Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Annabelle Kang, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as KANG, ANNABELLE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2695

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.6%
Allow Rate
+28.6% vs TC avg
48
Total Applications
-6.3%
Interview Lift
961
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 32 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.5%
§101 Eligibility
36.3%
§102 Novelty
53.2%
§103 Obviousness
3.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19031495 AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNAL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18370764 RELOCATION OF SOUND COMPONENTS IN SPATIAL AUDIO CONTENT Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18894226 Methods For Simulating Audio Paths In A Virtual Environment Final Rejection Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe Limited
18466895 MEMS, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN MEMS AND METHOD OF CONFIGURING AN MEMS Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18670832 SPATIAL AUDIO Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Annabelle Kang's allowance rate?

90.6% of resolved applications examined by Annabelle Kang were allowed (32 resolved cases), compared with 73.9% across Art Unit 2695 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Annabelle Kang?

This examiner's interview lift is -6.3 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Annabelle Kang take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Annabelle Kang took 961 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Annabelle Kang work in?

Annabelle Kang examines applications in Art Unit 2695 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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