Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: ROBERTS, SHAUN A

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2626 2655 2657

This examiner grants 76% of resolved cases

Analysis

Shaun A. Roberts works in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2626. He has 670 resolved cases. His allowance rate is 76.0 percent. The interview lift is 10.6 percent. This suggests that while interviews are helpful, the examiner is generally inclined to allow cases. The median days to allowance is 1057.

With 670 resolved cases, the 76.0 percent allowance rate is a reliable and favorable metric. The 1057 median days suggest an efficient path to patent grant. Practitioners should find this a favorable environment for prosecution. The 670 resolved cases provide a high degree of confidence in these metrics. The 76.0 percent allowance rate indicates a high probability of success for applicants.

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

Performance Statistics

76.0%
Allow Rate
+14.0% vs TC avg
689
Total Applications
+10.6%
Interview Lift
1057
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 670 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.6%
§101 Eligibility
28.4%
§102 Novelty
53.0%
§103 Obviousness
3.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18405402 INTEGRAL BAND-WISE PARAMETRIC AUDIO CODING Final Rejection Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
18982080 SPEAKER RECOGNITION ADAPTATION Non-Final OA Amazon Technologies, Inc.
19004997 HIERARCHICAL LANGUAGE MODEL-BASED TASK ORIENTED DIALOGUE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Palo Alto Networks, Inc.
18412677 Acoustic Echo Cancellation Non-Final OA Nokia Technologies Oy
19003766 METHOD FOR GENERATING MULTIMODAL TEXT, METHOD FOR ACQUIRING MULTIMODAL TEXT, DEVICE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA Beijing Baidu Netcom Science Technology Co., Ltd.
19043365 METHOD OF TEXT TRANSLATING, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA Lemon Inc.
19038118 MACHINE LEARNING MODEL-BASED CUSTOMIZED REAL-TIME SIGN LANGUAGE TRANSLATION Non-Final OA NVIDIA Corporation
19011175 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR GENERATION AND PROCESSING OF MODIFIED BITSTREAMS Non-Final OA DOLBY INTERNATIONAL AB
19005475 Key Phrase Generation Using Indefinite Sequence Learning Non-Final OA eBay Inc.
18850247 Local Voice Recognition and Processing Within a Head Worn Device Final Rejection 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
18813647 AUDIO ANALYSIS SYSTEM WITH QUERY PROCESSING Final Rejection SRI International
18724188 SUMMARY DETERMINATION METHOD AND RELATED DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA IFLYTEK CO., LTD.

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