Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 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

84.9%
Allow Rate
+22.9% vs TC avg
1,248
Total Applications
+8.9%
Interview Lift
721
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1220 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
19.7%
§102 Novelty
55.1%
§103 Obviousness
17.4%
§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.
18533463 APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG Display Co., Ltd.
18685238 AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICE AND INSPECTION METHOD Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18622805 AUDIO RENDERING SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd.
19269002 STORAGE SYSTEM Final Rejection ADVANCED ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES LLC
18810619 MEDIA PLAYING DEVICE AND SELF-SERVICE TERMINAL Non-Final OA Elo Touch Solutions, Inc.
18807877 INTER-DEVICE NOISE ALERTS FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICES Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18786546 ACOUSTIC OUTPUT DEVICE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18786497 SOUND-OUTPUT DEVICE Non-Final OA Shenzhen Shokz Co., Ltd.
18637073 ADAPTABLE SPATIAL AUDIO PLAYBACK Non-Final OA Dolby International AB
18192425 WIRELESS HIGH-RESOLUTION HEADPHONES Final Rejection Lenbrook Industries Limited
18734888 LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM FOR ARBITRARY SOUND DIRECTION RENDERING Non-Final OA HARMAN INTERNATIONAL INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED
18668546 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) ACOUSTIC FEEDBACK SUPPRESSION Non-Final OA Bose Corporation
18659919 MICROPHONE HAVING A DIGITAL OUTPUT DETERMINED AT DIFFERENT POWER CONSUMPTION LEVELS Non-Final OA Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
18698536 MODULAR EARPIECE Final Rejection ODM GMBH
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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