USPTO Examiner BRUSHABER FREDERICK M - Art Unit 3665

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18440457HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAZARD WARNING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF SAMEFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18439619Detecting of Automatic DrivingFebruary 2024March 2025Abandon1310NoNo
18435924AUTOMATED AGRICULTURE IMPLEMENTFebruary 2024April 2025Allow1410NoNo
18457418MAPPING LANE MARKS AND NAVIGATION BASED ON MAPPED LANE MARKSAugust 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18231966SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURABLE OPERATION OF A ROBOT BASED ON AREA CLASSIFICATIONAugust 2023January 2025Allow1720YesNo
18230251Apparatus for Selectively Sharing the Power of a Multidrive Unit VehicleAugust 2023August 2024Allow1210NoNo
18364541METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING GOODS BY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEAugust 2023January 2025Allow1720NoNo
18213788DATA STORAGE AND TRANSFER DEVICE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE COMPUTING SYSTEMJune 2023February 2024Allow700NoNo
18334928MAILBOX ASSEMBLYJune 2023February 2025Abandon2020NoNo
18324621RESIDUE QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE SYSTEM FOR A HARVESTERMay 2023March 2024Allow1011NoNo
18131966Detecting General Road Weather ConditionsApril 2023April 2024Allow1210NoNo
18165700VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM FOR STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROL, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLEFebruary 2023June 2025Allow2810NoNo
17988839Exchange Of Data Between A Navigation Device And A Data Cloud For A RouteNovember 2022August 2024Allow2110NoNo
17925863MAIN DRIVER INFORMATION ACQUISITION-BASED VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD, AND VEHICLENovember 2022January 2025Allow2610NoNo
17925921ROAD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, SERVER COMPUTER, AND ROAD MANAGEMENT METHODNovember 2022February 2025Allow2710NoNo
17983129SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE WHEEL DETECTIONNovember 2022February 2024Allow1610NoNo
17980244VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, METHOD FOR RECOGNIZING GESTURE MADE OUTSIDE VEHICLENovember 2022June 2025Allow3111YesNo
17979170Apparatus for Preventing Collision at Intersection and Method ThereofNovember 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17919561DRIVE ASSISTANCE DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAMOctober 2022April 2025Allow3020YesNo
18046690MODULAR SYSTEM MODE CONTROLLER AND RELATED METHODSOctober 2022December 2024Allow2710YesNo
17958257INDOOR ALTITUDE DETERMINATION FOR AERIAL VEHICLESSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2901YesNo
17954493Method for Operating a CraneSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
17953591PERCEPTION SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLESeptember 2022March 2025Allow2910YesNo
17913386SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THE DECELERATION OF AN AIRCRAFT ON A RUNWAY ON THE GROUND AND ASSOCIATED METHODSeptember 2022June 2025Allow3220NoNo
17943562Systems And Methods For Multi-Signal Fault AnalysisSeptember 2022July 2024Allow2210YesNo
17929429METHOD FOR DETERMINING OBJECT INFORMATION RELATING TO AN OBJECT IN A VEHICLE ENVIRONMENT, CONTROL UNIT AND VEHICLESeptember 2022January 2025Allow2810NoNo
17902391METHODS AND SYSTEMS TO ALLOW REAL PILOTS IN REAL AIRCRAFT USING AUGMENTED AND VIRTUAL REALITY TO MEET IN A VIRTUAL PIECE OF AIRSPACESeptember 2022March 2025Abandon3140NoNo
17899996SERVER, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODAugust 2022September 2024Allow2510YesNo
17897812SEAT AUTOMATIC ARRANGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING VEHICLEAugust 2022February 2025Allow2911NoNo
17896163NAVIGATION METHOD AND APPARATUSAugust 2022May 2025Allow3330NoNo
17895891SYSTEM FOR 3D SURVEYING BY A UGV AND A UAV WITH AUTOMATIC PROVISION OF REFERENCING OF UGV LIDAR DATA AND UAV LIDAR DATAAugust 2022February 2025Allow3000NoNo
