Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17138411 | METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH COMPLEX-VALUED ATTENTION NETWORK | December 2020 | May 2024 | Allow | 40 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17130274 | MAP-BASED STOP POINT CONTROL | December 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17255326 | Vehicle Control Device, Vehicle Control Method, and Vehicle Control System | December 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17126761 | DYNAMIC VEHICLE SUSPENSION AND STEERING ADJUSTMENT | December 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17125519 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FORCE COMPENSATION IN A ROBOTIC DRIVING SYSTEM | December 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 29 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17116295 | AUTOMATED SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PARKING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE | December 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17115151 | Systems And Methods To Protect The Health Of Occupants Of A Vehicle | December 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 22 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17113200 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM | December 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17099886 | TRAVEL SUPPORT SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | November 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16950088 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING | November 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17053636 | Safety and Stability Control System against Vehicle Tire Burst | November 2020 | October 2024 | Abandon | 47 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17083897 | DIGITAL COPILOT | October 2020 | July 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17081524 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | October 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17081246 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | October 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 35 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17079054 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR COMPENSATING EXCESSIVE NVH IN A VEHICLE FRONT SUSPENSION | October 2020 | February 2023 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17067865 | METHOD FOR CLASSIFYING AN UNDERLYING SURFACE | October 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17066983 | OPTICS BASED DETECTION OF HANDS ON-OFF AND HAND GESTURE BASED FUNCTION SELECTION FOR HUMAN DRIVER | October 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17039685 | AUTOMATIC PARAMETER TUNING FRAMEWORK FOR CONTROLLERS USED IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLES | September 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17019993 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | September 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17016420 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17012554 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | September 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16996618 | INTEGRATED CONTROL APPARATUS FOR IN-WHEEL SYSTEM VEHICLE | August 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16936525 | FLIGHT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER FUEL SAVINGS THROUGH TRAJECTORY OPTIMIZATION | July 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16935919 | VEHICLE TRAVELING CONTROL APPARATUS | July 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16915229 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | June 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16957708 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE, METHOD FOR OPERATING THE CONTROL SYSTEM, AND MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING SUCH A CONTROL SYSTEM | June 2020 | March 2023 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16955303 | Method for Detecting at Least One Object Present on a Motor Vehicle, Control Device, and Motor Vehicle | June 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16902438 | WHEEL COVER | June 2020 | October 2020 | Allow | 4 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16896359 | TIRE WITH TENSIONED SPOKES | June 2020 | January 2021 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16884312 | AUTONOMOUS UAV OBSTACLE AVOIDANCE USING MACHINE LEARNING FROM PILOTED UAV FLIGHTS | May 2020 | May 2021 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16761575 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | May 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16849194 | CONTROLLER AND CONTROL METHOD | April 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16652704 | VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND CONTROL DEVICE | April 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16829572 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING BEHAVIOR OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16829301 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16828278 | HYBRID VEHICLE | March 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16828205 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | March 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16826065 | CONTROL ALLOCATION FOR VEHICLE TORQUE | March 2020 | September 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16817648 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16815036 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16814427 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A SENSOR OFFSET | March 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16810882 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16808436 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2020 | March 2022 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16807209 | TWO PIECE RIM AND TIRE CONNECTED ASSEMBLY | March 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16796706 | Method for Operating an Assist System for a Vehicle, and Assist System | February 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16795647 | TRAILER HITCHING ASSISTANCE SYSTEM WITH DYNAMIC VEHICLE CONTROL PROCESSING | February 2020 | July 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16795639 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2020 | April 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16789212 | VELOCITY TRAJECTORY GENERATION METHOD, APPARATUS, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16785129 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING PARKING OF A VEHICLE, SYSTEM HAVING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR THE SAME | February 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16785557 | DUAL VEHICLE RIM WITH LOGO APPARATUS AND A METHOD OF MAKING SAME | February 2020 | September 2020 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16780392 | BEAD LOCK SYSTEMS AND METHODS | February 2020 | November 2020 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16747303 | VEHICLE STEERING SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | January 2020 | February 2022 | Allow | 24 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16744820 | TRAVELING CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE, AND TRAVELING CONTROL METHOD | January 2020 | November 2021 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16731685 | Systems and Methods for Providing a Vehicle with a Torque Vectored K-Turn Mode | December 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16725362 | Passenger-Less and Driver-Less Vehicle Operating Modes | December 2019 | February 2023 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16720660 | Autonomous Vehicle Having a Configurable Passenger Seat | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16720756 | SLIP ANGLE ESTIMATION DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE | December 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16706934 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | December 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16706490 | FLEXIBLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY | December 