Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: GANMAVO, KUASSI A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2651 2654 2655 2692 2694

This examiner grants 71% of resolved cases

Analysis

Kuassi A. Ganmavo is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2614. Ganmavo has handled 618 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 70.6 percent. This 70.6 percent allowance rate indicates a favorable probability of success for applications assigned to this docket. The 618 resolved cases provide a strong statistical basis for these performance metrics.

The data shows an interview lift of 20.2 percent. This 20.2 percent lift suggests that conducting an interview with the examiner is associated with a significantly higher likelihood of allowance compared to cases without an interview. Even with a 70.6 percent allowance rate, the 20.2 percent lift indicates that direct communication is a highly effective tool for resolving issues. Practitioners in Art Unit 2614 should consider an interview as a key strategy for advancing prosecution.

The median time to allowance is 1091 days. This 1091 day period is the typical duration from filing to patent issuance. This 1091 day median suggests a moderate prosecution cycle. Applicants can use this metric to forecast their pendency and plan their intellectual property strategy accordingly.

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

Performance Statistics

70.6%
Allow Rate
+8.6% vs TC avg
646
Total Applications
+20.2%
Interview Lift
1091
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 618 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.8%
§101 Eligibility
17.0%
§102 Novelty
63.1%
§103 Obviousness
12.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18975708 SOUND DEVICE AND DISPLAY DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18677795 COLLABORATIVE CONTROL FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18583988 ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS AND ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD Non-Final OA TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
19059697 AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18759888 DISPLAY APPARATUS Final Rejection LG Display Co., Ltd.
19062756 ACTIVE VIBRATION NOISE REDUCTION DEVICE Non-Final OA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18325448 Method for providing audio data, and associated device, system and computer program Non-Final OA ORANGE
18560766 MICROPHONE DIRECTIONAL BEAMFORMING ADJUSTMENTS Non-Final OA Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
18992781 RENDERING OF OCCLUDED AUDIO ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18893418 DEVICE FOR SENSING A MOTION OF A DEFLECTIVE SURFACE Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
18878388 IMPLANTABLE SENSOR TRAINING Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18394430 DISTRACTION REMEDIATION AT A HEARING DEVICE Final Rejection Cochlear Limited
19014384 Automatic Gain Control in an Active Noise Reduction (ANR) Signal Flow Path Non-Final OA Bose Corporation
18777128 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BROADCASTING AUDIO Final Rejection Bose Corporation
18176598 MICROPHONE ASSEMBLY AND PACKAGING METHODS FOR SIZE REDUCTION AND BACK VOLUME INCREASE Final Rejection Skyworks Solutions, Inc.
18974909 CONTRALATERAL-HEARING INTERFERENCE REDUCTION Non-Final OA Starkey Laboratories, Inc.
18140294 Multi-Channel Microphone Final Rejection Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.

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