17892510Laser Lane Keeping DeviceAugust 2022December 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17801081ROUTE DETERMINATION METHOD, APPARATUS, SERVER AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR COLD CHAIN DISTRIBUTIONAugust 2022January 2025Allow2910NoNo
17889716MONITORING SYSTEMAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17888656MULTI-SELECTABLE APPLICATION MODE STEERING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOFAugust 2022March 2025Allow3110NoNo
17819078COUNTER-DEFLECTION LOAD ESTIMATION SYSTEM FOR A TIREAugust 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17885698GOAL-BASED ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGINGAugust 2022July 2024Allow2300NoNo
17881665SYSTEM AND MOBILE FREIGHT STATION AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION, DELIVERY, AND COLLECTION OF FREIGHTAugust 2022May 2024Abandon2110NoNo
17795111VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17873096SYSTEMS FOR TRANSFERRING USER PROFILES BETWEEN VEHICLES USING CLOUD SERVICESJuly 2022February 2025Allow3111NoNo
17869685RETRANSMISSION OF SIGNALS USING AERIAL VEHICLESJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17866891CENTER DEVICE AND VEHICLE INFORMATION COMMUNICATION SYSTEMJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510YesNo
17864565METHOD OF CONFIGURING LONGITUDINAL WIRELESS CHARGING CHAIN FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND APPARATUS AND SYSTEM THEREFORJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
17842040SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ASSESSING THE PERFORMANCE OF AN AUTOMATED AUTONOMOUS DRIVING EVALUATORJune 2022April 2025Allow3410YesNo
17839640Method for Performing a Vehicle Assist OperationJune 2022September 2024Allow2710NoNo
17835010SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING THE SAFETY OF VOICE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN DRIVERS AND REMOTE PARTIESJune 2022February 2023Allow810YesNo
17756109APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING A COGNITIVE STATE OF A USER OF A VEHICLEMay 2022January 2025Allow3220NoNo
17663243Detecting of Automatic DrivingMay 2022November 2023Allow1810YesNo
17659550MAP-MATCHING FOR LOW-SAMPLING-RATE GPS TRAJECTORIESApril 2022February 2025Allow3410YesNo
17721597METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING GOODS BY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLEApril 2022May 2023Allow1310NoNo
17718079SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONFIGURABLE OPERATION OF A ROBOT BASED ON AREA CLASSIFICATIONApril 2022June 2023Allow1410YesNo
17714945VEHICLE SAFETY OPERATION MANAGER FOR DRIVER ASSISTANCE FUNCTIONSApril 2022August 2024Allow2810YesNo
17657965Method and System for Annotating Graphs of Vehicle DataApril 2022January 2024Allow2110YesNo
17711994SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR AUTOMATED CROP MONITORINGApril 2022November 2024Abandon3211NoNo
17711482SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A MAP OF AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTApril 2022January 2025Allow3311YesNo
17689921METHODS AND VEHICLES FOR CAPTURING EMOTION OF A HUMAN DRIVER AND CUSTOMIZING VEHICLE RESPONSEMarch 2022August 2023Allow1710NoNo
17577997METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DAMPING OSCILLATIONS OF A PAYLOADJanuary 2022December 2024Allow3520NoNo
17574137INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUSJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3110YesNo
17558241HEAVY EQUIPMENT HAZARD WARNING APPARATUS AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR USE OF SAMEDecember 2021September 2023Allow2110NoNo
17644274SOFTWARE INTERLOCKDecember 2021July 2024Allow3110YesNo
17526085ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST DEVICE AND PROGRAMNovember 2021March 2024Allow2800NoNo
17518967METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING GOODS BY UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE AND AUTONOMOUS VEHICLENovember 2021January 2022Allow300NoNo
