Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18598035 | MOBILE OBJECT AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING FOREIGN MATTER FROM ADHERING TO MOBILE OBJECT | March 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18587602 | Automatic Tarp Control System and Method for Dump Trucks | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18442327 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR WATERCRAFT, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WATERCRAFT, AND WATERCRAFT | February 2024 | January 2026 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18436067 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MODIFYING VERTICAL POSITIONS OF POWERTRAINS OR COMPONENTS THEREOF | February 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18391839 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | December 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 17 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18522034 | REFINEMENT TRAINING FOR MACHINE-LEARNED VEHICLE CONTROL MODEL | November 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18510257 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSISTING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND/OR A DRIVER OF A VEHICLE | November 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18328223 | VEHICLE ACCESSIBILITY PARKING | June 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18310571 | HIDDEN ROAD PARAMETER DETECTION SYSTEM | May 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18002985 | COORDINATION OF SENSORS IN PROXIMITY | December 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17511317 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE TURNING IN CONFINED SPACES | October 2021 | January 2026 | Allow | 51 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17475282 | OPERATION ENVELOPE DETECTION WITH SITUATIONAL ASSESSMENT USING METRICS | September 2021 | April 2024 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17361729 | METHODS OF MEASURING RESIDUE DURING HARVEST | June 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16962372 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM | September 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 39 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16821840 | NAVIGATION BASED ON SENSED LOOKING DIRECTION OF A PEDESTRIAN | March 2020 | January 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16789099 | COMPUTER SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | February 2020 | May 2022 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16460086 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DRIVING CONFIGURATION BASED ON USER PROFILE AND REMOTE ASSISTANCE IN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | July 2019 | April 2022 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16339856 | Vehicle Assessment Method, Travel Route Correction Method, Vehicle Assessment Device, and Travel Route Correction Device | April 2019 | April 2022 | Abandon | 36 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16286871 | AVIONICS SYSTEMS WITH EVENT RESPONSIVE SYNOPTICS | February 2019 | January 2022 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16323554 | Autonomous driving system based on electronic map and electronic compass | February 2019 | March 2023 | Abandon | 49 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16232211 | MOVING APPARATUS FOR CLEANING AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | December 2018 | April 2022 | Abandon | 40 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16230145 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DYNAMIC SPEED AGGREGATION OF PROBE DATA FOR HIGH-OCCUPANCY VEHICLE LANES | December 2018 | January 2022 | Allow | 37 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16227077 | DETERMINING A FAULT IN AN ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER | December 2018 | August 2022 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16222260 | Device, System, and Method for Monitoring a Distance between Rail Cars during Coupling | December 2018 | May 2022 | Abandon | 40 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16179188 | CONTROLLER AND METHOD | November 2018 | November 2020 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16079333 | COLLISION PREDICTION APPARATUS | August 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16013206 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PRE-FETCHING MAP DATA | June 2018 | July 2022 | Abandon | 49 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15955366 | SPEED-BUMP BASED LOCALIZATION ENHANCEMENT | April 2018 | December 2020 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15766545 | TRACTION AND BRAKING CONTROL SYSTEM | April 2018 | April 2022 | Abandon | 48 | 6 | 0 | No | No |
| 15926281 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE | March 2018 | November 2019 | Abandon | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15873588 | DRIVING SYSTEM AND VEHICLE FOR DETERMINING PRIORITY OF DETECTED OBJECT | January 2018 | January 2021 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15835691 | Electronic Control Device for Controlling a Drone, Related Drone, Controlling Method and Computer Program | December 2017 | October 2020 | Abandon | 35 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15577687 | TRAVELING LANE DETERMINING DEVICE AND TRAVELING LANE DETERMINING METHOD | November 2017 | January 2021 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15823257 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DOCKING UNMANNED VEHICLES | November 2017 | December 2020 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15812427 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURING VEHICLE SETTINGS BASED ON USER PROFILES | November 2017 | May 2021 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15572532 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF PROVIDING HAZARD INFORMATION AND VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAME | November 2017 | May 2021 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15727838 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRIP