USPTO Examiner ENSEY BRIAN - Art Unit 2694

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18819219SPEAKER RESONATORAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18675025SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED FITTING OF HEARING AIDSMay 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18666483VOICE CONTROLLED ASSISTANT WITH COAXIAL SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE ARRANGEMENTMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18640588Open-Ear HeadphoneApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18418733Apparatus and Method for Treating TinnitusJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18410208LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18410655Audio Device Apparatus for Hearing Impaired UsersJanuary 2024July 2024Allow600NoNo
18390656HEARING LOSS AMPLIFICATION THAT AMPLIFIES SPEECH AND NOISE SUBSIGNALS DIFFERENTLYDecember 2023April 2025Allow1610NoNo
18533575AUDIO TRAININGDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18503324HEARING AID DEVICENovember 2023August 2024Allow900NoNo
18497656Method to Reduce H-Field Coupling for E-noise and a Kind of Non-Coaxial Integrated EarbudsOctober 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18481071EAR-WORN DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER AND PRESCRIPTION USEOctober 2023May 2024Allow700NoNo
18366851HEARING LOSS AMPLIFICATION THAT AMPLIFIES SPEECH AND NOISE SUBSIGNALS DIFFERENTLYAugust 2023November 2023Allow300NoNo
18356246MEMS DEVICE WITH ENHANCED MEMBRANE STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAMEJuly 2023September 2024Allow1400NoNo
18349949EAR-WORN DEVICE CONFIGURED FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER AND PRESCRIPTION USEJuly 2023September 2023Allow200NoNo
18346971DYNAMIC VIRTUAL HEARING MODELLINGJuly 2023March 2025Allow2010NoNo
18215827Eartips And Earphone Devices, And Systems And Methods ThereforeJune 2023November 2024Allow1610NoNo
18208617EARPHONEJune 2023May 2025Allow2400NoNo
18203506Method of suppressing undesired noise in a hearing aidMay 2023April 2025Allow2300NoNo
18314801FIXING ASSEMBLIES AND WEARING DEVICES OF BONE CONDUCTION VIBRATORSMay 2023July 2025Allow2610NoNo
18142268OPEN-EAR HEADPHONEMay 2023July 2024Allow1400YesNo
18305619SPEAKER DEVICEApril 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18137007Open-Ear HeadphoneApril 2023January 2024Allow900NoNo
18128137MULTI-SERVICE DATA COMMUNICATION BETWEEN A HEARING DEVICE AND AN ACCESSORYMarch 2023April 2025Allow2400NoNo
18189493ACOUSTIC OUTPUT APPARATUS AND METHODS THEREOFMarch 2023July 2024Allow1610NoNo
18245582EAR HOOK PERSONAL SOUND DEVICEMarch 2023February 2025Allow2300NoNo
18184070METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING AID AND HEARING AIDMarch 2023May 2025Allow2610NoNo
18024221MOBILE DEVICE THAT PROVIDES SOUND ENHANCEMENT FOR HEARING DEVICEMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18110860ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERFebruary 2023January 2025Allow2300NoNo
18109900TRANSDUCERFebruary 2023December 2024Allow2200NoNo
18102667MEMS SPEAKERJanuary 2023October 2023Allow900NoNo
18015080SPEAKER APPLICABLE TO BE FIXED ON ARCHED SURFACEJanuary 2023October 2024Allow2100NoNo
18092446METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CUSTOMIZED AMPLIFICATION OF AUDITORY SIGNALS BASED ON SWITCHING OF TUNING PROFILESJanuary 2023November 2023Allow1000NoNo
18092285Capacitive Sensor Assembly and Electrical Circuit ThereforDecember 2022January 2025Allow2400NoNo
18085382MANIFOLD ARCHITECTURE FOR WIND NOISE ABATEMENTDecember 2022September 2024Allow2100NoNo
18066718PROGRAMMING OF COCHLEAR IMPLANT ACCESSORIESDecember 2022May 2025Allow2910NoNo
18064896PIEZOELECTRIC MEMS MICROPHONEDecember 2022August 2023Allow810NoNo
18064282ACOUSTIC OUTPUT APPARATUSDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510NoNo
18076457HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING SAMEDecember 2022November 2024Allow2300NoNo
