Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17135080 | VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | December 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17254478 | METHOD, SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC COMPUTING DEVICE FOR CHECKING SENSOR DEVICES OF VEHICLES, IN PARTICULAR OF MOTOR VEHICLES | December 2020 | May 2024 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17124220 | LATERAL SAFETY AREA | December 2020 | December 2024 | Allow | 48 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17124385 | OBJECT DETERMINATION IN AN OCCLUDED REGION | December 2020 | March 2025 | Allow | 51 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17120211 | AUTOMATED VEHICLE SAFETY RESPONSE METHODS AND CORRESPONDING VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS WITH SERIALIZED COMPUTING ARCHITECTURES | December 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17107047 | TRAJECTORY DETERMINATION METHOD FOR A VEHICLE | November 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17104355 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DIVERSITY-AWARE VEHICLE MOTION PREDICTION VIA LATENT SEMANTIC SAMPLING | November 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17059129 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | November 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17081049 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD | October 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17050186 | Braking/Driving Force Control Apparatus, Vehicle Control Apparatus, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control System | October 2020 | December 2024 | Abandon | 49 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17068151 | ADAPTIVE PERCEPTION BY VEHICLE SENSORS | October 2020 | October 2024 | Allow | 49 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 17037913 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR GENERATING U-TURN PATH OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | September 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17038141 | EFFICIENT ROAD COORDINATES TRANSFORMATIONS LIBRARY | September 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17036191 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17035202 | PATH PROVIDING DEVICE AND PATH PROVIDING METHOD THEREOF | September 2020 | January 2023 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17029071 | METHOD OF RECOGNIZING MEDIAN STRIP AND PREDICTING RISK OF COLLISION THROUGH ANALYSIS OF IMAGE | September 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17024651 | Obstacle Avoidance Method and Apparatus for Autonomous Driving Vehicle | September 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17009698 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING APPARATUS AND METHOD | September 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 29 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16984889 | LANE BOUNDARY AND VEHICLE SPEED BASED NUDGE DECISION | August 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16929785 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR USING R-FUNCTIONS AND SEMI-ANALYTIC GEOMETRY FOR LANE KEEPING IN TRAJECTORY PLANNING | July 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16916008 | DETECTING POSITIONING OF A SENSOR SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A VEHICLE | June 2020 | February 2025 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16911786 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRACKING AND RECORDING LOCATIONS OF ROAD BARRIERS | June 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 42 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16898893 | LANE DEPARTURE PREVENTION CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | June 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16891277 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE, OPERATION METHOD OF VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | June 2020 | November 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16858270 | Roadside Assistance System and Method | April 2020 | June 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16758740 | NEIGHBOR-BASED POINT CLOUD FILTER SYSTEM | April 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16757349 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | April 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16839751 | NEURAL NETWORK TRAINING USING GROUND TRUTH DATA AUGMENTED WITH MAP INFORMATION FOR AUTONOMOUS MACHINE APPLICATIONS | April 2020 | April 2025 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16834436 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MODELING PEDESTRIAN ACTIVITY | March 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 43 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16649579 | COMPUTER ASSISTED OR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING (CA/AD) TOWING VEHICLES AND TRAILERS | March 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16812440 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE PITCHING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | March 2020 | July 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16806442 | METHOD, APPARATUS, COMPUTING DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM FOR POSITIONING | March 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 41 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16802858 | BEND CONTROL OPTIMIZATION METHOD AND SYSTEM | February 2020 | April 2022 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16637589 | LANE MOTION RANDOMIZATION OF AUTOMATED VEHICLES | February 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16781650 | Method and control unit for limiting an accident risk | February 2020 | July 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 16743419 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EVALUATING A VEHICLE TRAVEL SURFACE | January 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 51 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16737397 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE LOCATION OF AN EGO-VEHICLE | January 2020 | October 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16728690 | ARITHMETIC MODEL GENERATION SYSTEM AND ARITHMETIC MODEL GENERATION METHOD | December 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16726249 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SEMANTIC MAP ESTABLISHMENT SYSTEM AND ESTABLISHMENT METHOD | December 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16724715 | AUTOMATED VALET PARKING SYSTEM AND METHOD, INFRASTRUCTURE AND VEHICLE THEREOF, COOPERATED WITH WIRELESS VEHICLE CHARGING SERVICE | December 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16625331 | DYNAMIC ACCELERATOR RESPONSE MANAGEMENT FOR A VEHICLE | December 2019 | October 2023 | Allow | 46 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16688430 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE | November 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16688414 | Automotive Preventive Electronic Stability Control | November 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16607144 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMPRESSION OF LANE DATA | October 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16601495 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A VEHICLE ACTION | October 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16597354 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING ONLINE MULTI-LiDAR DYNAMIC OCCUPANCY MAPPING | October 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16592968 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING OPTIMAL-FUEL-EFFICIENCY DRIVING PATTERN ACCORDING TO TRAVEL ROUTE | October 2019 | August 2023 | Abandon | 46 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16590112 | VEHICLE TRAJECTORY PREDICTION USING ROAD TOPOLOGY AND TRAFFIC PARTICIPANT OBJECT STATES | October 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16499621 | DISTANCE CONTROL FOR A VEHICLE WITH TRAILER | September 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16579226 | VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRIC MOTOR AND DRIVING CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME | September 2019 | May 2024 | Abandon | 55 