Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18883629 | TELECOMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS | September 2024 | January 2025 | Abandon | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18883658 | TELECOMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS | September 2024 | January 2025 | Abandon | 4 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139791 | VOICE APPLICATION NETWORK PLATFORM | April 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139808 | VOICE APPLICATION NETWORK PLATFORM | April 2023 | August 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18304233 | ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE MEETING METADATA FLOW | April 2023 | May 2025 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18133614 | Techniques for Using Call Metadata as an Indicator for Calling Party Authenticity | April 2023 | July 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18117199 | COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND METHOD FOR AUTO-FOCUSING A CAMERA ON AN IN-PERSON ATTENDEE WHO IS SPEAKING INTO A MICROPHONE AT A MEETING | March 2023 | June 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18155047 | Augmented Reality Positioning and Matching System | January 2023 | March 2023 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18097264 | Earphone and Ribbon Cord Identifier Adaptor | January 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18095684 | COMPACT HEARING AIDS | January 2023 | May 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18149716 | CABLE ASSEMBLIES FOR HEADPHONE DEVICES | January 2023 | April 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18087504 | VIBRATION AND FORCE CANCELLING TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY | December 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18082036 | COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR SCREENSHARING | December 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18066569 | LOCALIZED ACCOUNT FREEZE FOR FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS | December 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18062854 | ELECTROSTATIC HEADPHONE WITH INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18061367 | NEAR-FIELD AUDIO RENDERING | December 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18072774 | MAGNETIC RETENTION DEVICE | December 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18060962 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING SOUND LEAKAGE | December 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17992074 | GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACES INCLUDING TOUCHPAD DRIVING INTERFACES FOR TELEMEDICINE DEVICES | November 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17990087 | ACOUSTIC WAVEGUIDE | November 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17989677 | DEVICE AND METHOD TO REDUCE EAR WAX CLOGGING OF ACOUSTIC PORTS, HEARING AID SEALING SYSTEM, AND FEEDBACK REDUCTION SYSTEM | November 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17982815 | DELAYED RESPONSES BY COMPUTATIONAL ASSISTANT | November 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980614 | ACOUSTIC WAVE DEVICE AND ACOUSTIC WAVE MODULE INCLUDING SAME | November 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977645 | EARTIP INCLUDING HYBRID STRUCTURE | October 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977959 | TELECOMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS | October 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977963 | TELECOMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17977948 | TELECOMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS | October 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17975921 | ACTIVE NOISE CONTROL HEADPHONES | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18049620 | OPEN ACOUSTIC DEVICE | October 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17967953 | INTERACTIVE OBJECTS, ANCHORS, AND IMAGE SEARCH FOR IMMERSIVE VIDEO CONFERENCE SPACES WITH SHARED VIRTUAL CHANNELS | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18047168 | DUAL LISTENER POSITIONS FOR MIXED REALITY | October 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965616 | VOICE APPLICATION NETWORK PLATFORM | October 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965609 | VOICE APPLICATION NETWORK PLATFORM | October 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965598 | VOICE APPLICATION NETWORK PLATFORM | October 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17964533 | Earpiece | October 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937911 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADAPTIVE BEAMFORMING | October 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17937044 | IMPROVEMENTS IN OR RELATING TO AUDIO TRANSDUCERS | September 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17915491 | SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SHARED CONTENTS SERVICE USING REMOTE CONTROLLING OF SHARED AUTONOMOUS DEVICE | September 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17950900 | WIDE ANGLE VIDEO CONFERENCE | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17948680 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR MACHINE ANOMALY DETECTION BASED ON SOUND SPECTROGRAM IMAGES AND NEURAL NETWORKS | September 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17944956 | Systems and Methods for Intelligent Routing of Source Content for Translation Services | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17944090 | DELAYED AUDIO FOLLOWING | September 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943095 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CHATBOT AND SEARCH ENGINE INTEGRATION | September 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17942477 | PERSONAL ACOUSTIC SYSTEMS AND FLEXIBLE EARPIECE MOUNTS FOR THE SAME | September 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17943153 | DISPLAY APPARATUS | September 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940552 | DIGITAL AUDIO COMMUNICATION AND CONTROL IN A LIVE PERFORMANCE VENUE | September 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17930212 | HYBRID INPUT MACHINE LEARNING FRAMEWORKS | September 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17823951 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING SOUND LEAKAGE | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17900709 | EMPHASIS FOR AUDIO SPATIALIZATION | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17899591 | HEARING ENHANCEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS | August 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896752 | Deep Learning Based Method and System for Processing Sound Quality Characteristics | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896785 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUGMENTING AUDIO CONTENT | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897036 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUDIO