USPTO Examiner ALHARBI ADAM MOHAMED - Art Unit 3663

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18681130Brake Test Device and Method for VehiclesFebruary 2024December 2024Allow1010NoNo
18570637DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MEASURING AND CALIBRATING GROUND PRESSURE OF SEEDING DEPTH LIMITING WHEELDecember 2023November 2024Allow1110NoNo
18565904PEDESTRIAN DEVICE AND POSITIONING METHOD FOR SAMENovember 2023March 2025Abandon1510NoNo
18100541LIDAR SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH BEAM STEERING AND WIDE ANGLE SIGNAL DETECTIONJanuary 2023July 2024Allow1820YesYes
18145939LIGHTING APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAMEDecember 2022June 2025Allow2910NoNo
18087815GUIDANCE SYSTEM OF ELECTRIC MOBILITY VEHICLEDecember 2022June 2025Allow2920YesNo
18076779DUAL INTEGRATED CONTROL APPARATUS FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF THE SAMEDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710NoNo
17989233THERMAL MANAGEMENT OF A COMPONENT OF ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM, CONTROLLER, SYSTEM, AND METHODNovember 2022June 2025Allow3110YesNo
18051021METHOD FOR POSITIONING IN A MAP AND SELF-PROPELLED DEVICEOctober 2022June 2025Abandon3210NoNo
17976990MARINE VESSEL EQUIPPED WITH STEERING MECHANISM FOR MARINE VESSEL, AND STEERING HANDLE FOR MARINE VESSELOctober 2022June 2025Allow3120NoNo
17963468VEHICLE DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE SETTING TARGET TRAVELING LINEOctober 2022March 2025Allow2910NoNo
17908063METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AN ACTUATABLE PROTECTION DEVICE WITH OFF-ROAD AND ROLLOVER DETECTIONAugust 2022September 2024Allow2420NoNo
17797545WORK VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WORK VEHICLEAugust 2022May 2024Allow2100NoNo
17858524BEV POWERTRAIN/STEERING CONTROLS FOR ENHANCED STABILITY ON INCLINED SURFACESJuly 2022June 2025Allow3620NoNo
17857520SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING VEHICLE MASS CHANGESJuly 2022March 2025Allow3240NoNo
17854888VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY REPORTING FUNCTION, AND VEHICLE EMERGENCY REPORTING SYSTEMJune 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17789991METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CLASSIFYING AN ACCIDENT EVENT INVOLVING A TWO-WHEELED VEHICLEJune 2022May 2024Allow2320NoNo
17851532DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING HYBRID VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOFJune 2022May 2025Allow3520NoNo
17807247DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING IN A VEHICLE NETWORKING SYSTEMJune 2022April 2024Allow2220YesNo
17804744SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING MULTI-RESOLUTION VOXEL SPACESMay 2022October 2024Allow2910YesNo
17775097Method and System for Checking an Automated Driving Function by Reinforcement LearningMay 2022May 2025Allow3640NoNo
17773936TILT STRUCTURE FOR CONSOLEMay 2022November 2024Allow3020YesNo
17734290DETERMINING CAUSATION OF TRAFFIC EVENTS AND ENCOURAGING GOOD DRIVING BEHAVIORMay 2022May 2024Allow2530YesNo
17725595WATERCRAFT MANEUVERING CONTROL APPARATUS, AND WATERCRAFT MANEUVERING SYSTEMApril 2022June 2025Allow3720YesNo
17655378AUTONOMOUS TRANSPORT VEHICLE WITH POSITION DETERMINING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFORMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17642269VEHICLE CONSTANT SPEED TRAVEL CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONSTANT SPEED TRAVEL CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2022December 2024Allow3420YesNo
17753457METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MONITORING THE CONFIGURATION OF A TRAINMarch 2022January 2025Abandon3410NoNo
17637716METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE SYSTEM, CONTROL DEVICE, AND MOTOR VEHICLEFebruary 2022June 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17673578SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHICH MOBILE DEVICE AMONG MULTIPLE MOBILE DEVICES IS USED BY A VEHICLE DRIVERFebruary 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17669653ELECTRICALLY-POWERED VEHICLE, ENERGY SUPPLY APPARATUS, AND ENERGY SUPPLY SYSTEMFebruary 2022December 2024Allow3520NoNo
17669345MAP GENERATION APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUSFebruary 2022October 2024Abandon3220NoNo
17569054APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLEJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2210NoNo
17646417UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DRIVE TESTING AND MAPPING OF CARRIER SIGNALSDecember 2021August 2024Allow3230NoNo
17551502NETWORK CONSTRAINT ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE DEPOT CHARGING AND SCHEDULINGDecember 2021August 2024Allow3210NoNo
17551490SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCESS CONTROL FOR A ROBOTIC VEHICLEDecember 2021September 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17535056METHOD OF PRESENTING INFORMATION FOR VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2021May 2024Allow3010NoNo
17530926METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS AND RANDOM DRONE TRAVELNovember 2021May 2024Allow3010YesNo
