USPTO Examiner LAEKEMARIAM YOSEF K - Art Unit 2691

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18977836EXTERNAL SCREEN DEVICE FOR SMARTPHONEDecember 2024September 2025Allow920NoNo
18755423MEASUREMENT SYSTEM AND MEASUREMENT METHODJune 2024January 2026Allow1900NoNo
18753088SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CROSS-FADING AUDIO SIGNALSJune 2024March 2026Allow2000NoNo
18732265CAMERA DEVICEJune 2024October 2025Allow1710NoNo
18665895ROBOTIC SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AUDIO SYSTEMSMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18653621CAPTURING AND PRESENTING AUDIENCE RESPONSE AT SCALEMay 2024February 2025Allow1010NoNo
18639767COLORLESS GENERATION OF ELEVATION PERCEPTUAL CUES USING ALL-PASS FILTER NETWORKSApril 2024May 2025Allow1300NoNo
18634869Matching Active Speaker Pose Between Two CamerasApril 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18628316METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING SPEECH PICKUP IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18624560IN-VEHICLE CONVERSATION DEVICEApril 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18601961REPRODUCING AUDIO SIGNALS WITH A HAPTIC APPARATUS ON ACOUSTIC HEADPHONES AND THEIR CALIBRATION AND MEASUREMENTMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18599806Vehicle Cabin Simulation for Audio Tuning and TestingMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18592447RENDERING BINAURAL AUDIO OVER MULTIPLE NEAR FIELD TRANSDUCERSFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18591170INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18431580METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR COMPRESSING AND DECOMPRESSING A HIGHER ORDER AMBISONICS REPRESENTATIONFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18424147Headphone Interaction with Media Playback SystemJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18416775APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SCREEN RELATED AUDIO OBJECT REMAPPINGJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18413840Wearable Skin Vibration or Silent Gesture DetectorJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18411981Spatial Audio Head TrackerJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1900NoNo
18408865PLAYBACK DEVICE CALIBRATIONJanuary 2024July 2024Allow600NoNo
18409162ESTIMATING USER LOCATION IN A SYSTEM INCLUDING SMART AUDIO DEVICESJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18392674MULTI-CAMERA VIDEO CONFERENCE IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND METHODDecember 2023February 2026Allow2610NoNo
18391349TELECOIL BASED VIRTUAL AUDIO JACK FOR AUDIO DEVICESDecember 2023March 2026Allow2710NoNo
18542476DISTRIBUTIONAL REINFORCEMENT LEARNING USING QUANTILE FUNCTION NEURAL NETWORKSDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18541583Methods and Apparatus to Reduce Noise from Harmonic Noise SourcesDecember 2023September 2024Allow910NoNo
18535433SMART SPEAKER POWER MANAGEMENTDecember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18527534ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEDecember 2023February 2026Allow2610YesNo
18521930METHOD FOR CONFIGURING A HEARING-ASSISTANCE DEVICE WITH A HEARING PROFILENovember 2023January 2025Abandon1410NoNo
18516194Multi-Camera Video Stream Scoring and Selection for In-Person Conference ParticipantsNovember 2023January 2026Allow2510YesNo
18512651ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICE SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUDIO STREAMS WITHIN SOUND FIELDSNovember 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18560753VIDEO CONFERENCE IMAGESNovember 2023December 2025Allow2510YesNo
18498779MULTI-PARTICIPANT LIVE COMMUNICATION USER INTERFACEOctober 2023July 2025Allow2000NoNo
18556548Interface Display Method, Related Apparatus, Device, and Readable Storage MediumOctober 2023June 2025Allow2000NoNo
18377119SECURE VIDEO VISITATION SYSTEMOctober 2023November 2025Allow2610NoNo
18375777EFFICIENT HRTF APPROXIMATION VIA MULTI-LAYER OPTIMIZATIONOctober 2023September 2024Allow1110NoNo
18476819PEER TO PEER COMMUNICATION OF A REMOTE DISPLAY PROTOCOL VIA A REAL-TIME COMMUNICATION SESSIONSeptember 2023February 2026Allow2910NoNo
18474909Multi-Channel AEC System Identification for Self-CalibrationSeptember 2023May 2025Allow2000NoNo
18372046FOLDABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF SPEAKERS AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMESeptember 2023February 2026Allow2920YesNo
18469498METHOD OF RENDERING ONE OR MORE CAPTURED AUDIO SOUNDFIELDS TO A LISTENERSeptember 2023September 2024Allow1210YesNo
18469372IMMERSIVE AUDIO IN A MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEMSeptember 2023January 2025Allow1610NoNo
