Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: KIM, JONATHAN C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2655 2659

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.6%
Allow Rate
+11.6% vs TC avg
376
Total Applications
+40.4%
Interview Lift
901
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 360 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.7%
§101 Eligibility
1.2%
§102 Novelty
90.8%
§103 Obviousness
1.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18118502 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PROCESSING VOICE INPUT OF USER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18622606 NON-SPEECH SOUND CONTROL WITH A HEARABLE DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18246746 VOICE INTERACTION SYSTEM, VOICE INTERACTION METHOD AND SMART DEVICE Final Rejection BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
18694645 DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18814060 SUPPLEMENTING VOICE INPUTS TO AN AUTOMATED ASSISTANT ACCORDING TO SELECTED SUGGESTIONS Non-Final OA GOOGLE LLC
18626969 SENTIMENT ANALYSIS FOR CUSTOMERS OF A COMMUNICATION NETWORK Non-Final OA BOOST SUBSCRIBERCO L.L.C.
18252370 PERSONAL PROTECTIVE DEVICE WITH LOCAL VOICE RECOGNITION AND METHOD OF PROCESSING A VOICE SIGNAL THEREIN Non-Final OA 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18838867 ADVANCED CLUSTERING FOR SELF-SUPERVISED LEARNING IN SPEECH RECOGNITION Non-Final OA Shujie LIU

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