USPTO Examiner AHMED MASUD - Art Unit 3657

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19004554SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VOICE BASED CONTROLLING A TELE-ROBOT IN A MULTI-USER TELEPRESENCE SESSIONDecember 2024March 2026Allow1400NoNo
18869498NONLINEAR ADAPTIVE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MECHANICAL ARM MOTION CONTROLNovember 2024February 2026Allow1500NoNo
18782567METHOD FOR DETERMINING POINT OF INTEREST FOR USER, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18767399Skateboard SystemJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18720639METHOD FOR GENERATING A RESOURCE-EFFICIENT DRIVING ROUTE FOR THE VEHICLE IN OPERATIONJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18740522WORKPLACE MONITORING AND SEMANTIC ENTITY IDENTIFICATION FOR SAFE MACHINE OPERATIONJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18738682VEHICLEJune 2024January 2026Allow1910NoNo
18677166ALGORITHM OPERATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND METHODMay 2024March 2026Allow2210NoNo
18646929Vehicle Control SystemApril 2024January 2026Allow2110NoNo
18612532VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024July 2025Allow1600NoNo
18603864CONTROL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHODMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18602167CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18689521METHOD FOR MONITORING AN AIR-CONDITIONED PASSENGER COMPARTMENT OF A VEHICLE, AND AIR-CONDITIONING ARRANGEMENT FOR CARRYING OUT SUCH A METHODMarch 2024November 2025Allow2110NoNo
18596211COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING SAFE CONTROL INPUTS U(K) FOR ACTUATOR COMPONENTS OF A VEHICLEMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18581542DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM COMMUNICATING WITH A MAP DATA PROCESSING SYSTEM TO DETERMINE OR ALTER A NAVIGATION PATH BASED ON ONE OR MORE ROAD SEGMENTSFebruary 2024December 2025Abandon2230YesNo
18442471COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A POWER SYSTEM OF A VEHICLEFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2010NoNo
18432162Autonomous Driving Validation SystemFebruary 2024January 2026Abandon2310NoNo
18418500Automated Vehicle Control and Guidance Based on Real-Time Blind Corner Navigational AnalysisJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1420YesNo
18545986ROBOTIC CONTROL WITH REAL-TIME SWITCHING BETWEEN TRAJECTORIESDecember 2023December 2025Allow2410YesNo
18540593VEHICLE PLATFORM, VEHICLE CONTROL INTERFACE BOX, AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMDecember 2023December 2025Allow2410NoNo
18528011MOBILE BODY, INFORMATION PROCESSOR, MOBILE BODY SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMDecember 2023December 2024Allow1210NoNo
18522691VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMNovember 2023December 2025Allow2410NoNo
18513093TRANSPARENCY AND VALIDATION OF VEHICLE LOCOMOTIVE ACTIONSNovember 2023March 2026Allow2710YesNo
18499390LOAD BALANCING APPROACH TO EXECUTE COST OPTIMIZATION IN MULTI-MODE AND MULTI-GEAR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLESNovember 2023December 2025Allow2510NoNo
18383228SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A BACCARAT GAME BASED ON MULTIPLE FINANCIAL MARKET INDICATORSOctober 2023December 2024Abandon1410NoNo
18491947AUTOMATIC BERTHING SYSTEM FOR WATERCRAFTOctober 2023November 2025Allow2510NoNo
18377331EVENT WAGERING WITH GROUP AND/OR IN RUN OPTIONSOctober 2023November 2024Abandon1310NoNo
18554060METHODS AND DEVICES FOR BRAKING OF A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLEOctober 2023January 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18553293TACTILE SENSORSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510NoNo
18369427AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FLEET SERVICE AND SYSTEMSeptember 2023November 2024Allow1420YesNo
18466504VEHICLESeptember 2023November 2025Allow2610YesNo
18367366SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING AND PROVIDING SIMULATED USER ABSORPTION INFORMATIONSeptember 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18549400ACUTE HEALTH EVENT MONITORING AND VERIFICATIONSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510YesNo
18548653Device and Method for Reducing Noise in an Interior of a VehicleSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18238997SMART DEVICEAugust 2023January 2025Abandon1620YesNo