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16494412 | DRIVING SUPPORT CONTROL DEVICE | September 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16540640 | VEHICLE HAVING ELECTRIC MOTOR AND BRAKING CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME | August 2019 | November 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16536925 | LOCAL MAP SERVER AND MULTIPLEXER | August 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16483520 | VEHICLE LATERAL MOTION CONTROL | August 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16516975 | MOVING BODY | July 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16476623 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN AT LEAST PARTIALLY AUTOMATIC GUIDANCE OF A FOLLOWING TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE | July 2019 | January 2023 | Abandon | 42 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16456447 | WIND DATA ESTIMATING APPARATUS | June 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 34 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16451393 | INTER-VEHICLE DISTANCE CONTROLLER, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF | June 2019 | June 2023 | Abandon | 48 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16469910 | METHOD FOR ESTIMATING LANE INFORMATION, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | June 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16463452 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD | May 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16417260 | OBJECT RELEVANCE DETERMINATION | May 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 48 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16413824 | SCRAPE DETECTION FOR MOTOR VEHICLE | May 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 35 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16409224 | COLLISION MITIGATION APPARATUS | May 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16398299 | Scooter Scheduling Method and Apparatus, Storage Medium and Electronic Apparatus | April 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16345987 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD AND SYSTEM | April 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16378108 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO DETERMINE VEHICLE TRAILER WEIGHT | April 2019 | December 2023 | Allow | 56 | 4 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16370906 | ADVANCED WILD-LIFE COLLISION AVOIDANCE FOR VEHICLES | March 2019 | August 2022 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16338447 | A MAP-LESS AND CAMERA-BASED LANE MARKINGS SAMPLING METHOD FOR LEVEL-3 AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES | March 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16363456 | ENHANCED VEHICLE LOCALIZATION AND NAVIGATION | March 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16336404 | METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | March 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16353249 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLLECTING DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATION OF AN AGRICULTURAL MACHINE IN DIFFERENT OPERATING MODES | March 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16332528 | METHOD FOR THE REMOTE CONTROL OF A MOTOR VEHICLE BY MEANS OF A MOBILE CONTROLLER, AND REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEM | March 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16296322 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2019 | December 2021 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16288130 | VEHICLE PURIFICATION DEVICE, VEHICLE PURIFICATION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16285933 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM | February 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16284433 | OBJECT LOCATION TRACKING | February 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 37 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16283404 | MITIGATION OF POWERTRAIN AND ACCESSORY TORSIONAL OSCILLATION THROUGH ELECTRIC MOTOR/GENERATOR CONTROL | February 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16266780 | VEHICLE LANE TRACE CONTROL SYSTEM | February 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16264156 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DATA CONSUMPTION REDUCTION BASED ON MAP-BASED DYNAMIC LOCATION SAMPLING | January 2019 | April 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16246208 | Occlusion Prediction and Trajectory Evaluation | January 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 30 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16314347 | METHODS FOR OBSTACLE FILTERING FOR A NON-NUDGE PLANNING SYSTEM IN AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE | December 2018 | March 2024 | Allow | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16233354 | VEHICLE DISPLAY DEVICE | December 2018 | December 2022 | Abandon | 48 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16164471 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TIRE WARMUP AND VEHICLE LAUNCH OPTIMIZATION | October 2018 | September 2023 | Allow | 59 | 6 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16090584 | INTELLIGENT LIGHTING SYSTEM, INTELLIGENT VEHICLE AND AUXILIARY VEHICLE DRIVING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR | October 2018 | November 2024 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 16089242 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAM PRODUCT | September 2018 | July 2021 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16143010 | METHOD FOR MANAGING WHEEL SLIP IN A VEHICLE | September 2018 | August 2021 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16133263 | DRIVING ENVIRONMENT BASED MIXED REALITY FOR COMPUTER ASSISTED OR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES | September 2018 | September 2023 | Abandon | 59 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16043229 | Machine Control System Providing Actionable Management Information and Insight Using Agricultural Telematics | July 2018 | June 2021 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16005892 | HYBRID VEHICLE | June 2018 | February 2022 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15881112 | DRIVING SUPPORTER | January 2018 | May 2021 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14344342 | SENSOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A VEHICLE MODEL UNIT | August 2014 | August 2023 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S.
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.
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, 71.4% 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.
✓ 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 WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S works in Art Unit 3661 and has examined 91 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 60.4%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 35 months.
Examiner WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S's allowance rate of 60.4% places them in the 22% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S receive 3.09 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 85% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S is 35 months. This places the examiner in the 41% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by WEISFELD, MATTHIAS S. This interview benefit is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 11.6% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 8% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 24.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 200.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 76.9% of appeals filed. This is in the 68% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows above-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. The mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) provides an opportunity for reconsideration.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 133.3% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 96% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 35% 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 41% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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