Last updated: July 17, 2026

Application No. 18/468,720

MEASURING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM

Non-Final OA

Filed

Sep 17, 2023

Priority

Mar 30, 2021 — JP 2021-057409 +1 more

Examiner

VASQUEZ JR, ROBERT WILLIAM

Art Unit

3645

Tech Center

3600 — Transportation & Electronic Commerce

Assignee

Panasonic Holdings Corporation

OA Round

1 (Non-Final)

Interview Optional

— +8.3% interview lift. Interview lift (+8.3%) is below the 15.0% threshold. A written response is recommended.

Based on 18 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Examiner Intelligence

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Grants only 11% of cases

Career Allowance Rate

2 granted / 18 resolved

-40.9% vs TC avg

Moderate +8% lift

Without

With

+8.3%

Interview Lift

resolved cases with interview

Typical timeline

4y 2m

Avg Prosecution

28 currently pending

Career history

Total Applications

across all art units

Statute-Specific Performance

§103

92.0%

+52.0% vs TC avg

§102

8.0%

-32.0% vs TC avg

Black line = Tech Center average estimate • Based on career data from 18 resolved cases

Prosecution Timeline

Sep 17, 2023

Application Filed

May 20, 2026

Non-Final Rejection mailed (current)

Precedent Cases

Applications granted by this same examiner with similar technology

17/933,971

Patent 12607745

REDUCED-SIZE FMCW HETERODYNE-DETECTION LIDAR IMAGER SYSTEM

3y 7m to grant Granted Apr 21, 2026

17/446,611

Patent 12436282

DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE

4y 1m to grant Granted Oct 07, 2025

Study what changed to get past this examiner. Based on 2 most recent grants.

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Prosecution Projections

1-2

Expected OA Rounds

11%

Grant Probability

19%

With Interview (+8.3%)

4y 2m (~1y 4m remaining)

Median Time to Grant

Low

PTA Risk

Based on 18 resolved cases by this examiner. Grant probability derived from career allowance rate.