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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Alexander Joseph Ehrlich, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as EHRLICH, ALEXANDER JOSEPH

Tech Center 2800 • Art Units: 2828 2899

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Analysis

EHRLICH, ALEXANDER JOSEPH is a USPTO patent examiner in Tech Center 2800 and Art Unit 2828. The profile reports 54 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 70.4%, and an interview lift of 46.0%. Median time to allowance is 1303 days. The limited resolved-case history warrants measured interpretation, while the interview figure supports preparing carefully for direct examiner engagement.

Listed companies are Sony Group Corporation, Ams-osram AG, and Luminar Technologies Inc. Listed firms are Harrity & Harrity, LLP, VAN PELT, YI & JAMES LLP AND LUMINAR, and FAEGRE DRINKER BIDDLE & REATH LLP (DC). Practitioners can use the profile to combine focused interview preparation with careful management of the recorded prosecution timeline.

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

Performance Statistics

70.4%
Allow Rate
+2.4% vs TC avg
87
Total Applications
+46.0%
Interview Lift
1303
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 54 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
23.5%
§102 Novelty
57.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18272629 INTEGRATED LASER PACKAGE WITH LIGHT INTENSITY MONITORING Final Rejection GOOGLE LLC
18042617 SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AND SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18695413 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18690295 OPTOELECTRONIC LIGHTING DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18005468 OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR COMPONENT AND LIDAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18253185 Radiation-Emitting Laser Diode, Method for Choosing Refractive Indices of a Waveguide Layer Sequence for a Radiation-Emitting Laser Diode and Method for Producing a Radiation-Emitting Laser Diode Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
17914552 QUANTUM-CASCADE LASER ELEMENT AND QUANTUM-CASCADE LASER DEVICE Final Rejection HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18266311 PHOTONIC-CRYSTAL SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kyoto University

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Alexander Joseph Ehrlich's allowance rate?

70.4% of resolved applications examined by Alexander Joseph Ehrlich were allowed (54 resolved cases), compared with 64.7% across Art Unit 2828 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Alexander Joseph Ehrlich?

This examiner's interview lift is +46.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Alexander Joseph Ehrlich take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Alexander Joseph Ehrlich took 1,303 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Alexander Joseph Ehrlich work in?

Alexander Joseph Ehrlich examines applications in Art Unit 2828 in Tech Center 2800 (Semiconductors, Circuits & Optics).

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