USPTO Examiner FREJD RUSSELL WARREN - Art Unit 3661

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19220949HANDLING EQUIPMENT, HANDLING EQUIPMENT CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROLLERMay 2025November 2025Allow510NoNo
19210173AUTOMATED GUIDED FORKLIFT, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATED GUIDED FORKLIFT, AND CONTROLLERMay 2025October 2025Allow510NoNo
19174544AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD APPLIED TO AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICE, AND CONTROLLERApril 2025October 2025Allow610NoNo
19173576MOBILE ROBOT AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND CONTROLLERApril 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19095310METHOD FOR DETERMINING ALIGNMENT STATE, CONTROLLER, AND MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENTMarch 2025September 2025Allow510NoNo
19093272INTELLIGENT SHIP NAVIGATION PATH GENERATION METHOD BASED ON VISUAL AND SPATIAL SEMANTIC ENHANCEMENT FOR AN AID TO NAVIGATIONMarch 2025July 2025Allow300NoNo
19087051METHOD FOR DETERMINING ALIGNMENT STATE, CONTROLLER, AND MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENTMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19079642SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A CONDITION OF AN ENGINEMarch 2025July 2025Allow410NoNo
19075813ADAPTIVE STSMC HIERARCHICAL CONTROL METHOD FOR DEPTH TRACKING ORIENTED TO UNDERWATER VEHICLEMarch 2025August 2025Allow510NoNo
19069866PATH PLANNING METHOD OF HANDLING DEVICE, HANDLING DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2025April 2025Allow200NoNo
19042556LOCAL MAP UPDATING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2025July 2025Allow510NoNo
19007533COMPACTIBLE VEHICLEJanuary 2025June 2025Allow501YesNo
19004185NAVIGATION METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CATERPILLAR-TYPE AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY DURING LOSS OF NAVIGATION REAL-TIME KINEMATIC SIGNALDecember 2024March 2025Allow200YesNo
18984500SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING THRUSTER EFFECT ON A VESSELDecember 2024May 2025Allow510NoNo
18959498MULTI-MODAL ROBOT SYSTEM CAPABLE OF REALIZING AUTONOMOUS SUBMARINE DOCKING AND RECONSTRUCTIONNovember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18686162METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT HEATING OF A FUEL CELL SYSTEM AND VEHICLEOctober 2024January 2026Allow2300YesNo
18913956AUTOMATED ON-WHEEL THERMOGRAPHY FOR SAFETY AND PREVENTIONOctober 2024January 2025Allow300NoNo
18829216APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS FOR MONITORING MOVING VEHICLESSeptember 2024December 2024Allow300YesNo
18841458ARRANGEMENT FOR THE TRANSMISSION OF PROCESS DATAAugust 2024March 2025Allow710NoNo
18796868PRECISION AIRDROP SYSTEM AND METHODAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18768809Configurable System For Layered System Control Of Earth-Moving Construction And/Or Mining VehiclesJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18765905AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSEJuly 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18758595VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND MASTER ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNITJune 2024March 2026Allow2110NoNo
18751808SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF PERFORMING AUTOMATED OPERATIONS WITH A POWER MACHINEJune 2024July 2025Allow1300NoNo
18740870CONTENT-AWARE NAVIGATION INSTRUCTIONSJune 2024November 2025Allow1800NoNo
18737462Magic Wand Interface And Other User Interaction Paradigms For A Flying Digital AssistantJune 2024February 2026Allow2010NoNo
18716165WHEEL TREAD ROUGHNESS ESTIMATION DEVICE AND WHEEL TREAD ROUGHNESS ESTIMATION METHODJune 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18704920CONVEYANCE SYSTEM AND AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLEApril 2024July 2024Allow300YesNo
18641831BRAKE MONITORING SYSTEMS FOR RAILCARSApril 2024April 2025Allow1110YesNo
18635008SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR REMOTE OPERATION OF A RAIL VEHICLEApril 2024March 2025Allow1110NoNo
18632318CALCULATION METHOD OF LINE CARRYING CAPACITY OF REGIONAL RAPID RAIL TRANSIT UNDER MIXED OPERATION OF EXPRESS/LOCAL TRAINSApril 2024July 2024Allow410NoNo
18633310SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING A CONDITION OF AN ENGINEApril 2024December 2024Allow920NoNo
18614732VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2024November 2025Allow2010NoNo
18614230SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING AND CONTROLLING AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE OPERATIONAL MODEMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18694017METHOD FOR ESTABLISHING ELECTRONIC FENCE FOR EXCAVATORMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210NoNo
