Listed by the USPTO as RATCLIFFE, LUKE D
Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2487 3645 3662 3665
This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases
RATCLIFFE, LUKE D is listed in tech center 3600 and art unit 2487, with 1733 resolved cases. The allowance rate is 87.2%, while the median time to allowance is 1011 days. An interview lift of 10.4% indicates that interviews are associated with a measurable, but limited, increase in allowance outcomes in this record.
The company mix includes Hesai Technology Co. Ltd., Canon Inc., and NEC Corporation. The leading firms are MCCARTER & ENGLISH, LLP BOSTON, NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC, and BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. For practitioners, the combination of substantial case volume and an 87.2% allowance rate supports careful attention to prosecution patterns in this art unit, while the 1011-day median suggests that applicants should account for extended timelines when planning continuation, amendment, or interview strategy.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18671695 | RANGING DEVICE FOR CALCULATING A FLIGHT TIME OF LIGHT EMITTED FROM AN EMITTING DEVICE | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18207443 | OPTICAL SENSING SYSTEM, OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE, AND OPTICAL SENSING METHOD | Final Rejection | NEC Corporation |
| 18950328 | IN-VEHICLE DETECTION APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | Honda Motor Co., Ltd. |
| 18994858 | DETECTION SYSTEM FOR WORK SITE AND DETECTION METHOD FOR WORK SITE | Non-Final OA | KOMATSU LTD. |
| 18538717 | LIDAR SENSOR SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Aurora Operations, Inc. |
| 18640437 | DETECTION SYSTEM AND TERMINAL DEVICE | Non-Final OA | Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 18915213 | OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE | Non-Final OA | STMICROELECTRONICS INTERNATIONAL N.V. |
| 18945261 | VEHICLE WITH A GATED CAMERA AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE UTILIZING A GATED CAMERA | Non-Final OA | Torc Robotics, Inc. |
| 18186767 | CONTINUOUS WAVE TIME OF FLIGHT SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Analog Devices International Unlimited Company |
| 18620363 | LASER BEAM TESTER FOR LASER BEAM TIMING AND LOCATION DETERMINATION, CORRESPONDING SYSTEM AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG |
| 18895352 | HYBRID THREE-DIMENSIONAL SENSING SYSTEM AND METHOD | Non-Final OA | HIMAX TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED |
| 18916625 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TESTING A LIDAR SENSOR | Non-Final OA | dSPACE GmbH |
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Build Your Strategy87.2% of resolved applications examined by Luke D Ratcliffe were allowed (1,733 resolved cases), compared with 71.2% across Art Unit 2487 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +10.4 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Luke D Ratcliffe took 1,011 days on average from filing to allowance.
Luke D Ratcliffe examines applications in Art Unit 2487 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).
