Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: CLOUSER, BENJAMIN WADE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3645 4100

This examiner grants 52% of resolved cases

Analysis

Benjamin Wade Clouser works in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3645. He has 29 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 51.7 percent. This rate indicates the frequency with which applications he examines reach allowance. The median days to allowance is 1466, suggesting the prosecution process duration.

The interview lift is 39.9 percent. This lift indicates that interviews are effective for this examiner. In Tech Center 4100, the 39.9 percent lift can increase the chances of success compared to the 51.7 percent allowance rate.

The 29 resolved cases provide the current sample size. The 1466 days median to allowance highlights the timeline in Art Unit 3645. Practitioners should consider an interview to improve the 51.7 percent allowance rate and the 39.9 percent interview lift. The combination of these metrics defines the current prosecution landscape for this examiner.

Written from this page's own data; every figure is computed from USPTO records and verified before publication.

Performance Statistics

51.7%
Allow Rate
-8.3% vs TC avg
61
Total Applications
+39.9%
Interview Lift
1466
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.3%
§101 Eligibility
25.2%
§102 Novelty
67.7%
§103 Obviousness
5.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17549917 Proximity sensor utilizing optical fibers Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
17946415 ITERATIVE HISTOGRAM BINWIDTH OPTIMIZATION METHOD FOR A LIDAR SYSTEM AND LIDAR SYSTEM IMPLEMENTING SAME Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18053256 METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE MAXIMUM RANGE OF A LIDAR SENSOR, AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18740919 Vehicle Control Apparatus and Method Thereof Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17800678 LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT, LIGHT EMITTING ELEMENT UNIT, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, SENSING DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18550646 ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVE DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection KYOCERA Corporation
17898942 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRANSFERRING DATA COMMUNICATION IN A ROTATING PLATFORM OF A LIDAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17365358 CONSTRUCTION MEMBER MEASURING METHOD AND MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR THE METHOD Non-Final OA TOPCON CORPORATION
17357509 GLOBAL LOCALIZATION APPARATUS AND METHOD IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS USING 3D LiDAR SCANNER Non-Final OA ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
18099254 DISPLAY ASSEMBLY AND DISPLAY DEVICE Non-Final OA VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
18112522 LIDAR SENSOR AND TARGET DETECTION METHOD USING THE SAME Final Rejection HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18050323 OBJECT RECOGNITION DEVICE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18190853 SRAM BASED EVENT DRIVEN COMPACT HISTOGRAM ON PIXEL DIRECT TIME OF FLIGHT Non-Final OA Meta Platforms Technologies, LLC
18677227 Light Source Module, Detection Device, and Terminal Device Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
17347647 METHOD FOR CORRELATING POSITION AND PROFILE MEASUREMENTS FOR A HOISTING APPLIANCE Final Rejection Schneider Electric Industries SAS
18798156 MINIATURIZED LIDAR MODULE Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC

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