USPTO Examiner LEWANDROSKI SARA J - Art Unit 3661

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18684253SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINEJuly 2024February 2026Allow2410NoNo
18728924CONTROL DEVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINE AND CONSTRUCTION MACHINE EQUIPPED WITH SAMEJuly 2024October 2025Allow1500NoNo
18689660WORK MACHINEMarch 2024September 2025Allow1900NoNo
18592185CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2230YesNo
18685062SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING WORK MACHINEFebruary 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18416104Control System For Automatic Excavator Bucket Leveling And Load DumpingJanuary 2024December 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18579765WORK ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR WORK ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND CONTROL PROGRAM FOR WORK ASSISTANCE SYSTEMJanuary 2024December 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18409437SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION IN VEHICLE FORENSICSJanuary 2024January 2025Allow1210NoNo
18574179DISPLAY SYSTEM AND DISPLAY METHOD FOR WORK MACHINEDecember 2023March 2026Allow2610YesNo
18525527CONTROLLING AN EXCAVATION OPERATION BASED ON LOAD SENSINGNovember 2023November 2025Allow2400NoNo
18512778SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING HIGH VOLTAGE EXPOSURE HOURS OF A HIGH VOLTAGE SYSTEM OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLENovember 2023October 2025Allow2310YesNo
18488631COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING AIRCRAFT APPROACHOctober 2023November 2025Allow2510YesNo
18475525MOBILE GRADING MACHINE WITH IMPROVED GRADING CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1820YesNo
18233147CONTROLLING OF A DUMPING OF A LOAD OF AN EARTH MOVING MACHINEAugust 2023June 2025Allow2200NoNo
18333394AUTOMATED SELF-TESTINGJune 2023February 2025Allow2020YesNo
18298785INTELLIGENTLY PLACING LABELSApril 2023August 2024Allow1610YesNo
18129483SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING A PROPULSOR ASSEMBLY OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTMarch 2023October 2024Allow1830YesNo
18190048POWER CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLEMarch 2023January 2026Allow3310YesNo
18044605AUTOMATIC LEVELING SYSTEMMarch 2023March 2026Allow3610YesNo
18177322METHOD FOR ASSESSING LATERAL ACCELERATION USING TELEMETRY DATAMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710NoNo
18023454AUTOMATED WORK SYSTEMFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18168410DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM FOR ENGINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3120NoNo
18167824SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR NAVIGATING CURVY ROADSFebruary 2023September 2025Allow3230YesNo
18103934HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND DRIVING CONTROL METHOD FOR SAMEJanuary 2023August 2025Allow3020NoNo
18160035DOWNHILL TARGET SPEED ACCELERATION CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODSJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2920YesNo
18151608ARCHITECTURE AND METHODOLOGY FOR DEFENSIVE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING USING A PROBABILISTIC CONTROL STRATEGYJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2510NoNo
18151441INTELLIGENT PORT CONTROL SYSTEM AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSESJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1200NoNo
18002980STEERING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLEDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510YesNo
18079869Optical FuzzerDecember 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
18055154COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING AIRCRAFT APPROACHNovember 2022July 2023Allow810NoNo
17962657METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SCHEDULING OF AIRCRAFT FLIGHTOctober 2022January 2025Allow2710YesNo
17916332CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHODSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3120NoNo
17947020SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ADJUSTING FLIGHT CONTROL OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLESeptember 2022March 2025Allow3040YesNo
17900869STEERING CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VEHICLESeptember 2022September 2024Allow2410NoNo
17896947MAP CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND RELATED APPARATUSAugust 2022March 2025Allow3120NoNo
17891619CONFIGURABLE VARIABLE SWEEP VARIABLE SPEED WIPER SYSTEMAugust 2022July 2023Allow1110YesNo
17885350TRAFFIC LIGHT RELEVANCYAugust 2022January 2026Allow4121NoNo
17882924SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MULTI-MODE CONNECTIVITY FOR GROUP VEHICLE ACTIVITY AND FOR OVER-THE-AIR UPDATES VIA TIME SYNCRONIZED DEVICE-TO-DEVICE SIDE-LINK COMMUNICATIONSAugust 2022July 2024Allow2300NoNo
17795437ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE, AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICEJuly 2022August 2024Allow2420NoNo
