Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2694

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.9%
Allow Rate
+11.9% vs TC avg
45
Total Applications
+42.9%
Interview Lift
974
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 23 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
25.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18310777 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING AUDIO SIGNAL Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18837613 CONTROL DEVICE, HEARING AID, CHARGING DEVICE, HEARING AID SYSTEM, PROGRAM, AND CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18641047 AUDIO PLAYING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEM Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18352867 AUDIO WITH EMBEDDED TIMING FOR SYNCHRONIZATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18571586 CONTROL AND MEMORY ACCESSES USING STREAMING AUDIO Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18520901 MODIFICATION OF FAR END AUDIO SIGNALS Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18177094 Audio Content Serving and Creation Based on Modulation Characteristics and Closed Loop Monitoring Non-Final OA BrainFM, Inc.
18496116 SOUND LEAK MITIGATION FOR A PERSONAL LISTENING DEVICE Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC
19007593 Conductive diaphragm and speaker using same Non-Final OA AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18337407 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18951426 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND AUDIO SYSTEM INTEGRATION Non-Final OA Harman Becker Automotive Systems, Inc.

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