18455040SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENTS OF A MARINE SURFACE VESSELAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18365909SHIP CONTROL DEVICE AND SHIP CONTROL METHODAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610NoNo
18356466SYSTEM TO USE AUTONOMOUS ROBOT ERGONOMIC SWARM RAMPSJuly 2023September 2025Allow2510YesNo
18222754SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS LIGHT AIRCRAFT OPERATIONJuly 2023June 2025Allow2310NoNo
18352576NUDGE PROXIMITY INDICATION DURING CONTROL OF AN UNLOADING OPERATIONJuly 2023September 2025Allow2610YesNo
18344736DETERMINATION OF RELIABILITY OF VEHICLE CONTROL COMMANDS USING A VOTING MECHANISMJune 2023June 2025Allow2440YesNo
18343453DATA-DRIVEN MODELING OF LOW-ALTITUDE TURBULENCEJune 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18341476DETERMINING LOCAL WIND VARIABILITY FOR OPERATIONS OF AERIAL VEHICLESJune 2023April 2025Allow2200NoNo
18335534MODELING ROBOT SELF-OCCLUSION FOR LOCALIZATIONJune 2023October 2025Allow2810NoNo
18210257IMAGE-GUIDED ROBOTIC ARM FOR INSERTING A PENETRATING MEMBER INTO A BODY LUMENJune 2023June 2025Allow2400NoNo
18204529RUGGEDIZED AUTONOMOUS HELICOPTER PLATFORMJune 2023August 2024Allow1410NoNo
18254841SYSTEMS FOR RETRACTING AND ADJUSTING ELONGATE FLEXIBLE DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODSMay 2023September 2025Allow2810YesNo
18319989Method for determining a torque for an operation of a robot using a model and method for teaching the modelMay 2023March 2025Allow2100NoNo
18196134MISSION-BASED, GAME-IMPLEMENTED CYBER TRAINING SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2023September 2024Allow1620NoNo
18251671SURGICAL TOOL CONTROL APPARATUSMay 2023October 2025Allow3010NoNo
18139758VEHICLE SOFTWARE EVALUATIONApril 2023July 2025Allow2710NoNo
18129275THREE DIMENSION WIND SPEED DETECTION USING PITOT TUBE FOR AUTOMATED VEHICLESMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710YesNo
18128276MARINE VESSEL MANEUVERING SYSTEM, AND MARINE VESSELMarch 2023September 2025Allow3020NoNo
18119052SURGERY SUPPORTING APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF ROBOT ARMMarch 2023August 2025Allow2910YesNo
18172320HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLEFebruary 2023July 2025Allow2910NoNo
18150836AUTONOMOUS PATH TREATMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2640YesYes
18091327ROBOT STEP CONTROL METHOD, ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2022July 2025Allow3010NoNo
18069127CONTINUUM ROBOT CONTROL SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510NoNo
18075871SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR GENERATING AND PROVIDING SIMULATED USER ABSORPTION INFORMATIONDecember 2022April 2025Allow2820NoNo
17986327ROBOTIC TOOL RECONFIGURATION SYSTEMNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110YesNo
17982336METHODS FOR EXECUTING AUTONOMOUS RIDESHARE REQUESTSNovember 2022August 2025Abandon3340NoNo
17973136EDUCATIONAL AND CONTENT RECOMMENDATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEMOctober 2022September 2025Allow3410NoNo
17910375SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING DATA IN A LIVE SPORTING EVENTSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17941057REMOTELY DRIVEN CAMERA IN ROBOTIC SYSTEMSeptember 2022October 2025Allow3710YesNo
17898032WEARABLE DEVICE, METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM INCLUDING BODY TEMPERATURE SENSORAugust 2022August 2024Allow2400NoNo
17803550Apparatus and method for collecting environmental samplesAugust 2022February 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17862127ANTI-COLLISION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT INCLUDING THE ANTI-COLLISION SYSTEMJuly 2022June 2025Allow3510YesNo
17790882ROTATING SHAFT STRUCTURE PROVIDED WITH FORCE SENSOR, AND ROBOTJuly 2022August 2025Allow3810YesNo
17809687METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MULTI-LEGGED ROBOT, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022August 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17784905AUTONOMOUS MOBILE GRABBING METHOD FOR MECHANICAL ARM BASED ON VISUAL-HAPTIC FUSION UNDER COMPLEX ILLUMINATION CONDITIONJune 2022September 2024Allow2700NoNo
17839324INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, DISPLAY APPARATUS, DISPLAY METHOD, ROBOT SYSTEM, ARTICLE PRODUCTION METHOD, PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022October 2025Allow4020NoNo
