Prosecution Insights
Last updated: August 17, 2026

Examiner: VASQUEZ JR, ROBERT WILLIAM

Tech Center 4100 • Art Units: 3645 4100

This examiner grants 10% of resolved cases

Performance Statistics

10.5%
Allow Rate
-49.5% vs TC avg
68
Total Applications
+6.0%
Interview Lift
1547
Avg Prosecution Days
Based on 19 resolved cases, 2023–2026

Rejection Statute Breakdown

1.8%
§101 Eligibility
33.9%
§102 Novelty
56.2%
§103 Obviousness
5.5%
§112 Clarity

Currently Pending Office Actions

App #TitleStatusAssignee
17746543 LiDAR DEVICE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF Non-Final OA SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
17622430 TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSING CIRCUITRY AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TIME-OF-FLIGHT SENSING CIRCUITRY Final Rejection Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
17621895 TIME-OF-FLIGHT IMAGING APPARATUS AND TIME-OF-FLIGHT IMAGING METHOD Non-Final OA Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
18180444 OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, DRIVING METHOD OF OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICE, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE Non-Final OA FUJIFILM Corporation
18186484 OBSTACLE SENSOR INSPECTION DEVICE AND METHOD Final Rejection KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA JIDOSHOKKI
18221208 LIDAR DEVICE Final Rejection Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
17549124 LIDAR DEVICES WITH FREQUENCY AND TIME MULTIPLEXING OF SENSING SIGNALS Non-Final OA Waymo LLC
17931051 SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT (TOF) LIDAR SIGNAL-TO-NOISE IMPROVEMENT Final Rejection Motional AD LLC
18794207 LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING RECEIVING SYSTEM AND LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING SYSTEM Non-Final OA HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.

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