Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3646

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.4%
Allow Rate
+16.4% vs TC avg
72
Total Applications
+42.9%
Interview Lift
1073
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 19 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

12.8%
§101 Eligibility
21.7%
§102 Novelty
48.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17979536 METHOD AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR MANAGING OBJECTS Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
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
18268498 SENSOR, ESTIMATION METHOD, AND SENSOR SYSTEM Final Rejection Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18036256 OCCUPANT DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND OCCUPANT DETERMINATION METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18575227 Method and Apparatus for Automotive Radar Signal Sensing Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18574008 TECHNIQUES FOR PHASED ARRAY TERMINAL ANTENNA INSTALLATION Non-Final OA Viasat, Inc.
18662497 ON-VEHICLE RADAR DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18171213 RELIABLE LOCATION DETERMINATION OF NEARBY DEVICES USING REDUCED POWER OUTPUT Final Rejection QUALCOMM Incorporated
18020890 SIDELINK ANGULAR-BASED AND SL RRM-BASED POSITIONING Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18240838 SWITCHING ANTENNA FOR UWB COMMUNICATION FOR VEHICLE Final Rejection UIF (University Industry Foundation), Yonsei University
18380200 PATCH ARRAY ANTENNA, AN ANTENNA, AND A RADAR APPARATUS Final Rejection Furuno Electric Co., Ltd.
18651641 PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA UNIT, PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND RADAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18336081 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING A DIRECTION OF ARRIVAL Final Rejection NXP B.V.
18403300 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SIMULATING AN RF REFLECTIVE OBJECT Final Rejection Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
18221878 APPARATUS FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18501015 RADAR APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR RADAR APPARATUS Final Rejection RichWave Technology Corp.
18538548 OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM BASED ON AN ULTRA-WIDE BAND SENSOR NETWORK AND A NON-STEREO CAMERA SYSTEM Final Rejection GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18701707 RADAR TRANSCEIVER CALIBRATION Non-Final OA MAGNA ELECTRONICS SWEDEN AB
18072660 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION USING IN-CABIN SENSING Final Rejection Magna Electronics, LLC
17978868 DETECTING, TRACKING, AND TRANSMITTING TO IDENTIFIED OBJECTS USING MODELS IN A MODULAR SYSTEM Final Rejection Anduril Industries, Inc.
18251036 METHOD FOR DETERMINING CALIBRATION FOR MEASURING TRANSIT TIME Non-Final OA Lambda:4 Entwicklungen GmbH
18640652 TAG LOCATION METHOD AND APPARATUS Non-Final OA Wiliot, Ltd.
18219506 FMCW RADAR AND LIDAR SIGNAL PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Apollo Autonomous Driving USA LLC
18261719 MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES Final Rejection MECORAD GMBH
18028940 SCREENING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SCREENING A PERSON Non-Final OA SCARABEE SYSTEMS & TECHNOLOGY B.V.
18077245 RECONFIGURABLE AIRWAY SIGNALING SYSTEM Final Rejection OWLYNK CO., LTD.
17926660 PORTABLE LOW-MASS AND LOW-POWER MICROWAVE RADIOMETER WITH RADIOMETER ANTENNA AND RADIOMETER ELECTRONICS Final Rejection EIDG. FORSCHUNGSANSTALT FÜR WALD, SCHNEE UND LANDSCHAFT WSL
18052197 3D ANTENNA RADAR DEVICE, ANGLE DETECTION SYSTEM AND ANGLE DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Megasense Technology Corp.

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