USPTO Examiner DO TRUC M - Art Unit 3658

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18763057APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING DRIVE UNIT ACCORDING TO POSITION OF SHUTTLE LEVER OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINE SUPPORTING AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGJuly 2024April 2025Allow910NoNo
18400660SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKING FUNCTIONS IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEDecember 2023January 2025Allow1310YesNo
18386238SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLABORATIVE CALIBRATION VIA LANDMARKNovember 2023May 2025Allow1920YesNo
18352782CONTROLLER FOR A VEHICLE AND METHODJuly 2023October 2024Allow1510NoNo
18348274GEOFENCED AI CONTROLLED VEHICLE DYNAMICSJuly 2023January 2025Allow1920YesNo
18214819UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR DELIVERY OF MEDICAL OR EMERGENCY SUPPLIESJune 2023March 2025Allow2020NoNo
18205031Inter-Vehicle Signaling for Collision Avoidance and Harm MinimizationJune 2023December 2024Allow1910NoNo
18254403TRACTION-DEPENDENT VARIATION OF WHEEL-TO-SURFACE NORMAL FORCEMay 2023June 2025Allow2510NoNo
18140039VEHICLEApril 2023April 2025Allow2410NoNo
18121636TRAVEL LINE CREATION SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINEMarch 2023May 2025Allow2610YesNo
18182749DRIVER AND VEHICLE MONITORING FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEMarch 2023August 2024Allow1810YesNo
18021557METHOD AND ARRANGEMENT TO TIMELY TRIGGER AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING OPERATION AND TO CONTROL THE LONGITUDINAL MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLEFebruary 2023May 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18161142METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A ROBOTIC DEVICEJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18006419CONTROL METHOD FOR HYDRAULIC RETARDER, AND CONTROL SYSTEMJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2610NoNo
18149501BROADCASTING VEHICLE CAPABILITIES TO PLANNING MODULESJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2810NoNo
17991345APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR TRANSFERRING SUBSTRATENovember 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17982498SYSTEM FOR MINIMIZING DATA TRANSMISSION LATENCY BETWEEN A SENSOR AND A SUSPENSION CONTROLLER OF A VEHICLENovember 2022November 2024Allow2420NoNo
17923041MEASUREMENT GUIDED RESURFACING DURING ROBOTIC RESECTIONNovember 2022April 2025Allow2910NoNo
17922028METHOD FOR DETECTING AND EVALUATING A FRICTION STATUS AT A JOINT, ROBOTIC ARM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTOctober 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
17995739DIAGNOSIS/TREATMENT SUPPORT ROBOT, DIAGNOSIS/TREATMENT SUPPORT ROBOT SYSTEM, AND DIAGNOSIS/TREATMENT SUPPORT METHODOctober 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17915224OFFLINE TEACHING DEVICE AND MOTION-PROGRAM GENERATION METHODSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3330NoNo
17951949AUTOMATIC WORKING SYSTEM, SELF-MOVING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2022December 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17931675CHARGING AND DISCHARGING CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17940721Method and System for Active and Selective Preventive Cross-Force and Noise Control In a VehicleSeptember 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17900487Work Program Production System and Work Program Production MethodAugust 2022October 2024Allow2510YesNo
17908238ROBOT JOINT TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM AND LOAD COMPENSATION METHOD THEREFORAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510NoNo
17897443Robot Teaching SystemAugust 2022April 2025Allow3120NoNo
17819895DETERMINATION OF POSITION, VELOCITY, AND/OR HEADING BY SIMULTANEOUS USE OF ON-DEVICE AND ON-VEHICLE INFORMATIONAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510YesNo
17887719PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR PROCESSING WORKPIECESAugust 2022October 2024Allow2610NoNo
17929017WAFER CARRIER DISC INSTALLATION/UNINSTALLATION DEVICE AND INSTALLATION/UNINSTALLATION METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022April 2025Allow3210NoNo
17816820SURGICAL TOOL SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2022October 2024Abandon2730NoNo
17852932ROBOT SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATED ASSEMBLY OF MODULAR COMPONENTJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17844361Method for Estimating Intention Using Unsupervised LearningJune 2022August 2024Allow2610NoNo