18694368A TRIM TAB CONTROLMarch 2024July 2025Allow1600YesNo
18611169SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING THRUSTER EFFECT ON A VESSELMarch 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18689153TRAVELING VEHICLE SYSTEM AND TRAVELING VEHICLEMarch 2024November 2025Allow2110NoNo
18595458SIMULTANEOUS LOCALIZATION AND MAPPING (SLAM) METHODMarch 2024October 2024Allow800YesNo
18439557Adaptive Control System For Autonomous Control Of Powered Earth-Moving VehiclesFebruary 2024September 2025Allow1910NoNo
18438129TRIGGER EVENT PERSONALIZED ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (P-ACC)February 2024July 2025Allow1700NoNo
18436902SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR PLATOONINGFebruary 2024October 2024Allow810NoNo
18436990SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILROAD PERSONNEL SAFETY ASSURANCEFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2320NoNo
18578517METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ENABLING DETERMINATION OF A POSITION OF A MOBILE DEVICE IN AN ENVIRONMENTJanuary 2024October 2025Allow2110NoNo
18577759SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINEJanuary 2024July 2025Allow1800NoNo
18575970SYSTEM FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL OPERATION OF WORK MACHINESJanuary 2024August 2025Allow1900NoNo
18397919FACILITY LAYOUTDecember 2023January 2025Allow1200YesNo
18396782WORK MACHINE AND REMOTE OPERATION SUPPORT DEVICEDecember 2023January 2026Allow2510NoNo
18392915Control System for Ripper OperationDecember 2023December 2025Allow2410YesNo
18546000System and Method for Mapping and Routing for Robotic Last-Mile Delivery InfrastructureDecember 2023December 2025Abandon2410NoNo
18539579DATA-DRIVEN INTEGRAL SLIDING MODE CONTROL METHOD, SYSTEM AND DEVICE FOR HIGH-SPEED ELECTRIC MULTIPLE UNITDecember 2023April 2024Allow400NoNo
18515608SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL APPROACH SIGNAL RESTRICTION UPGRADENovember 2023March 2025Allow1610YesNo
18515658SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL APPROACH SIGNAL RESTRICTION UPGRADENovember 2023November 2024Allow1210NoNo
18514830SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL APPROACH SIGNAL RESTRICTION UPGRADENovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18514946SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR REMOTE OPERATION OF A RAIL VEHICLENovember 2023February 2024Allow300NoNo
18514690SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL APPROACH SIGNAL RESTRICTION UPGRADENovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18510790Using Wheel Orientation To Determine Future HeadingNovember 2023January 2025Allow1410NoNo
18510480SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING MAP DATANovember 2023September 2025Allow2210YesNo
18508712VEHICLENovember 2023September 2024Allow1010NoNo
18384420Bike Trailer Frame StructureOctober 2023February 2026Allow2700NoNo
18381336SYSTEM OF CROSS-CHANNEL COMMUNICATION FOR EFFECTORS IN AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18488132ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BASED VOLTAGE CONTROL OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERIESOctober 2023October 2024Allow1210NoNo
18484021WORK MACHINE SYSTEM WITH SMART DRIVEOctober 2023October 2025Allow2410YesNo
18378037COORDINATED MOTION SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18377517CONTROL METHOD, SERVER, IN-VEHICLE DEVICE, AND RECORDING MEDIUMOctober 2023November 2024Allow1310NoNo
18553806A METHOD, SOFTWARE PRODUCT, AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A POSITION AND ORIENTATION IN A 3D RECONSTRUCTION OF THE EARTH'S SURFACEOctober 2023February 2024Allow400YesNo
18283595COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTING METHODSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2300NoNo
18470275BULLDOZER PLANNING AND CONTROLSeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18466453MACHINE CONTROL USING A PREDICTIVE MAPSeptember 2023April 2024Allow810NoNo
18463010SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING BRAKE SYSTEMS ON RAILWAY ASSETSSeptember 2023December 2024Allow1520YesNo
18460375GROUND INCLINATION STEREO PROFILING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MECHANICAL WEEDING COMPONENTSeptember 2023January 2024Allow500NoNo
18548141METHOD FOR CONFIGURATION OF CONTROL SOFTWARE IN A RAIL VEHICLEAugust 2023December 2023Allow300YesNo
18249099UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEAugust 2023January 2024Allow910NoNo
18455241Worksite Management System and Method for a Mobile MachineAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610YesNo
18233272Autonomous Control Of Operations Of Powered Earth-Moving Vehicles Using Data From On-Vehicle Perception SystemsAugust 2023September 2024Allow1310NoNo
18446595HANDLEBAR ASSEMBLY AND STRADDLED VEHICLEAugust 2023December 2025Allow2900NoNo
