USPTO Examiner SMITH STEWART DEMETRA R - Art Unit 3661

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19004061TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTSDecember 2024February 2025Allow200NoNo
18955876METHOD AND ROBOT FOR SETTING AUTOMATIC ARRIVAL LOCATION ON MAP AND OPTIMIZING ROUTE BASED ON DATANovember 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18740441AUTONOMOUS OFFROAD VEHICLE PATH PLANNING WITH COLLISION AVOIDANCEJune 2024February 2025Allow810NoNo
18736139BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A LIFT DEVICEJune 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18704807DETECTION OF A CROSSWIND ON A TURBOMACHINE FROM ENGINE DATAApril 2024December 2024Allow700NoNo
18587738LONG LINE LOITER APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHODFebruary 2024January 2025Allow1110NoNo
18437839Directional Collision Warning SystemFebruary 2024January 2025Abandon1120NoNo
18438176TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTSFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18438163TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTSFebruary 2024September 2024Allow710NoNo
18435901Collision Avoidance/Mitigation by Machine Learning and Automatic InterventionFebruary 2024July 2024Allow520NoNo
18434454SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC SPEED PREDICTION AND FORECASTING USING MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS OF SPATIOTEMPORAL TRAFFIC SPEED DEPENDENCIES IN PROBE AND WEATHER DATAFebruary 2024November 2024Allow910NoNo
18433139Collision Avoidance and Minimization Using an AI ModelFebruary 2024November 2024Allow920NoNo
18431990Actions to Avoid or Reduce the Harm of an Imminent CollisionFebruary 2024May 2024Allow310NoNo
18420791MULTI-OBJECTIVE PATH PLANNING METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEMJanuary 2024September 2024Allow720NoNo
18402956PEOPLE AND VEHICLE ANALYTICS ON THE EDGEJanuary 2024September 2024Allow800NoNo
18402323Operating a Vehicle According to an Artificial Intelligence ModelJanuary 2024May 2024Allow510NoNo
18520357RAPID, AUTOMATIC, AI-BASED COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND MITIGATIONNovember 2023February 2024Allow310NoNo
18506084System and Methods for Dynamic Control of Suspension Systems of VehiclesNovember 2023May 2024Allow610NoNo
18380252METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING THE FLIGHT OF AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A HYBRID POWER PLANT PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND AT LEAST ONE HEAT ENGINEOctober 2023August 2024Allow1020NoNo
18380186Collision Avoidance upon Brake Light Detection and Time-to-Impact AnalysisOctober 2023December 2024Abandon1420NoNo
18238764SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LOADING AND UNLOADING OPERATIONS OF UAVAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210NoNo
18233096SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERCEPTIVE NAVIGATION OF AUTOMATED VEHICLESAugust 2023April 2024Allow910NoNo
18229878ROBOTIC VEHICLEAugust 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18362592DYNAMIC ROUTE ADJUSTMENTJuly 2023July 2024Allow1110NoNo
18349776ROTORCRAFT LANDING DEVICEJuly 2023September 2024Allow1410NoNo
18346617AUTOMATIC PREDICTION OF VISITATIONS TO SPECIFIED POINTS OF INTERESTJuly 2023April 2025Abandon2220YesNo
18343753AUTONOMOUS OFFROAD VEHICLE PATH PLANNING WITH COLLISION AVOIDANCEJune 2023April 2024Allow1010YesNo
18338018SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ULTRA-WIDE BAND BASED VEHICLE SENSINGJune 2023June 2025Allow2410NoNo
18332970TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTSJune 2023December 2023Allow610NoNo
18198459AI-Based Vehicle Collision Avoidance and Harm MinimizationMay 2023September 2023Allow410NoNo
18139836METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RESPONSE VEHICLE DEPLOYMENTApril 2023May 2024Allow1310YesNo
18302200MACHINE DUMP BODY CONTROL USING OBJECT DETECTIONApril 2023February 2024Allow1010NoNo
18135070CONTROL OF DRONE-LOAD SYSTEM METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUSApril 2023October 2023Allow620NoNo
18130427SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC SPEED PREDICTION AND FORECASTING USING MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS OF SPATIOTEMPORAL TRAFFIC SPEED DEPENDENCIES IN PROBE AND WEATHER DATAApril 2023December 2023Allow800NoNo
18192348Automated Vehicle SeatsMarch 2023October 2024Allow1830YesNo
18116245OBSTACLE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2023November 2023Allow920YesNo
18170959SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TRAFFIC WORK ZONESFebruary 2023October 2023Allow810YesNo
18170208ARCHITECTURES FOR MULTIPLE AUXILIARY LOW VOLTAGE BUSES OF VEHICLESFebruary 2023April 2025Allow2610YesNo
