Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1799 2614 2653 2656 2694

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
1,170
Total Applications
+7.5%
Interview Lift
1093
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1130 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.0%
§102 Novelty
41.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19025344 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR BINAURAL SPEECH ENHANCEMENT AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18989918 AUDIO DEVICE INCLUDED IN ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18462892 AUDIO DECORRELATOR, PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DECORRELATING AN AUDIO SIGNAL Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18539415 AEROSOL REACHABLE AREA ESTIMATION SYSTEM, AEROSOL REACHABLE AREA ESTIMATION METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18391132 LIVE PEER-TO-PEER VOICE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING MACHINE INTELLIGENCE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18197646 PORTABLE LISTENING DEVICE WITH WIRELESS CHARGING CASE Final Rejection APPLE INC.
18094985 CONTENT SHARING USING SOUND-BASED LOCATIONS OF ELECTRONIC DEVICES Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18264142 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18917486 Method for Encoding Multi-Channel Signal and Encoder Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
18914149 WEARABLE DEVICE, SOUND PICKUP METHOD, AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18224237 BIT ALLOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUDIO OBJECT Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18993992 DELAY OPTIMIZATION FOR MULTIPLE AUDIO STREAMS Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18467869 RENDERING INTERFACE FOR AUDIO DATA IN EXTENDED REALITY SYSTEMS Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18679678 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SELECTION AND TRANSMISSION OF PERSONALIZED CONTENT TRACKS Non-Final OA Adeia Guides Inc.
18871522 Apparatus, Method, and Computer Program for Rendering Virtual Reality Audio Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
18636095 GROUPING AND TRANSPORT OF AUDIO OBJECTS Final Rejection NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18283493 Interactive Audio Rendering of a Spatial Stream Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18635950 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BRAKE NOISE THROUGH ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18986655 DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18556366 WIRELESS EARPHONES AND PASS-THROUGH METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM THEREFOR Non-Final OA GOERTEK INC.
18907803 METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR 6DOF AUDIO RENDERING AND DATA REPRESENTATIONS AND BITSTREAM STRUCTURES FOR 6DOF AUDIO RENDERING Non-Final OA DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
18853015 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMMERSIVE 3DOF/6DOF AUDIO RENDERING Non-Final OA Dolby International AB
18721861 A METHOD OF PROCESSING AUDIO FOR PLAYBACK OF IMMERSIVE AUDIO Non-Final OA DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
19005633 ACOUSTIC CROSSTALK CANCELLATION BASED UPON USER POSITION AND ORIENTATION WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18881909 AUDIO RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18985993 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING SOUND FIELDS OF SPEAKER ARRAY Non-Final OA WISTRON CORPORATION
18878265 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING USING ADAPTIVE SOFT CLIPPING WITH LOOKAHEAD Non-Final OA Spotify AB
18989173 ACOUSTIC RENDERING WITHIN A LISTENING SPACE Non-Final OA Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
19010261 Array Pickup Method and Apparatus Capable of Steplessly Adjusting Pickup Direction Non-Final OA Shenzhen Bajin Technology Co., Ltd.

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