Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: JOSHI, SUNITA

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2651 2656 2691

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.6%
Allow Rate
+18.6% vs TC avg
1132
Total Applications
+7.1%
Interview Lift
840
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1102 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.7%
§102 Novelty
64.0%
§103 Obviousness
4.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18776853 SPEAKER ASSEMBLY AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18738773 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SPEAKER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18751568 SOUND APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18750121 SOUND APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
18720508 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17865289 MEMS MICROPHONE AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18800811 Spatial Audio Guided by Ultra Wideband User Localization Non-Final OA Google LLC
18780873 TOP NOTCH SLIT PROFILE FOR MEMS DEVICE Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
18769372 TRANSDUCERS, LOUDSPEAKERS, AND ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18767940 TRANSDUCERS, LOUDSPEAKERS, AND ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18645418 SPEAKER Non-Final OA AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18762003 INTERIOR COMPONENT FOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA Lisa Dräxlmaier GmbH
18823992 METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR A HEARING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
18588936 ENHANCED DESIGN BATTERY COIL MODULE, HEARING INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE BATTERY COIL MODULE Non-Final OA Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
18821678 ASSEMBLY FOR HEARING AID Non-Final OA Oticon A/S
18818893 Serrated Waveguide Non-Final OA Barefoot Sound LLC
18793727 FITTING AGENT FOR A HEARING DEVICE WITH ENVIRONMENT MODEL Non-Final OA GN Hearing A/S
18775410 MICRO SPEAKER STRUCTURE INCLUDING DIAPHRAGM WITH LOCALLY THINNER REGIONS AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME Non-Final OA Fortemedia, Inc.
18773609 OUTER EAR STRUCTURE AND OUTER EAR MODULE OF RECORDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Merry Electronics(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
18760593 ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM COMPRISING TWO MOVABLE ELEMENTS SIDE BY SIDE Non-Final OA COMMISSARIAT À L’ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES
18427760 MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME Non-Final OA AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
18716163 A SOUND RECEIVER WATCH FOR NON-SURGICAL HEARING AID Non-Final OA WEHEAR INNOVATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED

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