Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18609810 | UAV WITH MANUAL FLIGHT MODE SELECTOR | March 2024 | November 2025 | Allow | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18686450 | CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE SUSPENSION SYSTEM | February 2024 | March 2026 | Abandon | 24 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18358852 | MOTOR VEHICLE HAVING A FIRST DRIVE MACHINE AND A SECOND DRIVE MACHINE CONFIGURED AS AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A MOTOR VEHICLE | July 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18218618 | METHOD FOR RECOMMENDING PARKING, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | July 2023 | February 2026 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18346669 | Post-Disaster Conditions Monitoring System Using Drones | July 2023 | March 2024 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18344846 | Water-Air Integrated Search and Rescue System and Method | June 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 31 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18321031 | VEHICLE TRAVEL CONTROL SYSTEM | May 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 26 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18163976 | PERCEPTION AND MAP EDGE ASSOCIATION SYSTEM FOR ACCOMMODATING INCONSISTENT PERCEPTION AND MAP DATA | February 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18105354 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM FOR PRIORITIZING A PLURALITY OF MANEUVER MESSAGES | February 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18154300 | IN-VEHICLE SYSTEM, BATTERY DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND VEHICLE | January 2023 | February 2026 | Abandon | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18072074 | GUIDING AN INDIVIDUAL TO CAUSE A VEHICLE TO MAKE A TURN CORRECTLY | November 2022 | March 2026 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17971198 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR SAFETY OF A VEHICLE OCCUPANT, A VEHICLE SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD THEREOF | October 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938751 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNMANNED AERIAL SIGNAL RELAY | October 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17938754 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNMANNED AERIAL SIGNAL RELAY | October 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 19 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17890008 | COLLISION DETERMINATION DEVICE AND VEHICLE HAVING THE SAME | August 2022 | September 2025 | Abandon | 37 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17878336 | METHOD FOR COMPUTING A SET OF ITINERARIES FROM A DEPARTURE LOCATION TO AN ARRIVAL LOCATION USING CLUSTER-BASED SEARCHING | August 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17759162 | ROBOTIC HARVESTING SYSTEMS AND METHODS | July 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17864699 | WORK MACHINE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR INDICATING IMPLEMENT POSITION | July 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17864620 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DETERMINING A POSITION FOR AN EGO-VEHICLE AND VEHICLE | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17845045 | VEHICLE HVAC CONTROL SYSTEMS | June 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17844842 | METHOD OF WARNING PEDESTRIAN OR VEHICLE TO MAKE AVOIDANCE BY AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | June 2022 | April 2024 | Abandon | 21 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17743748 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING TRANSFER OF CONTROL AUTHORITY OF VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREOF | May 2022 | October 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17738355 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SMART SELECTION OF CHARGING STATION | May 2022 | December 2025 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17769802 | METHOD AND CONTROL UNIT FOR OPERATING A TRACTOR-TRAILER COMBINATION MADE UP OF A TOWING VEHICLE AND A TRAILER INCLUDING AN OVERRUN BRAKE | April 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 31 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17658230 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC CONTROL OF SEARCHLIGHT ORIENTATION | April 2022 | February 2026 | Abandon | 46 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17665710 | CONTROL DEVICE, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR CONTROLLING ELECTRIC POWER STEERING DEVICE | February 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17550880 | ERROR ESTIMATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17499080 | SERVER AND VEHICLE | October 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17468699 | ARITHMETIC OPERATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE | September 2021 | February 2025 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17371869 | PLATOONING CONTROLLER, SERVER, AND METHOD THEREOF | July 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17299279 | WALKING ROUTE DETERMINATION UNIT, METHOD, AND PROGRAM | June 2021 | September 2025 | Abandon | 51 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17321275 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND CONFIGURATION METHOD THEREOF | May 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 51 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17313282 | Food and Beverage Delivery System on Autonomous and Semi-Autonomous Vehicle | May 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17245522 | VISION GUIDANCE SYSTEM USING DYNAMIC EDGE DETECTION | April 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17207224 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING ROUTE-IDENTIFICATION FOR UNORDERED LINE DATA | March 2021 | January 2026 | Abandon | 58 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17192304 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAIL RATING | March 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17159372 | CUSTOMIZABLE AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE EXPERIENCE FOR LARGE SCALE EVENTS | January 2021 | August 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17106517 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING TRACTION FORCE OF ELECTRIFIED VEHICLE | November 2020 | June 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17104530 | PRIME MOVER AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A PRIME MOVER | November 2020 | August 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17077283 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR PROCESSING V2X MESSAGE AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF | October 2020 | May 2025 | Abandon | 55 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17043931 | FLIGHT VEHICLE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS | September 2020 | September 2025 | Abandon | 59 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17036364 | ROAD MACHINE | September 2020 | July 2024 | Allow | 46 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16977789 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR RENDERING A NAVIGATIONAL DIRECTION TO A USER | September 2020 | March 2024 | Abandon | 42 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17008655 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DRONE DOCKING | September 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16977322 | OBJECT SENSING DEVICE | September 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16992683 | APPARATUS AND APPLICATION FOR PREDICTING DISCHARGE OF BATTERY | August 2020 | November 2025 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16992575 | PROMOTING RIDER SAFETY IN SHARED MOBILITY SPACE | August 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 44 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16990825 | GEOGRAPHICAL UNIT GENERATION | August 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16771859 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD AND DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE | June 2020 | January 2024 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16757904 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETECTING A ROAD CONDITION | April 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 42 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16833526 | UAV WITH MANUAL FLIGHT MODE SELECTOR | March 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 45 