Technology area: Communications
22 pending office actions • 1 client • 19 examiners • 12 art units • 0 of 22 (0%) have an AI response strategy ready • 26 patents granted in the last 365 days
Artegis Law Group, LLP, representing Harman, has 22 pending office actions in Communications and is associated with 2,206 career applications. The resolved allowance rate is 95.12%, and the average is 6.06 office actions per allowance. This presents a high resolved allowance result alongside a prosecution history in which allowed applications generally involve multiple examination events.
The client-specific pending docket is smaller than the broader application base, but the reported historical measures provide context for planning communications cases. The allowance rate applies to resolved applications across the reported record, not necessarily to Harman’s pending matters. The action average suggests that practitioners should anticipate continued prosecution effort even where eventual allowance is common. The data does not identify the source of that effort, so file review is needed to distinguish technical claim amendments from issues involving eligibility, clarity, or prior art.
Based on the USPTO statutory response window for each pending office action. 2 of the docket's apps have a known mailing date; the rest are excluded from the tile counts.
Difficulty is derived from the rejection statutes on the most recent pending office action. §101-driven and multi-statute cases are graded Hard; §112-only and obviousness-type double-patenting cases are graded Easy; everything else is Medium. "Unknown" means we have not yet parsed a statute for that office action.
| Bucket | Cases |
|---|---|
| §101 only | 1 (5%) |
| §103 only | 9 (41%) |
| §102 only | 2 (9%) |
| Double-patenting only | 1 (5%) |
| Multi-statute (no §101) | 9 (41%) |
How the docket's pending cases split across USPTO tech-center bands.
Manual office-action response work runs about 10 hours per case. The time-saved bands below show what IP Author's prosecution pipeline typically delivers — a conservative 20% on the low end, 35% in the middle, 50% on the high end.
| Examiner | Apps on this docket | Allow rate | Interview lift |
|---|---|---|---|
| BARBOZA, MARCUS ALEXANDER | 2 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| ZHU, QIN | 2 | 87.5% | +3.3% |
| BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE | 2 | 63.0% | +40.0% |
| ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR | 1 | 72.2% | +14.3% |
| MAY, ROBERT J | 1 | 75.5% | +15.5% |
| KONG, SZE-HON | 1 | 65.3% | +15.1% |
| KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J | 1 | 81.3% | +7.3% |
| PATEL, YOGESHKUMAR G | 1 | 83.6% | +3.2% |
| ELAHEE, MD S | 1 | 79.3% | +26.9% |
| SELLERS, DANIEL R | 1 | 68.5% | +17.4% |
Cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate of 80%+ where the difficulty is Easy or Medium. The top 6 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19109735 | ACOUSTIC CAVITY DESIGN FOR LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURES | BARBOZA, MARCUS ALEXANDER | — |
| 19005619 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL ACOUSTIC CROSSTALK CANCELLATION FILTER INTERPOLATION | ZHU, QIN | — |
| 19005633 | ACOUSTIC CROSSTALK CANCELLATION BASED UPON USER POSITION AND ORIENTATION WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT | KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J | — |
| 18974255 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING AN AUDIO PRODUCT | PATEL, YOGESHKUMAR G | — |
| 18962327 | INTERPOLATION OF FINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE FILTERS FOR GENERATING SOUND FIELDS | ZHU, QIN | — |
| 18776049 | CAP ILLUMINATION | BARBOZA, MARCUS ALEXANDER | — |
Multi-statute / §101-driven matters, or cases in front of an examiner with an allow rate under 30%. The top 8 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19473911 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION THROUGH LIGHT FIXTURE DISPLAY | ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR | — |
| 19122963 | FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING LIGHT PANELS | MAY, ROBERT J | — |
| 19057058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING IN-VEHICLE ACOUSTIC EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL FIELD | KONG, SZE-HON | — |
| 18974207 | OPERATION TIME OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM FOR CONNECTED AUDIO DEVICES AND METHOD THEREOF | ELAHEE, MD S | — |
| 18967903 | PROXIMITY-BASED AUDIO PANNING OF A VIRTUAL SOUND SOURCE | SELLERS, DANIEL R | — |
| 18967918 | PROXIMITY-DEPENDENT SOUND DISTRIBUTION FOR A COMPACT AUDIO REPRODUCTION DEVICE | ZHANG, YINGCHUAN | — |
| 18910778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUDIO LIMITING IN CALL DOWNLINK ALGORITHM | GODBOLD, DOUGLAS | — |
| 18449798 | HYBRID RULE ENGINE FOR VEHICLE AUTOMATION | COLE, BRANDON S | — |
Cases in front of an examiner whose interview lift is 10 percentage points or more — i.e. interviewed cases historically resolve more favorably than non-interviewed ones. The top 7 ordered by deadline are shown.
