Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: MALIKASIM, JONATHAN L

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3612 3645 3672 4177

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.8%
Allow Rate
+20.8% vs TC avg
385
Total Applications
-0.8%
Interview Lift
867
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 369 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
19.5%
§102 Novelty
46.0%
§103 Obviousness
27.6%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18437563 LIDAR SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18709816 TIME-OF-FLIGHT CIRCUITRY AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18264411 LIDAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18650283 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION APPARATUS, MOVABLE APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18411483 PHOTOELECTRIC CONVERSION DEVICE Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18432025 DRIVE DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, AND LIGHT EMITTING APPARATUS Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp .
18580661 OBJECT DETECTING DEVICE, OBJECT DETECTING SYSTEM, AND OBJECT DETECTING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18579312 Universal Photonics Tomography Non-Final OA THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
18698427 Extrinsic geometric calibration method for a three-dimensional-data acquisition system Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
18697759 METHOD FOR IMPLEMENTING A LIDAR DEVICE WITH DESCRIPTORS EMPLOYING DISTANCE EVALUATION Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility Germany GmbH
18648988 PROXIMITY SENSING DEVICE Non-Final OA STMicroelectronics International N.V.

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