Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Joseph Saunders Jr., USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2409 2614 2615 2651 2652 2655 2692

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Analysis

SAUNDERS JR, JOSEPH has 771 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 73.4%. The median time to allowance is 1034 days. Interviews correspond to a 20.5% lift in the allowance rate, so applicant interviews are a meaningful prosecution variable in this record. The combination of substantial case volume and a positive interview effect provides a substantial history for counsel evaluating likely examiner interactions.

The listed companies are Sonos Inc., Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation. The listed firms are Akerman LLP, AMSTER, ROTHSTEIN & EBENSTEIN LLP, and Anova Law Group, PLLC. Counsel can use these organizations as indicators of the technologies and prosecution settings represented in the resolved matters.

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

Performance Statistics

73.4%
Allow Rate
+11.4% vs TC avg
804
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
1034
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 771 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
27.1%
§102 Novelty
42.4%
§103 Obviousness
14.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
19107264 AUDIBLY NOTIFYING A USER Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18400971 ACTIVE NOISE REDUCTION HEADPHONES AND METHOD Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18842757 Method for Outputting an Acoustic Signal in an Interior of a Motor Vehicle, Computer Program, Data Processing Device and Motor Vehicle Final Rejection Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
19121375 BASE MEDIA SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH
19106220 PSEUDO-AMBISONICS SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS, PSEUDO-AMBISONICS SIGNAL GENERATING METHOD, ACOUSTIC EVENT PRESENTING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18484529 AUDIO OUTPUT METHOD, DEVICE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Final Rejection Lenovo (Beijing) Limited
18977864 BONE-CONDUCTION MEMS CHIP AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AND BONE-CONDUCTION PACKAGING STRUCTURE HAVING BONE-CONDUCTION MEMS CHIP Non-Final OA AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Joseph Saunders Jr.'s allowance rate?

73.4% of resolved applications examined by Joseph Saunders Jr. were allowed (771 resolved cases), compared with 84.9% across Art Unit 2409 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Joseph Saunders Jr.?

This examiner's interview lift is +20.5 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Joseph Saunders Jr. take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Joseph Saunders Jr. took 1,034 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Joseph Saunders Jr. work in?

Joseph Saunders Jr. examines applications in Art Unit 2409 in Tech Center 2600 (Communications).

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