| App # | Title | Examiner | Due in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19473911 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION THROUGH LIGHT FIXTURE DISPLAY | ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR | — |
| 19122963 | FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING LIGHT PANELS | MAY, ROBERT J | — |
| 19057058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING IN-VEHICLE ACOUSTIC EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL FIELD | KONG, SZE-HON | — |
| 18974207 | OPERATION TIME OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM FOR CONNECTED AUDIO DEVICES AND METHOD THEREOF | ELAHEE, MD S | — |
| 18967903 | PROXIMITY-BASED AUDIO PANNING OF A VIRTUAL SOUND SOURCE | SELLERS, DANIEL R | — |
| 18417710 | REMIXING MULTICHANNEL AUDIO BASED ON SPEAKER POSITION | BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE | — |
| 18043133 | LOW COMPLEXITY HOWLING SUPPRESSION FOR PORTABLE KARAOKE | BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE | — |
| Client (Assignee) | Pending OAs |
|---|---|
| Samsung | 22 |
| Art Unit | Apps |
|---|---|
| 2691 | 6 |
| 2694 | 3 |
| 2875 | 2 |
| 2692 | 2 |
| 2693 | 2 |
| 3657 | 1 |
| 3711 | 1 |
| 2658 | 1 |
| 2655 | 1 |
| 3665 | 1 |
| App # | Title | Client | Examiner | Art Unit | Statutes | Status | Due in | AI | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19473911 | NEAR FIELD COMMUNICATION THROUGH LIGHT FIXTURE DISPLAY | Harman Professional Denmark Aps | ROJAS CADIMA, OMAR | 2875 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2025 |
| 19122963 | FIXTURE AND METHOD FOR MOUNTING LIGHT PANELS | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | MAY, ROBERT J | 2875 | §102§103§112 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Apr 21, 2025 |
| 19109735 | ACOUSTIC CAVITY DESIGN FOR LOUDSPEAKER ENCLOSURES | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | BARBOZA, MARCUS ALEXANDER | 2692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Mar 07, 2025 |
| 19057058 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING IN-VEHICLE ACOUSTIC EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL FIELD | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | KONG, SZE-HON | 3657 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Feb 19, 2025 |
| 19005619 | MULTIDIMENSIONAL ACOUSTIC CROSSTALK CANCELLATION FILTER INTERPOLATION | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | ZHU, QIN | 2691 | §103Other | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 19005633 | ACOUSTIC CROSSTALK CANCELLATION BASED UPON USER POSITION AND ORIENTATION WITHIN AN ENVIRONMENT | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | KRZYSTAN, ALEXANDER J | 2694 | §102Other | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 30, 2024 |
| 18974255 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPTIMIZING AN AUDIO PRODUCT | Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH | PATEL, YOGESHKUMAR G | 2691 | §102 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18974207 | OPERATION TIME OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM FOR CONNECTED AUDIO DEVICES AND METHOD THEREOF | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | ELAHEE, MD S | 2694 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 09, 2024 |
| 18967903 | PROXIMITY-BASED AUDIO PANNING OF A VIRTUAL SOUND SOURCE | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | SELLERS, DANIEL R | 2694 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18967918 | PROXIMITY-DEPENDENT SOUND DISTRIBUTION FOR A COMPACT AUDIO REPRODUCTION DEVICE | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | ZHANG, YINGCHUAN | 3711 | §102§103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Dec 04, 2024 |
| 18962327 | INTERPOLATION OF FINITE IMPULSE RESPONSE FILTERS FOR GENERATING SOUND FIELDS | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | ZHU, QIN | 2691 | DP | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Nov 27, 2024 |
| 18864789 | IN-VEHICLE GENERATION OF ROUTINES USING VOICE COMMANDS | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | REN, ZHUBING | 2658 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 11, 2024 |
| 18863935 | TECHNIQUES FOR RENDERING AUDIO THROUGH A PLURALITY OF AUDIO OUTPUT DEVICES | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | LAO, LUNSEE | 2691 | §103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Nov 07, 2024 |
| 18910778 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUDIO LIMITING IN CALL DOWNLINK ALGORITHM | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | GODBOLD, DOUGLAS | 2655 | §103§112 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Oct 09, 2024 |
| 18776049 | CAP ILLUMINATION | Harman Becker Automotive Systems GmbH | BARBOZA, MARCUS ALEXANDER | 2692 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jul 17, 2024 |
| 18771461 | IN-VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA MIXING | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | ZENATI, AMAL S | 2693 | §103 | Final Rejection | 21d | Pending | Jul 12, 2024 |
| 18417710 | REMIXING MULTICHANNEL AUDIO BASED ON SPEAKER POSITION | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE | 2691 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Jan 19, 2024 |
| 18462184 | LOCALIZED VOICE RECOGNITION ASSISTANT | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | GRIFFIN, ALEX BROCK | 3665 | §103 | Non-Final OA | 27d | Pending | Sep 06, 2023 |
| 18449798 | HYBRID RULE ENGINE FOR VEHICLE AUTOMATION | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | COLE, BRANDON S | 2128 | §101 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Aug 15, 2023 |
| 18249913 | VOCAL TRACK REMOVAL BY CONVOLUTIONAL NEURAL NETWORK EMBEDDED VOICE FINGER PRINTING ON STANDARD ARM EMBEDDED PLATFORM | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | SCOLES, PHILIP GRANT | 2837 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Apr 20, 2023 |
| 18246484 | SELF-SEALING EAR-TIP FOR IN-EAR HEADPHONES | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | DIAZ, SABRINA | 2693 | §102§103 | Final Rejection | — | Pending | Mar 23, 2023 |
| 18043133 | LOW COMPLEXITY HOWLING SUPPRESSION FOR PORTABLE KARAOKE | Harman International Industries, Incorporated | BEKEE, CHIMEZIE EZERIWE | 2691 | §103 | Non-Final OA | — | Pending | Feb 27, 2023 |
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Start Free Trial95.1% of resolved applications prosecuted by Artegis Law Group, LLP - Harman were allowed, across 2,206 applications in USPTO records.
6.06 office actions per allowed application on average.
22 pending office actions as of October 2026, for 1 client, before 19 examiners in 12 art units.
