USPTO Examiner PHAM CLINT V - Art Unit 3663

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18646049PLATFORM GUIDANCE SYSTEM INCORPORATING HIERARCHICAL MODULAR ARBITRATION ARCHITECTUREApril 2024January 2026Abandon2020NoNo
18478915SITUATIONALLY UPDATING A VEHICLE DISPLAYSeptember 2023March 2026Allow2910YesNo
18333902CONTROLLING CHARACTERISTICS OF A VEHICLE BASED AT LEAST IN PART ON A LOCATION OF THE VEHICLEJune 2023February 2026Abandon3220YesNo
18001476METHOD FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN FOR A WORKING MACHINE, ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN FOR A WORKING MACHINE, AND WORKING MACHINEMarch 2023February 2026Allow3820YesNo
18116082INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMarch 2023December 2025Abandon3420YesNo
18156860SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE FAULT DETECTION AND IDENTIFICATION USING AUDIO ANALYSISJanuary 2023January 2026Abandon3620NoNo
18093289MOBILE TEST STATION FOR EVALUATING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SENSORS IN VARYING WEATHER CONDITIONSJanuary 2023February 2026Abandon3720NoNo
18011625A METHODDecember 2022June 2025Abandon3010NoNo
17972883SEAL MONITORING APPARATUSOctober 2022July 2025Allow3220YesNo
17967601AIRCRAFT MISSION CALCULATION SYSTEM INDICATING A RISK OF LOSS OF OPTIMALITY OF THE TRAJECTORY ACTUALLY FOLLOWED BY THE AIRCRAFT AND RELATED METHODOctober 2022September 2025Allow3520YesNo
17949245IDENTIFYING TELEMETRY DATA USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCESeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010YesNo
17933602SATELLITE CONSTELLATION SCHEDULINGSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2920YesNo
17946462REMOTE TRAVEL SYSTEMSeptember 2022April 2025Allow3120YesNo
17908668METHOD FOR OPERATING A VEHICLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMSeptember 2022August 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17823698AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MANEUVER IN RESPONSE TO EMERGENCY PERSONNEL HAND SIGNALSAugust 2022December 2025Abandon4030NoNo
17787535AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM THROUGH ROWS OF A PLANTATIONJune 2022December 2025Allow4230YesNo
17830500SELF-LOCATING CHARGING SYSTEMS FOR CHARGING ELECTRIFIED VEHICLESJune 2022August 2025Abandon3920NoNo
17746515CONTROL ARRANGEMENT FOR A DRIVE ARRANGEMENTMay 2022February 2025Abandon3310NoNo
17746277MOBILE DEVICE WITH ADAPTABLE SPEED FOR ASSISTING A USERMay 2022September 2025Allow4030YesNo
17746270VEHICLE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING ASSISTIVE TRACTION DRIVE FORCES DURING TOWING EVENTSMay 2022February 2026Allow4530NoYes
17679685CONTROLLER FOR AN AIRCRAFT SYSTEMFebruary 2022August 2025Allow4230YesNo
17630920VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMJanuary 2022April 2025Abandon3840YesNo
17558000HYBRID SCENARIO CLOSED COURSE TESTING FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESDecember 2021March 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17617604ON-BOARD NETWORK SYSTEMDecember 2021May 2025Abandon4220YesNo
17616676ON-BOARD NETWORK SYSTEMDecember 2021April 2025Abandon4020NoNo
17534011APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NEGOTIATION BASED ON V2V COMMUNICATIONNovember 2021December 2024Abandon3720NoNo
17534069IDENTIFYING FABRICATED MARITIME SIGNALSNovember 2021May 2025Allow4140YesNo
17506444METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR MANAGING USER-CONFIGURED CUSTOM ROUTESOctober 2021November 2025Abandon4940YesNo
17500862SYSTEM METHOD FOR DETERMINING COLLISION OF WALKEROctober 2021October 2024Allow3630YesNo
17498633HIGH-DEFINITION MAPS AND LOCALIZATION FOR ROAD VEHICLESOctober 2021January 2024Allow2710YesNo
17484666MOVING-OBJECT DETECTION APPARATUS FOR VEHICLESeptember 2021July 2023Allow2200NoNo
17481813NAVIGATION METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2021January 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17476978SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GROUPING MICROMOBILITY VEHICLESSeptember 2021September 2024Abandon3620NoNo
17468688ARITHMETIC OPERATION SYSTEM FOR VEHICLESSeptember 2021December 2024Abandon3920NoNo
17462969NAVIGATION SERVER, NAVIGATION PROGRAM, AND NAVIGATION SYSTEMAugust 2021July 2024Abandon3520NoNo
17400381APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WINDOWAugust 2021December 2025Abandon5350NoNo
17399777CORRECTED TRAJECTORY MAPPINGAugust 2021January 2026Abandon5360YesNo
17387045SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERSONALIZING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL IN A VEHICLEJuly 2021June 2023Allow2210NoNo
17414825Driving Control DeviceJune 2021November 2025Abandon5350YesNo
17307242VEHICLE HAVING SEAT CONTROL BASED ON MONITORED PET LOCATIONMay 2021February 2024Allow3320YesNo
17225257VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMApril 2021November 2024Allow4350YesNo
17224262METHOD FOR DETERMINING COLLISION DISTANCE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENTApril 2021January 2024Allow3420NoNo
17216218SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MITIGATING COLLISIONS BETWEEN A MINING MACHINE AND AN EXCLUSIONARY ZONEMarch 2021September 2024Abandon4230NoNo
17215524SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SMOOTHING AUTOMATED LANE CHANGING (ALC) OPERATIONSMarch 2021June 2023Allow2710NoNo
17193027VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, ATTACK JUDGING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM ON WHICH PROGRAM IS RECORDEDMarch 2021May 2023Allow2610YesNo
17172093VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMFebruary 2021October 2023Abandon3210NoNo
17162454SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING IMPLEMENT ORIENTATION OF A WORK VEHICLE BASED ON A MODIFIED ERROR VALUEJanuary 2021July 2023Allow3010NoNo
17156631VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEJanuary 2021October 2024Abandon4430YesNo
17153138Intelligent System for Controlling Driving of Aircraft Tow Tractor by Means of Combination of Voice and VisionJanuary 2021June 2024Allow4120NoNo
17260330ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, AND METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR VEHICLEJanuary 2021November 2024Abandon4630NoNo
17119158STEERING DEVICEDecember 2020February 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17056141VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND CHARACTERISTIC ESTIMATION METHODNovember 2020December 2024Allow4930NoNo
17054553COLLISION-AVOIDANCE MANEUVERING METHOD IN CONGESTED WATER AND COLLISION-AVOIDANCE MANEUVERING SYSTEM FOR SINGLE-PROPELLER TWIN-RUDDER SHIPNovember 2020October 2023Allow3610NoNo
17054231VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICENovember 2020January 2024Abandon3820NoNo
17088609SELF-BALANCING CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AN UNMANNED UNDERWATER VEHICLENovember 2020October 2024Abandon4720NoNo
17052154CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE FOR COORDINATING AND CARRYING OUT CUSTOMER FUNCTIONSOctober 2020December 2025Allow6020YesYes
17051915ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE VACUUM CLEANER AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOROctober 2020January 2024Abandon3820NoNo
17079244PLATFORM GUIDANCE SYSTEM INCORPORATING HIERARCHICAL MODULAR ARBITRATION ARCHITECTUREOctober 2020December 2023Allow3820NoNo
17048777INFORMATION COLLECTION DEVICE AND INFORMATION COLLECTION METHODOctober 2020July 2023Allow3320NoNo
17043935VEHICLE HAZARD AVOIDING APPARATUS AND METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMSeptember 2020December 2023Abandon3820NoNo
17032629METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING AND EARLY WARNING SHIP COLLISION RISKSeptember 2020March 2024Abandon4130NoNo
17025467METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR HIGH-INTEGRITY VEHICLE LOCALIZATION AND SPEED DETERMINATIONSeptember 2020May 2023Allow3110NoNo
16969919VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE SYSTEMAugust 2020September 2024Abandon4920YesNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner PHAM, CLINT V.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
1
Examiner Affirmed
0
(0.0%)
Examiner Reversed
1
(100.0%)
Reversal Percentile
98.0%
Higher than average

