USPTO Examiner COOLEY CHASE LITTLEJOHN - Art Unit 3662

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
19285598SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING VEHICLE TRAFFIC VOLUMEJuly 2025February 2026Allow710YesNo
18827325Optimizing Flights of a Fleet of Aircraft Using a Reinforcement Learning ModelSeptember 2024February 2026Allow1800NoNo
18818803FLIGHT SAFETY OPERATIONS OPTIMIZATIONAugust 2024March 2026Allow1810NoNo
18285316CLEANER SYSTEM, PROGRAM, CLEANER CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLEOctober 2023November 2025Abandon2510NoNo
18243620SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICES FOR AUTOMATING INSPECTION OF BRAKE SYSTEM ON A RAILWAY VEHICLE OR TRAINSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2500YesNo
18365298GENERATING A FLIGHT PATH WHEN THE UAV IS OFFLINE BASED ON TERRAIN DATAAugust 2023December 2025Abandon2910NoNo
18365851METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING TRAILER TONGUE VALUESAugust 2023October 2025Allow2610YesNo
18222634Landing Site Localization for Dynamic Control of an Aircraft Toward a Landing SiteJuly 2023August 2025Allow2520YesNo
18203860ROBOT COMPRISING LIDAR SENSOR AND METHOD CONTROLLING ROBOTMay 2023January 2026Allow3210NoNo
18103743DECELERATION SUPPORT DEVICEJanuary 2023October 2025Allow3310NoNo
18090004VEHICLE MOVEMENT CONTROL APPARATUSDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18081615ADAPTIVE ELECTRIC VEHICLE (EV) SCHEDULINGDecember 2022August 2025Abandon3220NoNo
18079446VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMDecember 2022January 2024Allow1310NoNo
18075095MOBILE INVENTORY TRANSPORT UNIT AND AUTONOMOUS OPERATION OF MOBILE INVENTORY TRANSPORTATION UNIT NETWORKSDecember 2022March 2025Abandon2730NoNo
18052628METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ENABLING COMPONENT MONITORING REDUNDANCY IN A DIGITAL NETWORK OF INTELLIGENT SENSING DEVICESNovember 2022November 2023Allow1310NoNo
17978581SPRAY COOLING FAN CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON THE COMPUTER VISION TECHNOLOGYNovember 2022September 2025Allow3510NoNo
18050531PEER-TO-PEER VEHICULAR PROVISION OF ARTIFICIALLY INTELLIGENT TRAFFIC ANALYSISOctober 2022October 2025Allow3630YesNo
17959753VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAMEOctober 2022December 2025Abandon3830NoNo
17908363CONTROL DEVICE, MONITORING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUMAugust 2022December 2025Allow3920NoNo
17822296TRACTION-BATTERY CONTROL IN HYBRID POWERTRAINAugust 2022July 2025Allow3510NoNo
17893323ELECTRONIC PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022January 2025Allow2800NoNo
17892743APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING CUT-IN OF VEHICLEAugust 2022October 2025Allow3830NoNo
17890619APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022September 2024Allow2530NoNo
17889749SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING IN-VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT BASED ON PURPOSE OF USING VEHICLEAugust 2022December 2024Allow2810NoNo
17868895DRIVING SUPPORT SYSTEM, DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2022September 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17785982METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SETTING DRONE FLIGHT PATHJuly 2022August 2025Allow3830NoNo
17860452TRAVEL SUPPORT CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLEJuly 2022November 2024Allow2810NoNo
17859525VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS, VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUSJuly 2022May 2025Abandon3420NoNo
17791360COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND POSITION ESTIMATION METHODJuly 2022November 2025Allow4030YesNo
17859613MAP-ASSISTED TARGET DETECTION FOR SENSOR CALIBRATIONJuly 2022October 2025Allow3920NoNo
17859326METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BRAKE SYSTEM BASED ON PRECEDING VEHICLE RECOGNITIONJuly 2022April 2025Allow3420YesNo
17848626ROUTE DETERMINATION SYSTEM, MOBILE OBJECT, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJune 2022January 2025Allow3110NoNo
17777392CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLEMay 2022September 2025Allow4020NoNo
17734124DIRECTION CHANGE DETECTION DEVICE, VEHICLE, DIRECTION CHANGE DETECTION METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022October 2024Allow3010YesNo
17734040THREAT MITIGATION FOR VEHICLESApril 2022January 2025Allow3320NoNo
17716233DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICEApril 2022July 2024Allow2720YesNo
17713491INTELLIGENT VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND CONTROL LOGIC FOR INTRUSIVE DETECTION OF HIGH-VOLTAGE PATHWAY FAILURESApril 2022January 2025Allow3410YesNo
17689201METHOD OF CONTROLLING A HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE IN A SLOPEMarch 2022July 2024Allow2910NoNo
17686851WORK VEHICLE HAVING A WORK IMPLEMENT AND SENSORS FOR MAINTAINING A VIEW OF AN AREA OF INTEREST THROUGHOUT MOVEMENT OF THE WORK IMPLEMENTMarch 2022October 2024Allow3210NoNo
17676933CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, STORAGE MEDIUM, MANAGER, AND VEHICLEFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3830NoNo
