USPTO Examiner GOLDMAN RICHARD A - Art Unit 3663

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18679268MOVING OBJECT POSITION ESTIMATION AND PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS,DEVICE, AND MEDIUMMay 2024September 2024Allow410NoNo
18378056OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLEOctober 2023July 2024Allow1000NoNo
18215665SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING USER INTENT TO LAUNCH AUTONOMOUS AERIAL VEHICLEJune 2023July 2024Allow1210NoNo
18206057Dynamic UAV Transport Tasks for Pickup and Delivery of Non-Specifically Assigned PackagesJune 2023June 2024Allow1210YesNo
18140835SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PREFERENCES FOR FLIGHT CONTROL SETTINGS OF AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEApril 2023May 2024Allow1300NoNo
18301456ROUTE OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM BASED ON HEIGHT PARAMETER FOR A LEVEL AT A POINT OF INTERESTApril 2023May 2024Allow1310YesNo
18183259METHOD, APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY MACHINE-READABLE MEDIUM FOR ACTIVATING PUBLIC ENTITY IMAGING DEVICE FOR OBSERVING VEHICLE STATUSMarch 2023January 2024Allow1010NoNo
18163957HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM FOR USE DURING UNCOMMANDED THRUST LOSS AND METHOD OF OPERATINGFebruary 2023March 2024Allow1310NoNo
18103573OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLEJanuary 2023July 2023Allow500NoNo
18099181AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF HIGH BEAM OPERATIONJanuary 2023February 2024Allow1340YesNo
18076889VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING OBJECTSDecember 2022July 2023Allow710NoNo
17862344Systems And Methods Using Artificial Intelligence For Routing Electric VehiclesJuly 2022July 2023Allow1210YesNo
17846654SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE TRIP INFORMATIONJune 2022September 2023Abandon1510NoNo
17733335VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVELY CALIBRATING SUCH VEHICLE OPERATION ACCORDING TO CURRENT CONDITIONSApril 2022January 2024Allow2110NoNo
17732369LOW SPEED CORNERING STIFFNESS DERATE USING A DYNAMIC VEHICLE MODELApril 2022April 2024Allow2410NoNo
17707792SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR SPEED AND LANE ADVISORY IN EVALUATING LANE CHANGE EVENTS AND OPPORTUNITIESMarch 2022April 2024Allow2410NoNo
17655406SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPLETING A NEUTRAL PROFILE LEARNING TESTMarch 2022June 2024Allow2700NoNo
17697408CALIBRATION DEVICE, SUSPENSION SYSTEM, SADDLE-TYPE VEHICLE, AND CALIBRATION METHODMarch 2022May 2024Allow2600NoNo
17654709System and Method for Parking an Autonomous Ego-Vehicle in a Dynamic Environment of a Parking AreaMarch 2022August 2024Allow2910NoNo
17686972Method and Apparatus for Fusing Sensor Information and Recording Medium Storing Program to Execute the MethodMarch 2022August 2024Allow3010NoNo
17666771DETECTION DEVICE FOR DETECTING ROAD SURFACE INFORMATION RELATED TO MOVABLE BODY AND CONTROL THEROFFebruary 2022February 2024Allow2410YesNo
17590707SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIA FOR SPATIO-TEMPORAL MOTION PLANNINGFebruary 2022January 2024Allow2410NoNo
17588489VEHICLE PATH VERIFICATIONJanuary 2022August 2023Allow1800NoNo
17580994SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DYNAMIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS USING SIMULATED FUTURE SCENARIOSJanuary 2022June 2023Allow1610YesNo
17576445DETERMINATION OF VALUE REPRESENTATIVE OF AGGRESSIVENESS IN OPERATION OF A TRANSPORTJanuary 2022June 2024Allow2930YesNo
17645144SOUND SOURCE ESTIMATION SERVER, SOUND SOURCE ESTIMATION SYSTEM, SOUND SOURCE ESTIMATION DEVICE, AND SOUND SOURCE ESTIMATION METHODDecember 2021July 2023Allow1910NoNo
17551495METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONFIRMING BLINDSPOT RELATED TO NEARBY VEHICLEDecember 2021November 2023Allow2310NoNo
17537621RECHARGING METHOD FOR MOBILE ROBOT AND MOBILE ROBOTNovember 2021May 2024Allow3010NoNo
