS LLC |
| 18417097 | Audio Device | Non-Final OA | Bose Corporation |
| 18537981 | Acoustic Assembly Detection in Hearing Aid | Non-Final OA | Bose Corporation |
| 18595024 | SYNCHRONOUS BINAURAL USER CONTROLS FOR HEARING INSTRUMENTS | Non-Final OA | Starkey Laboratories, Inc. |
| 18281511 | PORTABLE COMPUTING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION |
| 19039800 | ARTEFACT REJECTION FROM HEARING AID ACCELEROMETER DATA | Non-Final OA | Oticon A/S |
| 18782534 | SPATIAL AUDIO ALERTS FOR DRIVER-ASSIST SYSTEMS IN TRUCKS | Final Rejection | Stack AV Co. |
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