Prosecution Insights
Last updated: October 02, 2026

Examiner: NAPIER, JAMES WILBURN

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2853 2878 3645

This examiner grants 89% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

88.9%
Allow Rate
+36.9% vs TC avg
19
Total Applications
+22.2%
Interview Lift
1273
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 9 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

5.9%
§101 Eligibility
17.7%
§102 Novelty
58.0%
§103 Obviousness
16.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18426999 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RESOLVING POSITIONAL OFFSETS BETWEEN ADJACENT LIDAR DATA SETS Non-Final OA Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
18882812 MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
18438752 LIDAR SYSTEM FOR VEHICLES Final Rejection HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
18718635 PHOTODETECTION DEVICE AND RANGING DEVICE Non-Final OA SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18600055 LIDAR Odometry for Localization Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
18399982 LIDAR Odometry for Localization Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
18846196 MONITORING APPARATUS AND MONITORING METHOD Non-Final OA NTT, Inc.
18402472 TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSOR CALIBRATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC

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