Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18970468 | System and Method to Predict Clearance When Transporting Equipment on Railway | December 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 3 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18857030 | ARRANGEMENT FOR TRAIN PROTECTION | October 2024 | May 2025 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18722323 | METHOD FOR PREDICTING THE ENERGY REQUIREMENTS OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | June 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18666128 | RAIL AUTHORITY SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD | May 2024 | January 2025 | Allow | 8 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18530822 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR POWERING A VEHICLE | December 2023 | November 2024 | Allow | 11 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18373225 | RAIL AUTHORITY SYSTEM AND/OR METHOD | September 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 6 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18548138 | METHOD FOR THE CONFIGURATION OF CONTROL SOFTWARE IN A RAIL VEHICLE | August 2023 | October 2024 | Allow | 14 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18312685 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR OUT OF AISLE LOCALIZATION AND VEHICLE POSITION CALIBRATION USING RACK LEG IDENTIFICATION | May 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 23 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18122381 | DEVICES FOR RANGE ESTIMATION IN BATTERY POWERED VEHICLES | March 2023 | April 2024 | Allow | 13 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18107892 | Autonomous Control Of Operations Of Earth-Moving Vehicles Using Trained Machine Learning Models | February 2023 | April 2025 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 18161355 | POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES | January 2023 | December 2024 | Allow | 22 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18148634 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR MULTI-TRAIN OPERATION TREND DEDUCTION | December 2022 | November 2023 | Allow | 10 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18079305 | Power Control Device and Vehicle Having the Same | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18073600 | AUTONOMOUS MOWER NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | December 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17993930 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING A PATH OF AN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLE CONSIDERING COMMUNICATION NETWORK LOAD | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17926875 | VEHICLE LOCALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD | November 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051275 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL BLOCK STICK CIRCUITS | October 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 19 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17921529 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REMOTE OR AUTONOMOUS TREE HARVESTING | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17965928 | SWARM ROBOT CONTROL APPARATUS AND METHOD | October 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17959672 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 26 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17955694 | DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND ASSEMBLY OF A SEAT AND A CONTROLLER | September 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17945788 | INTEGRATED FRAME STRUCTURE | September 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17931972 | ELECTROSTATIC SENSOR CLEANING | September 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17902717 | MIXED-MODE DRIVING OF A VEHICLE HAVING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CAPABILITIES | September 2022 | July 2024 | Abandon | 22 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17900078 | DETERMINING COMFORT SETTINGS IN VEHICLES USING COMPUTER VISION | August 2022 | October 2023 | Allow | 14 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17894620 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING VEHICLES TO COMMUNICATE SAFETY MESSAGES | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17821387 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR STARTING AN ENGINE | August 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17819475 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILROAD DIRECTIVE MANAGEMENT | August 2022 | January 2024 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17886297 | REMOTE CONTROL FOR A POWER MACHINE | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17877272 | Foot Brake Module and Method for Arbitrating Brake Demands | July 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17835012 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE TECHNOLOGY ADJUSTMENT BASED ON DRIVING STYLE | June 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835546 | CONNECTED REFERENCE MARKER SYSTEM | June 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17835161 | DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 36 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17824645 | Vehicle Power Management Systems and Related Methods | May 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17774049 | MANAGING CONFLICTING INTERACTIONS BETWEEN A MOVABLE DEVICE AND POTENTIAL OBSTACLES | May 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 37 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17732299 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING MOVEMENT SPEED OF A LOCOMOTIVE | April 2022 | June 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17772328 | SYSTEM FOR GENERATING GUIDANCE INFORMATION | April 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17729239 | TWO WHEELED ROBOT WITH ENHANCED CLIMBING FEATURES | April 2022 | February 2023 | Allow | 10 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17771150 | Model-Based Predictive Regulation of an Electric Machine in a Drivetrain of a Motor Vehicle | April 2022 | April 2025 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17717886 | Vehicle Power Management Systems and Methods | April 2022 | September 2024 | Abandon | 30 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17691317 