Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 26, 2026

Ethan Jakob Slaughter, USPTO Patent Examiner

Listed by the USPTO as SLAUGHTER, ETHAN JAKOB

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3645 3648 4100

This examiner grants 100% of resolved cases

Analysis

SLAUGHTER, ETHAN JAKOB is assigned to Tech Center 4100 and art unit 3645. The profile contains 4 resolved cases and an allowance rate of 100.0%. The interview lift is 0.0%, and the median time to allowance is 1190 days. Because the resolved-case base is very limited, the allowance result and lack of interview lift should be treated as preliminary rather than predictive of a broader examination pattern.

The listed companies are Canon Inc., Sony Group Corporation, and Valeo S.A. The listed firms are CHIP LAW GROUP, Venable LLP, and Arcane Law PLLC. Practitioners can use the available information as a narrow historical reference, while preserving flexible claim strategies until more prosecution data is available.

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

Performance Statistics

100.0%
Allow Rate
+40.0% vs TC avg
28
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1190
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 4 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.1%
§101 Eligibility
33.9%
§102 Novelty
39.0%
§103 Obviousness
20.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18538493 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE AND SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18351753 RANGING DEVICE Final Rejection CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18290822 LIGHT SOURCE DRIVING DEVICE, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18568317 LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL DEVICE, LIGHT SOURCE CONTROL METHOD, AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18711107 OPTICAL INTERFEROMETER, LASER CONTROL DEVICE, TRANSMITTING DEVICE FOR A LIDAR SYS-TEM, LIDAR SYSTEM, VEHICLE HAVING AT LEAST ONE LIDAR SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN OPTICAL INTERFEROMETER Non-Final OA VALEO SCHALTER UND SENSOREN GMBH
18455733 RANGING CONTROLLER, RANGING CONTROL METHOD, RANGING DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is examiner Ethan Jakob Slaughter's allowance rate?

100.0% of resolved applications examined by Ethan Jakob Slaughter were allowed (4 resolved cases), compared with 67.5% across Art Unit 3645 over the last five years.

Does an interview help with examiner Ethan Jakob Slaughter?

This examiner's interview lift is +0.0 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.

How long does examiner Ethan Jakob Slaughter take to allow a patent?

Applications allowed by Ethan Jakob Slaughter took 1,190 days on average from filing to allowance.

Which art unit does examiner Ethan Jakob Slaughter work in?

Ethan Jakob Slaughter examines applications in Art Unit 3645 in Tech Center 4100.

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