USPTO Examiner MCPHERSON JAMES M - Art Unit 3663

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
17131796METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DETERMINING USERS' DRIVING HABITS AND PUSHING SERVICE INFORMATIONDecember 2020February 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17128739ENHANCED VEHICLE STABILITYDecember 2020May 2023Allow2911YesNo
17122124SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOF FOR MONITORING PROPER BEHAVIOR OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEDecember 2020January 2024Allow3730NoNo
16953572THREE-DIMENSIONAL ANALYTIC TOOLS AND METHODS FOR INSPECTIONS USING UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLESNovember 2020August 2022Allow2111NoNo
17096154SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL OF AN AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTNovember 2020January 2023Allow2610NoNo
17051818WORK VEHICLEOctober 2020November 2023Allow3720YesNo
17081610METHOD OF MOVEMENT TRACKING, PROCESSING MODULE AND LAWN MOWEROctober 2020November 2023Allow3620NoNo
17071959METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ZONE MAPPINGOctober 2020December 2023Allow3840NoNo
17012362IMAGE DISPLAY SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE, REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE, AND WORK MACHINESeptember 2020March 2022Allow1820NoNo
17013211SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EMERGENCY BUS PROTECTION IN AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESeptember 2020September 2023Abandon3720YesNo
17005824SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A TRAFFIC FLOW MONITORING AND GRAPH COMPLETION SYSTEMAugust 2020October 2022Allow2610YesNo
16970950MOTOR CONTROL SYSTEM AND POWER STEERING SYSTEMAugust 2020December 2023Allow4010YesNo
16932127Transport Vehicle Configuration for Impaired RidersJuly 2020January 2022Allow1810NoNo
16929430DRIVING CONTROL DEVICEJuly 2020January 2022Allow1810NoNo
16929063PNEUMATICALLY SENSED VEHICLE INJURY AND DAMAGE MITIGATION SYSTEMJuly 2020August 2024Allow5020YesYes
16914644Method, Apparatus, Storage Medium and Electronic Device for Testing Dynamic Parameter of VehicleJune 2020July 2022Allow2520NoNo
16910386IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLE PARAMETERS FOR ADAPTING A DRIVING BEHAVIORJune 2020January 2023Allow3130NoYes
16955544System and Method for Reducing Kinetosis SymptomsJune 2020September 2023Allow3920NoYes
16772427METHOD FOR VISUALISING SENSOR DATA AND/OR MEASUREMENT DATAJune 2020October 2023Allow4010NoNo
16896480COLLISION DETECTION AND AVOIDANCEJune 2020August 2021Allow1510NoNo
16882860METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INTELLIGENT ADJUSTMENT OF VEHICLE SEAT, VEHICLE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND MEDIUMMay 2020February 2024Abandon4510NoNo
16861933BICYCLE CONTROL APPARATUS WITH OPERATING DEVICEApril 2020June 2021Allow1420NoNo
16859967MODE 9 DATA VEHICLE APPARATUSES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODSApril 2020September 2022Allow2811YesNo
16854718EXTENDED MODEL REFERENCE ADAPTIVE CONTROL ALGORITHM FOR THE VEHICLE ACTUATION TIME-LATENCYApril 2020May 2022Allow2510NoNo
16757731AUTONOMOUS NAVIGATION TYPE MARINE BUOY AND MARINE INFORMATION SYSTEM USING THE SAMEApril 2020May 2023Abandon3720NoNo
16851669DISPLAY UNITApril 2020June 2022Allow2620NoNo
16845502LANDMARK BASED ROUTINGApril 2020October 2021Allow1810NoNo
16845273COMPREHENSIVE FLIGHT PLANNING TOOLApril 2020January 2021Allow900NoNo
16830991SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETECTING SEVERE ROAD EVENTSMarch 2020June 2023Allow3931YesNo
16823168LIDAR SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING LIDAR SYSTEM, AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM INCLUDING LIDAR SYSTEMMarch 2020March 2023Abandon3610NoNo
16822086VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2020October 2022Allow3110YesNo
16812008AUTOMATIC MODE RESUME SYSTEM FOR A MOBILE MACHINEMarch 2020June 2023Allow6031YesNo
16805127USER ENGAGEMENT SWITCH FOR REMOTE TRAILER MANEUVERINGFebruary 2020May 2023Allow3921NoNo
16800626Server and Vehicle Assistance SystemFebruary 2020December 2021Allow2230NoNo
16641735Wheel LoaderFebruary 2020September 2022Allow3110NoNo
16792437VEHICLE VISION SYSTEM USING AERIAL CAMERAFebruary 2020December 2020Allow1000NoNo
16634607INTERSECTION CROSSING CONTROLJanuary 2020April 2022Allow2720YesNo
16773831COORDINATED TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM AND METHODS THEREOFJanuary 2020July 2022Allow2921NoNo
16773082APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMAGE RECORDING OF VEHICLEJanuary 2020January 2022Allow2410NoNo
16751023DYNAMIC VEHICLE HEAD UNIT LOCKOUT SYSTEMJanuary 2020August 2022Allow3020NoNo
16730379CONTROL ASSISTANT SYSTEM TO ALIGN DRIVING AND RIDING EXPERIENCE BETWEEN GASOLINE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLESDecember 2019February 2023Allow3840YesNo
