Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: DIAZ, SABRINA

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2652 2693

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.8%
Allow Rate
+11.8% vs TC avg
567
Total Applications
+23.2%
Interview Lift
812
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 522 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
49.7%
§103 Obviousness
25.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18808709 Wireless Transmission to Satellites for Multichannel Audio System Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18601647 PLAYBACK DEVICES HAVING ADJUSTABLE TRANSDUCER POSITIONS Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
17927338 SPEAKER AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
17696891 SOUND SIGNAL GENERATION CIRCUITRY AND SOUND SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18497809 EARPHONE AND CASE OF EARPHONE Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18423399 QUASI-STEREO SINGLE WOOFER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Automotive Systems Company of America, Division of Panasonic Corporation of North America
18650028 ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18499204 ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICES Final Rejection SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18819368 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CANCELLING VEHICLE NOISES Non-Final OA HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD.
18296973 Sounding Device Non-Final OA AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18347507 SPEAKERS Final Rejection Sound United, LLC
18675417 HEARING DEVICE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
18223911 REMOTE-CONTROL MODULE FOR AN EAR-WEARABLE DEVICE Final Rejection Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
18373431 CONVERTING STEREO AUDIO CONTENT TO MONO AUDIO CONTENT BASED ON EARPHONE USAGE Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC
18775802 BLUETOOTH EARHOOK MICROPHONE APPARATUS AND NOTIFICATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED
18751825 Loudspeaker System, Method and Apparatus for Absorbing Loudspeaker Acoustic Resonances Non-Final OA Polk Audio, LLC
18748093 MEMS MICROPHONE Non-Final OA AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
18708783 AUDITORY MONITORING METHOD USING HEARING AID EARPHONE, AND SYSTEM THEREFOR Non-Final OA OLIVE UNION, INC.
18609130 AIR FLOW CONTROL VALVE STRUCTURE FOR AUDIO DEVICE INCLUDING MICROPHONE Non-Final OA BUJEON CO., LTD.
18416278 SPEAKER-INDUCED AIRFLOW FOR ACTIVE DEVICE COOLING Non-Final OA RealWear, Inc.
17879757 MEMS speaker Final Rejection AAC Kaitai Technologies (Wuhan) CO., LTD
18266066 Integrated housing and passive cooling for an acoustic camera Final Rejection Sorama Holding B.V.
17913278 ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER AND LOUDSPEAKER, MICROPHONE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAID ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER Non-Final OA LORENTZ AUDIO B.V.
17893994 AUDIO EFFECTIVENESS HEATMAP Non-Final OA SPATIALX INC.

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