Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: NOEL, JEMPSON

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645

This examiner grants 66% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

66.2%
Allow Rate
+14.2% vs TC avg
181
Total Applications
+32.2%
Interview Lift
1245
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 154 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.5%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
56.4%
§103 Obviousness
16.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18755623 MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
17789927 TRANSMISSION UNIT AND LIDAR DEVICE INCLUDING IMPROVED OPTICAL EFFICIENCY Final Rejection Robert Bosch GmbH
18541139 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS, MEASURING METHOD, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
18701996 DISTANCE-MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND DISTANCE- MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18287737 TRAVELABLE AREA EXTRACTION APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18030444 OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
18414494 IMAGE-CAPTURING DEVICE, DISTANCE-MEASURING APPARATUS, AND DISTANCE-MEASURING SYSTEM Non-Final OA RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
17462724 Systems and Methods for Providing a Gapless LiDAR Emitter Using a Laser Diode Bar Final Rejection LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17598548 LASER EMISSION APPARATUS AND LIDAR-BASED SURROUND SENSOR HAVING A LASER EMISSION APPARATUS Non-Final OA Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
17499100 LiDAR DEVICE AND METHOD OF MEASURING DISTANCE Non-Final OA RESEARCH & BUSINESS FOUNDATION SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY
18682121 LIDAR MEASURING METHOD AND DEVICE WITH SUB-PULSES PRODUCED BY BIREFRINGENCE IN THE LASER RESONATOR Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
17882468 TIMING COMPENSATION DEVICE FOR OPTICAL OUTPUT SIGNAL OF LIDAR AND METHOD THEREOF Final Rejection HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18330555 DAMAGE PROTECTION FOR OPTICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
18721171 OPTICAL DEVICE AND SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA PIONEER SMART SENSING INNOVATIONS CORPORATION
18717737 DISTANCE MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA PIONEER SMART SENSING INNOVATIONS CORPORATION
18104161 TECHNIQUES FOR MITIGATING CROSS-CHANNEL INTERFERENCE IN FMCW LIDAR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA AEVA, INC.
18370364 MONITORING ARRANGEMENT FOR AN OPTICAL SYSTEM Non-Final OA HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH

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