USPTO Examiner NING PETER Y - Art Unit 3661

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18803332Updatable Integrated Control and Monitoring SystemAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910NoNo
18761529LEVERAGING WEATHER INFORMATION TO IMPROVE PASSENGER PICKUP AND DROP OFFS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJuly 2024January 2026Allow1810NoNo
18616305PROCESSING DATA FOR DRIVING AUTOMATION SYSTEMMarch 2024September 2025Allow1820NoNo
18443035Vision-Aided Inertial Navigation System for Ground Vehicle LocalizationFebruary 2024March 2025Allow1310NoNo
18434565SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MINING MACHINE WITH RESPECT TO A GEOFENCE USING A DYNAMIC OPERATION ZONEFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2200NoNo
18408719Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Modular Command Priority Determination And Filtering SystemJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2520YesNo
18407602SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR SWAPPING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DURING OPERATIONJanuary 2024July 2024Allow710NoNo
18539562VEHICLE TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVICE SERVER, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING DRIVING RELATED GUIDANCE SERVICEDecember 2023March 2026Allow2710NoNo
18483841PERIODICALLY MAPPING CALIBRATION SCENE FOR CALIBRATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SENSORSOctober 2023May 2025Allow2010NoNo
18471062AUTOMATIC TESTING OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESSeptember 2023July 2025Allow2110NoNo
18281929LINKED SYSTEM OF SURFACE REPEATER VEHICLE AND UNDERWATER VEHICLE, AND OPERATION METHOD THEREFORSeptember 2023December 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18450783TRAFFIC LINE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS USING MOVEMENT PATH OF MOVING OBJECT, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM STORING INSTRUCTIONS TO PERFORM TRAFFIC LINE DETECTION METHODAugust 2023December 2025Allow2810YesNo
18277076POSITIONING APPARATUS, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND POSITIONING METHODAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510YesNo
18226101System and Method for Performing Re-Routing in Real TimeJuly 2023July 2025Allow2310YesNo
18355236CYCLING POWER METERJuly 2023December 2025Allow2920YesNo
18269811TRACKING A MOVING ENTITYJune 2023October 2025Allow2720YesNo
18341175DRONE-BASED MUD SOFTENING TREATMENT DEVICEJune 2023July 2025Allow2500NoNo
18331250PROCESSING DATA FOR DRIVING AUTOMATION SYSTEMJune 2023September 2025Allow2830NoNo
18200607SUPPORT SYSTEM FOR WORKING VEHICLEMay 2023May 2025Allow2400NoNo
18312444METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ON-BOARD LOCALIZATIONMay 2023December 2025Allow3110NoNo
18138181METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FLIGHT PATH CONTROL OF AN AIRCRAFTApril 2023August 2025Abandon2810NoNo
18303683INTELLIGENT DETECTION OF EMERGENCY VEHICLESApril 2023April 2025Allow2310NoNo
18031216Vehicle Guidance System and Method for Operating a Travel Function on the Basis of the Distance from a Signaling UnitApril 2023December 2025Allow3220NoNo
18031180Vehicle Guidance System and Method for Operating a Driving Function in Different ModesApril 2023August 2025Allow2810YesNo
18117185NAVIGATION SYSTEM WITH SEMANTIC DATA MAP MECHANISM AND METHOD OF OPERATION THEREOFMarch 2023October 2025Allow3120NoNo
18022295SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUNTERACTING CABIN VIBRATIONSFebruary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18042000METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED GUIDANCE OF A VEHICLE, JOURNEY CONTROL UNIT AND VEHICLEFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18161869VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE DISPLAY CONTROL METHODJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3210YesNo
18004809CONTROLLER FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING A COUNTER MEASURE SYSTEMJanuary 2023January 2026Allow3630YesNo
18151072CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMJanuary 2023April 2025Allow2710NoNo
18014350On-Board Electronic Controller and On-Board Device Control MethodJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2710NoNo
18011016TOOLS FOR PERFORMANCE TESTING AND/OR TRAINING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PLANNERSDecember 2022November 2025Allow3520YesNo
18001983AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE DRONE AND METHODDecember 2022March 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18061992NAVIGATING A ROBOTIC MOWER ALONG A GUIDE WIREDecember 2022January 2026Allow3710NoNo
18071439Electrically Isolated Auxiliary Flight Controllers for RotorcraftNovember 2022May 2025Allow2900NoNo
17991772PLATOONING PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICENovember 2022March 2025Allow3810YesNo
17988017SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING AND PREDICTING SCENE OCCUPANCY IN THE ENVIRONMENT OF A ROBOTNovember 2022December 2024Abandon2510YesNo