SIGNAL FILTERING | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17896024 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR AN AUTOMATED CHATBOT TESTING PLATFORM | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17904971 | AV AMPLIFIER | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893753 | METHOD FOR AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING/RENDERING AN AMBISONICS AUDIO SOUNDFIELD REPRESENTATION FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK USING 2D SETUPS | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17893729 | METHOD FOR AND APPARATUS FOR DECODING/RENDERING AN AMBISONICS AUDIO SOUNDFIELD REPRESENTATION FOR AUDIO PLAYBACK USING 2D SETUPS | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17821362 | HEARING AID BOWTIE ANTENNA OPTIMIZED FOR EAR TO EAR COMMUNICATIONS | August 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17891012 | MULTIMEDIA CONFERENCE DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | August 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17889108 | TELECOMMUNICATION AND MULTIMEDIA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS | August 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17885646 | CONFERENCING BETWEEN REMOTE PARTICIPANTS | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17886162 | PARAMETRIC JOINT-CODING OF AUDIO SOURCES | August 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886173 | PARAMETRIC JOINT-CODING OF AUDIO SOURCES | August 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886170 | PARAMETRIC JOINT-CODING OF AUDIO SOURCES | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886177 | PARAMETRIC JOINT-CODING OF AUDIO SOURCES | August 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17883963 | SOUND BAR FOR MOUNTING ON A RECREATIONAL VEHICLE OR WATERCRAFT | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17884047 | IMAGE AND AUDIO DATA PROCESSING TO CREATE MUTUAL PRESENCE IN A VIDEO CONFERENCE | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17818221 | IMMERSIVE AUDIO IN A MEDIA PLAYBACK SYSTEM | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17817270 | VOLUME CONTROL OVER SHARED TRUNK LINES IN INTERCOM SYSTEMS | August 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17878470 | SYSTEM FOR REDUCING VIBRATIONS IN LOUDSPEAKER | August 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17815860 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A PLURALITY OF AUDIO CHANNELS | July 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17873758 | HEARING AID BATTERY CONNECTED TO EAR SHELL | July 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17872792 | DETECTING MEDIA WATERMARKS IN MAGNETIC FIELD DATA | July 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17870218 | HEARING AID WITH AUTOMATIC ANTENNA TUNING | July 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17866693 | Guest Access for Voice Control of Playback Devices | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17862960 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING A GROUP PHOTOGRAPH DURING A VIDEO CONFERENCE SESSION | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17812168 | CONFERENCE CALL AND MOBILE COMMUNICATION DEVICES THAT PARTICIPATE IN A CONFERENCE CALL | July 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 11 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858998 | VOICE RECEPTION DEVICE | July 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17858725 | ANALOG AUDIO PATCHBAY UNDER DIGITAL CONTROL | July 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17857622 | PLASMA BASED NOISE REDUCTION SYSTEM | July 2022 | August 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17856766 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO MONITOR A MEDIA PRESENTATION | July 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17855118 | MULTICHANNEL MINIMUM DISTANCE CHIRP ECHO DETECTION | June 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17852492 | LOUDSPEAKER DIAPHRAGM | June 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17851945 | SPEECH PROCESSING DEVICE AND SPEECH PROCESSING METHOD | June 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17850817 | LOCKING ENCRYPTED VIDEO CONFERENCES | June 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17808547 | HEARING AID DEVICES | June 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17808879 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INSTANT SERVERLESS VIDEO CHAT WITH PRE-LOADED CONTENT | June 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17842583 | HEARING DEVICE AND METHOD OF UPDATING A HEARING DEVICE | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17807154 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING SOUND LEAKAGE | June 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17838316 | SENTIMENT ANALYSIS OF CONTENT USING EXPRESSION RECOGNITION | June 2022 | May 2023 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17757172 | AN EARPHONE WITH AN ACOUSTIC REAR CHAMBER VENT | June 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17806295 | EARBUD OPERATION DURING EARBUD INSERTION DETECTION | June 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 5 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17806198 | Multi Channel Voice Activity Detection | June 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17834178 | Planar Coil Linear Actuator and Transducer | June 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 6 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833751 | SOUND PRODUCTION UNIT AND SPEAKER | June 2022 | July 2023 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17833213 | INCLUDING VIDEO FEED IN MESSAGE THREAD | June 2022 | March 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17831720 | PRESSURE CONTROL IN EXTERNALLY DUCTED LOUDSPEAKERS | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17829900 | Systems and Methods for Telepresence Rooms | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17804850 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING SOUND LEAKAGE | May 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17804611 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SUPPRESSING SOUND LEAKAGE | May 2022 | January 2023 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2651.
With a 28.3% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 37.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Art Unit 2651 is part of Group 2650 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 9,325 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 83.5%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.
Art Unit 2651's allowance rate of 83.5% places it in the 74% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.
Applications in Art Unit 2651 receive an average of 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 29% percentile). The median prosecution time is 22 months (in the 87% percentile).
When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:
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