18161125AUTONOMOUS OPTIMIZATION OF INTRA-TRAIN COMMUNICATION NETWORKJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1310NoNo
18103073SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAJECTORY ESTIMATIONJanuary 2023January 2024Allow1220NoNo
18155666PEOPLE AND VEHICLE ANALYTICS ON THE EDGEJanuary 2023October 2023Allow810YesNo
18016346UAS WORK PRACTICEJanuary 2023June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18088215MOTION STEERING UNDER KINO DYNAMIC CONSTRAINTSDecember 2022December 2024Allow2410YesNo
18068947FAULT TOLERANCE DECISION-MAKING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSOR FAILURE OF VEHICULAR WHEEL HUB DRIVING SYSTEMDecember 2022July 2024Allow1800NoNo
18084332UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT PARAMETER MODIFICATIONDecember 2022June 2025Allow3020YesNo
18001419METHOD FOR COOPERATIVE RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR PERFORMING MOVEMENT MANEUVERS IN A ROAD AREA, AND RELATED CONTROL CIRCUIT AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A CONTROL CIRCUITDecember 2022May 2025Allow2910NoNo
17980489DYNAMIC ACCESS AND EGRESS OF RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAYNovember 2022December 2023Allow1420YesNo
17961332METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DEFINING A STRAND UPSTREAM OF A DIRECTION-BASED TRAFFIC LINKOctober 2022October 2023Allow1320YesNo
17948657Identifying And Displaying Smooth And Demarked PathsSeptember 2022November 2023Allow1410YesNo
17948786VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3310NoNo
17908592METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A POWER LEVEL IN AN ENERGY SOURCE OF A VEHICLE UNITSeptember 2022December 2024Allow2710NoNo
17897811VEHICLE RUNNING-CONTROL PROCESSING SYSTEMAugust 2022June 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17822660DETERMINING MATCHES USING DYNAMIC PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY MODELAugust 2022November 2023Allow1510YesNo
17822103AUTOMATIC PREDICTION OF VISITATIONS TO SPECIFIED POINTS OF INTERESTAugust 2022June 2023Allow1010NoNo
17875873CONTROL OF DRONE-LOAD SYSTEM METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUSJuly 2022September 2024Allow2610NoNo
17872170Device and Method for Identifying and/or Representing a Signaling UnitJuly 2022September 2023Allow1330YesNo
17869143LANE CHANGE ASSIST DEVICEJuly 2022June 2025Allow3510NoNo
17861921DYNAMIC ROUTE ADJUSTMENTJuly 2022April 2023Allow1010NoNo
17857352AUTONOMOUS DRIVING METHOD FOR AVOIDING STOPPED VEHICLE AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAMEJuly 2022February 2025Allow3210NoNo
17843229AUTOMATED VEHICLE SEATSJune 2022December 2022Allow610NoNo
17835907OBSTACLE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUMJune 2022November 2022Allow610YesNo
17831361SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC SPEED PREDICTION AND FORECASTING USING MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS OF SPATIOTEMPORAL TRAFFIC SPEED DEPENDENCIES IN PROBE AND WEATHER DATAJune 2022February 2023Allow910NoNo
17738543STOWABLE ELECTRIC-HYBRID PROPFANMay 2022March 2025Allow3520YesNo
17733353USE OF ACOUSTIC VEHICLE ALERTING SYSTEMS FOR BATTERY POWERED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLESApril 2022June 2025Allow3820YesNo
17732929SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAZARD MITIGATIONApril 2022December 2024Allow3210NoNo
17724936APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING DRIVING OF VEHICLEApril 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17718698APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING DRIVING AND METHOD THEREOFApril 2022March 2025Allow3520NoNo
17657538Semantic Adjustment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Delivery PointsMarch 2022September 2024Allow3010NoNo
17709816ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM AND ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL METHOD SUPPORTING TRAFFIC LIGHT RECOGNITIONMarch 2022March 2025Allow3610NoNo
17700383PEOPLE AND VEHICLE ANALYTICS ON THE EDGEMarch 2022October 2022Allow710YesNo
17760785METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE LATERAL POSITION OF A MOTOR VEHICLEMarch 2022March 2023Allow1210YesNo
17691324VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2022September 2024Allow3130NoNo
17680412MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2710YesNo
17680677DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING BLIND SPOT COLLISION BASED ON VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3020NoNo
17636520Operation Adjustment Method and System for Metro Train in Unidirectional JamFebruary 2022July 2023Allow1710NoNo
17674787SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING A VEHICLE TRAJECTORYFebruary 2022August 2024Abandon3010NoNo
