Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: RATCLIFFE, LUKE D

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 3645 3662

This examiner grants 87% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

87.3%
Allow Rate
+35.3% vs TC avg
1,738
Total Applications
+10.2%
Interview Lift
1006
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 1704 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.1%
§101 Eligibility
6.4%
§102 Novelty
79.3%
§103 Obviousness
8.8%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
18171525 OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY DEVICE INCLUDING COMPLEMENTARY AMPLIFIER, AND LIDAR DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME Non-Final OA Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
17792412 CANCEL A VOLTAGE DEPENDENT PHASE ERROR OF A TIME OF FLIGHT IMAGING DEVICE Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
17823645 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSING OF A SCENE Non-Final OA Infineon Technologies AG
17710793 APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF HEATING A WINDOW FOR A SENSOR DEVICE Final Rejection Intel Corporation
18258163 SENSOR FOR WHEEL ASSEMBLY Non-Final OA AIRBUS OPERATIONS LIMITED
18326275 DETECTION APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL APPARATUS OF DETECTION APPARATUS, LIDAR SYSTEM, AND TERMINAL Non-Final OA YINWANG INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
18362353 DETECTION DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, DETECTION METHOD, AND LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
17986224 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING GLASS AND SPECULAR SURFACES FOR ROBOTS Final Rejection Brain Corporation
18186767 CONTINUOUS WAVE TIME OF FLIGHT SYSTEM Non-Final OA Analog Devices International Unlimited Company
17914709 SENSOR DEVICE Non-Final OA PIONEER SMART SENSING INNOVATIONS CORPORATION
17972382 LIGHT-BASED TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSOR SIMULATION Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC
17986820 WOBBLE ADJUSTMENT CAPABILITY FOR POLYGON MIRRORS Non-Final OA Innovusion, Inc.
18033432 DETECTION METHOD AND DETECTION SYSTEM Non-Final OA Ningbo ABAX Sensing Electronic Technology Co., Ltd.
18304845 3D Image Sensor Ranging System, and Ranging Method Using Same Non-Final OA Rayz Technologies (Suzhou) Co. Ltd
18249312 SEGMENTED FLASH LIDAR USING STATIONARY REFLECTORS Non-Final OA Sense Photonics, Inc.
18163779 RUGGEDIZED SENSOR DEVICES WITH DECREASED LIGHT SCATTER AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS Non-Final OA MineSense Technologies Ltd.
17909158 A METHOD OF OPERATING A TIME OF FLIGHT CAMERA Non-Final OA Waikatolink Limited
17331265 LiDAR WITH COMBINED FAST/SLOW SCANNING Non-Final OA Makalu Optics Ltd.

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