Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: HUTCHENS, CHRISTOPHER D.

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3647

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.3%
Allow Rate
+14.3% vs TC avg
605
Total Applications
+10.7%
Interview Lift
1098
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 570 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
28.1%
§102 Novelty
43.2%
§103 Obviousness
25.9%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18361278 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSIVE COVER AND SENSOR MODULE Non-Final OA TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
18060793 Object Tracking Device and Method of Determining Moving and Stationary States of Object Using Lidar Sensor Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
18071272 VEHICLE LIDAR SYSTEM AND OBJECT DETECTION METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA Kia Corporation
17972820 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC SENSOR ENHANCEMENT USING LIDAR POINT CLOUD Non-Final OA Volvo Car Corporation
18409644 Attachment Interface And Attachments For An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Final Rejection Skydio, Inc.
18546005 METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING A TRAFFIC SIGN BY MEANS OF A LIDAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18358262 VEHICULAR ENGAGEMENT MEMBER Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18630622 NOSE-WHEEL STEERING SPLIT CONTROL ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
19069948 FISHING ROD HOLDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Beson Enterprises LLC
18039864 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTANCE METROLOGY Non-Final OA RENISHAW PLC
18881734 AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LIMITED
18557405 MEASURING SEED COTTON PROPERTIES USING NEAR INFRARED SENSING Non-Final OA Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18964042 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODIFYING AERIAL MYCELIUM GROWTH AND GROWTH TRAJECTORIES IN SITU, AND AERIAL MYCELIUM-BASED MATERIALS PRODUCED THEREBY THROUGH IN SITU GROWTH INTERVENTION ACTIONS Non-Final OA Ecovative LLC
18866547 Bait Container Non-Final OA Q-LEAP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18716563 METHODS FOR REDUCING GERMINATION TIME FOR RUBUS SEEDS Final Rejection Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
18044944 PUPAE DISPENSING SYSTEMS Final Rejection Verily Life Sciences LLC
18156230 TRIANGULATION SENSOR WITH NEAR-ZONE DETECTION Non-Final OA Datalogic IP Tech, S.r.l.
18805519 AUTOMATIC PET WATERING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Law Office of Jerry Joseph, PLC
18221392 Optical Triangulation Sensor Non-Final OA Leuze electronic GmbH + Co. KG
18106995 DATA REFINEMENT IN OPTICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA SiLC Technologies, Inc.
18407559 Pet Carrier Final Rejection Miethner Creative Group LLC
18138297 FOLDED FLEXURE FOR LINEAR LIDAR SCANNING Non-Final OA Cepton Technologies, Inc.
18325156 METHOD, PROCESSOR, AND LASER RADAR SYSTEM FOR FILTERING OUT INTERSTITIAL POINTS IN RADAR POINT CLOUD Non-Final OA HESAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18569105 MODULAR SHAFT-HUB CONNECTION CHARACTERISED BY A SHAFT MADE OF REGULAR POLYGONS Final Rejection Neuhaus Maschinenbau GmbH
18101484 MICROWAVES FOR PLANT AND PEST CONTROL Final Rejection ARIEL SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS LTD.
18035271 PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT Non-Final OA ROCKLEY PHOTONICS LIMITED
18316212 DYNAMIC ALIGNMENT OF A LIDAR USING DEDICATED FEEDBACK SENSING ELEMENTS Non-Final OA Innoviz Technologies Ltd.
18274245 DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING DISTANCE INFORMATION Non-Final OA Ningbo ABAX Sensing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
18060442 LIDAR SENSOR WITH WINDOW BREAKAGE DETECTION Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC

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