Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 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

73.1%
Allow Rate
+11.1% vs TC avg
782
Total Applications
+20.5%
Interview Lift
1036
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 759 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
26.9%
§102 Novelty
42.5%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18905948 USER INTERFACES FOR MANAGING AUDIO EXPOSURE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18789199 SMART ROUTING FOR AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18436998 Dynamic Target Sound Playback Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18400971 ACTIVE NOISE REDUCTION HEADPHONES AND METHOD Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18781316 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RESTRICTING FORWARDING OF VOICE DATA ON SMART PHONE DEVICES Final Rejection JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
18975208 TRANSMITTING MESSAGES TO A DISPLAY DEVICE BASED ON DETECTED AUDIO OUTPUT Non-Final OA Roku, Inc.
19006325 SOUND EFFECT CONTROL METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
18966030 IN-VEHICLE SPEAKER SYSTEM Non-Final OA AAC Acoustic Technologies (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.

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