17668492METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADAPTING AT LEAST ONE DRIVING ASSISTANCE FUNCTION OF A VEHICLE TO A TRAILER OPERATING STATEFebruary 2022May 2025Abandon3930NoNo
17585038METHOD AND SERVER FOR PROVIDING PERSONAL MOBILITY SHARING SERVICEJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3510NoNo
17579610UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE (UAV) TASK COOPERATION METHOD BASED ON OVERLAPPING COALITION FORMATION (OCF) GAMEJanuary 2022September 2022Allow810NoNo
17570064METHOD OF DISPLAYING FLIGHT ROUTE OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE THAT FLIES AUTONOMOUSLY, TERMINAL, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAMJanuary 2022October 2023Allow2110NoNo
17563583LONG LINE LOITER APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHODDecember 2021December 2023Allow2310NoNo
17622999STEERING CONTROL METHOD AND STEERING CONTROL DEVICEDecember 2021October 2022Allow1010NoNo
17548798AUTOMATED HIGHWAY SYSTEM (AHS)December 2021June 2025Allow4270YesYes
17543108GROUP IDENTITY-DRIVEN SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN ADJUSTABLE COMPONENT OF A VEHICLEDecember 2021October 2023Allow2210YesNo
17530252COMPUTER VISION SYSTEM FOR OBJECT TRACKING AND TIME-TO-COLLISIONNovember 2021January 2024Allow2500NoNo
17453009TRAILER ASSIST SYSTEM WITH JACKKNIFE ESCAPENovember 2021June 2024Allow3120NoNo
17511592VIDEO DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHODOctober 2021May 2023Allow1910NoNo
17470488System and Method for Securing and Monitoring a Child Placed in a Car Seat of a VehicleSeptember 2021September 2024Allow3710NoNo
17436445WORK MACHINERYSeptember 2021October 2023Allow2600NoNo
17436228ON-VEHICLE SECURITY MEASURE DEVICE, ON-VEHICLE SECURITY MEASURE METHOD, AND SECURITY MEASURE SYSTEMSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3410NoNo
17446929LOCATION BASED PARAMETERS FOR AN IMAGE SENSORSeptember 2021July 2024Allow3420YesNo
17434019SADDLED VEHICLEAugust 2021July 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17391110AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE OBJECT DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2021July 2023Allow2410NoNo
17383648UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMJuly 2021June 2024Allow3411YesNo
17381067HIGH DEFINITION MAP AND ROUTE STORAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESJuly 2021June 2023Allow2320NoNo
17420605WORK MACHINE CONTROL DEVICE, WORK VEHICLE, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING WORK MACHINEJuly 2021April 2024Allow3410NoNo
17364827OBSTACLE DETECTOR OF CONSTRUCTION VEHICLEJune 2021November 2024Allow4010NoNo
17350306NAVIGATION BY AUGMENTED PATH PREDICTIONJune 2021April 2023Allow2210NoNo
17348313VEHICLE USER IDENTIFICATIONJune 2021May 2024Allow3520YesNo
17347339SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR VESSEL RENDEZVOUS DETECTION AND PREDICTIONJune 2021June 2025Allow4830NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
1
(20.0%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(80.0%)
Reversal Percentile
90.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 80.0% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
8
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(37.5%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(62.5%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
59.4%
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, 37.5% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting 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 is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R works in Art Unit 3661 and has examined 561 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.9%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R's allowance rate of 90.9% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R receive 1.69 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 48% 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 SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 58% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R. This interview benefit is in the 33% 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, 39.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 89% 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 69.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 90% 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 54.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 21% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 16.7% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 24.5% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 15% 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 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 49% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 48% 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.

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.