Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: PATEL, YOGESHKUMAR G

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2651 2691

This examiner grants 83% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

82.8%
Allow Rate
+20.8% vs TC avg
667
Total Applications
+3.4%
Interview Lift
855
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 650 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

4.7%
§101 Eligibility
14.4%
§102 Novelty
61.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18577586 SPEECH ENHANCEMENT Non-Final OA Dolby Laboratories Licensing Corporation
18665706 ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE AND A CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18838799 PARAMETRIC SPATIAL AUDIO RENDERING Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18748980 CASCADE AUDIO SPOTTING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Synaptics Incorporated
18639759 Devices, Methods, and User Interfaces for Controlling Operation of Wearable Audio Output Devices Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18633820 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-MODAL CONTINUAL PRE-TRAINING OF AUDIO ENCODERS Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18669972 WIDE ANGLE LENS PERSPECTIVE DISTORTION REDUCTION Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18814675 TRAINING A SPEECH RECOGNITION MODEL, AND SPEECH RECOGNITION Non-Final OA Mashang Consumer Finance Co., Ltd.
18772805 Transparent Frames In Video Conferencing Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18627098 CONTRASTIVE LEARNING WITH ADVERSARIAL DATA FOR ROBUST SPEECH TRANSLATION Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18711779 ACOUSTIC DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA AlphaTheta Corporation
18613981 WIRELESS AUDIO SYSTEM Final Rejection Shure Acquisition Holdings, Inc.
18677371 SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE MEDIA IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA GRACENOTE, INC.

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