18075035Bone Conduction ConfirmationDecember 2022September 2024Allow2100NoNo
18074798Voice Controlled Assistant With Coaxial Speaker and Microphone ArrangementDecember 2022February 2024Allow1410NoNo
18073570HEAD-MOUNTED DEVICEDecember 2022November 2024Allow2310NoNo
17970585Diaphragm and MEMS Sensor Using SameOctober 2022August 2024Allow2200NoNo
17917210SPEAKER ARRAYOctober 2022June 2024Allow2000NoNo
17955710EARPHONE EAR-HOOK STRUCTURESeptember 2022December 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17953421PIEZOELECTRIC SOUND GENERATION COMPONENTSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2510YesNo
17901591HEARING AID DEVICESeptember 2022August 2023Allow1110NoNo
17802946MEMS MICROPHONE WITH INGRESS PROTECTIONAugust 2022June 2025Allow3410NoNo
17895028CHARGING CASE FOR PORTABLE WIRELESS LISTENING DEVICEAugust 2022May 2024Allow2100NoNo
17893996APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED SPEAKER ASSEMBLYAugust 2022November 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17892962ARTIFICIAL-REALITY DEVICES WITH DISPLAY-MOUNTED TRANSDUCERS FOR AUDIO PLAYBACKAugust 2022October 2023Allow1310NoNo
17891371MICROPHONE ISOLATION MOUNTAugust 2022February 2024Allow1800NoNo
17883816METHOD FOR FITTING A DIGITAL HEARING AID, HEARING AID AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTAugust 2022December 2024Allow2810NoNo
17880699Micro Speaker and Diaphragm MoldAugust 2022June 2024Allow2300NoNo
17878223SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED FITTING OF HEARING AIDSAugust 2022February 2024Allow1910NoNo
17876859METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE REQUIRED OR IDEAL LENGTH OF A CABLE IN A HEARING AIDJuly 2022September 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17870838METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR A FRAGMENTED RADIAL SOUND BOX HUB DEVICEJuly 2022May 2024Allow2100NoNo
17811759LIGHT SENSOR IN HEARING INSTRUMENTJuly 2022February 2024Allow1900NoNo
17810359EXTENSION STRUCTURES IN PIEZOELECTRIC MICROELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM MICROPHONESJuly 2022March 2024Allow2000NoNo
17786586SOUND ABSORBING MATERIAL ENCAPSULATION STRUCTURE FOR SOUND PRODUCTION DEVICE, AND SOUND PRODUCTION DEVICEJune 2022April 2024Allow2200NoNo
17836528WIRELESS SOUND DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAMEJune 2022July 2024Allow2510NoNo
17782448USER VOICE DETECTOR DEVICE AND METHOD USING IN-EAR MICROPHONE SIGNAL OF OCCLUDED EARJune 2022April 2025Allow3420NoNo
17828091ELECTROMECHANICAL MICROSYSTEMMay 2022January 2024Allow2000NoNo
17742622SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED FITTING OF HEARING AIDSMay 2022June 2023Allow1310NoNo
17776025HEADREST PROVIDED WITH A SYSTEM FOR TWO-WAY SOUND TRANSMISSION BY BONE CONDUCTIONMay 2022October 2023Allow1710NoNo
17741093DIAPHRAGM ASSEMBLY AND LOUDSPEAKER MODULEMay 2022September 2023Allow1710NoNo
17738599WIRELESS STREAMING SOUND PROCESSING UNITMay 2022March 2024Allow2200NoNo
17755242SNR PROFILE ADAPTIVE HEARING ASSISTANCE ATTENUATIONApril 2022May 2024Allow2510NoNo
17771343EAR-WORN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM EMPLOYING COOPERATIVE OPERATION BETWEEN IN-EAR DEVICE AND AT-EAR DEVICEApril 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17713633Apparatus and Method for Treating TinnitusApril 2022January 2024Allow2200NoNo
17701155Systems and Methods for Visualizing Effects of a Frequency Lowering Scheme Implemented by a Hearing DeviceMarch 2022December 2023Allow2100NoNo
17694646HEARING DEVICE WITH ACTIVE ANTENNA SWITCHINGMarch 2022April 2024Allow2610NoNo
17693139HEARING AID FOR ALARMS AND OTHER SOUNDSMarch 2022September 2023Allow1810NoNo
17681254Systems and Methods for Facilitating Interaction with a Graphical User Interface View During a Hearing Device Fitting SessionFebruary 2022November 2023Allow2110NoNo
17638615HEARING ASSISTANCE DEVICES WITH CONTROL OF OTHER DEVICESFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2410NoNo
