Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3612 3645 3672 4177

This examiner grants 80% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

79.8%
Allow Rate
+19.8% vs TC avg
382
Total Applications
-0.9%
Interview Lift
911
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 352 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.4%
§101 Eligibility
20.4%
§102 Novelty
43.6%
§103 Obviousness
27.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18215419 WAVELENGTH CONTROL SYSTEM FOR TUNABLE LASER DIODE AND LiDAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
18255606 DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18264411 LIDAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18466715 ROCKER INSERT WITH PLURALITY OF ENCLOSED SECTIONS Final Rejection Shape Corp.
18194693 AUTONOMOUS RECONFIGURABLE INTELLIGENT SURFACES Non-Final OA Dell Products L.P.
18525993 LINEAR ACTUATOR Non-Final OA TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18549311 OPTICAL SENSOR, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPTICAL SENSOR, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR OPTICAL SENSOR Non-Final OA OMRON CORPORATION
18136322 LIDAR DEVICE AND RANGING ADJUSTMENT METHOD OF THE SAME Non-Final OA SUTENG INNOVATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18192611 LANE BOUNDARY DETECTION USING SUB-SHORT RANGE ACTIVE LIGHT SENSOR Non-Final OA Atieva, Inc.
18198729 CHANNEL FUSION USING MULTIPLE MEASUREMENTS Non-Final OA Luminar Technologies, Inc.
18142329 OPTICAL ILLUMINATION FOR ROAD OBSTACLE DETECTION Non-Final OA Cepton Technologies, Inc.
18126053 METHOD FOR ACCURATE TIME-OF-FLIGHT CALCULATION ON THE COST-EFFECTIVE TOF LIDAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Innovusion, Inc.
18264001 STRUCTURAL ARRANGEMENT FOR A STRUCTURE FOR SECURING A METAL COIL Final Rejection VIX LOGÍSTICA S.A.
18263382 AERODYNAMIC TRAILER APPARATUS WITH OPTIMIZED SMALL SKIRT Final Rejection Trailer Aerodynamics LLC
18263444 AERODYNAMIC TRAILER APPARATUS WITH SKIRT, TOP FAIRING, AND AERODYNAMIC MUD FLAP Final Rejection Trailer Aerodynamics LLC
18038063 LASER SCANNER Non-Final OA ZOLLER & FRÖHLICH GMBH
18038293 OPTICAL RANGEFINDER AND OPTICAL RANGEFINDING METHOD Non-Final OA HOKUYO AUTOMATIC CO., LTD.
18044101 CLOCKED ACTIVE QUENCH/RECHARGE AND GAIN CELL MEMORY PIXEL Non-Final OA Sense Photonics, Inc.
18035494 SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A POSITION OF A MOVABLE ARM OF A HIGH VOLTAGE DISCONNECTING SWITCH Non-Final OA Weinert Industries AG

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