Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19030722 | ADVANCED STEREO CODING BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ADAPTIVELY SELECTABLE LEFT/RIGHT OR MID/SIDE STEREO CODING AND OF PARAMETRIC STEREO CODING | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19030664 | ADVANCED STEREO CODING BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ADAPTIVELY SELECTABLE LEFT/RIGHT OR MID/SIDE STEREO CODING AND OF PARAMETRIC STEREO CODING | January 2025 | March 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19030555 | ADVANCED STEREO CODING BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ADAPTIVELY SELECTABLE LEFT/RIGHT OR MID/SIDE STEREO CODING AND OF PARAMETRIC STEREO CODING | January 2025 | May 2025 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19030432 | ADVANCED STEREO CODING BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ADAPTIVELY SELECTABLE LEFT/RIGHT OR MID/SIDE STEREO CODING AND OF PARAMETRIC STEREO CODING | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 19030501 | ADVANCED STEREO CODING BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ADAPTIVELY SELECTABLE LEFT/RIGHT OR MID/SIDE STEREO CODING AND OF PARAMETRIC STEREO CODING | January 2025 | April 2025 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18408437 | METHOD AND CIRCUIT FOR DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL BASED ON PEAK LEVEL AND RMS LEVEL DOUBLE-LEVEL DETECTION | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18387849 | RECORDING SYSTEM | November 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238440 | Acoustic Event Detection and Data Storage | August 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18180746 | ENVIRONMENT ACOUSTICS PERSISTENCE | March 2023 | March 2025 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107195 | LOUDSPEAKER SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH DYNAMIC SPEECH EQUALIZATION | February 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18069718 | APPARATUS, METHODS AND COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR REDUCING ECHO | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067542 | SOUND OUTPUT DEVICE | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18058864 | Providing a Multi-Channel and a Multi-Zone Audio Environment | November 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17968123 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING ACTIVE OCCULSION CANCELLATION WITH AUDIO HEAR-THROUGH | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18045169 | ALTERING AUDIO AND/OR PROVIDING NON-AUDIO CUES ACCORDING TO LISTENER'S AUDIO DEPTH PERCEPTION | October 2022 | May 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17910018 | GRID OF LUMINAIRES | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17930710 | DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR NOISE REDUCTION | September 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894799 | AMPLIFIER SYSTEMS | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889274 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING SOUND FOR VEHICLE | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17796326 | Virtual Scene | July 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875932 | INFORMATION HANDLING SYSTEM KEYBOARD MICROPHONE ARRAY FOR AUDIO CAPTURE AND QUALITY PRESENTATION | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17869855 | SOUND ISOLATION TESTING SYSTEM AND SOUND ISOLATION TESTING METHOD | July 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17853157 | HEADSET WITH DETACHABLE ARM | June 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17789919 | EARPHONE, EARPHONE CONTROL METHOD AND EARPHONE CONTROL DEVICE | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17848013 | LOUDSPEAKER CONTROL | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17845616 | AUDIO DEVICE AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL SOUNDFIELD | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17841380 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING ACOUSTIC SIGNAL, AND COMPUTERREADABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17841412 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RENDERING ACOUSTIC SIGNAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM | June 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17836269 | Using Non-Audio Data Embedded in an Audio Signal | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835478 | INTERFEROMETRIC MICROPHONE CALIBRATOR AND COMPARISON CALIBRATING A MICROPHONE | June 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17804385 | WAKEUP TESTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824093 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE SOUND | May 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17779258 | A PSYCHOACOUSTIC MODEL FOR AUDIO PROCESSING | May 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17751913 | AUDIO PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD | May 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17748757 | PMD SPEAKER MOUNTING ASSEMBLY AND THERMAL CONTROL SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE DRIVERS | May 2022 | February 2024 | Allow | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17662929 | ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD SAFE EARBUDS | May 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17728692 | SELECTABLE LINEAR PREDICTIVE OR TRANSFORM CODING MODES WITH ADVANCED STEREO CODING | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17725910 | AUDIO CHARGING CASE | April 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17714638 | AUDIO SYSTEM FOR ARTIFICIAL REALITY APPLICATIONS | April 2022 | August 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17637087 | AUDIO DATA PROCESSING METHOD | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17694845 | ACTIVE ACOUSTIC RIPPLE CANCELLATION FOR MEMS MIRRORS | March 2022 | October 2024 | Allow | 31 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17688554 | SCALABLE BINAURAL AUDIO STREAM GENERATION | March 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17584582 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUGMENTING AUDIO SIGNALS | January 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17629357 | AUDIO PROCESSING METHOD AND DEVICE, TERMINAL, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | January 2022 | March 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17628792 | QUANTIZATION OF SPATIAL AUDIO DIRECTION PARAMETERS | January 2022 | June 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17628774 | VOLUME DEPENDENT AUDIO COMPENSATION | January 2022 | May 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17628309 | AUDIO OUTPUT APPARATUS AND AUDIO OUTPUT SYSTEM USING SAME | January 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17619200 | ABNORMALITY ESTIMATION DEVICE, ABNORMALITY ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17544900 | METHODS FOR CLEAR CALL UNDER NOISY CONDITIONS | December 2021 | December 2024 | Allow | 36 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17543357 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADAPTIVE SOUND EQUALIZATION