Prosecution Insights
Last updated: May 29, 2026

Examiner: THATCHER, CLINT A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2191 2197 3645

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

80.6%
Allow Rate
+28.6% vs TC avg
350
Total Applications
+10.7%
Interview Lift
764
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 319 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

6.2%
§101 Eligibility
17.6%
§102 Novelty
71.3%
§103 Obviousness
2.3%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17795507 RANGE-FINDING APPARATUS AND RANGE-FINDING METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
17930356 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
17893266 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION COVER Final Rejection TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
18040202 ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVE DETECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
18200513 LIDAR DEVICE WITH SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS Non-Final OA HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
17809123 Signal Processing Method and Related Apparatus Non-Final OA Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
17877884 LIDAR FOR SHORT RANGE AND LONG RANGE USING SINGLE LIGHT SOURCE Final Rejection HL KLEMOVE CORP.
18186420 SENSOR UNIT, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM Non-Final OA OMRON Corporation
18362218 WIDE-DYNAMIC-RANGE SPLIT-DETECTOR LIDAR PHOTORECEIVER Non-Final OA Allegro MicroSystems, LLC
17897042 SENSOR CALIBRATION AND LOCALIZATION USING KNOWN OBJECT IDENTIFICATION Non-Final OA Trimble Inc.
18104770 SCANNING MULTIPLE LIDAR SYSTEM OUTPUT SIGNALS Non-Final OA SiLC Technologies, Inc.
17891463 PHASE UNWRAPPING SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT WITH FLEXIBLE DOUBLE FREQUENCIES Non-Final OA GM Cruise Holdings LLC
18124215 CLOUD PHASE DETECTION Non-Final OA Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
18100734 LIGHT SENSOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SENSORTEK TECHNOLOGY CORP.
17900864 Scanning Flash Light Detection And Ranging Apparatus and its Operating Method Thereof Final Rejection Compertum Microsystems Inc.
17789990 THREE-DIMENSIONAL RANGING METHOD AND DEVICE Non-Final OA RAYZ TECHNOLOGIES CO. LTD.

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