Prosecution Insights
Last updated: April 19, 2026

Examiner: THATCHER, CLINT A

Tech Center 3600 • Art Units: 2191 2197 3645

This examiner grants 81% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

81.0%
Allow Rate
+29.0% vs TC avg
348
Total Applications
+10.4%
Interview Lift
761
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 315 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

17.4%
§101 Eligibility
24.1%
§102 Novelty
36.0%
§103 Obviousness
18.2%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17795507 RANGE-FINDING APPARATUS AND RANGE-FINDING METHOD Final Rejection SONY GROUP CORPORATION
18298666 OPTICAL DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Non-Final OA DENSO CORPORATION
17930356 MEASUREMENT APPARATUS Final Rejection DENSO CORPORATION
17893266 ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE TRANSMISSION COVER Final Rejection TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
17856451 TOF DEPTH SENSING MODULE AND IMAGE GENERATION METHOD Final Rejection HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
17758519 LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD FOR LIGHT RECEIVING DEVICE, AND DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE Final Rejection SONY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
18040202 ELECTROMAGNETIC-WAVE DETECTION APPARATUS Non-Final OA KYOCERA Corporation
17907026 LIDAR SYSTEM AND VEHICLE Non-Final OA ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
17809123 Signal Processing Method and Related Apparatus Final Rejection Shenzhen Yinwang Intelligent Technologies Co., Ltd.
18200513 LIDAR DEVICE WITH SPATIAL LIGHT MODULATORS Non-Final OA HEXAGON TECHNOLOGY CENTER GMBH
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
18044116 PROXIMITY SENSING Non-Final OA ams International AG
17891463 PHASE UNWRAPPING SIGNAL PROCESSING UNIT WITH FLEXIBLE DOUBLE FREQUENCIES Final Rejection GM Cruise Holdings LLC
18104770 SCANNING MULTIPLE LIDAR SYSTEM OUTPUT SIGNALS Non-Final OA SiLC Technologies, Inc.
17961650 LIDAR SYSTEM WITH SPECTRALLY ENCODED LIGHT PULSES Non-Final OA Luminar Technologies, Inc.
18124215 CLOUD PHASE DETECTION Non-Final OA Rosemount Aerospace Inc.
18230826 Surveying Distance Measuring System Using Lasers Non-Final OA Johnson Level & Tool Mfg. Co., 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.
17952347 ILLUMINATION DEVICE FOR A DISTANCE MEASUREMENT CAMERA SYSTEM, A CORRESPONDING ILLUMINATION METHOD AND A TOF CAMERA SYSTEM Non-Final OA TRUMPF Photonic Components GmbH

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