Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: FISCHER, MARK L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2627 2686 2687 2688 2692

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.5%
Allow Rate
+5.5% vs TC avg
807
Total Applications
+28.3%
Interview Lift
954
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 779 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
12.0%
§102 Novelty
75.1%
§103 Obviousness
9.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18790324 APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18745214 SOUND APPARATUS AND VEHICULAR APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
18503385 INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE, ASSOCIATED VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD Final Rejection Volvo Truck Corporation
18728419 APPARATUSES AND METHODS INVOLVING TRANSDUCERS AND THEIR TUNING Non-Final OA The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18678905 MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS (MEMS) TRANSDUCER OVERSTRESS PROTECTION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18017124 PACKAGE, MICROPHONE DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
18766592 TRANSDUCERS, LOUDSPEAKERS, AND ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18649015 EARPHONES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18752468 AUTO-RECOVERY OVERCURRENT PROTECTION FOR AUDIO NOTIFICATION APPLIANCE CIRCUIT IN FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Tyco Fire & Security GMBH
18755639 Directional Microphone Module Non-Final OA AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
18555623 ROTATABLY ADJUSTABLE FIXATION SYSTEM FOR MEDICAL IMPLANT Final Rejection Cochlear Limited
18818592 MODULAR SHELL-REPLACEMENT EARPHONE Non-Final OA Cosonic Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18733578 LOUDSPEAKER MOUNTING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Tymphany HK Limited
18425837 FILTER DEVICE FOR A HEARING DEVICE, A HEARING DEVICE, A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A FILTER DEVICE, AND A METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A HEARING DEVICE Non-Final OA GN Hearing A/S
18783971 Machine-Learning (ML) Based Road Noise Cancelation (RNC) Non-Final OA Bose Corporation
18675110 PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SOUND OUTPUT CHANNELS ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT ORIENTATIONS Non-Final OA ASTI GLOBAL INC., TAIWAN
18399713 COAXIAL SPEAKER PROTECTION METHOD, COAXIAL SPEAKER PROTECTION SYSTEM, COAXIAL SPEAKER PROTECTION DEVICE, AND COAXIAL SPEAKER PROTECTOR Non-Final OA AAC Technologies (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
18216532 DISTRIBUTED MODE LOUDSPEAKER WITH FREE MOTION HEAT SINK Non-Final OA Valcom, Inc.

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