Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: BOEGHOLM, ISABELLE LIN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645

This examiner grants 44% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.4%
Allow Rate
-7.6% vs TC avg
51
Total Applications
+62.5%
Interview Lift
1562
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 18 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.2%
§101 Eligibility
24.6%
§102 Novelty
48.3%
§103 Obviousness
20.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17682888 LiDAR DEVICE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17844327 Optoelectronic sensor and method for detecting objects Final Rejection SICK AG
17856313 TOF DEPTH SENSING MODULE AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17752115 LASER-SAFETY CONTROL FOR LIDAR APPLICATIONS Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
17271527 OPERATING METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR A DATA/SIGNAL EVALUATION SYSTEM, DATA/SIGNAL EVALUATION SYSTEM, ULTRASOUND OPERATION ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND WORKING DEVICE Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17947904 INTERFERENCE-BASED SUPPRESSION OF INTERNAL RETRO-REFLECTIONS IN COHERENT SENSING DEVICES Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
17662239 Mitigating Crosstalk from High-Intensity Returns in a Light Detection and Ranging (Lidar) Device Final Rejection Waymo LLC
17549088 COUPLED LASERS FOR COHERENT DISTANCE AND VELOCITY MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
17369602 EDM CLOSE RANGE Final Rejection HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
17882477 LIDAR DEVICE Non-Final OA HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18219703 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR LASER DETECTION, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18275279 ABNORMALITY DETECTION DEVICE, ABNORMALITY DETECTION METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA Pioneer Smart Sensing Innovations Corporation
17621658 IMAGING SYSTEM AND DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA ams International AG
18250361 FMCW LIDAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
17850071 LIDAR WITH THERMAL PHASE SHIFTER Non-Final OA Luminar Technologies, Inc.
17914822 DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA Ningbo ABAX Sensing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
17591442 ENHANCEMENT OF LIDAR ROAD DETECTION Non-Final OA Innovusion Ireland Limited

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