Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17139891 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE, CAMERA, INSPECTION ADJUSTMENT DEVICE, DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE DRIVE ADJUSTMENT METHOD, AND DISTANCE MEASUREMENT DEVICE INSPECTION ADJUSTMENT METHOD | December 2020 | September 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17135959 | MEMS ACTUATED ALVAREZ LENS FOR TUNABLE BEAM SPOT SIZE IN LIDAR | December 2020 | December 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17120240 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE, OPTICAL DEVICE, MEASURING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE | December 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17113427 | ENCRYPTED LIDAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17114151 | LiDAR METHODS AND SYSTEMS WITH SELECTIVE DENSITY SCANNING BASED ON MEMS | December 2020 | November 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15734997 | HORIZONTAL OR VERTICAL LINE TEST DEVICE AND SYSTEM | December 2020 | January 2025 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16951910 | ADAPTIVE VEHICLE HEADLIGHT | November 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17055207 | MULTIPLE MIRROR MONOSTATIC SCANNING LIDAR OPTICAL RANGING SENSOR | November 2020 | July 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17054431 | VIBRATION BASED ACTUATOR SYSTEM FOR CLEANING OF OPTICAL SURFACE | November 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17090667 | MIRROR ASSEMBLY HAVING REINFORCEMENT STRUCTURE FOR LIGHT STEERING | November 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 40 | 0 | 1 | No | No |
| 17052641 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING AN ALIGNMENT OF AN OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR BY MEANS OF SCAN POINTS OF A SENSOR IMAGE, AND OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR | November 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17081715 | LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING SENSORS WITH MULTIPLE EMITTERS AND MULTIPLE RECEIVERS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17066704 | METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT A MEASUREMENT PROCESS | October 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 50 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17041395 | MACROSCOPIC LIDAR DEVICE | September 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17041114 | DISTANCE MEASUREMENT SENSOR, CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM STORED THEREIN | September 2020 | October 2024 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16978994 | OBJECT RECOGNIZING DEVICE | September 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 40 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16978332 | FOG DETERMINATION APPARATUS, FOG DETERMINATION METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | September 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17001735 | DISTANCE MEASURING DEVICE AND DISTANCE MEASURING METHOD | August 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16975560 | LIGHT DETECTION DEVICE, LIGHT DETECTION METHOD, AND LIDAR DEVICE | August 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16998294 | SINGLE BEAM DIGITALLY MODULATED LIDAR FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DISTANCE SENSING | August 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16970333 | LIDAR SYSTEM, OPERATING METHOD FOR A LIDAR SYSTEM, AND WORKING DEVICE | August 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16990491 | Self-Driving Sensor System | August 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16968198 | PHOTON DETECTING 3D IMAGING SENSOR DEVICE | August 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16987363 | LASER RADAR | August 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16947351 | MULTI-LAYER METALLIZATION FOR MULTI-CHANNEL EMITTER ARRAY | July 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16919135 | LASER ARRANGEMENT WITH OPTICAL FILTER | July 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 54 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16852128 | Systems and Methods for Calibrating a LIDAR Device | April 2020 | June 2024 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16837429 | VARIABLE ANGLE POLYGON FOR USE WITH A LIDAR SYSTEM | April 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 45 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16709729 | LIDAR DEVICE | December 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16512661 | LIGHT EMITTER, LIGHT EMITTING DEVICE, OPTICAL DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | July 2019 | March 2024 | Abandon | 56 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16464657 | Method and System for Doppler Detection and Doppler Correction of Optical Chirped Range Detection | May 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16379207 | COMPENSATION CIRCUITRY FOR LIDAR RECEIVER SYSTEMS AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF | April 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 50 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16334997 | EMITTER DEVICE FOR AN OPTICAL DETECTION APPARATUS, OPTICAL DETECTION APPARATUS, MOTOR VEHICLE AND METHOD | March 2019 | September 2023 | Allow | 53 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16356079 | Adaptive Ladar Receiver Control Using Spatial Index of Prior Ladar Return Data | March 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 49 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16285079 | OPTICAL STRUCTURE FOR EXTENDING LASER RADAR SCANNING RANGE OF UAVS AND OTHER OBJECTS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2019 | May 2023 | Abandon | 50 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16326755 | OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE FOR TIME-OF-FLIGHT MEASUREMENT | February 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 50 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16269691 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TARGETING AND TRACKING AN INTRUDER USING A LASER DETECTION AND RANGING DEVICE | February 2019 | May 2023 | Abandon | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16268730 | EXTENDED LASER ACTIVE RANGING SYSTEM, METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE PROGRAM PRODUCT | February 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16265416 | REAL TIME GATING AND SIGNAL ROUTING IN LASER AND DETECTOR ARRAYS FOR LIDAR APPLICATION | February 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 49 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16260213 | ENCLOSURE FOR LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING UNIT AND RELATED METHODS | January 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 38 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16257697 | OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OBJECTS | January 2019 | December 2022 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16319142 | OPTICAL SYSTEM FOR DETECTING A SCANNING FIELD | January 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16240512 | LIDAR DEVICE | January 2019 | December 2023 | Allow | 59 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16314898 | LASER POSITIONING APPARATUS AND LASER POSITIONING METHOD | January 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16314892 | LASER POSITIONING APPARATUS AND LASER POSITIONING METHOD | January 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 53 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16236442 | Parallax Compensating Spatial Filters | December 2018 | September 2022 | Allow | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16229284 | MULTI-RANGE SOLID STATE LIDAR SYSTEM | December 2018 | November 2022 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16225903 | OBJECT DETECTOR | December 2018 | August 2022 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16216780 | LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGE (LIDAR) DEVICE WITH COMPONENT STACKING FOR COAXIAL READOUT WITHOUT SPLITTER MIRROR FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES | December 2018 | November 2023 | Allow | 59 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16205420 | SURVEYING DEVICE, AND CALIBRATION METHOD AND CALIBRATION PROGRAM FOR SURVEYING DEVICE | November 2018 | June 2022 | Allow | 43 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16060562 | METHOD FOR DETECTING A FUNCTIONAL IMPAIRMENT OF A LASER SCANNER, LASER SCANNER, AND MOTOR VEHICLE | November 2018 | September 2022 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16183017 | Surveying Instrument And Surveying Instrument System | November 2018 | July 2022 | Allow | 44 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16164541 | ARRANGEMENT OF LIGHT SOURCES AND DETECTORS IN A LIDAR SYSTEM | October 2018 | January 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16164217 | TRANSMISSION/RECEPTION MODULE FOR AN OPTOELECTRONIC SENSOR AND METHOD OF DETECTING OBJECTS | October 2018 | May 2022 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16153348 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USING AN INDUSTRIAL MANIPULATOR FOR ATMOSPHERIC CHARACTERIZATION LIDAR OPTICS POSITIONING | October 2018 | September 2023 | Allow | 59 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16148550 | LIDAR 2D RECEIVER ARRAY ARCHITECTURE | October 2018 | April 2022 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16146200 | APPARATUSES AND METHOD FOR LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING | September 2018 | March 2022 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16138661 | HYBRID LIDAR-IMAGING DEVICE FOR AERIAL SURVEYING | September 2018 | December 2022 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16087547 | METHOD FOR CAPTURING AT LEAST ONE OBJECT, DEVICE OF A SENSOR APPARATUS, SENSOR APPARATUS AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH AT LEAST ONE SENSOR APPARATUS | September 2018 | September 2022 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16136006 | METHOD FOR REGISTERING DISTANCE SCAN DATA | September 2018 | January 2023 | Allow | 52 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16135846 | MULTIPLE OPERATIONAL MODES FOR AIRCRAFT LASER SENSING SYSTEMS | September 2018 | October 2022 | Allow | 49 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16132869 | Laser Measuring Method And Laser Measuring Instrument | September 2018 | April 2022 | Allow | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16123939 | POLARIZATION ENCODED BEAM DELIVERY AND COLLECTION | September 2018 | April 2023 | Allow | 55 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16122054 | METHOD OF CORRECTING MEASUREMENT VALUE OF LASER SCANNER, AND DEVICE FOR THE METHOD | September 2018 | November 2021 | Allow | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16116769 | MEASURING DEVICE HAVING SCANNING FUNCTIONALITY AND SETTABLE RECEIVING RANGES OF THE RECEIVER | August 2018 | April 2023 | Allow | 56 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16079053 | MULTI-ELEMENT FABRY-PEROT ETALON INTERFEROMETER FOR DIRECT DETECTION LIDAR | August 2018 | April 2022 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16105133 | DETECTION SYSTEM WITH REFLECTIVE MEMBER ILLUMINATED FROM MULTIPLE SIDES | August 2018 | June 2022 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner HEBERT, BENJAMIN RICHARD.
With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.
Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.
In this dataset, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner HEBERT, BENJAMIN RICHARD works in Art Unit 3645 and has examined 67 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 76.1%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 47 months.
Examiner HEBERT, BENJAMIN RICHARD's allowance rate of 76.1% places them in the 44% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by HEBERT, BENJAMIN RICHARD receive 1.96 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 44% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by HEBERT, BENJAMIN RICHARD is 47 months. This places the examiner in the 11% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +16.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by HEBERT, BENJAMIN RICHARD. This interview benefit is in the 56% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.0% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. If you receive a final rejection, filing an RCE with substantive amendments or arguments has a strong likelihood of success.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 50.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 76% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner is highly receptive to after-final amendments compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 714.12, after-final amendments may be entered "under justifiable circumstances." Consider filing after-final amendments with a clear showing of allowability rather than immediately filing an RCE, as this examiner frequently enters such amendments.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 16.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 9% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 34% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments less often than average. You may need to make most claim amendments yourself.
Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 11.8% of allowed cases (in the 91% percentile). Per MPEP § 714.14, a Quayle action indicates that all claims are allowable but formal matters remain. This examiner frequently uses Quayle actions compared to other examiners, which is a positive indicator that once substantive issues are resolved, allowance follows quickly.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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