Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2651 2691

This examiner grants 82% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.4%
Allow Rate
+20.4% vs TC avg
993
Total Applications
+14.4%
Interview Lift
1003
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 961 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.6%
§101 Eligibility
8.3%
§102 Novelty
71.5%
§103 Obviousness
6.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18680673 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUDIO RENDERING EMPLOYING A GEOMETRIC DISTANCE DEFINITION Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Foerderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
19346865 IMMERSIVE AUDIO IN A MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18745322 SOUND APPARATUS AND VEHICULAR APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18682511 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18805856 DELAYED AUDIO FOLLOWING Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18401012 ADJUSTMENT OF REVERBERATION LEVEL Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18259934 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING A PERSONALIZED FREE FIELD AUDIO SIGNAL TRANSFER FUNCTION BASED ON NEAR-FIELD AUDIO SIGNAL TRANSFER FUNCTION DATA Final Rejection HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18104798 DISPLAY SYSTEM, DISPLAY METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
18457400 VEHICLE WITH INTERIOR/EXTERIOR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA FCA US LLC
18753885 AUDIO SYSTEM ARRANGED IN A LISTENING ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
18611928 INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM CAMERA WITH REFLECTION MANAGEMENT Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18781149 Virtual Backgrounds For Other Conference Participants Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18768339 Sharing Video Conference Content Using A Virtual Display Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18628311 IMMERSIVE SCENES Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18760932 ADAPTIVE RECEIVER Non-Final OA Cirrus Logic International Semiconductor Ltd.
18780182 TWO-WAY CAMERA OPERATION Non-Final OA Udo, LLC
18716904 FLEXIBLE CONDUCTIVE HEARING AIDS Non-Final OA Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University
18714143 TECHNIQUES FOR OPTIMIZING ASSISTANCE CHANNEL ROUTING Non-Final OA AFINITI, INC.
18456103 PERSONAL MEETING NOTES ASSISTANT AND METHODS OF ITS USE Final Rejection Seeya Technologies, LLC
18316831 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NOTIFYING VIDEO CONFERENCING STATUS WITH VISUAL STATUS INDICATOR Non-Final OA MuteMe LLC

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