Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHEN, CHIA-LING

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645

This examiner grants 49% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

48.6%
Allow Rate
-3.4% vs TC avg
59
Total Applications
+41.4%
Interview Lift
1501
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 37 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.5%
§101 Eligibility
13.6%
§102 Novelty
64.7%
§103 Obviousness
16.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17879911 DISTANCE MEASURING APPARATUS USING SENSOR COVER Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18842415 TIME-OF-FLIGHT SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
17419432 DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18170361 SIGNAL PROCESSING DEVICE, LIGHT DETECTOR, AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Final Rejection Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
17770143 LIDAR SENSOR COMPRISING A VIEWING WINDOW AND A CLEANING UNIT, AND ASSOCIATED SENSOR ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17445906 ONLINE CALIBRATION OF LIDAR DEVICES Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
17979264 LIDAR SENSOR WITH ADJUSTABLE OPTIC Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17779964 DISTANCE MEASURING CAMERA APPARATUS Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17752189 LIDAR UNIT WITH STRAY LIGHT REDUCTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17934082 RANGEFINDER Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18990696 RANGING WITH INTEGRATED OPTICAL PARAMETRIC OSCILLATORS Non-Final OA California Institute of Technology
17948290 DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, AND MOUNTING ORIENTATION SENSING METHOD AND MOUNTING ORIENTATION SENSING PROGRAM FOR SAME Final Rejection OMRON CORPORATION
18436738 Receiving Optical System, Lidar System, and Terminal Device Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
17788454 A SENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ams International AG
18079834 LIDAR ADJUSTMENT METHOD, CIRCUIT, AND APPARATUS, LIDAR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Final Rejection SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18044391 OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR APPARATUS, METHOD OF OPERATING THE OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE, AND BIOSENSOR Final Rejection OSRAM OPTO SEMICONDUCTORS GMBH

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