Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: QI, ZHENGQING J

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645

This examiner grants 70% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

70.5%
Allow Rate
+18.5% vs TC avg
134
Total Applications
+15.9%
Interview Lift
1417
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 105 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.6%
§101 Eligibility
21.2%
§102 Novelty
51.3%
§103 Obviousness
24.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18206310 GRATING STRUCTURE AND LiDAR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18215424 OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE, OPTICAL SENSING SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL SENSING METHOD Non-Final OA NEC Corporation
18621993 TIME-OF-FLIGHT DEVICE AND TIME OF FLIGHT SYSTEM WITH NANOSTRUCTURE LAYER Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18245458 MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CALIBRATION METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
19212150 FOCAL PLANE ARRAY SYSTEM FOR LIDAR Final Rejection OURS Technology Inc.
18272611 DISTANCE IMAGE ACQUISITION DEVICE AND DISTANCE IMAGE ACQUISITION METHOD Non-Final OA HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K.
17376611 Adjusting Lidar Parameters Based on Environmental Conditions Final Rejection Waymo LLC
18364222 Detection Apparatus, Control Method, Fusion Detection System, and Terminal Non-Final OA Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18245990 Method for Calibrating a Lighting Device and an Optical Sensor, Control Device for Carrying Out Such a Method, Calibration Device Having Such a Control Device, Motor Vehicle Having Such a Calibration Device, Calibration Marker for Use in Such a Method, Calibration Marker Arrangement Having Such a Calibration Marker and Calibration Arrangement Having Such a Calibration Marker Arrangement Non-Final OA Daimler Truck AG
18219560 LIDAR APPARATUS, METHOD FOR PROCESSING SIGNAL OF THE SAME AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR PERFORMING THE METHOD Non-Final OA HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18191635 ANGLE SENSING DEVICE AND ANGLE SENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
17581308 THREE-DIMENSIONAL POSITION MEASURING SYSTEM, MEASURING METHOD, AND MEASURING MARKER Non-Final OA TOPCON CORPORATION
17580147 ELECTRO-OPTICAL DISTANCE METER AND DISTANCE CALCULATION METHOD Non-Final OA TOPCON CORPORATION
18664227 LIDAR SYSTEM GENERATING MULTIPLE LIDAR OUTPUT SIGNALS Non-Final OA SiLC Technologies, Inc.
18616276 COHERENT LIDAR APPARATUS INCLUDING LIGHT FREQUENCY STABILIZATION APPARATUS BASED ON COMPLEX OPLL Non-Final OA Lambda innoVision Inc.
17903765 BEAM-STEERING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LIDAR APPLICATIONS Non-Final OA LeddarTech Inc.
18074975 DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE, AUTOMATIC DOOR SYSTEM, OPENING-CLOSING SYSTEM, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT METHOD Non-Final OA OPTEX CO., LTD.
18215653 PRINTING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA Dover Europe Sàrl
18261143 SYNCHRONIZATION OF MULTIPLE LIDAR SYSTEMS Non-Final OA Innoviz Technologies Ltd.
17284831 DISTANCE-MEASURING UNIT Final Rejection OSRAM GmbH
17284184 MULTI-APERTURE LASER SYSTEM Non-Final OA Active Fiber Systems GmbH
17765420 STROBE BASED CONFIGURABLE 3D FIELD OF VIEW LIDAR SYSTEM Non-Final OA Sense Photonics, Inc.
18251161 OBJECT TRACKING SYSTEM Non-Final OA FLOWTONIC CORP.
17451634 PROCESSING TIME-SERIES MEASUREMENTS FOR LIDAR ACCURACY Final Rejection Ouster, Inc.
17764562 DEVICE FOR A SATELLITE LASER DISTANCE MEASUREMENT, AND METHOD FOR A SATELLITE LASER DISTANCE MEASUREMENT Final Rejection DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FÜR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT E.V.

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