17608805SYSTEM COMPRISING WORK MACHINE, AND WORK MACHINE THAT CREATE A TWO-DIMENSIONAL IMAGE OF A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELNovember 2021August 2024Allow3420NoNo
16607821HYBRID-ELECTROMAGNETIC SUSPENSION CAPABLE OF SELF-POWERING AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFOctober 2021April 2024Allow5410NoNo
17502769METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETECTING AND ALERTING COLLISION BY AUTONOMOUS ROBOT BASED ON MULTI-SENSOR LSTMOctober 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17500050SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CAUSING A VEHICLE RESPONSE BASED ON TRAFFIC LIGHT DETECTIONOctober 2021July 2024Allow3320NoNo
17602258INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOVING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAMOctober 2021March 2025Allow4130NoNo
17493248SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TRIP PLANNINGOctober 2021November 2022Abandon1410NoNo
17491982FULL-TIME ANTI-SWAY CONTROL METHOD OF BRIDGE CRANE SYSTEM BASED ON INVERTER STRUCTUREOctober 2021June 2025Allow4540NoNo
17477834COLLECTIVE VEHICLE POWER MANAGEMENTSeptember 2021August 2024Allow3520YesNo
17440257SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EVALUATION OF VEHICLE TECHNOLOGIESSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910YesNo
17445230SYSTEM FOR PLANNING EXPLORATION BY AUTONOMOUS MOBILE DEVICEAugust 2021May 2024Allow3310YesNo
17367676ADAS MONITORING EVENT SYSTEMJuly 2021May 2024Abandon3410NoNo
17366099AUTONOMOUS MOBILE ROBOT SCALINGJuly 2021May 2024Allow3410NoNo
17419902SYSTEM, METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALIBRATING WORK MACHINEJune 2021February 2024Allow3110NoNo
17355074SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-VEHICLE NAVIGATED SHOPPINGJune 2021June 2024Allow3530YesNo
17414833IMPROVED SYSTEM, DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SEQUENCING MODES OF TRANSPORTATION OR ITEMS AND THE LIKEJune 2021April 2024Allow3410NoNo
17414469PROCESSING SYSTEM USING A BLOCK-CHAIN FOR AUTHORIZING A USER OF A BUILDING OR VEHICLEJune 2021April 2024Allow3420NoYes
17341802SENSING THE INGRESS OF WATER INTO A VEHICLEJune 2021April 2024Allow3430YesNo
17341123RADAR DETECTION OF CHILD CAR SEAT CONDITIONS IN A VEHICLEJune 2021February 2024Allow3230YesNo
17299366MOBILE BODY, METHOD OF CONTROLLING MOBILE BODY, AND PROGRAMJune 2021May 2025Allow4840NoNo
17302587CONSTRUCTION AREA ALERT FOR A VEHICLE BASED ON OCCURRENCE INFORMATIONMay 2021July 2024Allow3820YesNo
17222220COMPREHENSIVE FLIGHT PLANNING TOOL FOR A MOBILE DEVICEApril 2021January 2025Allow4540YesNo
17209565VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2021May 2022Allow1400NoNo
17206549INFRARED SENSOR OBJECT DETECTIONMarch 2021August 2024Allow4130YesNo
17207039SYSTEM TO DETERMINE NON-STATIONARY OBJECTS IN A PHYSICAL SPACEMarch 2021October 2023Allow3110YesNo
17202595Systems And Methods For Random Vehicle Movement For Vehicle SafetyMarch 2021November 2023Allow3220NoNo
17178718VEHICLE RANGE PREDICTIONFebruary 2021December 2022Allow2220NoNo
17165227Method and apparatus for vehicle inspection and safety system calibration using projected imagesFebruary 2021March 2022Allow1400NoNo
17257752Travel Assistance Method and Travel Assistance DeviceJanuary 2021March 2022Allow1400NoNo
17140097METHOD FOR CONTROLLING EQUIPMENT OF A COCKPIT OF A VEHICLE AND RELATED DEVICESJanuary 2021October 2024Abandon4530NoNo
17136421SEED DEPTH AUTO-LEARN SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A SEED DEPTH DEVICE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL PLANTERDecember 2020June 2022Allow1710NoNo
17114641SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE VENDOR LOTDecember 2020July 2024Allow4330NoNo
17095067SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF MONITORING AND ANALYZING MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION USAGENovember 2020February 2024Allow3920NoNo
17076723ELECTRIC POWER STEERINGOctober 2020December 2024Allow5020NoYes
17074925PERSONAL MOBILITY AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFOctober 2020January 2023Allow2700NoNo
17073804VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHODOctober 2020June 2022Allow2010NoNo
17037702SERVICE SYSTEM USING AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGSeptember 2020October 2023Allow3610NoNo
17030823PORTABLE TRAIN CAR BRAKING UNITSeptember 2020September 2023Allow3610YesNo
17028368SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HOME POSITION AND CART ACQUISITION WITH A MATERIALS HANDLING VEHICLESeptember 2020November 2023Allow3710NoNo
17023222METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING COMPARTMENT INSERTS IN AUTONOMOUS DELIVERY VEHICLESSeptember 2020February 2024Allow4120NoNo
17015083INFORMATION PRESENTATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2020May 2024Abandon4420NoNo
17013298KNOWLEDGE DISTILLATION FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESSeptember 2020October 2024Allow4930YesNo
16978625CONTROL METHOD OF ROBOT SYSTEMSeptember 2020July 2022Allow2210NoNo
17008595Systems And Methods For Controlling Vehicle Seat PositionAugust 2020June 2024Abandon4620NoNo
