Listed by the USPTO as THATCHER, CLINT A
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 2191 2197 3645 4100
This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases
THATCHER, CLINT A is a USPTO patent examiner in tech center 4100 and art unit 2191. The record contains 340 resolved cases, an allowance rate of 80.0%, and a median of 798 days to allowance. Interviews are associated with a 12.6% lift.
The listed companies are Hesai Technology Co. Ltd., Luminar Technologies Inc., and Canon Inc. The listed firms are WENDEROTH, LIND & PONACK, L.L.P., Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC, and DALY, CROWLEY, MOFFORD & DURKEE, LLP. The outcome and timing measures give applicants a basis for setting expectations before filing or responding. The interview measure is positive, but its practical use should be considered alongside the prosecution record and the specific issues presented in each application.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18680172 | CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PICKUP APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18715156 | TIME-OF-FLIGHT DETECTION CIRCUITRY AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT DETECTION METHOD | Non-Final OA | Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation |
| 17877884 | LIDAR FOR SHORT RANGE AND LONG RANGE USING SINGLE LIGHT SOURCE | Non-Final OA | HL KLEMOVE CORP. |
| 18014599 | LASER RADIATION SYSTEM, IMAGE GENERATION DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD. |
| 18044116 | PROXIMITY SENSING | Non-Final OA | ams International AG |
| 18108473 | IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE IMAGE SENSOR | Non-Final OA | SK hynix Inc. |
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Build Your Strategy80.0% of resolved applications examined by Clint A Thatcher were allowed (340 resolved cases), compared with 75.5% across Art Unit 2191 over the last five years.
This examiner's interview lift is +12.6 percentage points: the difference in allowance rate between resolved applications that had an examiner interview and those that did not.
Applications allowed by Clint A Thatcher took 798 days on average from filing to allowance.
Clint A Thatcher examines applications in Art Unit 2191 in Tech Center 4100.
