USPTO Art Unit 2694 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2694
Group: 2690
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 7,850
Last Active: February 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19044558USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TO DETECT TUNNELING AND OTHER ACTIVITIESFebruary 2025May 2025Allow310NoNo
19044554USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TO DETECT PEST ACTIVITYFebruary 2025March 2025Allow100NoNo
19026576LOUDSPEAKER APPARATUSJanuary 2025June 2025Allow510NoNo
19030722ADVANCED STEREO CODING BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ADAPTIVELY SELECTABLE LEFT/RIGHT OR MID/SIDE STEREO CODING AND OF PARAMETRIC STEREO CODINGJanuary 2025May 2025Allow400NoNo
19030664ADVANCED STEREO CODING BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ADAPTIVELY SELECTABLE LEFT/RIGHT OR MID/SIDE STEREO CODING AND OF PARAMETRIC STEREO CODINGJanuary 2025March 2025Allow200NoNo
19030555ADVANCED STEREO CODING BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ADAPTIVELY SELECTABLE LEFT/RIGHT OR MID/SIDE STEREO CODING AND OF PARAMETRIC STEREO CODINGJanuary 2025May 2025Allow400NoNo
19030432ADVANCED STEREO CODING BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ADAPTIVELY SELECTABLE LEFT/RIGHT OR MID/SIDE STEREO CODING AND OF PARAMETRIC STEREO CODINGJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
19030501ADVANCED STEREO CODING BASED ON A COMBINATION OF ADAPTIVELY SELECTABLE LEFT/RIGHT OR MID/SIDE STEREO CODING AND OF PARAMETRIC STEREO CODINGJanuary 2025April 2025Allow300NoNo
18973249USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TO DETECT PEST ACTIVITYDecember 2024January 2025Allow100NoNo
18947651METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR NOISE REDUCTION IN AIRCRAFT SIMULATOR SOUNDS, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMNovember 2024April 2025Allow500NoNo
18942728AUDIO SPEECH SIGNAL ANALYSIS FOR FRAUD DETECTIONNovember 2024February 2025Allow300YesNo
18937050SYSTEM AND A METHOD OF USING SEQUENTIAL NUMBERING TO DETECT A FRAUDULENT TELEPHONE CALL WITHIN A TELEPHONE SYSTEMNovember 2024February 2025Allow400NoNo
18931055Air-Pulse Generating Device with Resonant Chamber Embedded ThereinOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18916684LOUDSPEAKERSOctober 2024April 2025Allow610NoNo
18915858METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE DIGITAL ASSISTANTOctober 2024March 2025Allow500YesNo
18910219PROTECTIVE ELEMENT FOR AN ELECTROACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER OF A HEARING DEVICE OR FOR A SOUND TUBE INCLUDED IN A HEARING DEVICEOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18903789METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING WEARING STATE OF EARPHONE, EARPHONE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMOctober 2024December 2024Allow200NoNo
18890880USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TO DETECT TUNNELING ACTIVITYSeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18885570OPEN EAR CLIP HEADPHONESeptember 2024November 2024Allow200NoNo
18828869MAGNETIC EARPHONES HOLDERSeptember 2024February 2025Allow500NoNo
18828723MAGNETIC EARPHONES HOLDERSeptember 2024June 2025Allow910NoNo
18819219SPEAKER RESONATORAugust 2024February 2025Allow610NoNo
18800302LANGUAGE-DEPENDENT ADJUSTMENT OF THE SIGNAL PROCESSING OF HEARING SYSTEMSAugust 2024December 2024Allow400NoNo
18791501ORIGINATING CALLING PARTY IDENTIFIER LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENTAugust 2024October 2024Allow310YesNo
18781794APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TUNED-FREQUENCY-SPECTRUM EARPIECEJuly 2024January 2025Allow610NoNo
18779796AUDIOGRAM, SYSTEM FOR AIDING HEARING, AND METHOD FOR USE OF SAMEJuly 2024November 2024Allow420NoNo
18779236Audio Cable with Switchable Transmission DirectionJuly 2024November 2024Allow410NoNo
18773107HEARING AID SYSTEM INTEGRABLE IN AN EYEGLASS FRAMEJuly 2024April 2025Allow900NoNo
18762001EYEWEAR ACCOMMODATING HEADSETJuly 2024March 2025Allow800NoNo
18760626SPATIAL AUDIO CONVERSATIONAL ANALYSIS FOR ENHANCED CONVERSATION DISCOVERYJuly 2024June 2025Allow1110YesNo
18759161HEARING SYSTEM COMPRISING A DATABASE OF ACOUSTIC TRANSFER FUNCTIONSJune 2024March 2025Allow800NoNo
18755950USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) TO DETECT TUNNELING ACTIVITYJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18753691SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CALLING PARTY INFORMATIONJune 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18740244PANEL AUDIO TEMPERATURE MONITORINGJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18735205MINIATURE LOUDSPEAKER WITH RADIAL RING MAGNETIC CIRCUITJune 2024August 2024Allow200NoNo
