Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3646

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

67.9%
Allow Rate
+15.9% vs TC avg
80
Total Applications
+23.0%
Interview Lift
1039
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 28 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.7%
§101 Eligibility
19.3%
§102 Novelty
50.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.0%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18767412 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROXIMITY SENSING Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17979536 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING OBJECTS Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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
18948023 FUSING MEASUREMENTS FROM SENSORS OF MULTIPLE DEVICES INTO A SINGLE COORDINATE SPACE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18587763 Pressure Sensor for Three-Dimensional Localization Final Rejection Apple Inc.
18017859 METHODS AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICES FOR ESTIMATING A DISTANCE BETWEEN A FIRST AND A SECOND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE Final Rejection Sony Group Corporation
18020890 SIDELINK ANGULAR-BASED AND SL RRM-BASED POSITIONING Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18947655 RECONFIGURABLE TRANSPONDER Non-Final OA Textron Aviation Inc.
18425814 RADAR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18336081 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL Non-Final OA NXP B.V.
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
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
18651641 PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA UNIT, PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND RADAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18240838 SWITCHING ANTENNA FOR UWB COMMUNICATION FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18221878 APPARATUS FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18135352 RIS WITH LC Non-Final OA Korea Electronics Technology Institute
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
18439375 Four-Dimensional Polarization Filtering Final Rejection University of Notre Dame du Lac

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