Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HELLNER, MARK

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645 3663

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.6%
Allow Rate
+38.6% vs TC avg
1,518
Total Applications
+8.3%
Interview Lift
973
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1493 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
15.5%
§102 Novelty
61.6%
§103 Obviousness
12.4%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18037084 TIME-OF-FLIGHT OBJECT DETECTION CIRCUITRY AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT OBJECT DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18150461 RANGING DEVICE, COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING RANGING PROGRAM, AND RANGING METHOD Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
18068139 LIDAR Device, System and Method Non-Final OA Aptiv Technologies AG
18180123 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INTERFACING SENSOR DEVICES Non-Final OA Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
18186987 SENSOR UNIT, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18030940 CONTINUOUS WAVE TIME OF FLIGHT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18340932 RANGE IMAGING APPARATUS AND RANGE IMAGING METHOD Non-Final OA TOPPAN Inc.
18119274 DATA RESOLUTION IN LIDAR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SiLC Technologies, Inc.
18209171 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LIDAR AND LIDAR CONTROL Non-Final OA Hesai Technology Co., Ltd.
17902682 LIDAR AND METHOD FOR RANGE DETECTION USING LIDAR Final Rejection HESAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18031719 LASER SCANNER Non-Final OA ZOLLER & FRÖHLICH GMBH

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