USPTO Art Unit 2695 Prosecution Statistics

Art Unit Information

Art Unit: 2695
Group: 2690
Tech Center: 2600
Total Cases: 7,281
Last Active: March 2025

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19108471CONCENTRIC CIRCULAR MICROPHONE ARRAYS WITH 3D STEERABLE BEAMFORMERSMarch 2025June 2025Allow300NoNo
19059448LUMINESCENT EARPHONE COMPARTMENTFebruary 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
18982152INTEGRATION OF HIGH FREQUENCY AUDIO RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUESDecember 2024March 2025Allow310YesNo
18982215INTEGRATION OF HIGH FREQUENCY AUDIO RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUESDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18982181INTEGRATION OF HIGH FREQUENCY AUDIO RECONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUESDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18950411Position-Based Playback of Multichannel AudioNovember 2024April 2025Allow510YesNo
18858225MICROPHONE SIGNAL CONVERSION MODULE AND MICROPHONE MODULEOctober 2024June 2025Allow800NoNo
18890831DYNAMIC LED LIGHT STRING CAPABLE OF PLAYING MUSICSeptember 2024March 2025Allow610NoNo
18829245Air-pulse Generating Device with Tooth Edge Patterned SlitSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18811903NOISE PROCESSING METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2024May 2025Allow900YesNo
18785639DISPLAY DEVICE ON/OFF DETECTION METHODS AND APPARATUSJuly 2024October 2024Allow310NoNo
18770016ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOFJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010NoNo
18767865DUAL PORT CONSTRAINED ACOUSTIC VOLUMEJuly 2024June 2025Allow1120NoNo
18762540DYNAMIC WIND NOISE COMPRESSION TUNINGJuly 2024May 2025Allow1010YesNo
18762636DISPLAY APPARATUS INCLUDING A VIBRATION MODULEJuly 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18753307METHOD, DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING AND MANAGING STATE OF PERIPHERAL DEVICE IN WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM THEREFORJune 2024April 2025Allow1010NoNo
18744448BROAD SPECTRUM INSTABILITY DETECTION AND MITIGATIONJune 2024March 2025Allow900YesNo
18736639Location based audio signal message processingJune 2024May 2025Allow1110NoNo
18737598MAGNETIC MODULAR AUDIO DEVICEJune 2024September 2024Allow300NoNo
18672762AUDIO CONTROL USING AUDITORY EVENT DETECTIONMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18672726AUDIO CONTROL USING AUDITORY EVENT DETECTIONMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18672224AUDIO CONTROL USING AUDITORY EVENT DETECTIONMay 2024February 2025Allow910NoNo
18671287Audio Generation in a Media Playback SystemMay 2024September 2024Allow310NoNo
18666002METHOD FOR GENERATING CUSTOMIZED SPATIAL AUDIO WITH HEAD TRACKINGMay 2024December 2024Allow700YesNo
18655134Audio System and Method of Determining Audio Filter Based on Device PositionMay 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18653704Vibroacoustic EarbudMay 2024January 2025Allow800YesNo
18653833PROCESSING OF AUDIO SIGNALS DURING HIGH FREQUENCY RECONSTRUCTIONMay 2024August 2024Allow310NoNo
18653851PROCESSING OF AUDIO SIGNALS DURING HIGH FREQUENCY RECONSTRUCTIONMay 2024August 2024Allow310NoNo
18653918PROCESSING OF AUDIO SIGNALS DURING HIGH FREQUENCY RECONSTRUCTIONMay 2024August 2024Allow410NoNo
18649778PHYSICS-BASED AUDIO AND HAPTIC SYNTHESISApril 2024June 2025Allow1310NoNo
18643419MULTIPURPOSE SPEAKER ENCLOSURE IN A DISPLAY ASSISTANT DEVICEApril 2024May 2025Allow1210NoNo
18642958MASKING SOUND ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND MASKING SOUND ADJUSTMENT DEVICEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18641757Earpiece with GPS receiverApril 2024December 2024Allow810YesNo
18636802DETECTION AND MITIGATION OF A WIND WHISTLEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18634358EFFICIENT SPATIALLY-HETEROGENEOUS AUDIO ELEMENTS FOR VIRTUAL REALITYApril 2024June 2025Allow1410NoNo
18627867Headset With Improved Headband And Method For Manufacturing The HeadsetApril 2024February 2025Allow1110YesNo
18623762Methods and Apparatus for Rendering Audio ObjectsApril 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18622382RINGED-SHAPED BIOMETRIC EARPIECEMarch 2024February 2025Allow1110NoNo
18621974VIRTUAL AUDITORY DISPLAY FILTERS AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIAMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210YesNo
