Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19209594 | TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS | May 2025 | January 2026 | Allow | 8 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 19093206 | LIDAR SYSTEM AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING DEVICE | March 2025 | November 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 19083261 | Automatic Collision-Avoidance and/or Harm-Minimization of Vehicle Collisions | March 2025 | December 2025 | Allow | 9 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 19066917 | LIDAR Sensor System Including Particular Optic Design | February 2025 | September 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 19004061 | TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS | December 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 2 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18955876 | METHOD AND ROBOT FOR SETTING AUTOMATIC ARRIVAL LOCATION ON MAP AND OPTIMIZING ROUTE BASED ON DATA | November 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18924294 | Device, System and Method for Emergency Landing Site Identification, Selection, Routing, and Confirmation | October 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18755794 | TECHNIQUES FOR UTILIZING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO IDENTIFY VULNERABLE PEDESTRIAN BEHAVIOR | June 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18740441 | AUTONOMOUS OFFROAD VEHICLE PATH PLANNING WITH COLLISION AVOIDANCE | June 2024 | February 2025 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18736139 | BATTERY MONITORING SYSTEM FOR A LIFT DEVICE | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18704807 | DETECTION OF A CROSSWIND ON A TURBOMACHINE FROM ENGINE DATA | April 2024 | December 2024 | Allow | 7 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18587738 | LONG LINE LOITER APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | February 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18444136 | DYNAMIC ACCESS AND EGRESS OF RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18683543 | Control System for Work Machine | February 2024 | October 2025 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18437839 | Directional Collision Warning System | February 2024 | January 2025 | Abandon | 11 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438176 | TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18438163 | TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS | February 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18435901 | Collision Avoidance/Mitigation by Machine Learning and Automatic Intervention | February 2024 | July 2024 | Allow | 5 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18434454 | SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC SPEED PREDICTION AND FORECASTING USING MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS OF SPATIOTEMPORAL TRAFFIC SPEED DEPENDENCIES IN PROBE AND WEATHER DATA | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18433139 | Collision Avoidance and Minimization Using an AI Model | February 2024 | November 2024 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18431990 | Actions to Avoid or Reduce the Harm of an Imminent Collision | February 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18292833 | EXCAVATOR, PRECISE CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREFOR, VEHICLE TERMINAL AND STORAGE MEDIUM | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18292396 | METHOD FOR CHECKING A PRE-DETERMINED SPEED LIMIT FOR VEHICLES ON A ROAD AND METHOD FOR SUPPORTING A DRIVER | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18420791 | MULTI-OBJECTIVE PATH PLANNING METHOD FOR INTELLIGENT PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 7 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18411334 | VEHICULAR CONTROL SYSTEM | January 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 24 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18402956 | PEOPLE AND VEHICLE ANALYTICS ON THE EDGE | January 2024 | September 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18402323 | Operating a Vehicle According to an Artificial Intelligence Model | January 2024 | May 2024 | Allow | 5 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18399863 | WIRELESS VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | December 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18520357 | RAPID, AUTOMATIC, AI-BASED COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND MITIGATION | November 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18506084 | System and Methods for Dynamic Control of Suspension Systems of Vehicles | November 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18380252 | METHOD FOR AUTHORIZING THE FLIGHT OF AN AIRCRAFT HAVING A HYBRID POWER PLANT PROVIDED WITH AT LEAST ONE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND AT LEAST ONE HEAT ENGINE | October 2023 | August 2024 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18380186 | Collision Avoidance upon Brake Light Detection and Time-to-Impact Analysis | October 2023 | December 2024 | Abandon | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18471684 | METHOD FOR MITIGATING DRIVER DISTRACTION | September 2023 | January 2026 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18240333 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR DETECTING VEHICLE DRIVING BEHAVIOR MULTI DIMENSIONALLY AND METHOD THEREOF | August 2023 | September 2025 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18238764 | SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF LOADING AND UNLOADING OPERATIONS OF UAV | August 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18233096 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PERCEPTIVE NAVIGATION OF AUTOMATED VEHICLES | August 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18229878 | ROBOTIC VEHICLE | August 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18362592 | DYNAMIC ROUTE ADJUSTMENT | July 2023 | July 2024 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18359487 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS TRANSFER OF PERSONAL VEHICLE CONFIGURATIONS | July 2023 | November 2025 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18349776 | ROTORCRAFT LANDING DEVICE | July 2023 | September 2024 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18346617 | AUTOMATIC PREDICTION OF VISITATIONS TO SPECIFIED POINTS OF INTEREST | July 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18343753 | AUTONOMOUS OFFROAD VEHICLE PATH PLANNING WITH COLLISION AVOIDANCE | June 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18342148 | CUSTOMER-CENTRIC PORTABLE PERSONAL SEAT COMFORT PREFERENCES | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18338018 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ULTRA-WIDE BAND BASED VEHICLE SENSING | June 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18332970 | TRACKING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHTS | June 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18207347 | INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE AND INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM | June 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18330995 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | June 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18325157 | ENERGY RECOVERY SYSTEM | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18198459 | AI-Based Vehicle Collision Avoidance and Harm Minimization | May 2023 | September 2023 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18198451 | VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318086 | SENSOR SYSTEM FOR INTERFACE CONFIGURATION VIA USER IDENTIFICATION | May 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18139836 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR RESPONSE VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT | April 2023 | May 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18302200 | MACHINE DUMP BODY CONTROL USING OBJECT DETECTION | April 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18135070 | CONTROL OF DRONE-LOAD SYSTEM METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS | April 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 6 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18133682 | Apparatus For Controlling A Flight, System Having The Same And Method Thereof | April 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18130427 | SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC