Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: SNIEZEK, ANDREW L

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2627 2686 2687 2688 2691 2693 2694

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

85.0%
Allow Rate
+23.0% vs TC avg
1,256
Total Applications
+8.5%
Interview Lift
723
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1232 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

3.3%
§101 Eligibility
33.4%
§102 Novelty
37.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18974602 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING NOISE REDUCTION MEMBER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18906872 ACOUSTIC PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND ACOUSTIC PROCESSING SYSTEM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America
19021992 HEADPHONES WITH INCREASED BACK VOLUME Non-Final OA APPLE INC.
18930943 BEAMFORMING/CROSS TALK REMOVAL/EC/NR Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18846369 ACOUSTIC SIGNAL CONTROL METHOD, LEARNING MODEL GENERATION METHOD, AND ACOUSTIC SIGNAL CONTROL PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18685238 AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19052894 HEADREST AND CHAIR, SEAT FOR VEHICULAR APPARATUS AND VEHICULAR APPARATUS INCLUDING THE HEADREST Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18622805 AUDIO RENDERING SYSTEM AND METHOD Final Rejection Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18204856 METHOD AND SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC MICROPHONE SELECTION FOR MULTI-MICROPHONE ENVIRONMENTS Non-Final OA Intel Corporation
18839187 MULTI-MODE SOUND PERCEPTION HEARING STIMULUS SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
18894390 GRILLE APPARATUS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE Final Rejection SL CORPORATION
18734888 LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM FOR ARBITRARY SOUND DIRECTION RENDERING Final Rejection HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

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