Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: FRITCHMAN, JOSEPH C

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3645 4100

This examiner grants 77% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

76.6%
Allow Rate
+16.6% vs TC avg
213
Total Applications
+29.4%
Interview Lift
1291
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 188 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
22.9%
§102 Novelty
51.2%
§103 Obviousness
20.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18603622 ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING DISTANCE MEASURING SENSOR Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18333307 LIDAR DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR OPTICALLY DETECTING A FIELD OF VIEW FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
17714162 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18254011 RECEIVED-SIGNAL PROCESSING APPARATUS OF A DETECTION DEVICE FOR MONITORING AT LEAST ONE MONITORING REGION, DETECTION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A DETECTION DEVICE Final Rejection Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
17897164 VIRTUAL ARRAY METHOD FOR 3D ROBOTIC VISION Non-Final OA TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
18221837 SENSOR CALIBRATION USING GLOBALLY REFERENCED CONTROL POINTS Non-Final OA TORC Robotics, Inc.
18229195 LASER DETECTION SYSTEM AND VEHICLE HAVING SAME Final Rejection HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18023145 DISTANCE IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE AND DISTANCE IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
18419087 DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
18426179 CHRONOGRAPHY SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERFORMING REDUNDANT MEASUREMENT OF PROJECTILE VELOCITY Non-Final OA Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Commerce
18539261 LIDAR CONTROLLING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE Non-Final OA SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18207384 TECHNIQUES FOR A FREE SPACE SILICON PHOTONICS RECEIVER FOR FMCW LIDAR Non-Final OA AEVA, INC.
18065310 ADJUSTMENT OF LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING (LIDAR) SYSTEM FIELD OF VIEW DURING OPERATION Non-Final OA Aeva, Inc.

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