SPEED PREDICTION AND FORECASTING USING MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS OF SPATIOTEMPORAL TRAFFIC SPEED DEPENDENCIES IN PROBE AND WEATHER DATA | April 2023 | December 2023 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18030013 | OBSTACLE INFORMATION ACQUISITION SYSTEM TECHNICAL FIELD | April 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18192348 | Automated Vehicle Seats | March 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 18 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18186197 | DRIVER ESTIMATION DEVICE, DRIVER ESTIMATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18121218 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING THE PILOTING OF AN AIRCRAFT, AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH SUCH A SYSTEM | March 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18177840 | OPERATOR-CUSTOMIZED VEHICLE CONTROL | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18116245 | OBSTACLE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2023 | November 2023 | Allow | 9 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18170959 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING TRAFFIC WORK ZONES | February 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18170208 | ARCHITECTURES FOR MULTIPLE AUXILIARY LOW VOLTAGE BUSES OF VEHICLES | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18103073 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRAJECTORY ESTIMATION | January 2023 | January 2024 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18161125 | AUTONOMOUS OPTIMIZATION OF INTRA-TRAIN COMMUNICATION NETWORK | January 2023 | February 2024 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18155666 | PEOPLE AND VEHICLE ANALYTICS ON THE EDGE | January 2023 | October 2023 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18016346 | UAS WORK PRACTICE | January 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18088215 | MOTION STEERING UNDER KINO DYNAMIC CONSTRAINTS | December 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18068947 | FAULT TOLERANCE DECISION-MAKING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SENSOR FAILURE OF VEHICULAR WHEEL HUB DRIVING SYSTEM | December 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18084332 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT PARAMETER MODIFICATION | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18079637 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, METHOD FOR SETTING RELEASE PLACE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEMORY | December 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18001419 | METHOD FOR COOPERATIVE RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR PERFORMING MOVEMENT MANEUVERS IN A ROAD AREA, AND RELATED CONTROL CIRCUIT AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A CONTROL CIRCUIT | December 2022 | May 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17924624 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE CONTROL METHOD | November 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17980489 | DYNAMIC ACCESS AND EGRESS OF RAILROAD RIGHT OF WAY | November 2022 | December 2023 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17970468 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | October 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17917290 | Method for Operating a Driver Assistance System of a Vehicle, Comprising Driver Moderation for Partially-Automated Functions, Driver Assistance System, and Vehicle | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17961332 | METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR DEFINING A STRAND UPSTREAM OF A DIRECTION-BASED TRAFFIC LINK | October 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17958151 | LANDING GUIDANCE FOR AIR VEHICLES USING NEXT GENERATION CELLULAR NETWORKS | September 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17948657 | Identifying And Displaying Smooth And Demarked Paths | September 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17948786 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM | September 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17940861 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE AS DATA CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE | September 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17908592 | METHODS FOR CONTROLLING A POWER LEVEL IN AN ENERGY SOURCE OF A VEHICLE UNIT | September 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17897811 | VEHICLE RUNNING-CONTROL PROCESSING SYSTEM | August 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17822660 | DETERMINING MATCHES USING DYNAMIC PROVIDER ELIGIBILITY MODEL | August 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 15 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17822103 | AUTOMATIC PREDICTION OF VISITATIONS TO SPECIFIED POINTS OF INTEREST | August 2022 | June 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17875873 | CONTROL OF DRONE-LOAD SYSTEM METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS | July 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17795135 | Powertrain Controller | July 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17872170 | Device and Method for Identifying and/or Representing a Signaling Unit | July 2022 | September 2023 | Allow | 13 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17869143 | LANE CHANGE ASSIST DEVICE | July 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861921 | DYNAMIC ROUTE ADJUSTMENT | July 2022 | April 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17857352 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING METHOD FOR AVOIDING STOPPED VEHICLE AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAME | July 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17843229 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE SEATS | June 2022 | December 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835907 | OBSTACLE DETECTION METHOD AND APPARATUS AND STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2022 | November 2022 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17831361 | SHORT-TERM TRAFFIC SPEED PREDICTION AND FORECASTING USING MACHINE LEARNING ANALYSIS OF SPATIOTEMPORAL TRAFFIC SPEED DEPENDENCIES IN PROBE AND WEATHER DATA | June 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17738543 | STOWABLE ELECTRIC-HYBRID PROPFAN | May 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17732929 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HAZARD MITIGATION | April 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17733353 | USE OF ACOUSTIC VEHICLE ALERTING SYSTEMS FOR BATTERY POWERED HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLES | April 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17724936 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING DRIVING OF VEHICLE | April 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17718698 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING DRIVING AND METHOD THEREOF | April 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R.
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.
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.
✓ 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 works in Art Unit 3661 and has examined 500 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.8%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 27 months.
Examiner SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R's allowance rate of 90.8% places them in the 75% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R receive 1.76 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 38% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R is 27 months. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SMITH-STEWART, DEMETRA R. This interview benefit is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 40.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 91% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 68.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 91% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 54.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 26% 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 shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 32.0% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.2% of allowed cases (in the 52% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 54% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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