Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 01, 2026

Examiner: RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2694

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Sean Michael Rinehart is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2694. He has 25 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 68.0 percent. The interview lift is 50.0 percent, which is a significant factor for applicants to consider. The median days to allowance is 983.

Although the 25 resolved cases represent a smaller sample, the 50.0 percent lift suggests that interviews are highly effective. The 68.0 percent allowance rate indicates a generally positive outlook for patentability. The 983 median days suggest a timeline under three years for most successful applications.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

68.0%
Allow Rate
+6.0% vs TC avg
46
Total Applications
+50.0%
Interview Lift
983
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 25 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.1%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
23.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18310777 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING AUDIO SIGNAL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18641047 AUDIO PLAYING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18747871 REDUCING LOW DROPOUT (LDO) QUIESCENT CURRENT USING DIGITAL AUDIO CONFIGURATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18352867 AUDIO WITH EMBEDDED TIMING FOR SYNCHRONIZATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18712717 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18520901 MODIFICATION OF FAR END AUDIO SIGNALS Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18330720 MULTIPLEXING APPLICATION CHANNELS ON ISOCHRONOUS STREAMS Non-Final OA Bose Corporation

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