18055465TRAVEL CONTROLLER, METHOD FOR TRAVEL CONTROL, AND PLATOONING CONTROL SYSTEMNovember 2022August 2024Allow2100NoNo
18054328SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO ENSURE SAFE DRIVING BEHAVIORS ASSOCIATED WITH REMOTE DRIVING APPLICATIONSNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110NoNo
18050054CONTROLLING VEHICLE FUNCTIONSOctober 2022October 2023Allow1110YesNo
17921028Autonomous Caravanning Using Ultra-Wideband CommunicationOctober 2022December 2025Abandon3720YesNo
17918207A SMART HEAD PROTECTION GEAROctober 2022June 2025Allow3210NoNo
17961726PROCESSING DATA FOR DRIVING AUTOMATION SYSTEMOctober 2022December 2023Allow1520NoNo
17936459METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELING PERSONALIZED CAR-FOLLOWING DRIVING STYLES WITH MODEL-FREE INVERSE REINFORCEMENT LEARNINGSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3520YesNo
17948628TARGET VEHICLE RECOGNITION APPARATUS AND PROCESSING METHOD OF TARGET VEHICLE RECOGNITION APPARATUSSeptember 2022October 2024Allow2410NoNo
17944655PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION SYSTEMSeptember 2022August 2024Allow2310YesNo
17941712SEARCH ALGORITHMS AND SAFETY VERIFICATION FOR COMPLIANT DOMAIN VOLUMESSeptember 2022May 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17900531DYNAMIC RESPONSIVE TRANSIT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMAugust 2022February 2026Allow4140YesNo
17876808GROUND CONTROL POINT ASSIGNMENT AND DETERMINATION SYSTEMJuly 2022November 2023Allow1620YesNo
17793931SPACE INFORMATION RECORDER, COLLISION AVOIDANCE ASSISTANCE SYSTEM, SSA BUSINESS DEVICE, AND OPEN ARCHITECTURE DATA REPOSITORYJuly 2022March 2025Allow3110YesNo
17861533TEMPORARY RULE SUSPENSION FOR AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATIONJuly 2022October 2025Allow3920YesNo
17846414OBJECT MEASUREMENT SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLEJune 2022August 2024Allow2610YesNo
17842708DRIVING CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM STORING DRIVING CONTROL PROGRAM, AND DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2022May 2024Allow2310YesNo
17825578METHOD, SERVER, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CREATING ROAD NETWORK MAP TO DESIGN DRIVING PLAN FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLEMay 2022December 2024Allow3020NoNo
17735817SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CALIBRATING AN INERTIAL MEASUREMENT UNIT ON A VEHICLEMay 2022March 2024Allow2210NoNo
17658243VEHICLE ACTION SELECTION BASED ON SIMULATED STATESApril 2022February 2025Allow3510YesNo
17702547AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INTERACTION AND PROFILE SHARINGMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010YesNo
17702034SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MULTI-MODAL DATA AUGMENTATION FOR PERCEPTION TASKS IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGMarch 2022July 2024Allow2810NoNo
17686486WORK VEHICLE AND WORK ASSISTANCE APPARATUS FOR WORK VEHICLEMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17652838VEHICLE, CONTROL METHOD FOR A VEHICLE AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022February 2025Allow3610YesNo
17680885Passenger Protection Method and ApparatusFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2810NoNo
17567365ON-VEHICLE SPATIAL MONITORING SYSTEMJanuary 2022May 2024Allow2800NoNo
17623858METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MERGING A VEHICLE FROM A BRANCH ROAD INTO A MAIN ROAD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2021June 2024Allow3010NoNo
17563617PERIODICALLY MAPPING CALIBRATION SCENE FOR CALIBRATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SENSORSDecember 2021May 2023Allow1700NoNo
17617964VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2021June 2024Allow3110NoNo
17521171VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMNovember 2021March 2024Allow2910NoNo
17513054VEHICLE OCCUPANT PROTECTION SYSTEMOctober 2021August 2024Abandon3320NoNo
17491604DATA STRUCTURE FOR STORING INFORMATION RELATING TO AN ENVIRONMENT OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHODS OF USE THEREOFOctober 2021December 2023Allow2710NoNo
17488170METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR CALIBRATING VEHICLE MOTION DATA BASED ON MOBILE DEVICE SENSOR DATASeptember 2021March 2024Abandon2920NoNo
17482340CONFIGURING AND CONTROLLING AN AUTOMATED VEHICLE TO PERFORM USER SPECIFIED OPERATIONSSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2710YesNo
17440651SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING ELECTRONIC VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS AGAINST HACKINGSeptember 2021June 2024Allow3310NoNo
17439819CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND CONTROL UNITSeptember 2021April 2024Allow3110NoNo
17476614TECHNIQUE FOR EFFICIENT RETRIEVAL OF PERSONALITY DATASeptember 2021February 2026Allow5330YesNo
17475778APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING OF VEHICLESeptember 2021January 2024Allow2820YesNo
17476447ENCODER MODULE ADAPTED FOR A ROBOTIC ARMSeptember 2021December 2023Allow2700NoNo
17475476DETECT AND AVOID SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AERIAL VEHICLESSeptember 2021January 2024Allow2810NoNo
