Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: CHILTON, CLARA GRACE

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645

This examiner grants 54% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

54.2%
Allow Rate
+2.2% vs TC avg
101
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
1499
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 72 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
22.5%
§102 Novelty
60.7%
§103 Obviousness
14.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17764634 DETECTION AND RANGING SYSTEMS EMPLOYING OPTICAL WAVEGUIDES Final Rejection Lumus Ltd.
18641713 CALCULATION DEVICE Non-Final OA TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18623080 FMCW LiDAR using single-photon detectors Non-Final OA Apple Inc.
18424883 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
17380405 DETECTION APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM CAUSING COMPUTER TO EXECUTE PROCESS FOR DETECTING OBJECT, AND OPTICAL DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
17801331 DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17212218 HYBRID LIDAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
18306631 RANGE IMAGING DEVICE AND RANGE IMAGING APPARATUS Non-Final OA TOPPAN Inc.
18651857 METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETECTING POSITION OF BATTERY SWAP APPARATUS, BATTERY SWAP APPARATUS, AND BATTERY SWAP STATION Non-Final OA CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CO., LIMITED
17953403 ATTACHMENT ORIENTATION SENSING DEVICE, ATTACHMENT ORIENTATION SENSING METHOD, AND ATTACHMENT ORIENTATION SENSING PROGRAM Final Rejection OMRON CORPORATION
17804745 LIDAR SENSOR INCLUDING SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATOR TO DIRECT FIELD OF ILLUMINATION Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC
18419962 METASURFACE ELEMENT FOR IMAGING/STRUCTURED LIGHT/DE-SCANNING Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.
17923386 A LIDAR SENSOR FOR LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING, LIDAR MODULE, LIDAR ENABLED DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING A LIDAR SENSOR FOR LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING Non-Final OA ams Sensors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
18641527 LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SYSTEM CALIBRATION Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC
18691111 LOAD COLLAPSE DETECTION DEVICE IN AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE AND LOAD COLLAPSE DETECTION METHOD OF AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLE Non-Final OA AMADA CO., LTD.
17895051 LIDAR AND LIDAR SCANNING METHOD Non-Final OA SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
17554237 Lidar Receiver with Adjustable Lens Non-Final OA AEYE, Inc.

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