16728581SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TACTICAL BEHAVIOR RECOGNITIONDecember 2019May 2022Allow2900NoNo
16720021METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATED PLANT NECROSISDecember 2019March 2021Allow1410NoNo
16712626SYSTEM, METHOD, INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY, AND VEHICLE FOR AUTOMATED VALET PARKINGDecember 2019March 2022Allow2710NoNo
16707028SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING COLLABORATIVE SENSOR CALIBRATIONDecember 2019October 2023Allow4750YesNo
16686385NON-ESSENTIAL AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE REROUTINGNovember 2019May 2022Allow3010NoNo
16686086FILLING EARTH INTO A VEHICLE USING A COOPERATIVE FLEET OF VEHICLESNovember 2019March 2022Allow2810NoNo
16683565STEERING HOLDING DETERMINATION DEVICE AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEMNovember 2019October 2021Allow2310YesNo
16675809CRUISE CONTROL METHOD FOR HYBRID VEHICLENovember 2019October 2022Allow3510NoNo
16674589GUIDED COACHING FOR VEHICLE POSITIONING TO OPERATE AN AUTOMATED HITCHING FEATURENovember 2019July 2023Allow4521YesNo
16673287FAILURE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMNovember 2019March 2022Allow2910NoNo
16610319SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE, AND METHOD AND TRAVEL CONTROL COMPUTER PROGRAM OF CONTROLLING TRAVELING OF SELF-PROPELLED DEVICENovember 2019November 2020Allow1310NoNo
16669363METHOD FOR THE AUTOMATED DOCKING OF ROBOTIC PLATFORMSOctober 2019November 2022Allow3710YesNo
16663818MOBILE PLATFORM INCORPORATING A RAMP STRUCTUREOctober 2019February 2023Allow3920YesNo
16598217DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE, DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM IN WHICH PROGRAM IS STOREDOctober 2019September 2021Allow2400NoNo
16597833Machine, Controller and Control MethodOctober 2019May 2022Allow3120NoNo
16597273METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LANE CHANGES USING A MULTI-CORRIDOR REPRESENTATION OF LOCAL ROUTE REGIONSOctober 2019April 2022Allow3020YesNo
16597758SPEED CONTROLLER FOR PLATOONING VEHICLE AND METHOD THEREFOROctober 2019August 2021Allow2200NoNo
16593984AUTONOMOUS GROUND VEHICLE (AGV) CART FOR ITEM DISTRIBUTIONOctober 2019March 2022Allow2920YesNo
16592950AUTONOMOUS DRIVING APPARATUS AND NAVIGATION APPARATUSOctober 2019October 2021Allow2410YesNo
16587171STOPPING POSITION CONTROL DEVICE, STOPPING POSITION CONTROL METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR STOPPING POSITION CONTROLSeptember 2019September 2022Allow3530YesNo
16578255METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FREE SPACE DETECTION IN A CLUTTERED ENVIRONMENTSeptember 2019January 2022Allow2700NoNo
16566181Method For Controlling An Automatic Hybrid Transmission Of A Motor Vehicle, In Particular A DHT Transmission, Or Respectively A Hybrid Transmission For A Motor Vehicle, In Particular A DHT Transmission, Working According To The Aforementioned MethodSeptember 2019December 2021Allow2710NoNo
16563765DRIVERLESS TRANSPORTERSeptember 2019October 2023Abandon4930YesNo
16491291MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING ASSIST METHOD AND SYSTEMSeptember 2019March 2022Abandon3010NoNo
16554866LIDAR SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED FREQUENCY SHIFTER FOR TRUE DOPPLER DETECTIONAugust 2019November 2022Allow3810YesNo
16553779OUTPUT TORQUE CONTROL APPARATUS FOR HYBRID VEHICLES, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING OUTPUT TORQUE THEREOF AND HYBRID VEHICLE INCLUDING THE SAMEAugust 2019January 2022Allow2910NoNo
16547232METHOD OF CONTROLLING CART ROBOT IN MOVEMENT RESTRICTED AREA AND CART ROBOT FOR IMPLEMENTING THE SAMEAugust 2019October 2021Allow2610NoNo
16486231DRIVING FORCE CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE FOR HYBRID VEHICLEAugust 2019October 2021Allow2610YesNo
16536473MEETING SUPPORT DEVICE AND MEETING SUPPORT METHODAugust 2019February 2022Allow3010YesNo
16534031TIME-BASED MULTIPLE AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL COORDINATIONAugust 2019March 2022Allow3120YesNo
16532971SYSTEM FOR AN AUTOMATED VEHICLEAugust 2019March 2023Allow4440NoNo
16480928METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING POSITION OF SEAT IN VEHICLEJuly 2019September 2021Allow2500NoNo
16520797UNMANNED AIRCRAFT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUMJuly 2019June 2022Allow3520YesNo
16455117DYNAMIC IN-CABIN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMSJune 2019December 2021Allow2910NoNo
16455140DYNAMIC IN-CABIN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMSJune 2019March 2022Allow3211NoNo
16455332VEHICLE-PLATOONS IMPLEMENTATION UNDER AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM DESIGNED FOR SINGLE VEHICLEJune 2019April 2022Allow3420NoNo
16471450CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTROMECHANICAL BRAKE BOOSTER OF A BRAKE SYSTEM OF A VEHICLEJune 2019March 2023Allow4530NoNo
