USPTO Examiner TRIVEDI ATUL - Art Unit 3661

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18906612SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING COLLISION PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH ROADWAY INTERSECTIONSOctober 2024January 2026Allow1630NoNo
18813592AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODSAugust 2024November 2024Allow310YesNo
18763086METHOD FOR PRESETTING COMPENSATION ANGLE FOR STEERING CLEARANCE AND AUTONOMOUS AGRICULTURAL MACHINE USING COMPENSATION ANGLEJuly 2024March 2025Allow910NoNo
18702493FUNCTIONAL SAFETY PROTECTION MECHANISM SELF-TESTApril 2024December 2025Allow2000NoNo
18635632APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR ANTI-COLLISION MONITORING WITHIN A SERVICE ENVIRONMENTApril 2024September 2024Allow510YesNo
18633729SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ROTATING STEERING WHEEL OF AGRICULTURAL MACHINEApril 2024August 2024Allow510NoNo
18614883VEHICULAR VISION SYSTEM WITH GLARE REDUCING WINDSHIELDMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410NoNo
18611658SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MODIFYING VALIDATED ROUTES FOR AN AIRCRAFTMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110YesNo
18604604METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH AUTONOMOUS DRIVING DECISION LEARNINGMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310YesNo
18598453CROP CONTAINER MONITORINGMarch 2024December 2025Allow2110NoNo
18593367SHOCK SERVICE ADVISORY ALGORITHMMarch 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18589709Vehicle and Control Method ThereofFebruary 2024February 2026Allow2310NoNo
18583994MODULAR VEHICLE DASHBOARDFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210YesNo
18584491GUIDING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210NoNo
18583068SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR DETECTING ABNORMAL FOLLOWING VEHICLESFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2210YesNo
18437307WATERCRAFT DEVICE WITH A HANDHELD CONTROLLERFebruary 2024November 2025Allow2110NoNo
18426750SITUATION BASED UNDER SPEED FOR A PREDICTIVE CRUISE CONTROLJanuary 2024December 2025Allow2310NoNo
18426656INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2110YesNo
18418473ANNOTATED VIRTUAL TRACK TO INFORM AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROLJanuary 2024May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18414181SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GROUND PLANE ESTIMATIONJanuary 2024October 2025Abandon2110NoNo
18407817DESTRUCTIVE BRAKING SYSTEMSJanuary 2024November 2025Allow2210YesNo
18404488LEVERAGING REAR-VIEW SENSORS FOR AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING IN AUTONOMOUS MACHINE APPLICATIONSJanuary 2024April 2025Allow1610YesNo
18395912METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PARKING OF VEHICLE USING LIDAR SENSORDecember 2023November 2025Allow2310NoNo
18392420SYSTEM AND APPARATUS FOR LOCATING AVAILABLE CHARGERS DUE TO BLOCKED PARKING SPOTDecember 2023February 2026Abandon2610NoNo
18539608APPARATUS FOR SEARCHING FOR AN OPTIMAL ROUTE BASED ON AN ENTIRE ROUTE AND A METHOD THEREOFDecember 2023October 2025Allow2210NoNo
18527122COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR VERIFYING A SOFTWARE-BASED BEHAVIOR PLANNER OF AN AUTOMATED DRIVING FUNCTIONDecember 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18565857System and Method for Providing a Predicted Current Destination to a User of a VehicleNovember 2023October 2025Allow2310YesNo
18524037Object Perception Method For Vehicle And Object Perception ApparatusNovember 2023November 2025Allow2410NoNo
18517811VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMENovember 2023December 2025Allow2410NoNo
18511609SAFE DRIVING OPERATIONS OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESNovember 2023February 2026Abandon2710NoNo
18506867NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR AGRICULTURAL MACHINENovember 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18558406PREDICTION DEVICE AND PREDICTION METHOD FOR AT LEAST ONE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENT OF A BRAKE SYSTEM OF AN EGO VEHICLENovember 2023March 2026Allow2810NoNo
18383967APPLICATIONS FOR USING MASS ESTIMATIONS FOR VEHICLESOctober 2023October 2025Abandon2310NoNo
18494048REAL-TIME FEEDBACK FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORT DEVICE BASED ON PROSOCIAL BEHAVIOROctober 2023September 2025Allow2310YesNo
18556498VEHICLE WARNING SYSTEMOctober 2023February 2026Abandon2810NoNo
18555901METHOD FOR SETTING AND/OR CALIBRATING AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINEOctober 2023October 2025Allow2410YesNo
18487111UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE FOR COURSE MARKINGOctober 2023August 2025Allow2210NoNo