What This Means

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.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
1
Allowed After Appeal Filing
1
(100.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
99.3%
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, 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.

Strategic Recommendations

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 PHAM, CLINT V - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner PHAM, CLINT V works in Art Unit 3663 and has examined 41 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 43.9%, this examiner allows applications at a lower rate than most examiners at the USPTO. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 38 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner PHAM, CLINT V's allowance rate of 43.9% places them in the 9% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner is less likely to allow applications than most examiners at the USPTO.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by PHAM, CLINT V receive 2.27 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 63% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by PHAM, CLINT V is 38 months. This places the examiner in the 30% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.6% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by PHAM, CLINT V. This interview benefit is in the 53% percentile among all examiners. Recommendation: Interviews provide an above-average benefit with this examiner and are worth considering.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 12.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 7% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 40.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 61% 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.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 0.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 19% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show limited success with this examiner compared to others. While still worth considering, be prepared to proceed with a full appeal brief if the PAC does not result in favorable action.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 50.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 20% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: This examiner rarely withdraws rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. If you file an appeal, be prepared to fully prosecute it to a PTAB decision. Per MPEP § 1207, the examiner will prepare an Examiner's Answer maintaining the rejections.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

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.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Prepare for rigorous examination: With a below-average allowance rate, ensure your application has strong written description and enablement support. Consider filing a continuation if you need to add new matter.

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

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

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