18465455COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510YesNo
18240125AUDIO QUALITY MAPPING AND ORIENTATIONAL FEEDBACK IN VIDEO CONFERENCINGAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910YesNo
18455585METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUDIO SIGNAL FILTERINGAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18452411DELAYED AUDIO FOLLOWINGAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18451241HEARING AID ANTENNA OPTIMIZED FOR EAR TO EAR COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2023December 2025Allow2820NoNo
18277547ACOUSTIC SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT APPARATUS, METHOD AND PROGRAMAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510NoNo
18449243Video Conference CallsAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18273218AUDIO PROCESSINGJuly 2023October 2025Allow2710NoNo
18353063METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR POSITION-BASED GAIN ADJUSTMENT OF OBJECT-BASED AUDIOJuly 2023July 2024Allow1310YesNo
18345640CONFERENCING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TALKER TRACKING AND CAMERA POSITIONINGJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18259920METHOD FOR DETERMINING A PERSONALIZED HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTIONJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18339950SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PROVIDING FADED AUDIO EXPERIENCE DURING TRANSITION BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTSJune 2023July 2025Allow2500NoNo
18213030VIDEO CONFERENCING INTEGRATION FOR THIRD PARTY APPLICATIONSJune 2023October 2024Allow1610NoNo
18338193Spatial Audio NavigationJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18211317AUTOMATED VIDEO CONFERENCE SYSTEM WITH MULTI-CAMERA SUPPORTJune 2023April 2025Allow2200NoNo
18333940SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AUGMENTED AUDIOJune 2023December 2025Allow3110NoNo
18332062Robotic Avatar Apparatus and SystemJune 2023June 2024Abandon1220NoNo
18207850HOME MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2023October 2024Allow1720YesNo
18331342DATA LABELING SYSTEM AND METHOD OPERATIVE WITH PATIENT AND CLINICIAN CONTROLLER DEVICES DISPOSED IN A REMOTE CARE ARCHITECTUREJune 2023August 2024Allow1510NoNo
18255550ORCHESTRATION OF ACOUSTIC DIRECT SEQUENCE SPREAD SPECTRUM SIGNALS FOR ESTIMATION OF ACOUSTIC SCENE METRICSJune 2023December 2024Allow1800NoNo
18038946DATA PROCESSING DEVICE, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND DATA PROCESSING PROGRAMMay 2023August 2025Allow2710NoNo
18197652Dynamics Processing Effect ArchitectureMay 2023March 2024Allow1010NoNo
18195494DIGITAL OVERLAYMay 2023December 2025Allow3210NoNo
18309976SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RECOGNIZING USER INFORMATIONMay 2023July 2024Allow1410YesNo
18308911Headphone Interaction with Media Playback SystemApril 2023November 2023Allow700NoNo
18303001NOISE MANAGEMENT DURING AN ONLINE CONFERENCE SESSIONApril 2023March 2024Allow1110YesNo
18298668Determining Prioritized Participants During A Video ConferenceApril 2023August 2025Allow2810YesNo
18298065A METHOD FOR IMPROVING DIE AREA AND POWER EFFICIENCY IN HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE DIGITAL MICROPHONESApril 2023August 2025Allow2910NoNo
18194926DEVICES WITH ENHANCED AUDIOApril 2023June 2024Allow1410YesNo
18029589ANALYSIS APPARATUS, ANALYSIS SYSTEM, ANALYSIS METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMMarch 2023July 2025Allow2810NoNo
18192328PROCEDURE FOR DISCOVERY OF CAPABILITIES AND PERFORMANCE OF 5G EDGAR DEVICESMarch 2023November 2025Allow3110NoNo
18189691SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING AUDIO DEVICESMarch 2023January 2025Allow2100NoNo
18186568DETECTION OF PHYSICAL ABUSE OR NEGLECT USING DATA FROM EAR-WEARABLE DEVICESMarch 2023November 2023Allow810NoNo
18121902METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING SPEECH PICKUP IN A COMMUNICATION DEVICEMarch 2023December 2023Allow1010NoNo
18183388CONTENT BASED STEREO SIGNAL PROCESSINGMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18179698ESTIMATING USER LOCATION IN A SYSTEM INCLUDING SMART AUDIO DEVICESMarch 2023October 2023Allow710NoNo
18179484AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD AND AUDIO SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICEMarch 2023April 2025Allow2610NoNo
18117335METHOD OF TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION WITH A SENSOR POD WITH USER INTERFACEMarch 2023January 2026Allow3420YesNo
18175432APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUDIO RENDERING EMPLOYING A GEOMETRIC DISTANCE DEFINITIONFebruary 2023February 2024Allow1110NoNo