16444628PREDICTIVE GRADE OPTIMIZATION IN CRUISE CONTROLJune 2019April 2021Allow2200NoNo
16438622VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE SYSTEMJune 2019April 2022Abandon3420YesNo
16434565METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENTJune 2019December 2024Allow6080YesNo
16434125PLAYBACK CONTROL ASSEMBLY FOR MEDIA PLAYBACK DEVICEJune 2019March 2023Allow4520NoNo
16466850TRAIN CONTROL SYSTEM, GROUND CONTROL APPARATUS, AND ON-BOARD CONTROL APPARATUSJune 2019September 2022Allow4010NoNo
16417212DRONE ASSEMBLIES FOR PROVIDING SHADEMay 2019January 2022Allow3220NoNo
16331775Control Apparatus for Electric Vehicle, Control System for Electric Vehicle, and Control Method for Electric VehicleMarch 2019May 2022Allow3810YesNo
16280152METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERPRETATING TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND NEGOTIATING SIGNALIZED INTERSECTIONSFebruary 2019August 2021Allow2910NoNo
16274760Navigation System and MethodFebruary 2019July 2021Allow2910NoNo
16260663TRANSPORT VEHICLE CONFIGURATION FOR IMPAIRED RIDERSJanuary 2019March 2020Allow1300NoNo
16243878SYSTEM OF AUTOMATIC DRIVING ASSISTANCE, ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND VEHICLE-SIDE ASSISTANCEJanuary 2019September 2021Allow3220NoNo
16206943DISPLAYING WEATHER-BASED FLIGHT INFORMATION IN VERTICAL PROFILENovember 2018March 2021Allow2710YesNo
16205046INTEGRATED CHASSIS CONTROL METHOD BASED ON STABILITY AFTER AVOIDANCE AND VEHICLE USING THE SAMENovember 2018September 2021Allow3410NoNo
16350501Autonomous vehicle optical fiber-based dual traffic controllerNovember 2018October 2021Allow3510NoNo
16302496VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUS AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHODNovember 2018March 2021Allow2800NoNo
16191120SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROACTIVE VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS AND OPERATIONAL ALERTNovember 2018October 2021Allow3501YesNo
16189426SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROACTIVE VEHICLE DIAGNOSIS AND OPERATIONAL ALERTNovember 2018August 2021Allow3410YesNo
16189114PARKING ASSISTANCE SERVICE MANAGEMENT DEVICE, AGENT TERMINAL, MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2018April 2022Allow4131NoNo
16181896ELECTRICALLY DRIVEN VEHICLENovember 2018March 2021Allow2910NoNo
16180844AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PARKING AND SERVICING USING TERMINALSNovember 2018October 2022Allow4730NoNo
16062649METHOD AND DEVICE FOR ACTUATING AN ACTUATOR DEVICE, AND ACTUATOR DEVICEOctober 2018December 2021Allow4220NoNo
16168368SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRAINING A ROBOT TO AUTOMOMOUSLY TRAVEL A ROUTEOctober 2018May 2022Allow4330NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner MCPHERSON, JAMES M.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
6
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(66.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
2
(33.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
92.1%
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, 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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

Examiner MCPHERSON, JAMES M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner MCPHERSON, JAMES M works in Art Unit 3663 and has examined 170 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.0%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner MCPHERSON, JAMES M's allowance rate of 90.0% places them in the 73% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by MCPHERSON, JAMES M receive 1.62 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 29% 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 MCPHERSON, JAMES M is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 61% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by MCPHERSON, JAMES M. This interview benefit is in the 33% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide a below-average benefit with this examiner.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 35.2% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 80% 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 31.4% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 47% 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 76% 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 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 97% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 33.3% 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, 50.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 46% 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 36% 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 1.3% of allowed cases (in the 65% 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:

  • 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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