Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HELLNER, MARK

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645 3663

This examiner grants 91% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

90.7%
Allow Rate
+38.7% vs TC avg
1515
Total Applications
+8.2%
Interview Lift
1050
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1477 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

2.1%
§101 Eligibility
29.6%
§102 Novelty
42.2%
§103 Obviousness
13.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18216114 LiDAR APPARATUS HAVING WIDE SCANNING ANGLE RANGE Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18025808 MONITORING SYSTEM, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18456618 LIGHT DETECTING DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
18281622 OPTICAL MODULE AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18276254 ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18275808 CONFIGURATION CONTROL CIRCUITRY AND CONFIGURATION CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18270733 TIME-OF-FLIGHT DEMODULATION CIRCUITRY, TIME-OF-FLIGHT DEMODULATION METHOD, TIME-OF-FLIGHT IMAGING APPARATUS, TIME-OF-FLIGHT IMAGING APPARATUS CONTROL METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18255603 DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18037084 TIME-OF-FLIGHT OBJECT DETECTION CIRCUITRY AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT OBJECT DETECTION METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18318662 DIRECT-TIME-OF-FLIGHT DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD Non-Final OA Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd.
17889565 TRIGGER FOR USE WITH VEHICLE TESTING Non-Final OA The Regents of the University of Michigan
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
18036495 VERIFICATION OF THE OPERABILITY OF A LASER SCANNER Non-Final OA Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
18030940 CONTINUOUS WAVE TIME OF FLIGHT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18126249 TIME-OF-FLIGHT CAMERA SYSTEM Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
18357546 RANGE IMAGING DEVICE AND RANGE IMAGING METHOD Non-Final OA TOPPAN Inc.
18340932 RANGE IMAGING APPARATUS AND RANGE IMAGING METHOD Non-Final OA TOPPAN Inc.
18548934 DISPLACEMENT DETECTOR, ARRAY OF DISPLACEMENT DETECTORS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A DISPLACEMENT DETECTOR Non-Final OA ams International AG
18458773 SOLAR ACCESS MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Fluke Corporation
18119274 DATA RESOLUTION IN LIDAR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SiLC Technologies, Inc.
18390745 ADAPTIVE EMITTER AND RECEIVER FOR LIDAR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Hesai Technology Co., Ltd.
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
18033042 GAIN ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND OPTICAL FIBER AMPLIFIER Non-Final OA ACCELINK ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

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