17592600PEDAL SMOOTHING SYSTEMS AND METHODSFebruary 2022April 2025Allow3820NoYes
17571944EFFICIENT NEURAL NETWORKSJanuary 2022January 2025Allow3610YesNo
17561713SADDLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY, HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM COMPRISING SADDLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY, SADDLE ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SADDLE SENSOR ASSEMBLY, AND SEATPOST ASSEMBLY COMPRISING SADDLE SENSOR ASSEMBLYDecember 2021March 2026Allow5040YesNo
17614369VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING SAMENovember 2021August 2025Allow4540YesYes
17454021HYBRID VEHICLE CONTROLLERNovember 2021March 2024Allow2900NoNo
17506903TERRAIN REFERENCED NAVIGATION SYSTEMOctober 2021November 2024Allow3720NoNo
17504555BRAKING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE AND BRAKING METHOD THEREFOROctober 2021April 2025Allow4230NoNo
17602354METHOD FOR PREDICTING A TRAFFIC SITUATION FOR A VEHICLEOctober 2021February 2024Allow2810NoNo
17436645TRANSPORT ROBOT AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED PARKINGSeptember 2021May 2024Abandon3210NoNo
17411756FLIGHT ROUTE GENERATION DEVICE AND FLIGHT ROUTE GENERATION METHODAugust 2021October 2024Allow3730NoNo
17411957AUTOMATIC AUTOLAND ACTIVATION METHODS AND SYSTEMSAugust 2021May 2024Allow3320YesNo
17385366Optimizing Flights of a Fleet of Aircraft Using a Reinforcement Learning ModelJuly 2021May 2024Allow3410YesNo
17385132AIRCRAFT COMPRISING A FLIGHT MANAGEMENT ARCHITECTUREJuly 2021October 2024Allow3830YesNo
17443288METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPLEMENTING AN AUTONOMOUS DISTRESS TRACKING TRIGGERING FUNCTIONJuly 2021April 2025Abandon4520YesNo
17383589METHOD FOR TRAINING A MAPPING FOR OUTPUTTING AN ABNORMALITY DETERMINATION VARIABLE FOR A SPECIFIC COMPONENT MOUNTED ON A VEHICLEJuly 2021June 2025Allow4750YesNo
17377596AUXILIARY POWER SUPPLY APPARATUS AND ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEMJuly 2021August 2024Allow3720NoNo
17420506METHOD, SYSTEM, MODULE AND SOFTWARE FOR INTELLIGENTLY GOVERNING A MULTI-WAY STOP INTERSECTIONJuly 2021November 2024Allow4010YesNo
17360158METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING STEERING WHEEL REACTION TORQUE SIGNAL IN SBW SYSTEM, AND SBW STEERING SYSTEM WITH THE SAMEJune 2021January 2025Allow4220YesNo
17350959METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PLANNING VEHICLE TRAJECTORIES BY ENHANCING EN ROUTE NAVIGATION PERFORMANCEJune 2021August 2024Allow3820YesNo
17304019INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODJune 2021March 2023Allow2110NoNo
17238753DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING A TOWED TRAILER SIZEApril 2021January 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17235937CONTROL SYSTEM FOR HYBRID VEHICLEApril 2021August 2023Allow2800NoNo
17217753APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING HEATING OF HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLEMarch 2021February 2024Allow3410NoNo
17210144POSITIONING METHOD AND APPARATUS, VEHICLE DEVICE, AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEMarch 2021August 2024Abandon4120NoNo
17207558COMMUNICATION INTERFACE MODULE FOR AUTOMATED DRIVING AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD FOR AUTOMATED DRIVINGMarch 2021November 2023Abandon3220YesNo
17191545SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICES FOR AUTOMATING INSPECTION OF BRAKE SYSTEM ON A RAILWAY VEHICLE OR TRAINMarch 2021January 2026Allow5840NoNo
17269355DATA COLLECTION DEVICE FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY, DATA PROVIDING SYSTEM FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY, AND DATA COLLECTION METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTION MACHINERYFebruary 2021November 2024Abandon4520NoNo
17269274METHOD FOR MONITORING THE LOAD COMPARTMENT IN A VEHICLEFebruary 2021January 2025Allow4730NoNo
17168190LANDING SITE LOCALIZATION FOR DYNAMIC CONTROL OF AN AIRCRAFT TOWARD A LANDING SITEFebruary 2021April 2023Allow2600NoNo
17154891LOCATING SMART SHOE RELATIVE TO PEDALJanuary 2021July 2023Allow3020YesNo
17154017VEHICLE AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING KITJanuary 2021March 2023Abandon2610NoNo
17149930EFFORT SHAPING FOR VERSATILE STEERING FEELJanuary 2021November 2024Allow4630NoNo
17144401AUTOMATED AERODROME ENERGIZATION AND INTENSITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODJanuary 2021October 2025Abandon5720NoYes
17140895Apparatus For Acquiring Information On Occupancy States Of Parking Spaces And Method Related TheretoJanuary 2021July 2023Allow3010NoNo
17133758SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE SYSTEM AND BOUNDARY WIRE BREAK DETECTION METHOD THEREOFDecember 2020September 2023Allow3310NoNo
17132515Lane Boundary Detection Using Radar Signature Trace DataDecember 2020June 2024Abandon4220NoNo
17120279MONITORING SYSTEM, APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE, APPARATUS OF A ROADSIDE UNIT, TRAFFIC INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM, AND METHODS THEREOFDecember 2020November 2024Abandon4820YesNo
