Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.
| Application Number | Title | Filing Date | Disposal Date | Disposition | Time (months) | Office Actions | Restrictions | Interview | Appeal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18648767 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GENERATING SCENIC ROUTES | April 2024 | March 2025 | Allow | 11 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18620744 | 3-D IMAGE SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL | March 2024 | December 2025 | Allow | 21 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18415974 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ADAPTIVE NAVIGATION AND AUTONOMOUS DRIVING IN RESPONSE TO DETECTING A RESTRICTED OBJECT | January 2024 | February 2026 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18516442 | APPARATUSES, COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR DYNAMIC TRAVEL TRANSACTIONS | November 2023 | February 2025 | Abandon | 15 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18492476 | USE OF COVERAGE AREAS IN CONTROLLING AGRICULTURAL MACHINE OPERATIONS | October 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 27 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18234675 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRACKING AND EVALUATING FUEL CONSUMPTIONS OF VEHICLES | August 2023 | April 2025 | Abandon | 20 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18359979 | METHOD AND SYSTEM OF LANE-LEVEL ROAD CONGESTION IDENTIFICATION AND FORECASTING FOR NAVIGATION APPLICATION | July 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 18262045 | CRANE SLEWING CONTROL DEVICE AND CRANE EQUIPPED WITH SAME | July 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18199681 | ROBOT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, ROBOT AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | May 2023 | December 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18318095 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING ON-DEMAND VEHICLE | May 2023 | December 2025 | Abandon | 31 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18318247 | SYSTEM FOR FUSING TWO OR MORE VERSIONS OF MAP DATA | May 2023 | October 2025 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18034285 | Device and Method for Determining Map Data on the Basis of Observations | April 2023 | March 2026 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18128985 | UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE EVENT RESPONSE SYSTEM AND METHOD | March 2023 | November 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18124506 | MAP GENERATION APPARATUS | March 2023 | July 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18119577 | METHOD AND APPARATUS WITH PARKING PATH DETERMINATION | March 2023 | January 2026 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18116787 | METHOD FOR PROVIDING A TRAFFIC LANE LOCALIZATION FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE IN A REGION OF AN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVICE | March 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 27 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18104356 | DETECTING ANOMALIES IN VEHICLE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SYSTEMS | February 2023 | June 2025 | Allow | 28 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18145557 | DRIVING DECISION-MAKING METHOD AND APPARATUS AND CHIP | December 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18086207 | SIDE MOUNT TIME OF FLIGHT GRAIN FILL SENSOR | December 2022 | August 2025 | Abandon | 32 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 18067887 | DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM, COLLECTION CENTER AND DATA COLLECTION METHOD | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18074350 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR WIND COMPENSATION OF AN ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 27 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18073953 | SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING FUEL EFFICIENCY OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | December 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 18051956 | VEHICLE DRIVING ASSIST SYSTEM WITH DRIVER ATTENTIVENESS ASSESSMENT | November 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17974052 | DRIVING SUPPORT DEVICE, DRIVING SUPPORT METHOD, AND DRIVING SUPPORT PROGRAM | October 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18049439 | VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREIN FOR ENABLING SYNCHRONOUS REMOTE VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS FOR A PLURALITY OF VEHICLES | October 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 40 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 18048999 | Autonomous Vehicle Navigation in Response to a Closed Railroad Crossing | October 2022 | November 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 18048077 | DRIVER MONITORING CAMERA | October 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17956886 | PATH GENERATING METHOD, PROGRAM, PATH GENERATING DEVICE, AND AUTONOMOUS MOBILE BODY | September 2022 | January 2026 | Allow | 39 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17949324 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ESTIMATING LANES FOR A VEHICLE | September 2022 | June 2025 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17823327 | Methods and Systems for using Interference to Detect Sensor Impairment | August 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17892741 | VEHICLE HAVING A DRIVE AXLE SYSTEM AND METHOD OF CONTROL | August 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17819374 | AUTONOMOUSLY-GUIDED INDUSTRIAL TRUCK HAVING THREE STRUCTURAL LEVELS | August 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17882901 | LATTICE-BASED HEURISTICS COMPUTATIONS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING | August 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 26 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17879193 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SOIL COMPACTION | August 2022 | March 2025 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17879533 | AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE, CONTROL SYSTEM FOR REMOTELY CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOF | August 2022 | January 2026 | Abandon | 41 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17878918 | REMOTE OPERATION SYSTEM OF FORKLIFT | August 2022 | January 2025 | Allow | 30 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17879765 | TECHNIQUES FOR GENERATING MAP REFERENCE PRIORS FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE PLANNING STACK | August 2022 | December 2025 | Allow | 41 | 2 | 1 | No | No |
