Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: SELLERS, DANIEL R

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2615 2637 2653 2655 2694

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.6%
Allow Rate
+5.6% vs TC avg
627
Total Applications
+17.3%
Interview Lift
1265
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 598 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
4.4%
§102 Novelty
91.7%
§103 Obviousness
1.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18577560 INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18287567 Rendering Reverberation Final Rejection Nokia Technologies Oy
18412167 MULTI-APPLICATION AUDIO RENDERING Non-Final OA Magic Leap, Inc.
18624115 SIMULTANEOUS AUDIO OUTPUT RESULTING FROM PRIORITY ARBITRATION Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18121315 DYNAMIC SPEAKER COILS AS RADIO FREQUENCY ANTENNAS IN MOBILE COMPUTING DEVICES Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18820351 ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18449473 Monitoring of Audio Playback for Automotive Applications Final Rejection Aptiv Technologies AG
18783599 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SUPPORTING WALKING IN VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Non-Final OA GWANGJU INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
18650220 Audio System with Personal Zones Non-Final OA Bose Corporation
18720181 MULTIBAND BASS MANAGEMENT IN VEHICLE AUDIO SYSTEM Non-Final OA Atieva, Inc.
18719022 BONE CONDUCTION SPEAKER UNIT AND HEADREST INCORPORATING SAME Non-Final OA TEMCO JAPAN CO., LTD.
18692741 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EFFICIENT AND ACCURATE VIRTUAL ACCOUSTIC RENDERING Non-Final OA UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
18387849 RECORDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ST FamTech, LLC
18238440 Acoustic Event Detection and Data Storage Non-Final OA ST FamTech, LLC
17979902 ALWAYS ON HEADWEAR RECORDING SYSTEM Final Rejection ST FamTech, LLC

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