18286071Braking Control Method and Braking Control DeviceOctober 2023July 2024Allow910NoNo
18480008DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEMOctober 2023August 2025Allow2310NoNo
18550638SEGMENTING TRAJECTORY DATASeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410NoNo
18467452STEERING SLOP COMPENSATION SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLESeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310YesNo
18467544AUTOMATIC ENCODER CALIBRATION SYSTEM FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLESeptember 2023August 2025Allow2310YesNo
18463984DRIVER-ASSISTANCE CONTROL APPARATUS, DRIVER-ASSISTANCE CONTROL METHOD, AND DRIVER-ASSISTANCE CONTROL PROGRAMSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410YesNo
18549416A VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2023June 2025Allow2110YesNo
18460153VEHICLE DECELERATION ASSISTANCE APPARATUSSeptember 2023September 2025Allow2410NoNo
18459190PROCESSING METHOD, PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING PROCESSING PROGRAMAugust 2023June 2025Allow2210YesNo
18456605TRAVEL SUPPORT DEVICE, TRAVEL SUPPORT METHOD, AND MEDIUMAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18548120PREDICTION APPARATUS AND PREDICTION METHOD FOR AT LEAST ONE BRAKE SYSTEM COMPONENT OF A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLEAugust 2023January 2026Allow2910NoNo
18454199VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510YesNo
18547322Vehicle Control System and Method for Operating a Driving Function at a Traffic NodeAugust 2023August 2025Allow2410NoNo
18363338Method and apparatus to dynamically increase tire traction in a vehicle by generating positive forces between a wheel and a body of the vehicle and then quickly removing such forcesAugust 2023December 2023Allow510NoNo
18223842APPARATUS FOR TRAVELING ASSISTANCE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510NoNo
18355174Aerial Vehicle Delivery LocationJuly 2023April 2025Allow2110NoNo
18354415Map-Anchored Object DetectionJuly 2023November 2024Allow1610YesNo
18349483DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE, DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD, AND DRIVING SUPPORT PROGRAMJuly 2023August 2025Allow2510YesNo
18271054UNMANNED VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND UNMANNED VEHICLE MANAGEMENT METHODJuly 2023May 2025Allow2310NoNo
18344943ROAD SURFACE-BASED VEHICLE CONTROLJune 2023August 2025Allow2510NoNo
18215836AUTOMATIC TERRAIN EVALUATION OF LANDING SURFACES, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2023September 2024Allow1510NoNo
18214532MAPPING METHOD FOR RIGHT-TURN CONFLICT WARNING LINES AT URBAN ROAD INTERSECTIONSJune 2023February 2024Allow810NoNo
18340943LIMITED MOVEMENT OF A SURGICAL MOUNTING PLATFORM CONTROLLED BY MANUAL MOTION OF ROBOTIC ARMSJune 2023August 2025Allow2620YesNo
18336159DRIVING SUPPORTING APPARATUSJune 2023August 2025Allow2610YesNo
18266846Computer-Implemented Method for Estimating a Vehicle PositionJune 2023May 2025Allow2310NoNo
18330533CUSTOMIZED ROUTE TRACKINGJune 2023March 2025Allow2110YesNo
18327438System and Method for Proactive Lane AssistJune 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18203308COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, COMMUNICATION MANAGEMENT METHOD, DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE, DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMay 2023May 2025Allow2410YesNo
18324366ROTOR CONDITION MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHODMay 2023July 2025Allow2510NoNo
18320821METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENHANCED VELOCITY RESOLUTION AND SIGNAL TO NOISE RATIO IN OPTICAL PHASE-ENCODED RANGE DETECTIONMay 2023October 2024Allow1710YesNo
18143651SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CREATING CUSTOM DYNAMIC NEIGHBORHOODS FOR INDIVIDUAL DRIVERSMay 2023January 2025Allow2010YesNo
18313244POTHOLE AND ROAD CONDITION CLASSICATION USING HUMAN DRIVEN TELEMETRYMay 2023August 2025Allow2710YesNo
18143015VEHICLE SENSOR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USEMay 2023December 2024Abandon2010NoNo
18135252VIN BASED ACCELEROMETER THRESHOLDApril 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18300367SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTEXT BASED KNOWLEDGE FORWARDING IN VEHICULAR KNOWLEDGE NETWORKINGApril 2023September 2025Abandon2910YesNo
18300257VELOCITY ADJUSTMENTS BASED ON ROADWAY SCENE COMPREHENSIONApril 2023October 2023Allow610YesNo
18031179Vehicle Guidance System and Method for Automated Starting of a VehicleApril 2023June 2025Allow2610NoNo
18296643PEDESTRIAN DENSITY AND PROXIMITY RECOGNITION WITH VEHICLE AND MOBILE DEVICE COUNTERMEASURESApril 2023May 2025Allow2610NoNo
18194715VEHICULAR CENTRAL MONITORING SYSTEM WITH CENTRAL SERVERApril 2023December 2024Allow2110NoNo
