Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 18, 2026

Examiner: QI, ZHENGQING J

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3645 4100

This examiner grants 68% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

68.1%
Allow Rate
+8.1% vs TC avg
139
Total Applications
+12.2%
Interview Lift
1395
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 113 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

0.7%
§101 Eligibility
21.8%
§102 Novelty
50.5%
§103 Obviousness
25.7%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18206310 GRATING STRUCTURE AND LiDAR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Final Rejection SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
18621993 TIME-OF-FLIGHT DEVICE AND TIME OF FLIGHT SYSTEM WITH NANOSTRUCTURE LAYER Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18191635 ANGLE SENSING DEVICE AND ANGLE SENSING SYSTEM Non-Final OA ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
18465073 PHOTODETECTION DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
18617827 REINIGUNGSSYSTEM FÜR EIN LIDARSENSORSYSTEM Non-Final OA Robert Bosch GmbH
18215424 OPTICAL SENSING DEVICE, OPTICAL SENSING SYSTEM, AND OPTICAL SENSING METHOD Final Rejection NEC Corporation
17070414 Multi-Detector Lidar Systems and Methods Non-Final OA LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
18428065 LASER EMITTER AND OPTICAL RANGING APPARATUS Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
18245458 MEASUREMENT DEVICE, MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, AND CALIBRATION METHOD FOR MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18602560 Systems and Methods for Tracking Objects beyond the Unambiguous Range Non-Final OA Mitsubishi Electric Research Laboratories, Inc.
18364222 Detection Apparatus, Control Method, Fusion Detection System, and Terminal Final Rejection Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
17376611 Adjusting Lidar Parameters Based on Environmental Conditions Final Rejection Waymo LLC
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.
18607992 LIGHT COVER STAIN DETECTION METHOD FOR LIDAR AND LIGHT COVER STAIN DETECTION SYSTEM FOR LIDAR Non-Final OA HESAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18545097 LIGHT DETECTION CIRCUIT AND METHOD, LIDAR AND STORAGE MEDIUM, AND DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA HESAI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
18551405 DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF PERFORMING A TIME MEASUREMENT Non-Final OA OSRAM GmbH
17903765 BEAM-STEERING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR LIDAR APPLICATIONS Final Rejection LeddarTech Inc.

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