2019 | October 2020 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16619716 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | December 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 19 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16688005 | INTEGRATED TIRE INFLATION/DEFLATION ADJUSTMENT SYSTEM | November 2019 | August 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16674671 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE | November 2019 | December 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16669571 | DRIVING FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS, DRIVING APPARATUS, AND DRIVING FORCE TRANSMISSION APPARATUS | October 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16666873 | STOWABLE STEERING WHEEL FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | October 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 17 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16608176 | SEAT ADJUSTMENT METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM | October 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16656456 | ADAPTABLE DRIVE MODE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16654338 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PREDICTING MOVEMENT OF USER OF VEHICLE | October 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16597140 | STEER AXLE TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM | October 2019 | July 2020 | Allow | 9 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16595815 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING REVERSE DRIVING | October 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16595775 | HYDROPLANING PREVENTION | October 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16500831 | VEHICLE OCCUPANT DETECTION | October 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16500518 | TANDEM AXLE WITH DISCONNECT COAST | October 2019 | November 2022 | Abandon | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16499017 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | September 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16582148 | FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE | September 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16578212 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MONITORING DRIVING CONDITION OF VEHICLE | September 2019 | February 2022 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16577026 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLE | September 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16573740 | STEERING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING STEERING APPARATUS | September 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16568209 | CONTROL SYSTEM OF FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD OF FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLE | September 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16560074 | STEERING CONTROLLER | September 2019 | May 2021 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16552458 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EYE-TRACKING DATA COLLECTION AND SHARING | August 2019 | November 2022 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16516435 | TRACK SYSTEM FOR TRACTION OF A VEHICLE | July 2019 | March 2021 | Abandon | 20 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16511217 | NON-PNEUMATIC SUPPORT STRUCTURE | July 2019 | August 2020 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16508823 | HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM | July 2019 | October 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16455296 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR NVH-BASED VEHICLE POWERTRAIN CONTROL | June 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 24 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16474251 | METHOD FOR STEERING A VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC OPERATING MODE, AND VEHICLE WITH AN AUTOMATIC OPERATING MODE | June 2019 | July 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16468313 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC ADJUSTMENT OF DRIVER SITTING POSTURE | June 2019 | June 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16468306 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE CONTROL PROGRAM | June 2019 | September 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16432796 | UNIFIED SCENE GRAPHS | June 2019 | January 2022 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16431191 | METHOD OF OPERATING A POWERTRAIN SYSTEM DURING COASTING OPERATION | June 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16426162 | HYBRID VEHICLE ENGINE START AND SHIFT CONTROL STRATEGY | May 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 27 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16424710 | ANTI-ROLL OFF ASSEMBLY AND SYSTEM INCLUDING SAME | May 2019 | January 2020 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16422533 | ELECTRONIC CONTROL DEVICE, RECORDING MEDIUM, AND GATEWAY DEVICE | May 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16462814 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR RESERVE DRIVING OF A VEHICLE | May 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16407475 | NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH GEODESIC PLY & BEAD | May 2019 | April 2021 | Abandon | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16344213 | DRIVE SYSTEM AND DRIVE CONTROL METHOD | April 2019 | April 2021 | Allow | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16342963 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATED, LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRBORNE PLATFORM | April 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 36 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16382682 | POSITION IDENTIFICATION ASSEMBLY FOR STEERING COLUMN | April 2019 | June 2022 | Allow | 38 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16341782 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING STATE OF VEHICLE OPERATOR | April 2019 | August 2021 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16380030 | VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME | April 2019 | September 2021 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16379939 | VEHICLE WHEEL HAVING A DECORATIVE MEMBER ATTACHED TO A BASE WHEEL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE | April 2019 | September 2020 | Abandon | 18 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner CHARLESTON, JEAN W.
With a 100.0% 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, 66.7% 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 CHARLESTON, JEAN W works in Art Unit 3663 and has examined 268 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 86.6%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.
Examiner CHARLESTON, JEAN W's allowance rate of 86.6% places them in the 66% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by CHARLESTON, JEAN W receive 1.34 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 17% 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 CHARLESTON, JEAN W is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 69% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +11.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by CHARLESTON, JEAN W. This interview benefit is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 44.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 95% 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 34.6% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 53% 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, 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 75.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 66% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 66.7% 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, 70.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 76% 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 0.4% of allowed cases (in the 56% 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 2.6% of allowed cases (in the 73% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).
Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:
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