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16651193 | BRAKE AUDIBLE VERIFICATION APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2020 | November 2023 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16650194 | DYNAMIC VEHICLE ROUTING DETERMINATIONS | March 2020 | March 2023 | Abandon | 36 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16824114 | DELIVERY SYSTEM, DELIVERY METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING A PROGRAM | March 2020 | August 2023 | Abandon | 41 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16819212 | VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | March 2020 | October 2023 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16819419 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TRANSMITTING BASIC SAFETY MESSAGES | March 2020 | November 2023 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16806301 | TRANSPORT OPERATION CONTROL APPARATUS, TRANSPORT OPERATION CONTROL METHOD, AND VEHICLE | March 2020 | April 2024 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 16789961 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING WIND DIRECTION AND VELOCITY MEASUREMENT FROM ALTITUDE FOR AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | February 2020 | October 2023 | Abandon | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16712824 | GENERATING COMPOSITE IMAGES FOR DISPLAY ON A MOBILE DEVICE BASED ON GROUND TRUTH IMAGE RENDERING | December 2019 | April 2024 | Abandon | 52 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16680666 | CROWDSOURCING MAP MAINTENANCE | November 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16677068 | Predictive Cleanliness Function For Vehicle-Sharing Fleet | November 2019 | March 2023 | Allow | 40 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16671013 | Transit-Routing Expediter Systems And Methods For Multi-Modal Journey Optimization | October 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16667210 | Processing System for Dynamic Collision Verification & Sensor Selection | October 2019 | May 2025 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16607486 | VEHICLE ELECTRONIC CONTROLLER | October 2019 | October 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 8 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16604205 | PROVIDING TRIP STATUS IN A VEHICLE | October 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16597979 | METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR ACTUATING A VEHICLE COMPONENT | October 2019 | September 2024 | Allow | 59 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16595910 | OPERATION SUPPORT DEVICE, OPERATION SUPPORT SYSTEM, AND OPERATION SUPPORT PROGRAM | October 2019 | April 2023 | Abandon | 43 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16589072 | DYNAMIC AUCTIONS FOR PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF LOCATIONS | September 2019 | March 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 6 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16574521 | LOADING MODULE AND DELIVERY ROBOT EQUIPPED WITH SAME | September 2019 | October 2022 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 1 | No | No |
| 16565978 | PROVISIONING FOR JUST IN TIME AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE DEPLOYMENT | September 2019 | February 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 9 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16550669 | PREVENTION OF TRAILER COUPLER TRACKING JUMP DURING HITCH ASSIST OPERATION | August 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16547276 | Map Data Validation Using Knowledge Graphs and Randomness Measures | August 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 47 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16545232 | METHOD AND APPARATUS OF DATA CLASSIFICATION FOR ROUTES IN A DIGITIZED MAP | August 2019 | August 2023 | Allow | 48 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16540815 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS AND MONITORING OF HEAVY EQUIPMENT | August 2019 | June 2024 | Allow | 58 | 4 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 16484555 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ROAD WATER DETECTION | August 2019 | May 2024 | Abandon | 58 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16512019 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR LAUNCHING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE | July 2019 | August 2025 | Abandon | 60 | 7 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16508953 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CONTROLLING MOTION OF VEHICLE, AND VEHICLE | July 2019 | September 2022 | Allow | 38 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16476706 | PICKING UP AND DROPPING OFF PASSENGERS AT AN AIRPORT USING AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE | July 2019 | November 2021 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16472009 | METHOD FOR IMPROVING THE ADHESION OF A RAIL VEHICLE BY CONDITIONING SELECTED AXLE(S) | June 2019 | June 2023 | Allow | 48 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 16436307 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR UNMANNED AERIAL SIGNAL RELAY | June 2019 | January 2023 | Allow | 43 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 16433157 | System and Method of Operating a Vehicular Computing Device to Selectively Deploy a Tethered Vehicular Drone for Capturing Video | June 2019 | May 2024 | Abandon | 59 | 5 | 0 | No | No |
| 16419669 | DECODING PARKING SEARCH CRUISE ROUTES USING BLOOM FILTERS | May 2019 | May 2023 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16420006 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DETERMINING LIFT HEIGHTS FOR LAUNCHING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES | May 2019 | April 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16349911 | IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO HEARING ASSISTANCE IN VEHICLES | May 2019 | November 2023 | Abandon | 54 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16395617 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PROVIDING AN EQUIPPED AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TO A DESTINATION | April 2019 | May 2022 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16385239 | METHOD OF PREPARING A DRONE FOR TAKEOFF, AND AN ASSOCIATED DRONE AND PREPARATION SYSTEM | April 2019 | March 2022 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16376649 | Post-Disaster Conditions Monitoring System Using Drones | April 2019 | April 2023 | Allow | 48 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LEITE, PAULO ROBERTO GONZ.
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, 100.0% 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.
✓ Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
Examiner LEITE, PAULO ROBERTO GONZ works in Art Unit 3663 and has examined 61 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 52.5%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 45 months.
Examiner LEITE, PAULO ROBERTO GONZ's allowance rate of 52.5% places them in the 14% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.
On average, applications examined by LEITE, PAULO ROBERTO GONZ receive 3.07 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 88% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues more office actions than most examiners, which may indicate thorough examination or difficulty in reaching agreement with applicants.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by LEITE, PAULO ROBERTO GONZ is 45 months. This places the examiner in the 13% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LEITE, PAULO ROBERTO GONZ. This interview benefit is in the 59% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.
When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 18.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 18% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show lower effectiveness with this examiner compared to others. Consider whether a continuation application might be more strategic, especially if you need to add new matter or significantly broaden claims.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 24.2% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 33% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 98% percentile among all examiners. 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 74% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 37% 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 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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