Prosecution Insights
Prosecution Insights
Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3645 3663 4100
This examiner grants 90% of resolved cases
Mark Hellner is an examiner in Tech Center 4100 and Art Unit 3645, where 1509 resolved cases have been processed. The allowance rate for these applications is 90.4 percent. This rate provides a baseline for the probability of allowance for cases assigned to this examiner. Understanding this 90.4 percent outcome is a factor for setting expectations during prosecution.
The interview lift is 8.5 percent. This figure indicates the change in allowance probability when an interview is conducted compared to the baseline. For practitioners, this 8.5 percent suggests that direct communication is a tool to consider in Art Unit 3645. The data indicates how the examiner responds to verbal advocacy among the 1509 resolved cases. Engaging in such dialogue is a factor in navigating the prosecution requirements of this art unit.
The median days to allowance is 976. This timeline represents the typical duration from filing to an allowed outcome. When planning for prosecution, practitioners should factor in this 976-day period. These metrics offer a data-grounded perspective on the prosecution environment in Tech Center 4100. This information allows for an informed approach to managing applications under this examiner's review.
| App # | Title | Status | Assignee |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |
| 18611907 | LIDAR CLEANING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Robert Bosch GmbH |
| 18887199 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND EQUIPMENT | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18883111 | RANGING APPARATUS, RANGING SYSTEM, MOVING BODY, AND DEVICE | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18761080 | PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS AND OPTICAL DETECTION SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA |
| 18790040 | DISTANCE DETECTOR, DISTANCE DETECTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | NIKON CORPORATION |
| 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 |
| 18373512 | HYBRID 3D SENSING USING TIME-OF-FLIGHT, EVENT-BASED STRUCTURED LIGHT AND STEREO VISION | Non-Final OA | VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT |
| 18787139 | OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS AND OBJECT DETECTION METHOD | Non-Final OA | DENSO CORPORATION |
| 18779594 | Light Detection using an Aperture | Non-Final OA | Waymo LLC |
| 18680905 | Compact LiDAR Sensor | Non-Final OA | Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd. |
| 18418055 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGING MODULE AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGING SYSTEM | Non-Final OA | Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan |
| 18186987 | SENSOR UNIT, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM | Non-Final OA | OMRON Corporation |
| 18909176 | Fiber Amplifier Having Dual Output Laser Diode | Non-Final OA | II-VI Delaware, Inc |
| 18904216 | ToF SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND ToF APPARATUS | Non-Final OA | NIPPON CHEMI-CON CORPORATION |
| 18784947 | LASER DETECTION DEVICE | Non-Final OA | SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
| 18389753 | LIDAR CONTROLLING METHOD AND APPARATUS, TERMINAL DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | Non-Final OA | SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. |
| 18760760 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING RANGES TO A TARGET BEHIND A TRANSPARENT SURFACE | Final Rejection | Aeva, Inc. |
| 18700474 | System and Method/Process for In-Field Measurements of Plant Crops | Non-Final OA | Agriculture Victoria Services Pty Ltd |
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