Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 1799 2614 2653 2656 2691 2694

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Analysis

Alexander J. Krzystan serves as an examiner in Art Unit 1799 within Tech Center 2600. The examiner has a high volume of 1136 resolved cases, resulting in an allowance rate of 81.3 percent. This high rate of approval indicates a favorable environment for applicants who can meet the examiner's requirements. The 1136 resolved cases offer a very reliable dataset for predicting how the examiner might handle similar technical subject matter.

The median days to allowance for this examiner is 1092, providing a clear timeline for the prosecution cycle. The data also shows an interview lift of 7.5 percent, suggesting that verbal engagement provides a modest benefit in resolving outstanding rejections. This 7.5 percent lift indicates that while interviews are helpful, the 81.3 percent allowance rate is the primary indicator of success. Given the 1092-day median, practitioners can develop a data-grounded approach to prosecution. The 1136 resolved cases demonstrate a consistent pattern of granting patents in Tech Center 2600.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

81.3%
Allow Rate
+19.3% vs TC avg
1,176
Total Applications
+7.2%
Interview Lift
1093
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1138 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.8%
§101 Eligibility
20.2%
§102 Novelty
41.9%
§103 Obviousness
18.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19075945 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
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.
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.
19072260 ACOUSTIC CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA TOSHIBA DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
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.
18917486 Method for Encoding Multi-Channel Signal and Encoder 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
17814665 AUDIO EVENT DATA PROCESSING Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
19005633 ACOUSTIC CROSSTALK CANCELLATION BASED UPON USER POSITION AND ORIENTATION WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18635950 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REDUCING BRAKE NOISE THROUGH ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection Kia Corporation
18632388 ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR A VEHICLE AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS 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.
18447486 APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR ENCODING, DECODING, SCENE PROCESSING AND OTHER PROCEDURES RELATED TO DIRAC BASED SPATIAL AUDIO CODING USING DIRECT COMPONENT COMPENSATION Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18086110 AUDIO DECODER, AUDIO ENCODER, AND RELATED METHODS USING JOINT CODING OF SCALE PARAMETERS FOR CHANNELS OF A MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO SIGNAL Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18264142 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18599596 SYSTEM FOR OUTPUTTING AUDIO FOR A USER, AND A METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
19092348 ELECTRONIC STETHOSCOPE Non-Final OA Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
19099862 ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL METHOD, ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
18678716 Apparatus, Methods and Computer Programs for Encoding Spatial Metadata Final Rejection 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
18881909 AUDIO RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Beijing Youzhuju Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18556366 WIRELESS EARPHONES AND PASS-THROUGH METHOD, APPARATUS AND SYSTEM THEREFOR Non-Final OA GOERTEK INC.
18986655 DIRECTIONAL MICROPHONE Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
19083520 LOUDSPEAKERS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18548817 AUDIO CODEC WITH ADAPTIVE GAIN CONTROL OF DOWNMIXED SIGNALS Non-Final OA DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB

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