18023295METHOD FOR GENERATING A REVERBERATION AUDIO SIGNALFebruary 2023May 2025Allow2710NoNo
18173956METHOD FOR ELIMINATING ACOUSTIC REVERBERATION IN AN AUDIO SIGNAL, AND HEARING INSTRUMENTFebruary 2023September 2024Allow1900NoNo
18114137REAL-TIME SOUND FIELD SYNTHESIS BY MODIFYING PRODUCED AUDIO STREAMSFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3110YesNo
18172048PROCESSING METHOD OF CONFERENCE SYSTEM, AND CONFERENCE SYSTEMFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2400NoNo
18042258Systems and Methods for Upmixing Audiovisual DataFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2100NoNo
18171175NETWORKED AUDIO AURALIZATION AND FEEDBACK CANCELLATION SYSTEM AND METHODFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1310NoNo
18169803DISTRIBUTIONAL REINFORCEMENT LEARNING USING QUANTILE FUNCTION NEURAL NETWORKSFebruary 2023September 2023Allow700NoNo
18021333METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING DIRECTIONS OF ARRIVAL OF MULTIPLE SOUND SOURCESFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2400NoNo
18108261CAPTURING AND PRESENTING AUDIENCE RESPONSE AT SCALEFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1310NoNo
18104838SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING ATTITUDE AWARENESS IN AMBIGUOUS ENVIRONMENTSFebruary 2023January 2024Allow1210NoNo
18104130DYNAMIC DETERMINATION OF VIDEO STREAM QUALITY DISCREPANCIES IN A COMMUNICATION SESSIONJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3010NoNo
18104008PORTABLE INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM MAGNETICALLY ATTACHED CAMERA BATTERY CHARGE MANAGEMENTJanuary 2023February 2026Allow3711NoNo
18161420Priority Score-Based Connection Of User Device To Agent DeviceJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2810YesNo
18103257BODY LANGUAGE ASSISTANT IN VIDEO CONFERENCINGJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3220NoNo
18101889ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR CONVERTING NUMBER OF AUDIO CHANNELS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE OPERATING METHODJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3110NoNo
18006716A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REAL-TIME IMPLEMENTATION OF TIME-VARYING HEAD-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTIONSJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3010NoNo
18155273RECORDING INFORMATION CREATION SYSTEM, METHOD FOR CREATING RECORDING INFORMATION, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-EXECUTABLE MEDIUMJanuary 2023September 2025Allow3220YesNo
18151722METHOD, AN APPARATUS AND A COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR SPATIAL COMPUTING SERVICE SESSION DESCRIPTION FOR VOLUMETRIC EXTENDED REALITY CONVERSATIONJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18152014Methods and Apparatus to Reduce Noise from Harmonic Noise SourcesJanuary 2023September 2023Allow810NoNo
18091285PROMOTION OF MEETING ENGAGEMENT BY TRANSITIONING VIEWING PERSPECTIVES TO A TEMPORARY VIEWING PERSPECTIVE SHOWING CLUSTERS OF GROUP ACTIVITYDecember 2022March 2025Allow2610YesNo
18089696METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH NEURAL NETWORK CONVOLUTION OPERATIONSDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
3
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
10.4%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(16.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(83.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
19.7%
Lower than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 16.7% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K works in Art Unit 2691 and has examined 82 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 96.3%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K's allowance rate of 96.3% places them in the 86% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K receive 2.01 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 52% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 65% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LAEKEMARIAM, YOSEF K. This interview benefit is in the 22% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 31.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 50.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 44% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 40.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 30% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 23% percentile). This examiner rarely makes examiner's amendments compared to other examiners. You should expect to make all necessary claim amendments yourself through formal amendment practice.

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 2.5% of allowed cases (in the 71% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.