17472942PLACEMENT AND COMPACTION OF MULTIPLE OBJECTS VIA VACUUM HEADS WITH FLOATING END EFFECTORSSeptember 2021November 2023Allow2600NoNo
17410339FORAGE HARVESTERAugust 2021August 2025Abandon4820YesNo
17410610FLIGHT MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND FLIGHT MANAGEMENT METHODAugust 2021May 2024Allow3330YesNo
17390261COMFORT SCALES FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGJuly 2021July 2023Allow2410YesNo
17358769Enabling Ride Sharing During PandemicsJune 2021November 2023Allow2920YesNo
17355518RISK SENSITIVE APPROACH TO STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING WITH MANY AGENTSJune 2021April 2024Allow3410YesNo
17309513METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE FOR SETTING OPERATION ROUTE FOR OPERATION DEVICEJune 2021December 2023Abandon3010NoNo
17332143SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TAKE-OVER TIMEMay 2021April 2024Allow3410NoNo
17292789PREDICTED COOLING CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESMay 2021March 2025Allow4621YesNo
17239459METHOD OF AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING PRESENCE OF RUTS ON CURRENT TERRAINApril 2021January 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17221846CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MOBILE PLATFORM, AND MOBILE PLATFORMApril 2021December 2023Abandon3210NoNo
17216527OBJECT TRAJECTORY DETERMINATIONMarch 2021April 2024Allow3740YesNo
17200079INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND SYSTEMMarch 2021March 2024Allow3610YesNo
17190895SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OPTIMIZING HOLDING PATTERN MANEUVER IN A CONNECTED ENVIRONMENTMarch 2021February 2024Allow3620YesNo
17182917Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Tracking and ControlFebruary 2021November 2023Allow3320YesNo
17179765SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MINING MACHINE WITH RESPECT TO A GEOFENCE USING A DYNAMIC OPERATION ZONEFebruary 2021September 2023Allow3110YesNo
17158600INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJanuary 2021January 2024Abandon3620NoNo
17248441POSITION DETECTORS FOR STEERING SYSTEMS OF AGRICULTURAL HEADER TRANSPORT SYSTEMSJanuary 2021February 2024Allow3610NoNo
17153414GENERATION AND PRESENTATION OF EXPLANATIONS RELATED TO BEHAVIOR OF AN AUTOMATED CONTROL SYSTEMJanuary 2021September 2024Allow4410YesNo
17146071COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2021August 2023Allow3220NoNo
17121041MACHINE LEARNED INTERACTION PREDICTION FROM TOP-DOWN REPRESENTATIONDecember 2020March 2024Allow3920YesNo
17114873VEHICLE TERMINAL DEVICE, SERVICE SERVER, METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM, COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR PROVIDING DRIVING RELATED GUIDANCE SERVICEDecember 2020August 2023Allow3210NoNo
17113735ADAPTIVE GUIDANCE FOR GROUP VEHICULAR TRAVELDecember 2020September 2025Allow5820NoYes
17100713ADJUSTABLE SUSPENSION FOR A VEHICLENovember 2020March 2024Allow4030YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner NING, PETER Y.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(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
1
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
35.9%
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, 25.0% 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 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 NING, PETER Y - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner NING, PETER Y works in Art Unit 3661 and has examined 115 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 31 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner NING, PETER Y's allowance rate of 80.0% places them in the 50% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by NING, PETER Y 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 NING, PETER Y is 31 months. This places the examiner in the 57% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +21.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by NING, PETER Y. This interview benefit is in the 66% 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, 30.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 62% 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 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.

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 18% 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 60.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 37% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

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 48% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 37% 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 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.

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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Use at Your Own Risk: While we strive to provide accurate and useful prosecution statistics, you should independently verify any information that is material to your prosecution strategy and use your professional judgment in all patent prosecution matters.