Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: SNIEZEK, ANDREW L

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

This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

84.9%
Allow Rate
+22.9% vs TC avg
1241
Total Applications
+8.8%
Interview Lift
774
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1213 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.7%
§101 Eligibility
35.1%
§102 Novelty
36.8%
§103 Obviousness
18.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18621824 TECHNIQUES FOR PROVIDING ACCESSORY ATTACHMENT FEEDBACK Non-Final OA Sonos, Inc.
18821644 APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18493181 APPARATUS AND DRIVING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18685238 AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
19269002 STORAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection ADVANCED ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
17863241 MULTIPURPOSE CHARGING APPARATUS Final Rejection ADVANCED ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18810619 MEDIA PLAYING DEVICE AND SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL Non-Final OA Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
18622805 AUDIO RENDERING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
18734888 LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM FOR ARBITRARY SOUND DIRECTION RENDERING Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18698536 MODULAR EARPIECE Non-Final OA ODM GMBH
18805773 DETACHABLE HEADPHONE MODULE AND AUGMENTED REALITY GLASSES THEREWITH Non-Final OA Acer Incorporated
18786497 SOUND-OUTPUT DEVICE Non-Final OA Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
18666812 ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICES Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18426709 ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICE AND NOISE REDUCTION AND SOUND TRANSMISSION DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18192425 WIRELESS HIGH-RESOLUTION HEADPHONES Final Rejection Lenbrook Industries Limited
18637073 ADAPTABLE SPATIAL AUDIO PLAYBACK Non-Final OA Dolby International AB
18668546 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ACOUSTIC FEEDBACK SUPPRESSION Non-Final OA Bose Corporation
18385997 DYNAMIC PORTABLE SPEAKER GROUPING Final Rejection Bose Corporation
18384043 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR COOLING AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT OF A SPEAKER DEVICE Non-Final OA Direct Cursus Technology L.L.C
18659919 MICROPHONE HAVING A DIGITAL OUTPUT DETERMINED AT DIFFERENT POWER CONSUMPTION LEVELS Non-Final OA Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
18623616 APPLICATIONS AND FORMAT FOR IMMERSIVE SPATIAL SOUND Final Rejection MACH 1, CORP.
18138064 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACUTE SOUND DETECTION AND REPRODUCTION Non-Final OA ST FamTech, LLC
18333266 DETACHABLE AMPLIFIER AND SPEAKER MODULE Non-Final OA BASSMOTO LLC
17694178 SMART CANE ASSEMBLY Final Rejection HENDRIX, JENNIFER
17343386 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING MIXING PARAMETERS BASED ON DECOMPOSED AUDIO DATA Non-Final OA ALGORIDDIM GMBH

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