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR REGULATING GUIDED VEHICLE HEADWAYS | March 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 29 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17652307 | Device and Method to Determine Available Regenerative Braking Energy in a Route for Vehicle | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17679149 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17671195 | Vehicle Power Management System | February 2022 | May 2024 | Abandon | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17669325 | INTERVENTION IN OPERATION OF A VEHICLE HAVING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CAPABILITIES | February 2022 | April 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17622014 | OPERATION ADJUSTMENT METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR METRO TRAINS IN DELAY SCENARIO | December 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 60 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17559269 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | December 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17552587 | RCTB SYSTEM OF VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | December 2021 | September 2023 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17525030 | STEER-BY-WIRE STEERING SYSTEMS FOR VEHICLES AND RELATED METHODS | November 2021 | May 2023 | Allow | 18 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17523341 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN OFF-ROAD CONDITIONS | November 2021 | July 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17522867 | ADAPTIVE VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM | November 2021 | June 2024 | Allow | 32 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17607945 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ROBOT LOCALISATION IN REDUCED LIGHT CONDITIONS | November 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17502918 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL BLOCK STICK CIRCUITS | October 2021 | July 2022 | Allow | 9 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17594300 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE ATTRIBUTES | October 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17473484 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RAILROAD DIRECTIVE MANAGEMENT | September 2021 | May 2022 | Allow | 8 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17470556 | TRAIN SIMULATOR TEST SET AND METHOD THEREFOR | September 2021 | April 2022 | Allow | 7 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17461864 | COMPUTER-ASSISTED OR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING TRAFFIC SIGN RECOGNITION METHOD AND APPARATUS | August 2021 | October 2023 | Allow | 25 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17410140 | APPARATUS AND METHOD OF GENERATING VIRTUAL SHIFT EFFECT IN ELECTRIC VEHICLES | August 2021 | March 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17409781 | CRISSCROSS BOUSTROPHEDONIC FLIGHT PATTERNS FOR UAV SCANNING AND IMAGING | August 2021 | June 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17430425 | SENSING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE AND VEHICLE | August 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17444258 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING THE MOVEMENT OF A VEHICLE ALONG A TRANSPORT NETWORK | August 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17388199 | Localization Initialization For Autonomous Vehicles | July 2021 | January 2024 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17376118 | INTERVENTION IN OPERATION OF A VEHICLE HAVING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CAPABILITIES | July 2021 | June 2024 | Abandon | 35 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17375014 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, MOTOR-DRIVEN MOVABLE BODY, AND DISCHARGE CONTROL METHOD | July 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 20 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17370853 | PROGRAMMATICALLY DETERMINING LOCATION INFORMATION IN CONNECTION WITH A TRANSPORT SERVICE | July 2021 | November 2022 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17344048 | MOBILE ROBOT SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS LOCALIZATION USING STRAIGHT LINES EXTRACTED FROM VISUAL IMAGES | June 2021 | April 2023 | Allow | 22 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17340881 | Systems and Methods for Controlling Autonomous Vehicles that Provide a Vehicle Service to Users | June 2021 | October 2022 | Allow | 16 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17331180 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVED BOUNDARY DETECTION FOR ROBOTIC MOWER SYSTEM | May 2021 | December 2024 | Abandon | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17277615 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CARRYING OUT AN AUTONOMOUS BRAKE APPLICATION IN A TWO-WHEEL MOTOR VEHICLE | March 2021 | October 2024 | Allow | 42 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17195111 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS | March 2021 | March 2023 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17187069 | SUSPENSION SYSTEMS FOR AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE | February 2021 | February 2024 | Abandon | 36 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17271025 | TRAIN EQUIPMENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, INFORMATION COLLECTION APPARATUS, AND GROUND SYSTEM | February 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17176688 | VEHICLE DIG LOCK SYSTEM | February 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 29 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17267048 | DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE, DIAGNOSTIC METHOD, AND PROGRAM | February 2021 | May 2024 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17266326 | POSITIONING DATA VERIFICATION SYSTEM | February 2021 | December 2023 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17157288 | Human Supervision of an Automated Driving System | January 2021 | September 2022 | Allow | 20 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17262074 | SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY MONITORED SIGNALLING OF A VEHICLE STATE AND METHOD