PLANNING UNDER UNCERTAINTY | October 2017 | July 2022 | Abandon | 57 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 15701228 | FLEXIBLE AND ROBUST COMMUNICATION INTERFACE | September 2017 | December 2017 | Allow | 3 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15528194 | VEHICLE WHEEL SLIPPAGE CONTROL | May 2017 | March 2018 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15436170 | ANALYZING VEHICLE SENSOR DATA USING A TARGET OBJECT | February 2017 | January 2021 | Abandon | 47 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15501074 | Travel Control Device and Travel Control Method | February 2017 | March 2018 | Allow | 14 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 15412998 | BOT HAVING HIGH SPEED STABILITY | January 2017 | December 2017 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15413241 | CONTROLLING BUOYANCY OF AN UNDERWATER VEHICLE USING A DUAL-INTERNAL-RESERVOIR CONFIGURATION TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY OF INFLATING AND DEFLATING AN EXTERNAL CHAMBER | January 2017 | March 2018 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15363843 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING AN AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY | November 2016 | April 2017 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15243490 | BOT HAVING HIGH SPEED STABILITY | August 2016 | September 2016 | Allow | 1 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15115363 | TRAIN-RUNNING MANAGEMENT DEVICE | July 2016 | May 2018 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15195123 | AERIAL IMAGE COLLECTION | June 2016 | June 2017 | Allow | 12 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15168324 | TAKEOFF/LANDING TOUCHDOWN PROTECTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM | May 2016 | September 2016 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 15100330 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY OPTIMIZING MAP DESTINATION ROUTING PERFORMANCE | May 2016 | March 2017 | Abandon | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15135575 | NAVIGATION DEVICE & METHOD | April 2016 | March 2017 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15131220 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REMOTE AERIAL DEVICE FOR UP-CLOSE INSPECTION | April 2016 | February 2017 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15091661 | CONTROL OF AUTONOMOUS ROTORCRAFT IN LIMITED COMMUNICATION ENVIRONMENTS | April 2016 | November 2020 | Abandon | 56 | 4 | 1 | No | No |
| 15089785 | Method for operating an agricultural harvesting vehicle, and control device for implementing the method | April 2016 | January 2021 | Abandon | 57 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15084870 | ESTABLISHING CONVERGENCE POINTS AND DETERMINING TIME TO CONVERGENCE OF RELATED OBJECTS IN MOTION | March 2016 | April 2021 | Abandon | 60 | 3 | 1 | No | No |
| 15085490 | VEHICLE ADAPTIVE STEERING CONTROL APPARATUS | March 2016 | April 2018 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 15063856 | WIRELESS ENGINE MONITORING SYSTEM FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSION CONTROL AND AIRCRAFT NETWORKING | March 2016 | April 2018 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15059953 | 4D TEMPORAL DATA STRUCTURES FOR VISUALIZATION OF ALTERNATIVE MISSION PLANS OVER TIME | March 2016 | March 2018 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15054856 | DRIVING CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLES | February 2016 | February 2018 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15051961 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MULTI-AXLE WORK VEHICLE BASED ON AXLE LOADING | February 2016 | March 2018 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15018644 | CONTROLLING BUOYANCY OF AN UNDERWATER VEHICLE USING A DUAL-INTERNAL-RESERVOIR CONFIGURATION TO ENHANCE EFFICIENCY OF INFLATING AND DEFLATING AN EXTERNAL CHAMBER | February 2016 | September 2016 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 15014250 | RUNNING CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLES | February 2016 | March 2018 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14981119 | EARLY WARNING SYSTEM FOR LOCOMOTIVE BEARINGS FAILURES | December 2015 | September 2018 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14957859 | CONTROLLING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A FLOATING ARRANGEMENT | December 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14951029 | SLIP CONTROL DEVICE FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE | November 2015 | June 2016 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14949529 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR OPTIMIZING AN AIRCRAFT TRAJECTORY | November 2015 | August 2016 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14942925 | AUTHENTICATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING FLIGHT REGULATIONS | November 2015 | December 2016 | Allow | 13 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14941722 | Method for Operating a Navigation System, Navigation System and Motor Vehicle | November 2015 | January 2018 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14940190 | DRIVE DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM | November 2015 | December 2017 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14940236 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING SPEED OF VEHICLE | November 2015 | January 2018 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14934024 | RIDER DETECTION SYSTEM | November 2015 | July 2016 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14756993 | Method for robotic vehicle communication with an external environment via acoustic beam forming | November 2015 | October 2017 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14930109 | METHOD FOR OPERATING A FUEL TANK SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMOBILE AND CORRESPONDING FUEL TANK SYSTEM | November 2015 | January 2018 | Allow | 27 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 14928337 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE