Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RINEHART, SEAN MICHAEL

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2694

This examiner grants 74% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

73.7%
Allow Rate
+11.7% vs TC avg
41
Total Applications
+45.5%
Interview Lift
986
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 19 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
4.1%
§102 Novelty
87.7%
§103 Obviousness
8.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18712717 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18404304 DIAPHRAGM AND ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18747871 REDUCING LOW DROPOUT (LDO) QUIESCENT CURRENT USING DIGITAL AUDIO CONFIGURATION Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18337407 ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18557330 ACOUSTIC DEVICE, ACOUSTIC DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA AlphaTheta Corporation
18675961 METHOD FOR OPERATING A SMART MOBILE DEVICE, HEARING DEVICE AND HEARING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sivantos Pte. Ltd.
18799279 ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER Non-Final OA Audio-Technica Corporation
18110675 HEARING DEVICE Non-Final OA GN Hearing A/S
18496116 SOUND LEAK MITIGATION FOR A PERSONAL LISTENING DEVICE Final Rejection Motorola Mobility LLC
18376777 USER INTERFACE CONTROL FOR CONTACTLESS IN-PERSON TRANSACTION VIA SOUND Final Rejection CoinCircle, Inc.
18177094 Audio Content Serving and Creation Based on Modulation Characteristics and Closed Loop Monitoring Non-Final OA BrainFM, Inc.

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