Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: WASHBURN, DANIEL C

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2628 2634 2654 2657

This examiner grants 50% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

49.7%

Allow Rate

-12.3% vs TC avg

172

Total Applications

+29.8%

Interview Lift

1509

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 161 resolved cases, 2023–2026

12.2%

§101 Eligibility

15.4%

§102 Novelty

53.0%

§103 Obviousness

11.3%

§112 Clarity

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18058753	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN INITIAL AUDIO SIGNAL	Non-Final OA	Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V.
17986516	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SEMANTIC SEGMENTATION FOR SPEECH	Non-Final OA	MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
18359174	CONTEXT-AWARE VOICE SELF-AUTHORIZATION	Final Rejection	International Business Machines Corporation
18177154	METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRIGGERING AN AUDIO COMPONENT CHANGE ACTION	Final Rejection	MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS, INC.

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