17534721COMMUNICATION SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING VEHICLE CONTEXT AND INTENT OF A TARGET VEHICLE BASED ON PERCEIVED LANE OF TRAVELNovember 2021August 2023Allow2110YesNo
17529758INTERSECTION IDENTIFICATION WITH RELATED DRIVING CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLESNovember 2021April 2024Allow2930YesNo
17502394SENSOR METHOD FOR THE PHYSICAL, IN PARTICULAR OPTICAL, DETECTION OF AT LEAST ONE UTILIZATION OBJECT, IN PARTICULAR FOR THE DETECTION OF AN ENVIRONMENT FOR THE GENERATION, IN PARTICULAR, OF A SAFETY DISTANCE BETWEEN OBJECTSOctober 2021July 2024Abandon3310NoNo
17450648Dynamic UAV Transport TasksOctober 2021March 2023Allow1710YesNo
17450029SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING VIRTUAL POINTS AND ASCERTAINING VIRTUAL PLANES FOR AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION OF A MOVABLE ROBOTIC UNIT, AND ROBOTIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE ROBOTIC UNITOctober 2021June 2024Allow3310NoNo
17492106OPERATIONAL MODES FOR A DRIVELINE OF AN ELECTRIFIED FIRE FIGHTING VEHICLEOctober 2021October 2022Allow1320YesNo
17483367COMPONENT OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE, DATA COLLECTING SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE, AND DATA COLLECTING METHOD FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESeptember 2021February 2024Allow2810NoNo
17483463Auxiliary Device Power Testing For Vehicle Power DeliverySeptember 2021March 2024Allow3010NoNo
17479044COMMUNICATION-BASED VEHICLE SAFETY MESSAGE GENERATION AND PROCESSINGSeptember 2021March 2024Abandon3020YesNo
17447192SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER A VEHICLE IS IN AN UNDERSTEER OR OVERSTEER SITUATIONSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2920YesNo
17394853Systems and Methods for Prediction of a Jaywalker Trajectory Through an IntersectionAugust 2021January 2024Allow2920YesNo
17428126PLATOONING VEHICLE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, VEHICLE MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2021March 2024Allow3110YesNo
17428206METHOD, DEVICE AND USER INTERFACE FOR PRESENTATION OF INFORMATION DESCRIBING A RUNNING OPERATING CONDITION OF A DEMOLITION ROBOTAugust 2021April 2024Allow3210YesNo
17389136COMPLEMENTARY CONTROL SYSTEM DETECTING IMMINENT COLLISION OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN FALLBACK MONITORING REGIONJuly 2021March 2024Allow3211NoNo
17425923TRAVEL ROUTING AND CONTROL FOR AUTONOMOUS FIELD TRAVEL SYSTEMJuly 2021August 2024Allow3730YesNo
17351632VEHICLE SYSTEM FOR RECOGNIZING OBJECTSJune 2021February 2023Allow2020YesNo
17348256SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SENSING WALKED POSITIONJune 2021August 2023Allow2600YesNo
17343036VEHICLE DRIVING ASSISTANCE APPARATUS DURING VEHICLE CUT IN OPERATIONSJune 2021June 2023Allow2410YesNo
17323771Robot Pickup MethodMay 2021May 2023Allow2410NoNo
17315609DETECTING DRIVING BEHAVIOR OF VEHICLESMay 2021July 2023Allow2610NoNo
17285106MAGNETIC LEVITATION TEST SYSTEM AND ELECTROMAGNET TEST METHODApril 2021February 2024Allow3410NoNo
17227184Systems And Methods Using Artificial Intelligence For Routing Electric VehiclesApril 2021April 2022Allow1220NoNo
17301379School Zone AlertMarch 2021October 2023Allow3011NoNo
17216609VEHICLE FLEET REMOTE RIDE COMFORT TUNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMMarch 2021June 2023Allow2701NoNo
17194551CARTRIDGE FOR USE WITH AFTERMARKET VEHICLE COMPONENTMarch 2021February 2023Allow2310YesNo
17186966RELATIVE POSITION NAVIGATION SYSTEM FOR MULTIPLE MOVING VEHICLESFebruary 2021November 2022Allow2110YesNo
17178624RANGE IMAGE AIDED INERTIAL NAVIGATION SYSTEM (INS) WITH MAP BASED LOCALIZATIONFebruary 2021November 2023Allow3310YesNo
17145767NAVIGATING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE THROUGH AN INTERSECTIONJanuary 2021May 2023Allow2810YesNo
17137048CONTROL OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BASED ON FUSION OF POSE INFORMATION AND VISUAL DATADecember 2020May 2023Allow2910NoNo
17131302Sensor for Flashing Light DetectionDecember 2020October 2023Allow3330YesNo
