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Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: HUTCHENS, CHRISTOPHER D.

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3647

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.3%

Allow Rate

+13.3% vs TC avg

614

Total Applications

+11.4%

Interview Lift

1045

Avg Prosecution Days

Based on 580 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.0%

§101 Eligibility

25.0%

§102 Novelty

45.1%

§103 Obviousness

27.7%

§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #	Title	Status	Assignee
18557670	PHOTODETECTOR AND PHOTODETECTION SYSTEM	Non-Final OA	SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
17972820	SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ULTRASONIC SENSOR ENHANCEMENT USING LIDAR POINT CLOUD	Non-Final OA	Volvo Car Corporation
19091047	INSECT RELEASE DEVICES	Non-Final OA	Google LLC
18358262	VEHICULAR ENGAGEMENT MEMBER	Final Rejection	HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
18956556	METHOD FOR GENERATING CUT POINT DATA, SYSTEM FOR GENERATING CUT POINT DATA, AND AGRICULTURAL MACHINE	Non-Final OA	Kubota Corporation
19401505	OUTER SKIN OF AN AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE OR AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE SECTION AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE OUTER SKIN OF AN AIRCRAFT FUSELAGE OR FUSELAGE SECTION	Non-Final OA	Airbus Operations GmbH
18557405	MEASURING SEED COTTON PROPERTIES USING NEAR INFRARED SENSING	Final Rejection	Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
19346957	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ATTRACTING AND CAPTURING BIRDS	Non-Final OA	Ecolab USA Inc.
18060793	Object Tracking Device and Method of Determining Moving and Stationary States of Object Using Lidar Sensor	Final Rejection	Kia Corporation
18071272	VEHICLE LIDAR SYSTEM AND OBJECT DETECTION METHOD THEREOF	Final Rejection	Kia Corporation
18716563	METHODS FOR REDUCING GERMINATION TIME FOR RUBUS SEEDS	Non-Final OA	Pairwise Plants Services, Inc.
18230738	APPARATUS AND METHOD CONTROLLING THE SAME	Final Rejection	HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18156230	TRIANGULATION SENSOR WITH NEAR-ZONE DETECTION	Final Rejection	Datalogic IP Tech, S.r.l.
18274245	DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING DISTANCE INFORMATION	Non-Final OA	Ningbo ABAX Sensing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.

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