17807648Utilizing Prediction Models of an EnvironmentJune 2022October 2024Allow2820NoNo
17840616ROBOT OPERATION FOR A MOVING WORKPIECEJune 2022November 2024Allow2910NoNo
17839485ROBOT SYSTEM AND ERRONEOUS WIRING DETECTION METHOD THEREOFJune 2022May 2025Abandon3630NoNo
17781471GUIDE DISPLAY SYSTEM, GUIDE DISPLAY METHOD, GUIDE DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMJune 2022December 2024Allow3030NoNo
17778097CALIBRATION OF AN IMPEDANCE CONTROL OF A ROBOT MANIPULATORMay 2022November 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17744263ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFMay 2022May 2025Allow3620YesNo
17771321Model-Based Predictive Control of a Drive Machine of the Powertrain of a Motor Vehicle and at Least One Vehicle Component Which Influences the Energy Efficiency of the Motor VehicleApril 2022December 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17710938FRUIT PICKING METHOD BASED ON VISUAL SERVO CONTROL ROBOTMarch 2022May 2025Abandon3810NoNo
17702837UNCERTAINTY-AWARE GAIT ANALYSISMarch 2022June 2025Abandon3920YesNo
17692200METHOD AND SYSTEM OF ROBOTIC ARM SAFETY DETECTION BASED ON ETHERCAT AUTOMATIONMarch 2022November 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17514955SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED PACKAGING AND PROCESSING FOR SHIPPING WITH CONTAINER ALIGNMENTOctober 2021October 2024Allow3510NoNo
17599366WELDING SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND WELDING METHODSeptember 2021November 2024Allow3820NoNo
17472892VEHICLE GUIDANCESeptember 2021January 2025Allow4030YesYes
17389817AUTONOMOUS DRIVING RECORDER AND OPERATION METHOD THEREOFJuly 2021April 2025Allow4530NoNo
17369466DISINFECTION ROBOT CAPABLE OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND AUTOMATIC RECOGNITION OF DISINFECTION TARGETSJuly 2021December 2024Allow4230NoNo
17298894System for radio connection of an assembly to a controllerJune 2021July 2024Allow3720YesNo
17187744METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INFORMATION RECOMMENDATIONFebruary 2021December 2024Allow4530NoNo
14023401Method and Control Unit for Activating Actuators of a Vehicle During Emergency OperationSeptember 2013July 2015Allow2210NoNo
13640320TORQUE DISTRIBUTION CONTROL METHOD FOR A FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE MOTOR VEHICLE AND CORRESPONDING VEHICLENovember 2012June 2015Allow3220YesNo
13679309HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING SYSTEMNovember 2012October 2014Allow2310NoNo
13600903JOURNEY COMPUTATION WITH RE-PLANNING BASED ON EVENTS IN A TRANSPORTATION NETWORKAugust 2012December 2015Allow4030YesNo
13470161METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VARIABLE REDUCED EFFORT STEERING IN ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEMSMay 2012July 2014Allow2610NoNo
13165010METHODS FOR LINKING MOTOR VEHICLES TO REDUCE AERODYNAMIC DRAG AND IMPROVE FUEL ECONOMYJune 2011March 2014Allow3330YesNo
12720889SAFETY-BASED ROAD MAP NAVIGATIONMarch 2010September 2013Allow4321YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner DO, TRUC M.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
99.2%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

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, 100.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner DO, TRUC M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner DO, TRUC M works in Art Unit 3658 and has examined 56 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 83.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner DO, TRUC M's allowance rate of 83.9% places them in the 53% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by DO, TRUC M receive 1.57 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 41% 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 DO, TRUC M is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 48% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.8% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by DO, TRUC M. This interview benefit is in the 53% 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, 42.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 94% 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 43.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 17% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 97% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 34% 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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