17123055METHOD, SYSTEM, COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM COMPRISING SOFTWARE CODE FOR ESTIMATING PARAMETERS OF RAILWAY TRACK CIRCUITS, AND RELATED TRACK CIRCUITDecember 2020November 2023Allow3510NoNo
17118615VEHICLE SOUND GENERATION DEVICEDecember 2020June 2024Allow4220YesNo
17112441Systems And Methods For Eliminating Vehicle Motion Interference During A Remote-Control Vehicle Maneuvering OperationDecember 2020October 2023Abandon3420NoNo
17094255NAVIGATION TRAJECTORY USING REINFORCEMENT LEARNING FOR AN EGO VEHICLE IN A NAVIGATION NETWORKNovember 2020February 2023Allow2710YesNo
17091736AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE INTERFACE USING BUS IMPEDANCE TO IDENTIFY CONTROL UNITS, AND ASSOCIATED SYSTEMS AND METHODSNovember 2020July 2023Allow3201NoNo
17053185Determination of Position Sending Interval for Flying Vehicle Dependent Upon Ground Surface Below VehicleNovember 2020December 2023Allow3710NoNo
17087412SYSTEMS AND METHODS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR ROUTING ELECTRIC VEHICLESNovember 2020February 2021Allow410NoNo
17038638PRESENTING GEOGRAPHIC SEARCH RESULTS USING LOCATION PROJECTION AND TIME WINDOWSSeptember 2020March 2023Abandon3010NoNo
16991445ELECTRONIC APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A DANGEROUS SITUATION OF A VEHICLE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAMEAugust 2020December 2023Abandon4070YesNo
16941757SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MANAGING DYNAMIC TRANSPORTATION NETWORKS USING SIMULATED FUTURE SCENARIOSJuly 2020October 2021Allow1510NoNo
16905164FACILITATION OF SMART VEHICLE REGISTRATION IN 5G NETWORKS OR OTHER NEXTGENERATION NETWORKSJune 2020January 2021Allow710YesNo
16884799SEPARATING AND RELEASING COMPONENT PARTS OF A PAYLOAD OF A FLOATING PLATFORMMay 2020November 2021Abandon1710NoNo
16767185A PACKAGE RECEIVING AND RETURNING DEVICEMay 2020September 2023Abandon4020NoNo
15929843VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM WITH AUTONOMOUS PARKING FUNCTIONMay 2020March 2022Allow2230NoNo
16878586CONTROL OF TRANSPORT EN ROUTEMay 2020August 2023Allow3940NoNo
16862808System and Method for Determining Pose Data for a VehicleApril 2020October 2023Allow4140NoNo
16862157VEHICLE TRAVEL PLANNING CONSTRAINED BY PROBE VEHICLE DATAApril 2020October 2022Allow3010NoNo
16855604STATION KEEPING METHODSApril 2020March 2021Allow1110NoNo
16827226SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING PREFERENCES FOR CONTROL SETTINGS OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLESMarch 2020December 2022Allow3310YesNo
16797636MOVEMENT PREDICTION OF PEDESTRIANS USEFUL FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGFebruary 2020February 2023Allow3611NoNo
16795179PLATOONING CONTROLLER, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOFFebruary 2020August 2023Allow4130NoNo
16636745CONTROL APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAMFebruary 2020February 2022Abandon2430YesNo
16775489AUTOTHROTTLE CONTROL FOR TURBOPROP ENGINESJanuary 2020February 2024Allow4840YesNo
16773822UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES UTILIZED TO COLLECT UPDATED TRAVEL RELATED DATA FOR DELIVERIESJanuary 2020November 2022Allow3410NoNo
16736090METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR UTILIZING A TRIP HISTORY TO PREDICT A DESTINATIONJanuary 2020April 2022Allow2730YesNo
16591794AFTERMARKET HEAD UNIT INTERFACE AND PROTOCOL CONVERTER CARTRIDGEOctober 2019December 2020Allow1410YesNo
16514751TECHNIQUES FOR INTELLIGENT BALLOON/AIRSHIP LAUNCH AND RECOVERY WINDOW LOCATIONJuly 2019July 2021Abandon2420NoNo
16509571PRESENTING GEOGRAPHIC SEARCH RESULTS USING LOCATION PROJECTION AND TIME WINDOWSJuly 2019June 2020Allow1130YesNo
16445869Action Planning Device Having a Trajectory Generation and Determination Unit That Prevents Entry Into a Failure Occurrence RangeJune 2019March 2020Allow910YesNo
16410458CONSTRUCTION AND UPDATE OF ELEVATION MAPSMay 2019November 2022Abandon4230NoNo
16386825SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RECEPTION AND INCONSISTENCY MANAGEMENT OF COORDINATESApril 2019May 2023Allow4911NoNo
