Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: NOEL, JEMPSON

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645

This examiner grants 65% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

64.7%
Allow Rate
+12.7% vs TC avg
178
Total Applications
+36.2%
Interview Lift
1201
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 136 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.3%
§101 Eligibility
22.8%
§102 Novelty
51.5%
§103 Obviousness
15.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18040457 INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM Non-Final OA SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18030444 OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE AND OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18197917 LIDAR DEVICE Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
18174963 DTOF SENSING MODULE, TERMINAL DEVICE, AND RANGING METHOD Non-Final OA HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17462724 Systems and Methods for Providing a Gapless LiDAR Emitter Using a Laser Diode Bar Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
17789927 TRANSMISSION UNIT AND LIDAR DEVICE INCLUDING IMPROVED OPTICAL EFFICIENCY Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18340675 DEPTH-EVENT CAMERA Non-Final OA QUALCOMM Incorporated
18158523 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR REDUCING EYE SAFETY MINIMUM DISTANCES IN CONJUNCTION WITH ILLUMINATION LASER RADIATION Non-Final OA Rheinmetall Waffe Munition GmbH
18077791 OBJECT TRACKING Non-Final OA FARO Technologies, Inc.
17435582 Systems and Methods for Real-Time LIDAR Range Calibration Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
18397381 TIME-RESOLVED CONTRAST IMAGING FOR LIDAR Non-Final OA The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
18191621 Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Module for a LIDAR System Non-Final OA Aurora Operations, Inc.
18086815 METHOD FOR DETERMINING A RELATIVE MOUNTING POSITION OF A FIRST SENSOR UNIT IN RELATION TO A SECOND SENSOR UNIT ON AN INDUSTRIAL TRUCK Non-Final OA Jungheinrich Aktiengesellschaft
18241752 MEASURING INSTRUMENT WITH A SCANNING ABSOLUTE DISTANCE METER Non-Final OA LEICA GEOSYSTEMS AG
18219521 LIDAR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME Non-Final OA HL Klemove Corp.
17598548 LASER EMISSION APPARATUS AND LIDAR-BASED SURROUND SENSOR HAVING A LASER EMISSION APPARATUS Final Rejection Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
17426435 TRANSMISSION DEVICE FOR AN OPTICAL MEASUREMENT APPARATUS FOR CAPTURING OBJECTS, LIGHT SIGNAL REDIRECTION DEVICE, MEASUREMENT APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TRANSMISSION DEVICE Final Rejection Valeo Schalter und Sensoren GmbH
17874464 SURVEYING INSTRUMENT Non-Final OA TOPCON CORPORATION
18330555 DAMAGE PROTECTION FOR OPTICAL SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
18044223 OPTICAL MEASURING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MEASURING A DISTANCE OR A SPEED OF AN OBJECT Non-Final OA ams-OSRAM International GmbH
18187080 Sensor assembly comprising a cover element, and method for producing a cover element of a sensor assembly of a motor vehicle Non-Final OA Webasto SE
17823490 LIDAR INTERFERENCE MITIGATION VIA MODULATED SPATIO-TEMPORAL SCANNING Non-Final OA LUMINAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
17668587 COMPACT BEAM STEERING MECHANISM AND SYSTEM Final Rejection Santec Holdings Corporation
18038061 LASER SCANNER Non-Final OA ZOLLER & FRÖHLICH GMBH
18249428 INTEGRATED LONG-RANGE NARROW-FOV AND SHORT-RANGE WIDE-FOV SOLID-STATE FLASH LIDAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sense Photonics, Inc.
18023191 MEASURING PANEL FOR VEHICLE MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Beissbarth GmbH
17687652 LiDAR System with Active Fault Monitoring Final Rejection OPSYS Tech Ltd.
17707679 LASER RADAR AND METHOD FOR GENERATING LASER POINT CLOUD DATA Final Rejection RAYZ TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD.
17832235 Systems and Methods for Flight Navigation Using Lidar Devices Non-Final OA Beamlet, Inc.

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