17850000SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EARTHMOVING IMPLEMENT POSITION ON A WORK VEHICLEJune 2022December 2025Abandon4120NoNo
17788751Task Execution Method and Apparatus for Robots Capable of Freely Constructing Network, and Storage MediumJune 2022December 2024Allow3010NoNo
17843177SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRESENTING ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING OPTIONSJune 2022September 2024Abandon2740NoNo
17838338SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR LAND MANAGEMENT USING A REMOTE MONITORING NETWORKJune 2022January 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17835431CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022December 2023Allow1820YesNo
17829753ROBOT AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAMEJune 2022March 2025Abandon3320NoNo
17755423AUTONOMOUS MOBILE BODY, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSApril 2022December 2025Allow4330NoNo
17725016VEHICLE MONITORING SYSTEM AND MALFUNCTION MONITORING METHODApril 2022June 2024Abandon2610NoNo
17723124SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING AND SIMULATION IN VEHICLE FORENSICSApril 2022September 2023Allow1720YesNo
17659364SAFETY SUPERVISOR SYSTEM FOR VEHICLESApril 2022March 2025Allow3520YesNo
17719110SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR DEVELOPING ROBOT AUTONOMYApril 2022March 2025Allow3520NoNo
17714829SINGLE STAR-BASED ORIENTATION METHOD USING DUAL-AXIS LEVEL SENSORApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo
17714297SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF SIMULATING FLEET SERVICES BASED ON HISTORICAL INFORMATIONApril 2022November 2025Abandon4330NoNo
17681723VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMFebruary 2022September 2024Abandon3110NoNo
17651354SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR HANDLING DISENGAGEMENT AND ENGAGEMENT BETWEEN A PTO SYSTEM AND A TRACTION SYSTEM IN AN AT LEAST PARTLY ELECTRICALLY OPERATED VEHICLEFebruary 2022July 2024Allow2910NoNo
17650973ELECTRONIC LOGGING DEVICE (ELD) APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHODFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1920NoNo
17592328Drone Flight OperationsFebruary 2022March 2023Allow1410NoNo
17629405ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE AND METHODJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2010NoNo
17571963SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROL, MONITORING AND MAPPING OF AGRICULTURAL APPLICATIONSJanuary 2022March 2025Allow3810NoNo
17623693METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE PATH OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL DEVICE AND OTHER ASSOCIATED METHODSJanuary 2022July 2025Abandon4220NoNo
17562689AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2021February 2023Allow1410NoNo
17644582ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM FOR MOBILE CHARGING OF RECHARGEABLE VEHICLES AND ROBOTIC DEVICESDecember 2021December 2023Abandon2420YesNo
17507877METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SENSOR REPLACEMENT IN SYSTEMOctober 2021August 2023Allow2220NoNo
17504337ESTIMATING MOTION OF WHEELED CARTSOctober 2021June 2024Allow3230YesNo
17496925Vehicle Radar Perception And LocalizationOctober 2021January 2025Allow4050NoNo
17495554AUTOMATED SELF-TESTINGOctober 2021March 2023Allow1810NoNo
17598971AUTONOMOUS WORKING SYSTEMSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3510NoNo
17598910Recharging Control Method of Desktop RobotSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3410NoNo
17598630DEVICE AND METHOD FOR FINISHING A SOLID-PROPELLANT CHARGESeptember 2021November 2024Allow3820NoNo
17593481CONTROL DEVICE AND MASTER-SLAVE SYSTEMSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2700NoNo
17593070SAFETY DEVICE AND SAFETY SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING AN ADDITIONAL DRIVE BATTERY COUPLING, AND METHODSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3420YesNo
17468729ON-VEHICLE RECORDING CONTROL APPARATUS, ON-VEHICLE RECORDING APPARATUS, ON-VEHICLE RECORDING CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3010NoNo
17435821TRAVEL ASSIST DEVICE FOR VEHICLESeptember 2021March 2024Allow3010NoNo
17430728METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE COLLISION PREVENTIONAugust 2021August 2024Abandon3620YesNo
17398359OPEN SPACE PLANNER PROFILING TOOL FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEAugust 2021May 2024Allow3420NoNo
17428861METHOD, DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OPERATING A DRIVER ASSISTANCE FUNCTION OF A VEHICLEAugust 2021February 2025Allow4340NoNo
17426596Robot with perception capability of livestock and poultry information and mapping approach based on autonomous navigationJuly 2021September 2023Allow2600NoNo
17368976Power Steering System and a Method of Operating SameJuly 2021February 2023Allow1910NoNo
17362816ELECTRIC VEHICLE PREDICTIVE RANGE ESTIMATING SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2021October 2023Allow2710NoNo
17352205Robotic Intervention SystemsJune 2021April 2024Allow3410NoNo