18614116LIGHT-BASED SPATIAL AUDIO METERINGMarch 2024October 2024Allow600NoNo
18610798Switching Binaural Sound from Head MovementsMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18611407Processing Sound in an Enhanced Reality EnvironmentMarch 2024March 2025Allow1220NoNo
18608072AUDIO TONE DETECTION USING ANALOG PROCESSINGMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18606040BINAURAL DIALOGUE ENHANCEMENTMarch 2024January 2025Allow1010NoNo
18604952SIGNAL GENERATING APPARATUS, VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD OF GENERATING SIGNALSMarch 2024November 2024Allow800NoNo
186056713D Audio Rendering Using Volumetric Audio Rendering and Scripted Audio Level-of-DetailMarch 2024March 2025Allow1210NoNo
18601515Operation Modes, Audio Layering, and Dedicated Controls for Targeted Audio ExperiencesMarch 2024February 2025Allow1210YesNo
18593447PORTABLE SPEAKER WITH ORIENTATION-DEPENDENT EQUALIZATIONMarch 2024March 2025Allow1310YesNo
18592691SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SPATIAL AUDIO WITH UNIFORM REVERBERATION IN REAL-TIME COMMUNICATIONMarch 2024December 2024Allow910NoNo
18591517Spatial Audio Representation and RenderingFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18589768AUDIO SIGNAL PLAYING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEFebruary 2024October 2024Allow710NoNo
18582177SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING CLARITY OF AN AUDIO OUTPUTFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18441760Wireless Earbud ChargingFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1520NoNo
18439072METHOD FOR DECODING AND ENCODING A DOWNMIX MATRIX, METHOD FOR PRESENTING AUDIO CONTENT, ENCODER AND DECODER FOR A DOWNMIX MATRIX, AUDIO ENCODER AND AUDIO DECODERFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1520NoNo
18438364EARPHONESFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18438169EARPHONESFebruary 2024April 2024Allow200NoNo
18436667AUDIO CONTROL USING AUDITORY EVENT DETECTIONFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18436577Selective Audio Isolation from Body Generated Sound System and MethodFebruary 2024May 2025Allow1510NoNo
18431968SPEAKER DEVICEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1510NoNo
18431423APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR REPRODUCING A SPATIALLY EXTENDED SOUND SOURCE OR APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A BITSTREAM FROM A SPATIALLY EXTENDED SOUND SOURCEFebruary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18425311UNMANNED AIRCRAFTJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1300YesNo
18425864MULTICHANNEL PLAYBACK DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1720YesNo
18424041CALIBRATION OF AUDIO PLAYBACK DEVICESJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1610NoNo
18420453SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING DEVICE-RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTIONS AND DEVICE-SPECIFIC ROOM IMPULSE RESPONSESJanuary 2024March 2024Allow200NoNo
18419160METHOD FOR PROCESSING AN AUDIO SIGNAL, SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT, BINAURAL RENDERER, AUDIO ENCODER AND AUDIO DECODERJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18417854Position-Based Playback of Multichannel AudioJanuary 2024August 2024Allow710NoNo
18418131METHOD OF WAKING A DEVICE USING SPOKEN VOICE COMMANDSJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1110NoNo
18417895Position-Based Playback of Multichannel AudioJanuary 2024October 2024Allow910YesNo
18417561SUPER SOURCE FOLLOWERJanuary 2024September 2024Allow810NoNo
18407322DIGITAL STETHOSCOPEJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18406665COUGH DETECTIONJanuary 2024August 2024Allow810NoNo
18405641METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATICALLY EQUALIZING AUDIO OUTPUT BASED ON ROOM POSITIONJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1620YesNo
18405131USB GAME MICROPHONE WITH DOUBLE SOUND CARD OUTPUT DEVICESJanuary 2024June 2024Allow510NoNo
18403432Deferred Loudness Adjustment For Dynamic Range ControlJanuary 2024November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18403552Methods and Apparatus for Audio Equalization Based on Variant SelectionJanuary 2024December 2024Allow1100YesNo