17839193SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNKNOWN OBJECT MANIPULATION FROM PURE SYNTHETIC STEREO DATAJune 2022November 2025Allow4120YesNo
17720731ROBOTIC END-TOOL WITH DIVIDER RESTRAINING MECHANISMApril 2022August 2024Allow2800NoNo
17720206ROBOTIC MULTI-SURFACE GRIPPER ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR OPERATING THE SAMEApril 2022May 2025Allow3710NoNo
17719119SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPING ROBOT AUTONOMYApril 2022May 2025Allow3710NoNo
17767850WIRELESS CONNECTOR ATTACHMENT/DETACHMENT METHOD, ROBOT DEVICE, AND WIRELESS CONNECTORApril 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17698583SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING OBJECTS INCLUDING PAYLOAD POSITIONABLE MOBILE CARRIERSMarch 2022August 2025Allow4110YesNo
17624371ROBOT SYSTEMJanuary 2022July 2024Allow3010NoNo
17620788METHOD FOR SPECIFYING AN INPUT VALUE ON A ROBOTIC MANIPULATORDecember 2021February 2025Allow3820NoNo
17620602GOOD DRIVER SCORECARD AND DRIVER TRAININGDecember 2021December 2024Abandon3610NoNo
17513504PARK PAWL CONTROL WITH REDUNDANT POWER SOURCES FOR E-SECUREMENT SYSTEMS FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLESOctober 2021August 2024Allow3420NoNo
17491506METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELATIVE POSITIONING OF A USER EQUIPMENT IN A VEHICLESeptember 2021September 2024Allow3621YesNo
17402305SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A SELLER-INITIATED PEER-TO-PEER EXCHANGE OF A NON-FUNGIBLE DIGITAL ASSETAugust 2021March 2025Abandon4310NoNo
17396759ENDOLUMINAL ROBOTIC (ELR) SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2021April 2025Allow4410YesNo
17426920STRING ACTUATOR-BASED EXOSKELETON ROBOTJuly 2021July 2024Allow3510NoNo
17337016SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING EMISSIONS WITH SMART ALTERNATORJune 2021June 2024Allow3720YesNo
17290448MINIATURE BONE-MOUNTED ROBOT FOR IN-SITU THREE-DIMENSIONAL BIOPRINTINGApril 2021January 2025Allow4520YesNo
17276531SURGICAL ROBOTIC SYSTEMSMarch 2021April 2025Abandon4920NoNo
17274970AUTOMATED VACUUM GRIPPER AND METHOD FOR SECURELY GRIPPING COMPONENTSMarch 2021June 2024Allow3910NoNo
17191204PROVIDING AUTOMATED ASSISTANCE TO PASSENGERS DURING A TRIPMarch 2021July 2024Allow4020YesNo
17272680SETTINGS SUPPORT DEVICE, SETTINGS SUPPORT METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2021August 2025Allow5450YesNo
17270650METHOD FOR TEMPORARILY EXTENDING THE AUTONOMY OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLEFebruary 2021February 2025Allow4830NoNo
17152601DYNAMIC MODEL EVALUATION PACKAGE FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLESJanuary 2021July 2024Allow4220NoNo
15971200ADAPTIVE HEADLIGHTS FOR THE TRAJECTORY OF A VEHICLEMay 2018June 2019Allow1400NoNo
15756241DUMP TRUCK PITCHING CONTROL SYSTEMMarch 2018May 2019Allow1400NoNo

Appeals Overview

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Examiner AHMED, MASUD - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner AHMED, MASUD works in Art Unit 3657 and has examined 17 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.4%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 39 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner AHMED, MASUD's allowance rate of 82.4% places them in the 55% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by AHMED, MASUD receive 1.71 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 36% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by AHMED, MASUD is 39 months. This places the examiner in the 27% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +27.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by AHMED, MASUD. This interview benefit is in the 75% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 43.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 95% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 25.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 36% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 39% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • RCEs are effective: This examiner has a high allowance rate after RCE compared to others. If you receive a final rejection and have substantive amendments or arguments, an RCE is likely to be successful.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

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