17347524SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR EXTENDING A RANGE OF AN ELECTRIC VEHICLEJune 2021April 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17344200BICYCLE CONTROLLER AND BICYCLE CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING BICYCLE CONTROLLERJune 2021September 2023Allow2720NoNo
17302414ACCOUNT ENTITY LOCATION BASED NAVIGATION AND DISPLAY FOR A PROJECTABLE TRANSACTION CARDMay 2021August 2023Allow2730YesNo
17193013SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TERRAIN BASED CONTROL OF SELF-PROPELLED WORK VEHICLESMarch 2021October 2024Allow4430NoNo
17190427VEHICLE RESCUE DEVICE, VEHICLE RESCUE METHOD, AND PROGRAMMarch 2021July 2023Allow2910NoNo
17175708Autonomous AV Navigational Approaches Based on Computational ResourcesFebruary 2021December 2024Allow4630NoNo
17172918COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, VEHICLE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND COMMUNICATION METHODFebruary 2021September 2022Allow1910NoNo
17169733POWER MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND POWER MANAGEMENT METHODFebruary 2021August 2023Allow3010NoNo
17165439MOBILE GRADING MACHINE WITH IMPROVED GRADING CONTROL SYSTEMFebruary 2021September 2023Allow3110NoNo
17264443REPRODUCTION DEVICE, ANALYSIS ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, AND REPRODUCTION METHODJanuary 2021February 2025Abandon4820YesNo
17153847BATTERY TEMPERATURE CONTROL DEVICE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLEJanuary 2021June 2023Allow2900NoNo
17150195SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MOMENT CAPTURINGJanuary 2021February 2026Abandon6080YesNo
17128573SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OPERATIONS OF A TRAIN USING ENERGY MANAGEMENT MACHINE LEARNING MODELSDecember 2020August 2023Allow3200NoNo
17119031Method for Operating a Self-Propelled Vehicle, and Control System for Performing Such a MethodDecember 2020December 2022Allow2420NoNo
17112646METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR OPTIMAL PRICING AND CHARGING CONTROL OF A PLUG-IN ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONDecember 2020August 2023Allow3200NoNo
17088459POD OPERATING SYSTEM FOR A VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (VTOL) UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV)November 2020February 2025Allow5150NoNo
17087858Solution Path Overlay Interfaces for Autonomous VehiclesNovember 2020October 2023Abandon3520NoNo
17084110APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERINGOctober 2020January 2022Allow1400NoNo
17081479METHOD FOR GENERATING A TRAJECTORY FOR A HOISTING APPLIANCEOctober 2020June 2023Allow3200NoNo
17080914IN-FLIGHT SERVICING OF AN AERIAL VEHICLEOctober 2020January 2024Allow3820NoNo
17079956COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING AIRCRAFT APPROACHOctober 2020July 2022Allow2110NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEWANDROSKI, SARA J.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
6
Examiner Affirmed
4
(66.7%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(33.3%)
Reversal Percentile
54.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 33.3% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. This reversal rate is above the USPTO average, indicating that appeals have better success here than typical.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
18
Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(27.8%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
13
(72.2%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
40.9%
Lower 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, 27.8% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner LEWANDROSKI, SARA J - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner LEWANDROSKI, SARA J works in Art Unit 3661 and has examined 590 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 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner LEWANDROSKI, SARA J'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 LEWANDROSKI, SARA J receive 1.88 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 45% 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 LEWANDROSKI, SARA J is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEWANDROSKI, SARA J. This interview benefit is in the 32% 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, 29.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 57% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 43.7% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 67% 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, 60.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 50% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 66.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 51% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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, 25.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 13% 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 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 57% 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:

    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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