Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17134452 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEM | December 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17128806 | MULTIPLEXED COMMUNICATION OF TELEMETRY DATA, VIDEO STREAM DATA AND VOICE DATA AMONG PILOTED AERIAL DRONES VIA A COMMON SOFTWARE APPLICATION | December 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17125123 | THRUST MARGIN MONITORING DEVICE FOR ROTORCRAFT, ROTORCRAFT AND CORRESPONDING METHOD | December 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17120210 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING PRECISE ROAD LANE MAP DATA | December 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17117349 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLE | December 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17056349 | PARKING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL CENTER | November 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17054584 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR RAILWAY VEHICLES AND DISCONNECTION DETERMINATION METHOD | November 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17048784 | VEHICLE, START CONTROL METHOD FOR VEHICLE, AND START CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE | October 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17060406 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE | October 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17041486 | BRAKING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE | September 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17027964 | Representing Traffic Along a Route | September 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17040097 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM COMPRISING A LIMITER FOR REACHING A SAFETY LEVEL | September 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17025206 | SYSTEM FOR PRE-PREVENTING INSTABILITY OF VEHICLE BY REGENERATIVE BRAKING OF REAR WHEEL | September 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17019457 | LADAR ENABLED IMPACT MITIGATION SYSTEM | September 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17019161 | SUPPLEMENTAL BRAKING CONTROL SYSTEM IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | September 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17017828 | STEERING CONTROL DEVICE | September 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16979946 | Method for Controlling a Wheel Steering Angle of at Least One Vehicle Wheel of a Vehicle | September 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 16 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17016976 | NAVIGATING TO A MOVING TARGET | September 2020 | August 2023 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17012648 | Evaluating and Presenting Pick-Up and Drop-Off Locations in a Situational Awareness View of an Autonomous Vehicle | September 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16971714 | VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE STEERING CONTROL DEVICE | August 2020 | April 2021 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16999040 | CONTROL APPARATUS, MOVING OBJECT, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | August 2020 | February 2024 | Allow | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16993532 | MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM | August 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16991946 | MOVER SYSTEM | August 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16945738 | GRAVITY SIMULATION SYSTEM | July 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16925745 | CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL OF REGENERATIVE BRAKING | July 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 59 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16921698 | DYNAMICALLY GENERATING AND UPDATING MULTIPLIERS FOR A TRANSPORTATION MATCHING SYSTEM USING MACHINE LEARNING | July 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16957783 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING BRAKE FADING IN A VEHICLE | June 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16903489 | Systems and Method for Determining Running Clearance Brake Command for a Brake System | June 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16890519 | Boom Extension and Rotation Monitoring System | June 2020 | May 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16881776 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING DEVICE | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16875114 | LIDAR SYSTEM | May 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16872468 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM | May 2020 | May 2022 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16868051 | BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE | May 2020 | June 2022 | Allow | 25 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16854663 | BRAKE ACTUATOR INTERFACE WITH TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL | April 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16843728 | SMALL HYDRAULIC LEAK DETECTION AND RELATED METHODS | April 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16839621 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING A BRAKING DEVICE | April 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16821799 | STEERING DEVICE | March 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16820045 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE REMOTE SUPPORT MAPPING INTERFACE | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16646088 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO CREATE DRONE DISPLAYS | March 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16808820 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | March 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16805207 | MOTOR DRIVEN POWER STEERING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | February 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16800771 | FLIGHT CONTROL SAFETY SYSTEM | February 2020 | September 2022 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16797769 | BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK COMPRISING BATTERY MODULE, AND VEHICLE COMPRISING BATTERY PACK | February 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16795504 | AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM FOR FLOOR PREPARATION AND MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT | February 2020 | February 2022 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16638935 | HARDWARE IMPLEMENTED MOTOR CONTROL AND PLATFORM FOR EPS | February 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16638607 | VEHICLE STEERING APPARATUS | February 2020 | February 2021 | Allow | 12 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16786056 | Steer-By-Wire Steering System For A Vehicle, And Method For Operating A Steer By-Wire Steering System | February 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16782821 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING A BATTERY DISCHARGING CAUSE FOR A VEHICLE | February 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16775531 | HYBRID LOW SPEED CONTROL | January 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16775036 | INTEGRATED VEHICLE GUIDANCE AND STEERING SYSTEM | January 2020 | June 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16632263 | PLATOON TRAFFIC SYSTEM AND PLATOON TRAFFIC CONTROL METHOD | January 2020 | August 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16630682 | METHOD FOR SUPPRESSING BRAKING NOISE, CENTRAL SERVER, VEHICLE CONTROL MODULE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | January 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16734558 | AGRICULTURAL TOOLBAR APPARATUS, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS | January 2020 | July 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16626414 | OBSTACLE DETECTION | December 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16725232 | BRAKE CONTROL SYSTEM | December 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16714449 | METHOD FOR GENERATING A THREE-DIMENSIONAL REPRESENTATION OF A TERRAIN OVERFLOWN BY AN AIRCRAFT AND ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | December 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16620959 | STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM WITH TORQUE VECTORING AND INTEGRATED ANTI-SLIP CONTROL | December 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16707935 | DISPLAYING VISIBLE POINTS OF INTEREST WITH A NAVIGATION SYSTEM | December 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16706811 | Method for Inspecting Traction Power Networks | December 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16695914 | WEIGHT PROFILE DETERMINATION SYSTEM | November 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16685209 | DRIVER TRANSITION ASSISTANCE FOR TRANSITIONING TO MANUAL CONTROL FOR VEHICLES WITH AUTONOMOUS DRIVING MODES | November 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16666602 | MOTOR DRIVE CONTROL DEVICE, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE, AND VEHICLE | October 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16663327 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMIC BRAKE CALIBRATION | October 2019 | July 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16654216 | DELIVERY SYSTEM HAVING ROBOT VEHICLES WITH TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROL COMPARTMENTS | October 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16653915 | PROACTIVE VEHICULAR SECURITY SYSTEM | October 2019 | March 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16600941 | Vehicle Telematics and Account Management | October 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16595387 | MULTI-MODAL TRANSPORTATION ROUTE DEVIATION DETECTION AND CORRECTION | October 2019 | June 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16586059 | PREDICTIVE WIND GUST ALLEVIATION USING OPTICAL VELOCITY SENSING | September 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16586025 | Autonomous Vehicle Relative Atlas Incorporating Hypergraph Data Structure | September 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16499021 | DATA GENERATION METHOD FOR GENERATING AND UPDATING A TOPOLOGICAL MAP FOR AT LEAST ONE ROOM OF AT LEAST ONE BUILDING | September 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16495057 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING AN ESTIMATION OF AN ANEMOMETRIC PARAMETER IN AN AIRCRAFT | September 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16489524 | OPERATING METHOD FOR A STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM, CONTROL UNIT FOR A STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM, STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEM, AND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE | August 2019 | February 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16553603 | SUGGESTING A ROUTE BASED ON DESIRED AMOUNT OF DRIVER INTERACTION | August 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16550808 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT STATE MONITORING AND TRAFFIC LIGHT TO LANE ASSIGNMENT | August 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16546116 | FLIGHT CONTROL SAFETY SYSTEM | August 2019 | September 2022 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16487034 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD | August 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16543111 | APPLYING AND USING FIDUCIAL MARKINGS ON AGRICULTURAL APPARATUSES | August 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16535945 | BRAKE SELECTION DEVICE FOR INDICATING AN ACTUAL POSITION OF A PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM | August 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16534242 | AGRICULTURAL WORK MACHINE | August 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16529232 | Interface Element for a Vehicle | August 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16482520 | ELECTRIC APPARATUS OF A VEHICLE HAVING AN AT LEAST PARTLY ELECTRIC BRAKING AND STEERING DEVICE | July 2019 | May 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16527774 | STEER-BY-WIRE SYSTEM | July 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16518828 | SMART AUTONOMOUS MACHINES UTILIZING CLOUD, ERROR CORRECTIONS, AND PREDICTIONS | July 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16515491 | Path Planning Method and Apparatus | July 2019 | December 2022 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16510252 | VEHICLE SEAT WITH OPERATING DEVICE | July 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16506502 | ROUTE-SPECIFIC SERVICES FOR CONNECTED AUTOMATED VEHICLE HIGHWAY SYSTEMS | July 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16460845 | SELECTIVE BRAKING OF CARBON BRAKES TO IMPROVE LIFE | July 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16460515 | STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS AND STEERING CONTROL METHOD | July 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 28 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16475248 | ELECTROMECHANICAL MOTOR VEHICLE POWER STEERING MECHANISM FOR ASSISTING STEERING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE WITH SAFETY LIMITS FOR TORQUE REQUEST | July 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16474406 | MOTOR VEHICLE CONTROL UNIT FOR AN ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE | June 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16447533 | MANAGEMENT OF AN AIRCRAFT | June 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 35 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16444720 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LAST MILE NAVIGATION CACHE POINT OF INTEREST | June 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16469247 | SYSTEM FOR MANAGING RAILWAY VEHICLE INSTRUMENT, AND ON-BOARD APPARATUS FOR MANAGING RAILWAY VEHICLE INSTRUMENT | June 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16469127 | EFFECTIVE INDOOR LOCALIZATION USING GEO-MAGNETIC FIELD | June 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16468854 | METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CALIBRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTUATION DEVICE AND SEAT | June 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16436033 | Modifying the Behavior of an Autonomous Vehicle Using Context Based Parameter Switching | June 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16432715 | METHODS AND APPARATUS TO VALIDATE AN AIRCRAFT CONTROL SYSTEM COMMAND | June 2019 | February 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16465730 | VEHICLE BRAKING SYSTEM | May 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16424711 | Vehicle Diagnostics | May 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 40 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16424850 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM | May 2019 | August 2021 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PATEL, SHARDUL D.
With a 58.3% 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, 55.3% 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 PATEL, SHARDUL D works in Art Unit 3662 and has examined 575 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 87.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 25 months.
Examiner PATEL, SHARDUL D's allowance rate of 87.0% places them in the 67% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by PATEL, SHARDUL D receive 1.38 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 18% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PATEL, SHARDUL D is 25 months. This places the examiner in the 80% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +12.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PATEL, SHARDUL D. This interview benefit is in the 48% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 34.9% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 79% 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 43.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 67% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows above-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. If your amendments clearly overcome the rejections and do not raise new issues, consider filing after-final amendments before resorting to an RCE.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 61.5% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 52% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. If you have strong arguments, a PAC request may result in favorable reconsideration.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 72.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 61% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 28.1% 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, 44.1% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 35% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show below-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 36% 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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