Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, SEAN H

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2651 2691

This examiner grants 86% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

86.4%
Allow Rate
+24.4% vs TC avg
623
Total Applications
+4.7%
Interview Lift
748
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 611 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
27.3%
§102 Novelty
52.8%
§103 Obviousness
11.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18957861 CLOSED SOUND RECEIVER WITH SOUND-PERMEABLE BOUNDARY SURFACE Non-Final OA Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18908060 ACOUSTIC PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND ACOUSTIC PROCESSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
18813437 Flexible Speakers Non-Final OA APPLE INC
18794812 PASSIVE THERMAL-CONTROL STRUCTURE FOR SPEAKERS AND ASSOCIATED APPARATUSES AND METHODS Non-Final OA Google LLC
19015684 Diaphragm for Speaker and Speaker Using Same Non-Final OA AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18984858 Speaker Non-Final OA AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18963571 MEMS MICROPHONE CHIP Non-Final OA AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
18973650 MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM MICROPHONE ARRAY CAPSULE Non-Final OA INVENSENSE, INC.

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