Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2614 2654 2691 2695
This examiner grants 85% of resolved cases
David L. Ton is an examiner in Tech Center 2600 and Art Unit 2614. The examiner has 653 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 84.7 percent. This 84.7 percent rate indicates the frequency of successful patent grants among the total resolutions. Practitioners can use this figure to assess the probability of issuance for applications assigned to this examiner in Art Unit 2614.
The data shows an interview lift of 12.5 percent. This 12.5 percent lift represents the increase in the likelihood of allowance when an interview is conducted compared to the baseline allowance rate. This metric suggests that direct communication is a productive strategy for advancing applications toward a grant. Practitioners should consider the 12.5 percent lift when deciding whether to allocate resources toward a formal interview.
The median days to allowance is 824. This 824-day duration is the middle value for the time required to reach a grant across the 653 resolved cases. This timeframe provides a benchmark for the expected length of the prosecution process from filing to issuance. By considering the 824-day median alongside the 84.7 percent allowance rate, applicants can set expectations for both the timing and the outcome of their cases.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19016711 | INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America |
| 19016689 | INFORMATION GENERATION METHOD, ACOUSTIC SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION GENERATION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Panasonic Intellectual Property Corporation of America |
| 19024257 | DISPLAY DEVICE ON/OFF DETECTION METHODS AND APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | The Nielsen Company (US), LLC |
| 18808058 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION COMPRESSION | Non-Final OA | Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. |
| 18932276 | SETTING SWEET SPOT FOR LISTENER OF STEREO AUDIO SOURCED FROM PLURAL AUDIO SOURCES | Non-Final OA | Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc. |
| 18941333 | METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR AUDIO PROCESSING | Non-Final OA | Beijing Zitiao Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
| 19031204 | Multi-Channel Acoustic Echo Cancellation | Non-Final OA | Sonos, Inc. |
| 18955821 | VIBRATION DEVICE AND VIBRATION METHOD | Non-Final OA | AGC Inc. |
| 18953704 | ACOUSTIC PATH ANOMALY DETECTION FOR HEARING DEVICE ASSESSMENT | Non-Final OA | Starkey Laboratories, Inc. |
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