Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 27, 2026

Sonia L Gay, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as GAY, SONIA L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2651 2657

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Analysis

GAY, SONIA L is assigned to USPTO tech center 2600 and art unit 2614. The profile covers 884 resolved cases, with an allowance rate of 82.4% and a median of 1070 days to allowance. Interviews show an 11.4% lift, indicating that they can contribute to prosecution progress when used with focused written arguments.

The listed companies are Dolby International AB, Google LLC, and State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. The listed firms are BakerHostetler, Faegre Drinker NTT, and Gray Ice Higdon (Google LLC). The 1070-day median should inform response timing, portfolio reviews, and decisions about continued prosecution.

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

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+20.4% vs TC avg
907
Total Applications
+11.4%
Interview Lift
1070
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 884 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

10.7%
§101 Eligibility
12.3%
§102 Novelty
52.1%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18762552 ACCURATE RESPONSE FOR NOISY USER SPEECH BY CROSS-ATTENTION STITCHING ENCODED AUDIO FEATURES INTO LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18753279 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DOCUMENT PROCESSING FOR DATA EXTRACTION AND MATCHING Final Rejection State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
18951455 BIAS DETECTION IN LARGE LANGUAGE MODELS (LLMS) BASED ON CONTRASTIVE HYPOTHESIS TESTING Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
19100543 TRANSLATION METHOD AND APPARATUS, READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
18976213 INTERACTIVE COMMAND GENERATION FOR NATURAL LANGUAGE INPUT Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
19003855 D2PSG: MULTI-PARTY DIALOGUE DISCOURSE PARSING AS SEQUENCE GENERATION Non-Final OA TENCENT AMERICA LLC
19055174 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNAL Non-Final OA Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute
19009879 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR JOINT MULTICHANNEL CODING Non-Final OA DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
19049738 VERIFICATION OF USER IDENTITY FOR VOICE ENABLED DEVICES Non-Final OA Comcast Cable Communications, LLC
18773339 DATA DRIVEN AUDIO ENHANCEMENT Final Rejection Cisco Technology, Inc.
18839418 HANDLING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, HANDLING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection NTT TechnoCross Corporation

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Sonia L Gay's allowance rate?

82.4% of resolved applications examined by Sonia L Gay were allowed (884 resolved cases), compared with 66.9% across Art Unit 2614 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Sonia L Gay?

This examiner's interview lift is +11.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Sonia L Gay take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Sonia L Gay took 1,070 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Sonia L Gay work in?

Sonia L Gay examines applications in Art Unit 2614 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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