Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MCKINNEY, ANGELICA M

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2653 2692 2694

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.1%
Allow Rate
+23.1% vs TC avg
511
Total Applications
+13.9%
Interview Lift
845
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 498 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.2%
§101 Eligibility
28.9%
§102 Novelty
48.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18374993 MEMS SOUND TRANSDUCER Non-Final OA FRAUNHOFER-GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V.
18766577 SOUND PRODUCING PACKAGE AND COVERING STRUCTURE Non-Final OA xMEMS Labs, Inc.
18635040 LOUDSPEAKER APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18634993 LOUDSPEAKER APPARATUS Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18542570 HEADPHONES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18514288 TRANSDUCER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND TRANSDUCER ARRAY Non-Final OA ROHM CO., LTD.
18593418 SYSTEM FOR REAL TIME, REMOTE ACCESS TO AND ADJUSTMENT OF PATIENT HEARING AID WITH PATIENT IN NORMAL LIFE ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18757464 MICRO-SPEAKER DEVICE Non-Final OA Vanson Electronics (Nanhai) Co., Ltd.
18608852 Hearing Device with Multicoil Balanced Armature Receiver Non-Final OA Knowles Electronics, LLC
18327013 SPEAKER CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE, TERMINAL EQUIPMENT AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA AAC Technologies (Nanjing) Co., Ltd.
18573638 EARMUFF UNIT FOR USE WITHIN A HEAD PROTECTIVE GEAR AND HEAD PROTECTIVE GEAR Non-Final OA Cardo Systems, Ltd.
18492342 EAR BUD Non-Final OA Nuheara IP Pty Ltd

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