Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/055,165

OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS

Final Rejection

Filed

Nov 14, 2022

Priority

May 15, 2020 — JP 2020-085661 +2 more

Examiner

DECENZO, SHAWN H

Art Unit

6212

Tech Center

6200

Assignee

Denso Corporation

OA Round

2 (Final)

Interview Optional

— +16.9% interview lift. Interview already conducted in this application's prosecution history. This examiner has a 84% grant rate with +16.9% interview lift. Since an interview has already been tried, recommend written response with narrowed claims based on precedent claim evolution patterns.

Based on 527 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

DECENZO, SHAWN H View full profile →

Grants 84% — above average

Career Allowance Rate

444 granted / 527 resolved

+24.3% vs TC avg

Strong +17% interview lift

Without

With

+16.9%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Fast prosecutor

2y 1m

Avg Prosecution

1 currently pending

Career history

529

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§101

1.8%

-38.2% vs TC avg

§103

84.6%

+44.6% vs TC avg

§102

5.7%

-34.3% vs TC avg

§112

4.8%

-35.2% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 527 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Nov 14, 2022

Application Filed

Nov 12, 2025

Non-Final Rejection mailed

Jan 27, 2026

Interview Requested

Feb 05, 2026

Applicant Interview (Telephonic)

Mar 11, 2026

Response Filed

May 29, 2026

Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/671,098

Patent 12546864

LASER SCANNER

3y 12m to grant Granted Feb 10, 2026

17/890,688

Patent 12541012

OPTICAL DETECTION DEVICE, OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

3y 5m to grant Granted Feb 03, 2026

17/788,005

Patent 12529795

RANGING IMAGE SENSOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME

3y 7m to grant Granted Jan 20, 2026

16/882,489

Patent 11555737

OPTOELECTRONIC MEASURING DEVICE

2y 7m to grant Granted Jan 17, 2023

17/184,357

Patent 11555692

CALCULATION OF REDUNDANT BEND IN MULTI-CORE FIBER FOR SAFETY

1y 10m to grant Granted Jan 17, 2023

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 5 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

3-4

Expected OA Rounds

84%

Grant Probability

99%

With Interview (+16.9%)

2y 1m (~0m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Moderate

PTA Risk

Based on 527 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.