Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3646

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Analysis

Clayton Paul Ridder is an examiner in Tech Center 3600 and Art Unit 3646, with 31 resolved cases. His allowance rate of 67.7 percent suggests a generally cooperative prosecution environment. This 67.7 percent figure indicates that a majority of applicants are successful in securing a patent when their cases are assigned to his docket.

The timeline for these results is defined by a median days to allowance of 1042. This 1042 day duration provides a benchmark for the expected time required to navigate the prosecution process to a successful conclusion. With 31 resolved cases, the data reflects the typical timing for grants within this specific art unit.

Strategic use of interviews is supported by an interview lift of 25.4 percent. This 25.4 percent boost in allowance probability suggests that verbal communication is an effective tactic for resolving outstanding issues. With 31 resolved cases as a baseline, the data implies that an interview can be a decisive factor in moving an application toward the 67.7 percent allowance outcome during the 1042 day pendency.

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

Performance Statistics

67.7%
Allow Rate
+15.7% vs TC avg
83
Total Applications
+25.4%
Interview Lift
1042
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 31 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

11.1%
§101 Eligibility
16.1%
§102 Novelty
55.3%
§103 Obviousness
17.1%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18948023 FUSING MEASUREMENTS FROM SENSORS OF MULTIPLE DEVICES INTO A SINGLE COORDINATE SPACE Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
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
18800168 SYSTEM, PROCESSING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18731848 TRANSMIT/RECEIVE ANTENNA MODULE, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
18240838 SWITCHING ANTENNA FOR UWB COMMUNICATION FOR VEHICLE Non-Final OA UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18246660 ANGLE OF ARRIVAL AND ANGLE OF DEPARTURE SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION BY USING ANTENNA INFORMATION Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18020890 SIDELINK ANGULAR-BASED AND SL RRM-BASED POSITIONING Final Rejection Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
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)
18701338 DETECTION METHOD AND SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA FUJI CORPORATION
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
18947655 RECONFIGURABLE TRANSPONDER Non-Final OA Textron Aviation Inc.
18221878 APPARATUS FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Final Rejection HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18425814 RADAR DEVICE FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
19026258 MIMO Radar Apparatus Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18651641 PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA UNIT, PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND RADAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18878605 AN AIRCRAFT SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM Non-Final OA Johnson Controls Tyco IP Holdings LLP
18420504 RADAR CIRCUIT Non-Final OA VEGA Grieshaber KG
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
18640652 TAG LOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Final Rejection Wiliot, Ltd.
18072660 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION USING IN-CABIN SENSING Non-Final OA Magna Electronics, LLC

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