16379621AUTONOMOUS TAKEOFF AND LANDING WITH OPEN LOOP MODE AND CLOSED LOOP MODEApril 2019January 2020Allow1010YesNo
16365817Message Conveying System of Rendezvous Locations for Stranded Autonomous VehiclesMarch 2019September 2021Allow3010NoNo
16299673Systems And Methods Using Artificial Intelligence For Routing Electric VehiclesMarch 2019July 2020Allow1610NoNo
16298159RAILWAY SAFETY CRITICAL SYSTEMS WITH TASK REDUNDANCY AND ASYMMETRIC COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITYMarch 2019November 2019Allow810NoNo
16297066METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING DRONE-BASED ALERTING OF MOVEMENT OF A PART OF A VEHICLE INTO A PATH OF TRAVELMarch 2019November 2023Abandon5621NoNo
16294597SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ESTIMATING USER INTENT TO LAUNCH AUTONOMOUS AERIAL VEHICLEMarch 2019May 2023Allow5020NoNo
16292728SYSTEM AND METHOD OF NOTIFYING VEHICLE OCCUPANT OF REPLENISHING PLACE CORRESPONDING TO RELATED FACILITYMarch 2019February 2023Allow4710NoNo
16286779DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING STARTING OF VEHICLE DEVICESFebruary 2019October 2022Allow4410NoNo
16274218USING AUGMENTED REALITY TO PRESENT VEHICLE NAVIGATION REQUIREMENTSFebruary 2019January 2023Allow4710YesNo
16324810CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A VEHICLE COMPARTMENT PLATFORM THAT IS SELECTIVELY MOVEABLE INTO MULTIPLE POSITIONSFebruary 2019January 2023Allow4710NoNo
16270040ROUTE OPTIMIZATION SYSTEM BASED ON HEIGHT PARAMETERFebruary 2019December 2022Allow4710YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner GOLDMAN, RICHARD A.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
2
Examiner Affirmed
2
(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
16
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(25.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
12
(75.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
32.7%
Lower 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, 25.0% 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 GOLDMAN, RICHARD A - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GOLDMAN, RICHARD A works in Art Unit 3663 and has examined 480 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 82.5%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 24 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GOLDMAN, RICHARD A's allowance rate of 82.5% places them in the 49% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GOLDMAN, RICHARD A receive 1.54 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 39% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues fewer office actions than average, which may indicate efficient prosecution or a more lenient examination style.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GOLDMAN, RICHARD A is 24 months. This places the examiner in the 74% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +2.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GOLDMAN, RICHARD A. This interview benefit is in the 21% 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, 30.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 50% 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 32.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 40% 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, 100.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 74% 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.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 83.3% of appeals filed. This is in the 74% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 40.0% 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.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 41.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 43% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 34% 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 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 56% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

    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

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