Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: YU, NORMAN

Tech Center 2600 • Art Units: 2652 2693

This examiner grants 88% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.8%
Allow Rate
+25.8% vs TC avg
633
Total Applications
+13.5%
Interview Lift
783
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 598 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.2%
§102 Novelty
51.8%
§103 Obviousness
16.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18779533 SYSTEM AND TOOLS FOR ENHANCED 3D AUDIO AUTHORING AND RENDERING Non-Final OA DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION
18756567 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLABLE ACOUSTIC ECHO CANCELLATION Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18510472 INTERAURAL TIME DIFFERENCE CROSSFADER FOR BINAURAL AUDIO RENDERING Final Rejection Magic Leap, Inc.
18726085 AUDIO DEVICE Non-Final OA LG ELECTRONICS INC.
18757410 AUDIO SPEAKERS WITH NESTED COMPONENTS Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18770207 Real-time Adaptation of Audio Playback Non-Final OA Google LLC
18776765 AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF ALIGNMENT BETWEEN TWO AUDIO SIGNALS Non-Final OA ETH Zürich (Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich)
18241222 DYNAMIC MICROPHONE CAPSULE SUSPENSION STRUCTURE Non-Final OA Logitech Europe S.A.
18809306 ACOUSTIC OUTPUT APPARATUS AND CONNECTION ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18786625 BONE CONDUCTION SPEAKER AND COMPOUND VIBRATION DEVICE THEREOF Non-Final OA SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.
18072657 MICROPHONE CHIP AND MICROPHONE Final Rejection AAC ACOUSTIC TECHNOLOGIES (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
18507849 ONE-SHOT ACOUSTIC ECHO GENERATION NETWORK Non-Final OA Zoom Video Communications, Inc.
18741822 SOUND DEVICE Non-Final OA AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18314162 Speaker Box Final Rejection AAC Microtech (Changzhou) Co., Ltd.
18815292 Ear tip with filtering element for a hearing device or for a hearing device part Non-Final OA SONOVA AG
18735853 MIRCROPHONE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING HEARING ASSISTANCE Non-Final OA SONOVA AG
18794843 EAR-WORN DEVICE WITH NEURAL NETWORK-BASED NOISE MODIFICATION AND/OR SPATIAL FOCUSING Non-Final OA Fortell Research Inc.
18773304 HEARING DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR USERS WITH UNILATERAL HEARING Non-Final OA GN Hearing A/S
18792983 SOUND SOURCE LOCALIZATION WITH CO-LOCATED SENSOR ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Soundskrit Inc.
18602715 DYNAMIC FITTING FOR DEVICE WORN ON RECIPIENT'S BODY Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18440055 REMOVABLE ATTACHMENT OF A PASSIVE TRANSCUTANEOUS BONE CONDUCTION DEVICE WITH LIMITED SKIN DEFORMATION Non-Final OA Cochlear Limited
18517592 DYNAMIC RENDERING DEVICE METADATA-INFORMED AUDIO ENHANCEMENT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Boomcloud 360 Inc.
18740541 MICROPHONE MODULE Non-Final OA Merry Electronics(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
18406260 AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT FOR MICROPHONE, MICROPHONE CIRCUIT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
18322182 ACOUSTIC MICROPHONE WITH INTEGRATED MAGNETIC TRANSDUCER Final Rejection KNOWLES ELECTRONICS, LLC
18401707 Replaceable Wax Guard Kit Non-Final OA NOVIDAN, INC.
18266530 VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEM Final Rejection PSS BELGIUM NV

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