Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: NGUYEN, RACHEL NICOLE

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3645 4100

This examiner grants 23% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

23.1%
Allow Rate
-36.9% vs TC avg
84
Total Applications
+49.6%
Interview Lift
1503
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 39 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.6%
§101 Eligibility
24.8%
§102 Novelty
57.9%
§103 Obviousness
14.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17573300 LIDAR DEVICE Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17546811 LiDAR DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17861221 METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING POLLUTION IN WINDOW COVER OF LIDAR SENSOR Non-Final OA HYUNDAI MOBIS CO., LTD.
17911317 DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18541743 METHOD FOR DETECTING DEFOCUSING OF A LIDAR SENSOR AND LIDAR SENSOR Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18587306 Self-Powered Optical Amplifiers Non-Final OA Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.
17758820 Calibration of a Solid-State Lidar Device Non-Final OA Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
17882609 IRRADIATION DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
18643118 MULTI-CORE FIBER OPTICAL AMPLIFIER AND OPTICAL AMPLIFICATION METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
17909534 VEGETATION OBSERVATION DEVICE, VEGETATION OBSERVATION SYSTEM, AND VEGETATION OBSERVATION METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17624459 OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING OBJECT INFORMATION OF OBJECTS IN AT LEAST ONE MONITORING REGION Final Rejection Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
18220855 FORWARD RAMAN AMPLIFIER, BIDIRECTIONAL RAMAN AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM, AND FORWARD RAMAN AMPLIFICATION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Fujitsu Limited
17806324 Spinning Lidar With One or More Secondary Mirrors Final Rejection Waymo LLC
17938436 LIDAR SYSTEM WITH REDUCED PARALLAX, DISTORTION, AND DEFOCUS ISSUES Non-Final OA Continental Autonomous Mobility US, LLC
17931056 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT (TOF) LIDAR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION Final Rejection Motional AD LLC
17568302 INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, SENSOR SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM Non-Final OA Nuvoton Technology Corporation Japan
18502653 DETERMINING VERTICAL CLEARANCE FOR A VEHICLE Non-Final OA GM Global Technology Operations LLC

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