18715456MULTI-SENSOR SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENTSMay 2024February 2025Allow910YesNo
18678790SPEAKER ASSEMBLY FOR HEARING AIDMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18679198Sending messages to all telephone and cellular utilities callers while waiting for the call to be answered or terminatedMay 2024May 2025Abandon1210NoNo
18675480Headphone Audio ControllerMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18676164MANAGING AN ORGANIZATION'S BRAND IDENTITY, BRAND SECURITY, AND BRAND REPUTATION DELIVERED BY A COMMUNICATION NETWORKMay 2024July 2024Allow210NoNo
18438849INDEPENDENT GAME AND CHAT VOLUME CONTROLMay 2024January 2025Allow1200NoNo
18675025SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERSONALIZED FITTING OF HEARING AIDSMay 2024March 2025Allow900NoNo
18674812RAISED FEATURE ON EARBUD BODYMay 2024January 2025Allow800NoNo
18666483VOICE CONTROLLED ASSISTANT WITH COAXIAL SPEAKER AND MICROPHONE ARRANGEMENTMay 2024February 2025Allow900NoNo
18663400LOW LATENCY, LOW POWER MULTI-CHANNEL AUDIO PROCESSINGMay 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18653229Hearing Protection and Noise Measurement SystemMay 2024June 2024Allow200NoNo
18651994RAPID EVENT AND TRAUMA DOCUMENTATION USING VOICE CAPTUREMay 2024January 2025Allow910NoNo
18644169DETECTING SYNTHETIC SOUNDS IN CALL AUDIOApril 2024May 2025Allow1210YesNo
18644786SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALL PLACEMENT OVER A PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORKApril 2024October 2024Allow620YesNo
18642492MULTI-MODAL AUDIO PROCESSINGApril 2024December 2024Allow710NoNo
18642236ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMIZING BARGE-IN PERFORMANCEApril 2024February 2025Allow1010YesNo
18641484EARPHONESApril 2024April 2025Allow1210YesNo
18642762LOUDSPEAKER APPARATUSApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18640588Open-Ear HeadphoneApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18636374MAGNETIC COUPLING FOR SOUND TRANSMISSIONApril 2024January 2025Allow900NoNo
18635231HEADSET AND APPLICATION CONTROL BASED ON LOCATION DATAApril 2024May 2025Allow1310NoNo
18634077SYSTEM FOR AIDING HEARING AND METHOD FOR USE OF SAMEApril 2024May 2024Allow200NoNo
18629801HEADPHONESApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18628789EARPHONESApril 2024October 2024Allow600NoNo
18626112HEADPHONES WITH INCREASED BACK VOLUMEApril 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18626024BISTABLE HINGE FOR PORTABLE WIRELESS LISTENING DEVICE CASEApril 2024April 2025Allow1200NoNo
18624063LOUDSPEAKER APPARATUSApril 2024November 2024Allow700NoNo
18622569AUTOMATIC CALLER IDENTIFICATION TRANSLATIONMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510NoNo
18622749SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING CALLER IDENTIFICATION OVER A PUBLIC SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORKMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18615941HEARING AID AND A METHOD OF OPERATING A HEARING AIDMarch 2024December 2024Allow900YesNo
18614362Processing chip for processing audio signals using at least one deep neural network in a hearing deviceMarch 2024June 2024Allow300NoNo
18610524METHOD FOR DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL PROCESSING FOR A BINAURAL HEARING SYSTEMMarch 2024October 2024Allow700NoNo
18610902ADAPTERS FOR MICROPHONES AND COMBINATIONS THEREOFMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18608664METHODS, APPARATUS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATION, TRANSPORTATION AND PROCESSING OF IMMEDIATE PLAYOUT FRAMES (IPFS)March 2024February 2025Allow1120YesNo
18606654Method and Apparatus for Determining an On-Hold Queue Position of a CallMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18606614DOME FOR HEARING AIDSMarch 2024December 2024Allow900NoNo
18605541FRAUD DETECTION IN CONTACT CENTERS USING DEEP LEARNING MODELMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18605482Input and Edit Functions Utilizing Accelerometer Based Earpiece Movement System and MethodMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18602318SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CUSTOMIZING AUDITORY DEVICESMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18597278Audio Transducer With Forced Ventilation of Motor and MethodMarch 2024April 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18597185SEATBACK SPEAKERSMarch 2024January 2025Allow1000YesNo
18594250Validating Telephone Calls by Verifying Entity Identities Using BlockchainsMarch 2024June 2025Allow1510YesNo