LOCATION BASED ON MOTOR FEEDBACK | October 2015 | December 2016 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14923707 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF IMPLEMENT | October 2015 | June 2018 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14924042 | COMPRESSOR MONITORING METHOD | October 2015 | January 2018 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14882174 | CONTROLLER FOR DRIVING A MOTOR, AND ELECTRIC POWER ASSISTED VEHICLE | October 2015 | October 2017 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14878541 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL APPARATUS | October 2015 | December 2017 | Abandon | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14872628 | Transmission of Targeted Roadway Alerts | October 2015 | December 2017 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14867260 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING CONVERSION OF DRIVING MODE OF PLUG-IN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE | September 2015 | October 2017 | Abandon | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14866912 | INTELLIGENT CONTROL APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF USE | September 2015 | November 2017 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14865660 | MODIFYING THE BEHAVIOR OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE USING CONTEXT BASED PARAMETER SWITCHING | September 2015 | March 2017 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14838393 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENGINE DRIVELINE DISCONNECT DURING REGENERATION IN HYBRID VEHICLES | August 2015 | June 2017 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14819490 | GENERATING ROUTING INFORMATION FOR A TARGET LOCATION | August 2015 | October 2017 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14751682 | DETERMINATION OF A FREE-FLOW SPEED FOR A LINK SEGMENT | June 2015 | May 2017 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14749009 | AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CARRYING OUT THE OPERATION | June 2015 | January 2017 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14742204 | ELECTRIC VEHICLE RANGE PREDICTION | June 2015 | August 2017 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14736813 | Determining Sensor Orientation in Indoor Navigation | June 2015 | February 2017 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14717025 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A REMOTE AERIAL DEVICE FOR UP-CLOSE INSPECTION | May 2015 | March 2016 | Allow | 10 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14717097 | VEHICLE SPEED SIGNAL SELECTION METHOD AND VEHICLE SPEED SIGNAL ADJUSTMENT VERIFICATION METHOD | May 2015 | June 2017 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 14440083 | MAP MATCHING METHODS FOR MOBILE DEVICES | May 2015 | December 2016 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14684275 | VEHICLE DRIVING AIDS | April 2015 | March 2017 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 14431074 | AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE SAME | March 2015 | November 2016 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14657870 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTEGRATING AUTO PILOT FUNCTIONS ON A DISPLAY | March 2015 | May 2017 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 14629003 | BOT HAVING HIGH SPEED STABILITY | February 2015 | March 2016 | Allow | 13 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 14608930 | Navigation System | January 2015 | January 2017 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14566320 | INDIRECT CHARACTERIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS AND VEHICLE HEALTH | December 2014 | March 2018 | Abandon | 40 | 4 | 1 | No | Yes |
| 14406646 | SHIP MONITORING DEVICE | December 2014 | December 2015 | Allow | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14560427 | CONTROL DEVICE OF HYBRID VEHICLE | December 2014 | November 2016 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 14405318 | Method for Securing the Braking Effect of a Brake | December 2014 | October 2016 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 14404333 | IN-VEHICLE INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND APPLICATION EXECUTION METHOD | November 2014 | March 2017 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner SMITH, JELANI A.
With a 28.6% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is below the USPTO average, indicating that appeals face more challenges here than typical.
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, 30.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.
⚠ Appeals to PTAB face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.
⚠ Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.
Examiner SMITH, JELANI A works in Art Unit 3662 and has examined 279 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 69.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner SMITH, JELANI A's allowance rate of 69.9% places them in the 32% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by SMITH, JELANI A receive 2.23 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by SMITH, JELANI A is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +8.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by SMITH, JELANI A. This interview benefit is in the 39% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 28.7% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 21.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 26% 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, 44.4% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 40% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.
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, 14.3% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 31.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 18% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 57% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).
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.
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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