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Last updated: October 26, 2026

Clayton Paul Ridder, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3646

This examiner grants 63% of resolved cases

Analysis

RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 3600 and art unit 3646. The profile covers 35 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 62.9%, and a median of 1044 days to allowance. The limited record provides useful directional information but warrants review of the underlying cases. The allowance rate shows that allowances represent a majority of the recorded outcome measure, while the median timeline remains substantial.

The interview lift is 34.6%, making interviews a prominent feature of the allowance pattern in this profile. Toyota Motor Corporation, Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, and Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson are the listed leading companies. HOLTZ, HOLTZ & VOLEK PC, OBLON, MCCLELLAND, MAIER & NEUSTADT, L.L.P., and Precision Patents, P.C. are the listed leading firms. Counsel may benefit from early interview planning and should account for the 1044-day median when setting prosecution expectations.

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

Performance Statistics

62.9%
Allow Rate
+10.9% vs TC avg
92
Total Applications
+34.6%
Interview Lift
1044
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 35 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.9%
§101 Eligibility
18.6%
§102 Novelty
48.1%
§103 Obviousness
19.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18867751 Front-End for Full-Duplex Below Noise Radar in a Wireless Communication Device Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18575227 Method and Apparatus for Automotive Radar Signal Sensing Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18017859 METHODS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR ESTIMATING A DISTANCE BETWEEN A FIRST AND A SECOND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Group Corporation
18957084 SURROUNDINGS MONITORING APPARATUS AND PROGRAM PRODUCT Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18662497 ON-VEHICLE RADAR DEVICE Final Rejection TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18221878 APPARATUS FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18268498 SENSOR, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18425814 RADAR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18020890 SIDELINK ANGULAR-BASED AND SL RRM-BASED POSITIONING Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18280142 METHOD FOR DETECTING A SPECIFIED MOVEMENT PATTERN, ULTRA WIDE-BAND SENSOR DEVICE, AND VEHICLE COMPRISING AN ULTRA WIDE-BAND SENSOR DEVICE Final Rejection Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH
18004088 BEAM STEERING DEPENDENT IMPEDANCE MATCHING OF ARRAY ANTENNAS Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18112566 Method for Determining Mutual Coupling Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks OY
18538548 OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM BASED ON AN ULTRA-WIDE BAND SENSOR NETWORK AND A NON-STEREO CAMERA SYSTEM Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Clayton Paul Ridder's allowance rate?

62.9% of resolved applications examined by Clayton Paul Ridder were allowed (35 resolved cases), compared with 54.4% across Art Unit 3646 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Clayton Paul Ridder?

This examiner's interview lift is +34.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Clayton Paul Ridder take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Clayton Paul Ridder took 1,044 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Clayton Paul Ridder work in?

Clayton Paul Ridder examines applications in Art Unit 3646 in Tech Center 3600 (Transportation, E-Commerce & Mechanical Systems).

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