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Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KANG, ANNABELLE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2695

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

89.3%

Allow Rate

+27.3% vs TC avg

46

Total Applications

-7.6%

Interview Lift

953

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%

§101 Eligibility

34.6%

§102 Novelty

55.9%

§103 Obviousness

2.9%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
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.
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
17919310	Apparatus, Methods and Computer Programs for Enabling Rendering of Spatial Audio Signals	Non-Final OA	Nokia Technologies Oy
18495675	WAKEUP MECHANISM FOR AN AUDIO SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18716352	ULTRASONIC WAVE GENERATION DEVICE AND ULTRASONIC WAVE GENERATION SYSTEM	Final Rejection	NITERRA CO., LTD.
17989847	AUTOMATED LOUDSPEAKER DETECTION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SPECIFIC LOUDSPEAKER EQUALIZATION PROFILE TO IMPROVE LOUDSPEAKER AUDIO OUTPUT	Final Rejection	Crestron Electronics, Inc.

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