18590607ENHANCING AUDIO USING MULTIPLE RECORDING DEVICESFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1310NoNo
18587441CLOUD-BASED TEXT REDIRECT WITH MASKINGFebruary 2024March 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18587479WIRELESS AUDIO SYSTEMSFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1510YesNo
18585132EARPHONESFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18585976Electromagnetic Actuator For A Display With Improved Spring Arrangement And Output Device with Said ActuatorFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18444898Ceiling Tile MicrophoneFebruary 2024September 2024Allow700NoNo
18443162Systems, Methods, and Graphical User Interfaces for Selecting Audio Output Modes of Wearable Audio Output DevicesFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18442576AUTOMATED CALL REQUESTS WITH STATUS UPDATESFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410YesNo
18442366AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATION THEREOFFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510YesNo
18440981CONTROL OF AN ELECTROSTATIC ACOUSTIC DEVICEFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1300NoNo
18440912HYPOTHESIS STITCHER FOR SPEECH RECOGNITION OF LONG-FORM AUDIOFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1420YesNo
18435279Audio-Only Caller Authentication For Elevating A Telephone Call To A Virtual MeetingFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1510YesNo
18433317MULTI-FUNCTIONAL CONSOLE HAVING DOUBLE SOUND CARD AND WIRELESS NOISE REDUCTION AND VIDEO CAPTURE CARDFebruary 2024June 2024Allow400NoNo
18432316FRAUD IMPORTANCE SYSTEMFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1210YesNo
18430694METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING WEIGHTING FACTOR DURING STEREO SIGNAL ENCODINGFebruary 2024February 2025Allow1210NoNo
18428933CONTROL OF AN EARPHONE DEVICEJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18428064ACTIVE ACOUSTIC AURAL DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2024February 2025Allow1310NoNo
18423593Magnetic Fluid SpeakerJanuary 2024March 2024Allow200NoNo
18424028QUEUE IDENTIFICATIONJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18422905PLAYBACK OF MEDIA CONTENT ACCORDING TO MEDIA PREFERENCESJanuary 2024November 2024Allow900NoNo
18420007Multichannel Audio Signal Processing Method, Apparatus, and SystemJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18420313Hearing Protection and Communication SystemJanuary 2024May 2024Allow301YesNo
18418733Apparatus and Method for Treating TinnitusJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2694.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
129
Examiner Affirmed
93
(72.1%)
Examiner Reversed
36
(27.9%)
Reversal Percentile
26.5%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.9% 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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
385
Allowed After Appeal Filing
131
(34.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
254
(66.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
56.1%
Higher 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, 34.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

⚠ 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 2694 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2694 is part of Group 2690 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 7,850 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 77.2%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 26 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2694's allowance rate of 77.2% places it in the 48% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has a below-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 2694 receive an average of 2.05 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 70% percentile). The median prosecution time is 26 months (in the 70% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

When prosecuting applications in this art unit, consider the following:

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more challenging examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With more office actions than average, plan for relatively streamlined prosecution.
  • The median prosecution time is shorter than average and should be factored into your continuation and client communication strategies.
  • Review individual examiner statistics within this art unit to identify examiners with particularly favorable or challenging prosecution patterns.

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.

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