18227478Adaptive Control System For Autonomous Control Of Powered Earth-Moving VehiclesJuly 2023October 2023Allow300NoNo
18223110COORDINATED MOTION SYSTEM AND METHODJuly 2023July 2024Allow1210YesNo
18344950CROP FEELER DEVICE FOR MACHINE ROW GUIDANCEJune 2023September 2025Allow2610NoNo
18341640METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY FUELING VEHICLEJune 2023February 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18258618Trailer Brake Control SystemJune 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18212313Buried Person Search Device Using Detachable ModuleJune 2023May 2024Allow1100NoNo
18258625TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2023January 2024Allow700NoNo
18210264ILLUMINATION DEVICE AND MOUNTING METHODJune 2023August 2025Allow2610NoNo
18205914SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD FOR PLATOONINGJune 2023June 2024Allow1210YesNo
18205159Rental/Car-Share Vehicle Access and Management System and MethodJune 2023September 2025Allow2800YesNo
18201450ELECTRIFIED MILITARY VEHICLEMay 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18320371AUTONOMOUS CONTROL OF A MACHINE PERFORMING GRADINGMay 2023September 2025Allow2800NoNo
18196842TAMPER-RESISTANT GEO-FENCE SYSTEM FOR DRONESMay 2023April 2024Allow1110NoNo
18315705POSITION ESTIMATION DEVICE AND POSITION ESTIMATION METHODMay 2023April 2025Allow2320YesNo
18144759SHOPPING FACILITY ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODSMay 2023May 2024Allow1210NoNo
18313641METHOD, DEVICE, EQUIPMENT AND MEDIUM FOR DYNAMIC POSITIONING OF SEMI-SUBMERSIBLE OFFSHORE PLATFORMMay 2023August 2023Allow300NoNo
18142040Work Area Management Method, Work Area Management System, And Work Area Management ProgramMay 2023November 2025Allow3110NoNo
18303584TRACTION BATTERY HEATING CIRCUIT, SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD, AND ELECTRIC DEVICEApril 2023October 2025Allow3010YesNo
18134365AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY RESPONSEApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18246863WORKING AREA SETTING SYSTEM AND OPERATION TARGET DETECTION SYSTEMMarch 2023February 2026Allow3410NoNo
18125403SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT OF INTELLIGENT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLESMarch 2023September 2024Abandon1710NoNo
18246342RAILROAD SYSTEM, OPERATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM TO STORE OPERATION MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMarch 2023July 2023Allow400NoNo
18185334CLOUD PLATFORM-BASED COMPREHENSIVE LINE NETWORK MONITORING METHOD AND SYSTEMMarch 2023July 2023Allow400YesNo
18026645A MOTOR-DRIVEN TRAILER AND TOWBAR SYSTEMMarch 2023April 2025Allow2500NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner FREJD, RUSSELL WARREN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
16.7%
Lower than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
82.5%
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, 50.0% 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

Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

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

Examiner FREJD, RUSSELL WARREN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner FREJD, RUSSELL WARREN works in Art Unit 3661 and has examined 895 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 93.5%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 21 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner FREJD, RUSSELL WARREN's allowance rate of 93.5% places them in the 81% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is more likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by FREJD, RUSSELL WARREN receive 0.91 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 7% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by FREJD, RUSSELL WARREN is 21 months. This places the examiner in the 92% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +7.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by FREJD, RUSSELL WARREN. This interview benefit is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 86% 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 74.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 94% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 31.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 19% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 75% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 40% 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:

  • Consider after-final amendments: This examiner frequently enters after-final amendments. If you can clearly overcome rejections with claim amendments, file an after-final amendment before resorting to an RCE.
  • 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

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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