Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: CHEN, CHIA-LING

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645

This examiner grants 45% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

44.8%
Allow Rate
-7.2% vs TC avg
59
Total Applications
+64.0%
Interview Lift
1493
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 29 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
1.8%
§102 Novelty
89.9%
§103 Obviousness
3.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17879911 DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS USING SENSOR COVER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18268544 OPTICAL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17934082 RANGEFINDER Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
17823665 TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSORS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND METHODS FOR OPERATING A TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSOR Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
17466164 Method and Apparatus for Time-of-Flight Sensing Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
17979264 LIDAR SENSOR WITH ADJUSTABLE OPTIC Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17779964 DISTANCE MEASURING CAMERA APPARATUS Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17752189 LIDAR UNIT WITH STRAY LIGHT REDUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17445906 ONLINE CALIBRATION OF LIDAR DEVICES Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17945900 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PHASE UNWRAPPING Final Rejection Analog Devices, Inc.
18170361 SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, LIGHT DETECTOR, AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
17788454 A SENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ams International AG
18044391 OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, METHOD OF OPERATING THE OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND BIOSENSOR Non-Final OA OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH
18079834 LIDAR ADJUSTMENT METHOD, CIRCUIT, AND APPARATUS, LIDAR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17781261 METHOD FOR FOG DETECTION FOR A VEHICLE WITH A FOG DETECTOR WITH A SPECIALLY SHAPED LENS Non-Final OA Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
17554256 Multi-Lens Lidar Receiver with Multiple Readout Channels Final Rejection AEYE, Inc.
18006195 DETECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD Non-Final OA NINGBO ABAX SENSING CO., LTD.
17875222 REAL-TIME THERMAL CAMERA BASED ODOMETRY AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS Final Rejection Teledyne FLIR, LLC
17663102 OPTICAL ASSEMBLY FOR LIDAR DETECTION SYSTEM Final Rejection QLM Technology Limited
17639671 PROJECTOR FOR A SOLID-STATE LIDAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA XENOMATIX NV
17624558 HOMODYNE RECEIVE ARCHITECTURE IN A SPATIAL ESTIMATION SYSTEM Final Rejection BARAJA PTY LTD

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