15734892AUTOMATIC RETURN APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM, AND AUTOMATIC RETURN METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC TRAVELING DEVICEDecember 2020October 2024Abandon4720NoNo
17090620DETERMINATION OF HEALTH STATUS OF VEHICULAR SYSTEMS IN VEHICLESNovember 2020April 2025Allow5340NoNo
17087273HYBRID VEHICLE, DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLENovember 2020April 2023Allow3010NoNo
17077822SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING A VEHICLE AND A DOCKING STRUCTURE, AND A VEHICLE THEREFOROctober 2020May 2024Abandon4210NoNo
17027904STEERING CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2020May 2023Allow3210NoNo
17012738VEHICLE CONTROL UNITSeptember 2020October 2022Abandon2620NoNo
16977619VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2020August 2022Allow2420YesNo
16985650DISPATCHING PROVIDER DEVICES UTILIZING MULTI-OUTCOME TRANSPORTATION-VALUE METRICS AND DYNAMIC PROVIDER DEVICE MODESAugust 2020August 2024Allow4820YesNo
16925280CONTROL DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLEJuly 2020April 2023Allow3330YesNo
16901652APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING ROUTE BASED ON ESTIMATED WEIGHT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOFJune 2020March 2022Allow2110NoNo
16772003METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A STEERING SYSTEM WITH TWO REDUNDANT MOTORIZATIONSJune 2020July 2024Allow4930YesNo
16895250PATH PLANNING AND CONTROL TO ACCOUNT FOR POSITION UNCERTAINTY FOR AUTONOMOUS MACHINE APPLICATIONSJune 2020October 2023Allow4020NoNo
16891818ADJUSTMENT UNIT FOR ORIENTING VEHICLE SENSORS AND CAMERAS ON A MOTOR VEHICLEJune 2020July 2022Abandon2510NoNo
16890732VEHICLE TRAVELING CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2020February 2023Allow3330NoNo
16763116TRIP INFORMATION CONTROL SCHEMEMay 2020November 2025Allow6020NoYes
16867136INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEMay 2020June 2024Allow4930YesNo
16858634SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NEW ROAD DETERMINATIONApril 2020April 2023Allow3610NoNo
16857083Visual localization and mapping in low light conditionsApril 2020February 2023Allow3430NoNo
16853984SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUSLY LANDING A VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING (VTOL) AIRCRAFTApril 2020November 2023Allow4330YesNo
16851929METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING NAVIGATION ROUTES BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY DATAApril 2020September 2023Abandon4120NoNo
16757180System and Program for Setting Flight Plan Route of Unmanned Aerial VehicleApril 2020December 2024Abandon5650NoNo
16754667EVALUATION OF COMPONENTS OF DRIVING FUNCTIONS AND ROADWAY DETECTION IN DIFFERENT PROCESSING STAGESApril 2020March 2022Allow2410NoNo
16836910TRANSPORT TO TRANSPORT COMMUNICATION INITIATED BY USER GESTURESMarch 2020September 2025Abandon6060YesYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
4
Examiner Affirmed
2
(50.0%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(50.0%)
Reversal Percentile
77.2%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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
7
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(57.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(42.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
87.8%
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, 57.1% 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 COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN works in Art Unit 3662 and has examined 137 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 65.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 36 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN's allowance rate of 65.0% places them in the 25% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN receive 2.36 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 67% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN is 36 months. This places the examiner in the 37% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +18.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by COOLEY, CHASE LITTLEJOHN. This interview benefit is in the 60% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 26.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 43% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show below-average effectiveness with this examiner. Carefully evaluate whether an RCE or continuation is the better strategy.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 20.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 25% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

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.

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. Of these withdrawals, 25.0% 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, 80.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 84% 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 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:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.

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

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