18397504NETWORKED GAMING HEADSETDecember 2023November 2024Allow1100YesNo
18397616Personalized Sound Management and MethodDecember 2023March 2025Allow1510NoNo
18391764Methods and Apparatus to Assist Listeners in Distinguishing Between Electronically Generated Binaural Sound and Physical Environment SoundDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18392647INTELLIGENT AMPLIFIER ACTIVATIONDecember 2023June 2025Allow1720NoYes
18392006IN-SEAT SOUND SUPPRESSIONDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18393252NOISE FILLING IN MULTICHANNEL AUDIO CODINGDecember 2023November 2024Allow1010NoNo
18545669INTERNAL VENTING MECHANISMS FOR AUDIO SYSTEM WITH NON-POROUS MEMBRANEDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110YesNo
18543629SPEAKER ASSEMBLY IN A DISPLAY ASSISTANT DEVICEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310YesNo
18571396POWER OVER ETHERNET (PoE) POWERED SMART SPEAKERDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18535526DYNAMIC RANGE CONTROL FOR A WIDE VARIETY OF PLAYBACK ENVIRONMENTSDecember 2023September 2024Allow900YesNo
18532988Method and System for Detecting Sound Event Liveness Using a Microphone ArrayDecember 2023September 2024Allow900NoNo
18530890ADAPTIVE ANC BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGERSDecember 2023January 2025Allow1410YesNo
18526761EAR-WORN ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCORPORATING ANNOYANCE MODEL DRIVEN SELECTIVE ACTIVE NOISE CONTROLDecember 2023November 2024Allow1100YesNo
18524887FILTERS AND FILTER CHAINSNovember 2023July 2024Allow810NoNo
18522396SELECTING HEAD RELATED TRANSFER FUNCTION PROFILES FOR AUDIO STREAMS IN GAMING SYSTEMSNovember 2023April 2025Allow1620YesNo
18523738DOWNMIXED SIGNAL CALCULATION METHOD AND APPARATUSNovember 2023February 2025Allow1410YesNo
18521850METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR GENERATING ACOUSTIC IMPULSE RESPONSESNovember 2023October 2024Allow1120NoNo
18521021INTEGRATED AUDIOVISUAL SYSTEMNovember 2023March 2025Allow1620NoNo
18521371APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR IMPROVED NOISE REDUCTION AND VOICE CAPTURE IN RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICESNovember 2023May 2025Allow1710NoNo
18519802HEAD-WORN DEVICE WITH CONNECTION REGIONNovember 2023March 2024Allow310NoNo
18518477OPEN EARPHONESNovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18517140LONG-TERM SIGNAL ESTIMATION DURING AUTOMATIC GAIN CONTROLNovember 2023June 2024Allow700NoNo
18515303EARPHONESNovember 2023January 2024Allow200NoNo
18515254ACOUSTIC SEALING ANALYSIS SYSTEMNovember 2023June 2025Allow1900NoNo
18389478SOUND CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND SOUND CONTROL METHODNovember 2023May 2025Allow1810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for art-unit 2695.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
106
Examiner Affirmed
77
(72.6%)
Examiner Reversed
29
(27.4%)
Reversal Percentile
23.8%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 27.4% 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
270
Allowed After Appeal Filing
76
(28.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
194
(71.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
24.9%
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, 28.1% 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.

Art Unit 2695 - Prosecution Statistics Summary

Executive Summary

Art Unit 2695 is part of Group 2690 in Technology Center 2600. This art unit has examined 7,281 patent applications in our dataset, with an overall allowance rate of 81.1%. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Comparative Analysis

Art Unit 2695's allowance rate of 81.1% places it in the 63% percentile among all USPTO art units. This art unit has an above-average allowance rate compared to other art units.

Prosecution Patterns

Applications in Art Unit 2695 receive an average of 1.66 office actions before reaching final disposition (in the 34% percentile). The median prosecution time is 28 months (in the 58% percentile).

Strategic Considerations

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

  • The art unit's allowance rate suggests a more favorable examination environment compared to the USPTO average.
  • With fewer 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

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