Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: HUTCHENS, CHRISTOPHER D.

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3647

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

65.9%
Allow Rate
+13.9% vs TC avg
608
Total Applications
+11.3%
Interview Lift
1046
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 574 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0%
§101 Eligibility
9.2%
§102 Novelty
82.5%
§103 Obviousness
7.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
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
18630622 NOSE-WHEEL STEERING SPLIT CONTROL ARCHITECTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA Goodrich Corporation
18361278 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSIVE COVER AND SENSOR MODULE Non-Final OA TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
18358262 VEHICULAR ENGAGEMENT MEMBER Final Rejection HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
19069948 FISHING ROD HOLDING SYSTEM Non-Final OA Beson Enterprises LLC
18039864 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISTANCE METROLOGY Non-Final OA RENISHAW PLC
18703091 MONITORING THE TREATMENT OF AN AGRICULTURAL FIELD Non-Final OA BASF AGRO TRADEMARKS GMBH
18881734 AIRCRAFT PROPULSION SYSTEM AND METHOD Non-Final OA GKN AEROSPACE SERVICES LIMITED
18230738 APPARATUS AND METHOD CONTROLLING THE SAME Non-Final OA HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18866547 Bait Container Non-Final OA Q-LEAP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
18557405 MEASURING SEED COTTON PROPERTIES USING NEAR INFRARED SENSING Non-Final OA Iowa State University Research Foundation, Inc.
18101484 MICROWAVES FOR PLANT AND PEST CONTROL Final Rejection ARIEL SCIENTIFIC INNOVATIONS LTD.
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.
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.
18325156 METHOD, PROCESSOR, AND LASER RADAR SYSTEM FOR FILTERING OUT INTERSTITIAL POINTS IN RADAR POINT CLOUD Non-Final OA HESAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18138297 FOLDED FLEXURE FOR LINEAR LIDAR SCANNING Non-Final OA Cepton Technologies, Inc.
18060442 LIDAR SENSOR WITH WINDOW BREAKAGE DETECTION Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC

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