| 17861344 | APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLE AND A METHOD THEREOF | July 2022 | September 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17861358 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SETTING A DRIVING MODE OF A VEHICLE | July 2022 | November 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17861810 | VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS BASED ON TRAILER HITCH ANGLE | July 2022 | November 2024 | Abandon | 28 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17861765 | VEHICLE WITH ELECTRIFIED CHARGING TRAILER CONTROL | July 2022 | February 2026 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17856088 | Predicted Moving Trajectory Processing Method And Apparatus, And Constraint Barrier Display Method And Apparatus | July 2022 | August 2025 | Allow | 38 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17853101 | FUSION WELDING DEVICE AND FUSION WELDING DEVICE CONTROL METHOD | June 2022 | June 2025 | Allow | 35 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17852030 | IDENTIFYING VEHICLE FILLING STATIONS AND GENERATING RELATED VISUAL INDICATIONS | June 2022 | April 2025 | Allow | 33 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17788790 | Vehicle Motion Control Apparatus, Vehicle Motion Control Method, and Vehicle Motion Control System | June 2022 | August 2024 | Allow | 25 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17662129 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR MAP GEOMETRY GENERATION BASED ON OBJECT DETECTION | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17662136 | METHOD, APPARATUS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR LANE GEOMETRY GENERATION BASED ON GRAPH ESTIMATION | May 2022 | December 2024 | Allow | 31 | 3 | 0 | No | No |
| 17658892 | VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM | April 2022 | February 2025 | Allow | 34 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17765945 | Method for Providing Map Data for at Least Two Types of Zones | April 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 35 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17754359 | BATTERY PACK CONTROL METHOD AND SYSTEM, AND VEHICLE | March 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 29 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17690549 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN ANIMATE OBJECTS | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17690619 | SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR CHARGING A VEHICLE | March 2022 | December 2024 | Abandon | 33 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17676585 | MAP GENERATION APPARATUS | February 2022 | July 2024 | Allow | 28 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17674533 | OBJECT DETECTION AND STATE ESTIMATION FROM DEEP LEARNED PER-POINT RADAR REPRESENTATIONS | February 2022 | October 2025 | Allow | 44 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17674773 | TRAJECTORY PREDICTION METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE | February 2022 | September 2024 | Allow | 31 | 1 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17584301 | MOBILE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS EXTENDABLE MAST CONTROL SYSTEMS AND METHODS | January 2022 | July 2025 | Allow | 41 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17570503 | SYNCHRONIZED VEHICLE OPERATION | January 2022 | March 2025 | Abandon | 38 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17566223 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING COLLISIONS IN BLIND AREA OF A VEHICLE, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME | December 2021 | November 2024 | Abandon | 34 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17550721 | MACHINE-LEARNING-BASED STUCK DETECTOR FOR REMOTE ASSISTANCE | December 2021 | March 2025 | Abandon | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17616390 | METHOD FOR CALCULATING THE LATERAL POSITION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE | December 2021 | July 2024 | Allow | 32 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17519683 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ROUTING/ORCHESTRATION/MANAGEMENT OF AERIAL VEHICLES OR DATA ON A NETWORK | November 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 43 | 3 | 1 | Yes | No |
| 17609167 | ARITHMETIC PROCESSING DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, AND UPDATE METHOD | November 2021 | December 2025 | Allow | 49 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17510812 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING EFFICIENCY OF DELIVERY VIA UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES | October 2021 | September 2024 | Allow | 34 | 1 | 0 | No | No |
| 17505138 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PERFORMING REMEDIAL ACTION WHILE A WIRELESS NETWORK OF A VEHICLE IS COMPROMISED | October 2021 | November 2024 | Allow | 37 | 3 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17603715 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ALIGNING A SURGICAL ROBOTIC ARM | October 2021 | August 2025 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | No | No |
| 17394725 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VEHICLE SIGNATURE REDUCTION | August 2021 | January 2025 | Allow | 42 | 2 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17347307 | V2X MESSAGE-BASED TRACKER APPLICATION | June 2021 | March 2025 | Allow | 45 | 5 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17334580 | WAYPOINT TIMELINE USER INTERFACE SYSTEMS AND METHODS | May 2021 | April 2025 | Allow | 46 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 17330549 | THRUST VECTORING SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR USE WITH UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES | May 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17292913 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR OPERATING A BRAKE SYSTEM AND A VEHICLE HAVING THE BRAKE SYSTEM | May 2021 | August 2024 | Allow | 39 | 2 | 0 | No | No |
| 17263837 | DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM IN WHICH PROGRAM IS STORED | January 2021 | June 2025 | Allow | 53 | 4 | 0 | Yes | No |
| 16597359 | FLIGHT ROUTE OPTIONS DETERMINATION SYSTEMS AND METHODS | October 2019 | February 2026 | Abandon | 60 | 5 | 0 | Yes | Yes |
| 16134341 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PLATOONING AND AUTOMATION SAFETY | October 2018 | December 2024 | Allow | 60 | 6 | 1 | Yes | No |
This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner LIANG, HONGYE.
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.
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, 0.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the bottom 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is less effective here than in most other areas.
⚠ 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 LIANG, HONGYE works in Art Unit 3664 and has examined 16 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 81.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 43 months.
Examiner LIANG, HONGYE's allowance rate of 81.2% places them in the 52% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.
On average, applications examined by LIANG, HONGYE receive 3.12 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 89% 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 LIANG, HONGYE is 43 months. This places the examiner in the 17% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.
Conducting an examiner interview provides a +17.5% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by LIANG, HONGYE. 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, 23.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 32% 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.
This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 33.3% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 50% 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 0.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 2% 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.
When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 100.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 93% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.
Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 38% 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 41% 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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