Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: FAHNERT, FRIEDRICH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2651 2654 2692

This examiner grants 84% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.0%
Allow Rate
+22.0% vs TC avg
662
Total Applications
+12.3%
Interview Lift
954
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 644 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
27.8%
§102 Novelty
49.4%
§103 Obviousness
9.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18027728 Spatial Audio Rendering Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18766162 IMAGE DISPLAY APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18257901 SOUND ATTENUATION RATING SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18090427 DETECTION OF NOISE SUPPRESSION PROCESSING CAPABILITY OF CONNECTED DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18536278 METHOD FOR REALIZING SPEAKER ARRAY-ORIENTED MULTIPLE FILTER SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18356976 AMBIENT NOISE MANAGEMENT TO FACILITATE USER AWARENESS AND INTERACTION Final Rejection BOSE CORPORATION
18721549 ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL SYSTEM Non-Final OA THE SCHOOL CORPORATION KANSAI UNIVERSITY
18574509 HEADSET Final Rejection CLUISTROM3D LIMITED

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