USPTO Examiner TO TUAN C - Art Unit 3661

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18976493CONTROL OF AN HETEROGENOUS ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMDecember 2024March 2026Allow1500NoNo
18946598METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ANOMALY DETECTION FOR INDIVIDUAL VEHICLES IN SWARM SYSTEMNovember 2024February 2026Allow1500NoNo
18828095METHOD FOR TRAJECTORY PREDICTION, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AN EGO VEHICLESeptember 2024February 2026Allow1700NoNo
18815768Method and system for using live PID data and baseline rangesAugust 2024January 2026Allow1700NoNo
18665098AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND CENTER CONTROL SYSTEM (AVCCS) FOR DRONE/TELE DRIVING OR DIGITAL TWINSMay 2024November 2025Allow1800NoNo
18661072APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING TRAFFIC SIGNSMay 2024February 2026Allow2110NoNo
18631752WORK VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SOIL COMPACTION MITIGATION NAVIGATIONApril 2024March 2026Allow2310NoNo
18631622VEHICLE CONTROL GOVERNORApril 2024March 2026Allow2310NoNo
18610866APPROACHING VEHICLE SUPPORT AND COLLABORATIVE UPLOAD BY VEHICULAR MICRO CLOUDSMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18602864METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INDICATING VEHICLE STATE INFORMATIONMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18443466DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR SUPPORTING DRIVINGFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210NoNo
18433645PROVIDING COMPENSATION MEASURES FOR PREVENTING UNEXPECTED ACTIONS BY A VEHICLE OPERATORFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210YesNo
18580900CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD OF RIDER SUPPORT SYSTEMJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2410NoNo
18402834VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PEDESTRIAN ROAD CROSSING PREDICTIONSJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2410NoNo
18542554GUIDING A USER TO INTERACT WITH AN INTELLIGENT COMPUTING SYSTEM USING BEST PRACTICESDecember 2023January 2026Allow2510YesNo
18528196VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMDecember 2023October 2025Allow2210YesNo
18173628APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA INTEGRATIONFebruary 2023February 2026Abandon3620NoNo
09989042LAND VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND COORDINATING VEHICLE ACTIVITIESNovember 2001March 2002Allow400NoNo
09989581LAND VEHICLE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION AND COORDINATING VEHICLE ACTIVITIESNovember 2001March 2002Allow400NoNo
09903575REAR-WHEEL STEERING ANGLE CONTROL DEVICEJuly 2001February 2002Allow700NoNo
09833075MULTI-SENSOR ROUTE DETECTOR FOR RAIL VEHICLE NAVIGATIONApril 2001January 2002Allow900NoNo
09788576NAVIGATION DEVICEFebruary 2001February 2002Allow1210NoNo
09762477METHOD AND MEANS FOR TRAFFIC ROUTE CONTROLFebruary 2001March 2002Allow1310NoNo
09764776POSITIONING & DATA INTEGRATING METHOD AND SYSTEM THEREOFJanuary 2001February 2002Allow1310NoNo

Appeals Overview

No appeal data available for this record. This may indicate that no appeals have been filed or decided for applications in this dataset.

Examiner TO, TUAN C - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TO, TUAN C works in Art Unit 3661 and has examined 7 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 100.0%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 9 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TO, TUAN C's allowance rate of 100.0% places them in the 99% 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 TO, TUAN C receive 0.43 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 2% 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 TO, TUAN C is 9 months. This places the examiner in the 100% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

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:

    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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