17673363Method to Reduce H-Field Coupling for E-noise and A Kind of Non-Coaxial Integrated EarbudsFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1600NoNo
17628653SOUND PRODUCING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTJanuary 2022December 2023Allow2300NoNo
17574809HEARING DEVICE AND CIRCUIT BOARD FOR A HEARING DEVICEJanuary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17573918Systems and Methods for Facilitating User Control of Ambient Sound Attenuation During an Audio Streaming SessionJanuary 2022August 2023Allow2010NoNo
17647209ACOUSTIC DEVICES WITH EDGE CORRUGATIONJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1900NoNo
17625017AUDIO TRAININGJanuary 2022September 2023Allow2010NoNo
17560318COMMUNICATION DEVICE, HEARING AID SYSTEM AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMDecember 2021April 2025Allow4010NoNo
17621915MOBILE PHONE BASED HEARING LOSS CORRECTION SYSTEMDecember 2021April 2024Allow2810YesNo
17554358Audio Device Apparatus for Hearing Impaired UsersDecember 2021January 2024Abandon2520NoNo
17643241SPEAKERPHONE HEARING DEVICE INTEGRATIONDecember 2021September 2023Allow2210NoNo
17615221SPEAKER ADAPTER, AND DUAL CORE SPEAKER ASSEMBLYNovember 2021October 2023Allow2310NoNo
17525182MINIATURE HIGH PERFORMANCE MEMS PIEZOELECTRIC TRANSDUCER FOR IN-EAR APPLICATIONSNovember 2021June 2023Allow1910YesNo
17520900METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEARING SYSTEMNovember 2021December 2023Allow2510NoNo
17600268SPEAKER DEVICESeptember 2021December 2023Allow2610NoNo
17460078SYSTEM FOR AUDIO RENDERING COMPRISING A BINAURAL HEARING DEVICE AND AN EXTERNAL DEVICEAugust 2021August 2023Allow2410NoNo
17327743HYBRID SPEAKER AND CONVERTERMay 2021July 2023Allow2610NoNo
17314171LAMINATED PIEZOELECTRIC ELEMENT AND ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCERMay 2021November 2023Allow3110NoNo
17269019HEARING PERFORMANCE AND HABILITATION AND/OR REHABILITATION ENHANCEMENT USING NORMAL THINGSFebruary 2021June 2023Allow2820NoNo
17252493SPEAKER DIAPHRAGM AND SPEAKERDecember 2020July 2023Allow3100NoNo
14121969Headphone Apparatus with cord storageNovember 2014May 2015Allow600NoNo
14246347SONIC PROJECTOR SYSTEMApril 2014March 2015Allow1110NoNo
13940621ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING LOUDSPEAKER MODULEJuly 2013April 2015Allow2110NoNo
13649751Video ConferencingOctober 2012July 2013Allow1010NoNo
13553173DUAL MICROPHONE EAS SYSTEM THAT PREVENTS FEEDBACKJuly 2012November 2013Allow1610NoNo
13485580IMPLANTABLE MICROPHONEMay 2012February 2015Allow3210NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner ENSEY, BRIAN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ENSEY, BRIAN works in Art Unit 2694 and has examined 110 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 96.4%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ENSEY, BRIAN's allowance rate of 96.4% places them in the 89% 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 ENSEY, BRIAN receive 0.64 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 5% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ENSEY, BRIAN is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 81% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +3.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ENSEY, BRIAN. This interview benefit is in the 25% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 66.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 98% 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 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 70% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 18.2% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 10% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 21% 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 7.5% of allowed cases (in the 84% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.

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

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