FOR MONITORING A VEHICLE STATE-SIGNALLING DEVICE | January 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 44 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17148501 | Braking Power Management | January 2021 | July 2023 | Abandon | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17109914 | PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM | December 2020 | June 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16953219 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REDUCING VEHICLE SPEED TO INCREASE SOLAR ENERGY COLLECTION UNDER HIGH SOLAR LOAD EXPOSURE | November 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16950687 | Extrinsic Calibration of Sensors Mounted on a Vehicle | November 2020 | December 2023 | Allow | 37 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17053863 | HEADWAY CONTROL DEVICE | November 2020 | October 2022 | Allow | 23 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 17089742 | INTELLIGENT VEHICLE POSITIONING METHOD BASED ON FEATURE POINT CALIBRATION | November 2020 | March 2021 | Allow | 4 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17047806 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A TURNING RADIUS | October 2020 | September 2023 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17065966 | VEHICLE NAVIGATION SYSTEM | October 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17036092 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING SOIL CRITERIA DURING TILLAGE OPERATIONS AND CONTROL OF TILLAGE TOOLS | September 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 47 | 6 | 0 | No | Yes |
| 17028190 | DETERMINING COMFORT SETTINGS IN VEHICLES USING COMPUTER VISION | September 2020 | August 2022 | Allow | 23 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17011029 | METHOD OF A VARIABLE STEERING RESPONSE FOR DIFFERENT STEERING OPERATIONS OF A WORKING MACHINE AND SYSTEM THEREOF | September 2020 | April 2023 | Allow | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17008685 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE MANAGEMENT BASED ON OBJECT DETECTION | September 2020 | August 2024 | Allow | 47 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16992151 | DISPLAY CONTROL APPARATUS, DISPLAY CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM | August 2020 | December 2023 | Abandon | 40 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 16991739 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR UAV INTERACTIVE INSTRUCTIONS AND CONTROL | August 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 28 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16989576 | INTERVENTION IN OPERATION OF A VEHICLE HAVING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING CAPABILITIES | August 2020 | October 2021 | Allow | 14 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16988359 | INTERACTIVE REMOTE GUIDANCE SYSTEM FOR SEABORNE VESSELS | August 2020 | August 2021 | Abandon | 12 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16943153 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VEHICLE TRAVEL SPEED DEPENDENT STEERING RAMP RATES | July 2020 | January 2023 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16962731 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WORK VEHICLE, AND WORK VEHICLE WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM | July 2020 | March 2024 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 16920100 | TEMPORARILY ALLOCATING FIX PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES AS DYNAMIC PUBLIC TRANSPORT VEHICLES | July 2020 | April 2024 | Abandon | 45 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16959885 | TRAIN CONTROL METHOD, APPARATUS, AND SYSTEM | July 2020 | December 2022 | Allow | 30 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 16913908 | CROWD SOURCING DATA FOR AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE NAVIGATION | June 2020 | May 2023 | Allow | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16909406 | TWO WHEELED ROBOT WITH ENHANCED CLIMBING FEATURES | June 2020 | December 2021 | Allow | 18 | 0 | 0 | No | No |
| 16893695 | DYNAMIC LOAD DAMPING APPARATUS | June 2020 | November 2022 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner TISSOT, ADAM D.
With a 50.0% reversal rate, the PTAB reverses the examiner's rejections in a meaningful percentage of cases. 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, 40.4% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is above the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal can be an effective strategy for prompting reconsideration.
✓ 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 TISSOT, ADAM D works in Art Unit 3663 and has examined 691 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 80.9%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 30 months.
Examiner TISSOT, ADAM D's allowance rate of 80.9% places them in the 45% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by TISSOT, ADAM D receive 1.96 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.
The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by TISSOT, ADAM D is 30 months. This places the examiner in the 43% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +19.0% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by TISSOT, ADAM D. This interview benefit is in the 66% 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, 34.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 73% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 26.1% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 28% 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.
When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 66.7% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 54% 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.
This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 56.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 38.2% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 32.9% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 26% 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's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 1.0% of allowed cases (in the 69% 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 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 35% 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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