Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: LAO, LUNSEE

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2100 2614 2651 2655 2691 2692

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

75.6%
Allow Rate
+13.6% vs TC avg
781
Total Applications
+16.1%
Interview Lift
1250
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 766 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
26.7%
§102 Novelty
49.0%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18944837 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18749959 Apparatus and Method for Multi Device Audio Object Rendering Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18955633 CONTROL METHOD OF CEILING MICROPHONE Non-Final OA PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
18645857 PARTICULAR-SOUND DETECTOR AND METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18954430 Acoustic Echo Cancellation For Digital Assistants Using Neural Echo Suppression and Multi-Microphone Noise Reduction Non-Final OA Google LLC
18947674 Acoustic Echo Cancellation Using a Wireless Speaker Non-Final OA Google LLC
18861980 TUNING SPRING MASS RESONATOR OF LOUDSPEAKER IN MOBILE DEVICE Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18736220 COOPERATIVE AUDIO FREQUENCY REPRODUCTION FOR SPEAKER DEVICES Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18529822 HEARING DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM Final Rejection Analog Devices, Inc.
18424058 IMPEDANCE ADAPTATION CIRCUIT, AUDIO PROCESSING APPARATUS AND IN-VEHICLE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18660424 BEAMFORMING FOR A MICROPHONE ARRAY BASED ON A STEERED RESPONSE POWER TRANSFORMATION OF AUDIO DATA Final Rejection SHURE ACQUISITION HOLDINGS, INC.

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