Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RIDDER, CLAYTON PAUL

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3646

This examiner grants 73% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

72.7%
Allow Rate
+20.7% vs TC avg
76
Total Applications
+40.0%
Interview Lift
1005
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 22 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
2.3%
§102 Novelty
93.2%
§103 Obviousness
3.0%
§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
18036256 OCCUPANT DETERMINATION APPARATUS AND OCCUPANT DETERMINATION METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18004088 BEAM STEERING DEPENDENT IMPEDANCE MATCHING OF ARRAY ANTENNAS Non-Final OA NOKIA TECHNOLOGIES OY
18575227 Method and Apparatus for Automotive Radar Signal Sensing Non-Final OA Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
18662497 ON-VEHICLE RADAR DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18135352 RIS WITH LC Non-Final OA Korea Electronics Technology Institute
18651641 PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA UNIT, PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA AND RADAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
18020890 SIDELINK ANGULAR-BASED AND SL RRM-BASED POSITIONING Non-Final OA Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
18112566 Method for Determining Mutual Coupling Non-Final OA Nokia Solutions and Networks OY
18221878 APPARATUS FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA HL KLEMOVE CORP.
17978868 DETECTING, TRACKING, AND TRANSMITTING TO IDENTIFIED OBJECTS USING MODELS IN A MODULAR SYSTEM Final Rejection Anduril Industries, Inc.
18501015 RADAR APPARATUS, SIGNAL PROCESSING CIRCUIT, AND SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR RADAR APPARATUS Final Rejection RichWave Technology Corp.
18072660 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE OCCUPANT CLASSIFICATION USING IN-CABIN SENSING Final Rejection Magna Electronics, LLC
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.
18001670 FILL LEVEL RADAR FOR FILL LEVEL AND TOPOLOGY CAPTURING Non-Final OA VEGA GRIESHABER KG
18219506 FMCW RADAR AND LIDAR SIGNAL PROCESSING ARCHITECTURE FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES Final Rejection Apollo Autonomous Driving USA LLC
18462113 MILLIMETER WAVE ADVANCED THREAT DETECTION SYSTEM NETWORK Non-Final OA TLC Millimeter Wave Products, Inc.
18357663 RF DATA LINK FOR A DEVICE WITH A ROTATING COMPONENT Non-Final OA Ouster, Inc.
18261719 MEASURING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES Final Rejection MECORAD GMBH
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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