18194707VEHICULAR CONTROL SYSTEM FOR EMERGENCY HANDLINGApril 2023August 2024Allow1610NoNo
18190137TRAFFIC SAFETY SUPPORT SYSTEM AND LEARNING METHOD EXECUTABLE BY THE SAMEMarch 2023July 2025Allow2810NoNo
18125761DRIVER DISTRACTED STATE DETERMINATION APPARATUS, CIRCUIT AND COMPUTER PROGRAM THEREFORMarch 2023November 2025Abandon3210NoNo
18125393INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAMMarch 2023June 2025Allow2710YesNo
18188726RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION DEVICEMarch 2023March 2025Allow2410NoNo
18188722RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION DEVICE AND RAPID ACCELERATION SUPPRESSION CONTROL METHODMarch 2023September 2025Allow3010NoNo
18187308CONTROL OF TRANSITIONS BETWEEN TRANSMISSION STATESMarch 2023February 2025Allow2310YesNo
18124494VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUSMarch 2023February 2025Allow2310NoNo
18186376CALIBRATION OF CAMERAS AND SCANNERS ON UAV AND MOBILE PLATFORMSMarch 2023February 2025Allow2310NoNo
18026835MULTI-INTELLIGENCE FEDERAL REINFORCEMENT LEARNING-BASED VEHICLE-ROAD COOPERATIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD AT COMPLEX INTERSECTIONMarch 2023September 2023Allow610NoNo
18122368CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMMarch 2023April 2025Allow2510YesNo
18121088STOWABLE VEHICLE PEDAL SYSTEM AND METHODMarch 2023May 2025Allow2610YesNo
18183598METHOD FOR PERFORMING DRIVING ROUTE OPTIMIZATIONMarch 2023August 2025Allow2910NoNo
18121242APPARATUS AND A METHOD FOR AN INDICATING SYSTEM FOR GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT FOR AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFTMarch 2023August 2023Allow510YesNo
18041638AIR PRESSURE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AIR PRESSURE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND AIR PRESSURE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
18164827RESOLVING INCONSISTENCIES IN VEHICLE GUIDANCE MAPSFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410YesNo
18161431SYSTEM, BOAT, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICEJanuary 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18159461Aircraft Actuator Verification System and MethodJanuary 2023March 2025Allow2510NoNo
18016160FALL-RESISTANT METHOD OF INTELLIGENT ROLLATOR, INTELLIGENT ROLLATOR AND CONTROLLER THEREOFJanuary 2023August 2023Allow710NoNo
18094647ROUTING OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN A FLOOD CONDITIONJanuary 2023May 2025Allow2810NoNo
18094633LOW BANDWIDTH PROTOCOL FOR STREAMING SENSOR DATAJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1420YesNo
18091642MANAGING APPARATUSDecember 2022May 2024Allow1610NoNo
18089295ADAPTIVE DRIVEFORCE FOR SPEED LIMIT CONTROLDecember 2022January 2025Allow2510NoNo
18069786MAP UPDATE DATA PROCESSING METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEMDecember 2022December 2024Allow2410NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TRIVEDI, ATUL.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
1
(33.3%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(66.7%)
Reversal Percentile
87.4%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 66.7% 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
4
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(75.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(25.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
94.4%
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, 75.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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 TRIVEDI, ATUL - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner TRIVEDI, ATUL works in Art Unit 3661 and has examined 286 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 95.1%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner TRIVEDI, ATUL's allowance rate of 95.1% places them in the 84% 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 TRIVEDI, ATUL receive 1.14 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 13% 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 TRIVEDI, ATUL is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 81% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TRIVEDI, ATUL. This interview benefit is in the 30% 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, 38.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 87% 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 80.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 96% 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 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. 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, 25.0% 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 0.0% 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.
  • 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.