Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2615 2651 2652 2655 2692

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+10.7% vs TC avg
767
Total Applications
+20.6%
Interview Lift
1013
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 740 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
29.6%
§102 Novelty
40.0%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18797764 METHOD FOR AUDIO SHARING, PRIMARY AUDIO PLAYING DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR AUDIO SHARING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18795742 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18592886 DISPLAY DEVICE AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18392396 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED AUDIO DYNAMIC RANGE COMPRESSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18381018 ELECTRONIC APPARATUS OUTPUTTING AUDIO AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18265238 VISUALLY IMPAIRED NAVIGATION AID DEVICE, VISUALLY IMPAIRED NAVIGATION AID SYSTEM, AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED NAVIGATION AID METHOD Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18781316 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING FORWARDING OF VOICE DATA ON SMART PHONE DEVICES Non-Final OA JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
18727870 WEARABLE SPEAKER Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18789199 SMART ROUTING FOR AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18372691 POWER MANAGEMENT FOR AUDIO ALERTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18433267 OFFLOADING A CPU-BASED AUDIO PUMP AND PROCESSING TO AN AUDIO CO-PROCESSOR Non-Final OA Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
18784892 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR EVALUATING HEARING THRESHOLD OF USER AFTER USING BONE-CONDUCTION HEARING AID Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18839485 SOUND GENERATING MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA GOERTEK INC.
18722150 ROTARY OPERATOR, OPERATION DEVICE, AND ACOUSTIC CONTROL DEVICE Non-Final OA AlphaTheta Corporation
18789337 SMART HUB Final Rejection Proctor Consulting, LLC
18422269 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SYNCHRONIZING A PLURALITY OF ISOCHRONOUS STREAMS Non-Final OA Bose Corporation
18748175 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR IMPLEMENTING MULTI-CHANNEL SERVICE PLATFORMS OVER AUDIO-BASED COMMUNICATION CHANNELS Non-Final OA Polyview Health, Inc.
18493143 MEDIA PRESENTATION DEVICE OR MICROPHONE CALIBRATION VIA EVENT DETECTION Non-Final OA Caavo Inc

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