Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: WIGGER, BENJAMIN DAVID

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2633 3645

This examiner grants 0% of resolved cases

Analysis

Benjamin David Wigger is an examiner in Art Unit 2633 within Tech Center 3600. His profile is based on 4 resolved cases, which is a small sample size that practitioners should consider when reviewing these metrics. Currently, he has an allowance rate of 0.0 percent. This indicates that none of the 4 cases resolved thus far have resulted in a patent grant, suggesting a very difficult path for applicants.

The interview lift for this examiner is 0.0 percent. In the context of a 0.0 percent allowance rate, this suggests that interviews have not yet been successful in overcoming rejections for the cases in this sample. Practitioners may need to consider alternative strategies or significant claim narrowing to achieve a different outcome. The 4 resolved cases provide a preliminary look at a highly rigorous examination style.

The median time to allowance is 1360 days. This 1360-day period reflects the duration of the prosecution process for cases that have reached a resolution. Attorneys can use this 1360-day benchmark to help their clients plan for a long and potentially challenging patent lifecycle. As more cases are resolved in Art Unit 2633, these figures will provide a more comprehensive view of the examination environment.

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

Performance Statistics

0.0%
Allow Rate
-52.0% vs TC avg
24
Total Applications
+0.0%
Interview Lift
1362
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 5 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
20.9%
§102 Novelty
54.0%
§103 Obviousness
24.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18297920 ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING STATE INFORMATION Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18439581 SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18673350 LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18760428 DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTING WINDOW CONTAMINATION OF LIDAR SENSOR Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18143764 LASER RADAR DEVICE AND WIND MEASUREMENT METHOD Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18044860 POSITION INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM, POSITION INFORMATION ACQUISITION METHOD, AND POSITION INFORMATION ACQUISITION DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
18273735 MULTIPLE-FREQUENCY-COMPONENT SCANNING INVOLVING SCAN-PATTERN DESIGN AND BALANCED OR OPTIMIZED ATTRIBUTES Final Rejection The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University
18691507 OPTICAL DEVICE FOR PROXIMITY SENSING OR ABSOLUTE DISTANCE MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA AMS INTERNATIONAL AG
18594352 LIDAR SENSOR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
18193190 METHOD OF DRIVING A LASER DIODE AND CORRESPONDING DEVICE Final Rejection STMicroelectronics (Alps) SAS
18183781 ON-CHIP LASER NEURON INTEGRATED ON SILICON Final Rejection HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP
18749851 Display Device With Moisture Detection Apparatus And Method For Operating Same, An Exterior Mirror, And A Motor Vehicle Non-Final OA MOTHERSON INNOVATIONS COMPANY LIMITED
18764367 LIDAR ANTI-INTERFERENCE METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND LIDAR Non-Final OA SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17953299 LIDAR Non-Final OA SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18431113 MULTI-SENSOR METROLOGY SYSTEM Non-Final OA Lumentum Operations LLC
18574872 OBSTACLE RANGING METHOD AND DEVICE, VEHICLE AND MEDIUM Non-Final OA HUIZHOU DESAY SV AUTOMOTIVE CO., LTD.
18150707 ONLINE CALIBRATION OF MISALIGNMENT BETWEEN VEHICLE SENSORS Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC
17951109 PANORAMIC FMCW LIDAR AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA SHENZHEN ANTU AUTONOMOUS DRIVING TECHNOLOGIES LTD.

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