17006528TRACK STAND CAPABLE AUTONOMOUS ELECTRONIC BICYCLEAugust 2020September 2022Allow2400NoNo
17003156SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING VEHICLE MASS CHANGESAugust 2020October 2021Allow1400NoNo
16998833ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING OPTIMIZATION BASED ON PREDICTIVE ANALYTICS UTILIZING MACHINE LEARNINGAugust 2020October 2023Allow3840YesNo
16990427METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE INSPECTION AND SAFETY SYSTEM CALIBRATION USING PROJECTED IMAGESAugust 2020October 2020Allow300NoNo
16985667VEHICLE RENTAL SYSTEM AND VEHICLE RENTAL METHODAugust 2020August 2024Abandon4920YesNo
16983347Precision Operator for an Aircraft Autothrottle or Autopilot System with Engine Performance AdjustAugust 2020October 2020Allow300NoNo
16938637INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, VEHICLE, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMJuly 2020January 2023Allow3010NoNo
16935960METHOD FOR VALIDATING AT LEAST ONE PREDETERMINED POSITION DATA STORED IN AN AIRCRAFT DATABASE, ASSOCIATED COMPUTER PROGRAM AND DEVICEJuly 2020August 2023Allow3710YesNo
16921298ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF CONTROLLING ELECTRIFIED VEHICLEJuly 2020September 2022Allow2710NoNo
16918736METHOD FOR DETECTION OF LASER REFLECTORS FOR MOBILE ROBOT LOCALIZATION AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAMEJuly 2020June 2023Abandon3510NoNo
16918451COMPREHENSIVE FLIGHT PLANNING TOOL FOR A MOBILE DEVICEJuly 2020November 2020Allow500NoNo
16917555BOT POSITION SENSINGJune 2020July 2021Allow1210NoNo
16898242UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE DRIVE TESTING AND MAPPING OF CARRIER SIGNALSJune 2020September 2021Allow1600YesNo
16890476LASER SCANNING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHODJune 2020August 2022Allow2600NoNo
16883670PERSONAL SENSORY DRONESMay 2020March 2021Allow1000NoNo
16868239SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-VEHICLE NAVIGATED SHOPPINGMay 2020March 2021Allow1010NoNo
16850779INFORMED DE-ICING PROCEDURES FOR AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PREPARATIONSApril 2020October 2024Allow5430NoNo
16841331LOGISTICS FACILITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMApril 2020May 2022Allow2600NoNo
16833456DEPARTURE TIME PLANNING OF SHARED RIDES FOR CONGESTION MITIGATIONMarch 2020February 2024Allow4620NoNo
16650783RANGING DEVICE AND OPTICAL SCANNING DEVICEMarch 2020January 2025Abandon5840YesYes

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
1
(100.0%)
Examiner Reversed
0
(0.0%)
Reversal Percentile
15.9%
Lower than average

What This Means

With a 0.0% reversal rate, the PTAB affirms the examiner's rejections in the vast majority of cases. This reversal rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals face significant challenges here.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
32
Allowed After Appeal Filing
25
(78.1%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
7
(21.9%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
94.3%
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, 78.1% 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 face challenges. Ensure your case has strong merit before committing to full Board review.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED works in Art Unit 3663 and has examined 904 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 92.8%, this examiner allows applications at a higher rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 22 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED's allowance rate of 92.8% places them in the 79% 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 ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED receive 1.16 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.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED is 22 months. This places the examiner in the 83% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications move through prosecution relatively quickly with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -3.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by ALHARBI, ADAM MOHAMED. This interview benefit is in the 5% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 37.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 84% 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 53.9% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 75% 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, 120.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 81% 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 96.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 84% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 55.2% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 52.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 65% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 68% 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 35% 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.
  • 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.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

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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