IN PERSONAL HEARING DEVICES | December 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17616432 | SOUND SIGNAL GENERATION DEVICE, SOUND SIGNAL GENERATION METHOD, AND SOUND SIGNAL GENERATION PROGRAM | December 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17614496 | COMBINED WAVE DATA GENERATION METHOD, COMBINED WAVE DATA GENERATION PROGRAM, STORAGE MEDIUM, COMBINED WAVE DATA GENERATION DEVICE, AND WAVEFORM DATA GENERATION METHOD | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17456595 | SYSTEM WITH SOUND ADJUSTMENT CAPABILITY, METHOD OF ADJUSTING SOUND AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17608179 | AUDIO DEVICE, AUDIO SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER-READABLE PROGRAM | November 2021 | February 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17600210 | DYNAMIC HEADROOM MANAGEMENT | September 2021 | May 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17599593 | AUDIO HEADSET POSITION DETECTION | September 2021 | September 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17442916 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACOUSTIC MONITORING | September 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17598075 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM | September 2021 | November 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17442966 | Headphones | September 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17477252 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SOUND BOX, SOUND BOX, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17476477 | PROCESSING METHOD OF SOUND WATERMARK AND SOUND WATERMARK GENERATING APPARATUS | September 2021 | March 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17475827 | AUDIO CIRCUIT, AND DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD RELATED THERETO | September 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17471011 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING AUDIO DUCKING FOR HEADSETS | September 2021 | February 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17593039 | SEAMLESS AUDIO TRANSFER IN A MULTI-PROCESSOR AUDIO SYSTEM | September 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17435085 | Wind Noise Reduction in Parametric Audio | August 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17459678 | Method for automatically controlling loudness of an audio signal, and device for automatically controlling loudness of an audio signal | August 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17386631 | FILTERING METHOD, FILTERING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORED WITH FILTERING PROGRAM | July 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 44 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17384396 | AUDIO DIAGNOSTICS IN A VEHICLE | July 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17373003 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING SOUND OF VEHICLE | July 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17362418 | DETECTING WIND EVENTS IN AUDIO DATA | June 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17346535 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF AUDIO DEVICE PERFORMANCE TESTING | June 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 46 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17303112 | SYSTEM TO SELECT AUDIO FROM MULTIPLE CONNECTED DEVICES | May 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17240751 | DIRECTIONAL LOUDNESS MAP BASED AUDIO PROCESSING | April 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 17174287 | MULTI-APPLICATION AUDIO RENDERING | February 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 34 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15734964 | HEARING PROTECTION AND NOISE RECORDING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2020 | October 2024 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16952926 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SOUND FILE CREATION | November 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17055111 | ECHO SUPPRESSION DEVICE, ECHO SUPPRESSION METHOD, AND ECHO SUPPRESSION PROGRAM | November 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 47 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17011710 | VISUALIZING SPATIAL AUDIO | September 2020 | January 2022 | Abandon | 16 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16943938 | USING ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEM REMOTE COMMANDER FOR AUDIO SYSTEM CALIBRATION | July 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 38 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16889535 | TECHNIQUES FOR AUDIO TRACK ANALYSIS TO SUPPORT AUDIO PERSONALIZATION | June 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 45 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16718651 | METHOD OF COMPENSATING A PROCESSED AUDIO SIGNAL | December 2019 | November 2023 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13789132 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ACTIVE EXHAUST NOISE CANCELLATION | March 2013 | November 2015 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13664851 | MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH ACOUSTICAL MEASUREMENT FOR MONITORING NOISE LEVELS | October 2012 | September 2015 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13578727 | ACTIVE VIBRATION NOISE CONTROL DEVICE | August 2012 | April 2015 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13466559 | TEST SYSTEM FOR EVALUATING FEEDBACK PERFORMANCE OF A LISTENING DEVICE | May 2012 | July 2015 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 13258909 | MOBILE TERMINAL | September 2011 | March 2015 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 13116306 | BOUNDARY MICROPHONE | May 2011 | April 2014 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 13054589 | NOISE SUPPRESSOR | January 2011 | February 2014 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 11750009 | WIRELESS AUDIO STREAMING TRANSPORT SYSTEM | May 2007 | July 2012 | Allow | 60 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SELLERS, DANIEL R.
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, 100.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner SELLERS, DANIEL R works in Art Unit 2694 and has examined 83 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.1%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.
Examiner SELLERS, DANIEL R's allowance rate of 83.1% places them in the 51% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SELLERS, DANIEL R receive 1.95 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SELLERS, DANIEL R is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +13.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SELLERS, DANIEL R. This interview benefit is in the 55% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 36.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 79% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 35.3% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 91% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 27% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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