Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: HELLNER, MARK

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3645 3663 4100

This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.4%
Allow Rate
+30.4% vs TC avg
1,525
Total Applications
+8.5%
Interview Lift
975
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1508 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.4%
§101 Eligibility
29.2%
§102 Novelty
44.1%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18720014 DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18684242 LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND RANGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18611907 LIDAR CLEANING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18576183 LIDAR SENSOR AND ENVIRONMENT RECOGNITION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18760113 DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM CORPORATION
18585027 LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS, DRIVE DEVICE, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18521830 METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT Non-Final OA KIA CORPORATION
18027894 Z-PLANE IDENTIFICATION AND BOX DIMENSIONING USING THREE-DIMENSIONAL TIME-OF-FLIGHT IMAGING Non-Final OA Analog Devices, Inc.
18538197 LASER RADAR DEVICE FOR IMPROVING ACCURACY OF CALCULATION Non-Final OA HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
18418055 THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGING MODULE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan

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