17452483Use of Detected Objects for Image ProcessingOctober 2021February 2024Allow2820YesNo
17509136Method and System for Real-Time Diagnostics and Fault Monitoring in a Robotic SystemOctober 2021May 2024Allow3110NoNo
17487875SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPAIR OF VEHICLE BODY DAMAGESeptember 2021June 2023Allow2020NoNo
17449174SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING DEVICE ACTIONSSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910YesNo
17436591LAYERED DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM APPLIED TO MARINE INFORMATION NETWORK AND METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2021February 2022Allow500NoNo
17394481CALIBRATING MOUNTING MISALIGNMENTS OF SENSORS ON AN IMPLEMENT OF A WORK MACHINE USING SWING MOTIONAugust 2021February 2024Allow3010YesNo
17383591Apparatus for Selectively Sharing the Power of a Multidrive Unit VehicleJuly 2021May 2023Allow2110NoNo
17425187COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY DEACTIVATING THE LEFT OR RIGHT TURN SIGNALS OF A VEHICLE AT THE END OF A TURNJuly 2021March 2024Allow3210NoNo
17380630DATA STORAGE AND TRANSFER DEVICE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE COMPUTING SYSTEMJuly 2021February 2023Allow1910NoNo
17420187PASSIVE SAFETY DESIGN SYSTEMS AND METHODSJuly 2021June 2024Abandon3510NoNo
17219810CREATION AND USE OF ENHANCED MAPSMarch 2021January 2024Allow3430YesNo
17217011SYSTEM AND METHOD TO REDUCE RUNWAY OCCUPANCY TIME USING PSEUDO THRESHOLDMarch 2021August 2023Allow2810NoNo
17208769INTERACTIVE 3D POINT CLOUD MATCHINGMarch 2021June 2024Allow3920NoNo
17199060METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE LONGITUDINAL DYNAMICS OF A VEHICLEMarch 2021May 2023Allow2620NoNo
17198420METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLE, VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2021February 2023Allow2310NoNo
17195347TRAILER LANE DEPARTURE WARNING AND LANE KEEP ASSISTMarch 2021January 2023Allow2210NoNo
17195611AERIAL VEHICLE FLIGHT CONTROL METHOD AND DEVICE THEREOFMarch 2021May 2023Allow2720NoNo
17193312LOCAL DRONE IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATIONMarch 2021January 2023Allow2310NoNo
17188091SIGNAL STRENGTH REPRESENTATION AND AUTOMATIC CONNECTION AND CONTROL UPON A SELF-PROPELLED DEVICEMarch 2021January 2024Allow3420NoNo
17184438METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MODELING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE BEHAVIORFebruary 2021February 2024Allow3510NoNo
17142212Vehicle positioning method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic deviceJanuary 2021January 2024Allow3610NoNo
17129774MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEMDecember 2020September 2023Allow3340YesNo
17126734MAPPING LANE MARKS AND NAVIGATION BASED ON MAPPED LANE MARKSDecember 2020May 2023Allow2920YesYes
17121824AIRCRAFT FLIGHT STRATEGY SELECTION SYSTEMS AND METHODSDecember 2020May 2025Abandon5320NoYes
17120058VEHICLE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOFDecember 2020January 2024Allow3710NoNo
17093587METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR MEASURING THE DEPTH OF A BODY OF WATER AHEAD OF THE USER'S POSITION/LOCATIONNovember 2020December 2022Allow2510YesNo
17088349Methods and Systems for Vehicle Display Data Integration with Mobile Device DataNovember 2020September 2023Allow3410NoNo
17052713MARKET BASED DETECT AND AVOID (DAA) SOLUTIONSNovember 2020June 2023Allow3110NoNo
17079693Detecting General Road Weather ConditionsOctober 2020January 2023Allow2610NoNo
17080814METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ENSURING AVIATION SAFETY IN THE PRESENCE OF OWNSHIP AIRCRAFTOctober 2020July 2023Abandon3311YesNo
17070830COLLISION AWARENESS USING HISTORICAL DATA FOR VEHICLESOctober 2020August 2023Allow3420NoNo
17065683SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A NUMBER OF FEASIBLE TARGET TRAFFIC FOR A PAIRED APPROACHOctober 2020May 2023Allow3110YesNo
17020926SOUND ANALYSIS TO IDENTIFY A DAMAGED COMPONENT IN A WORK MACHINESeptember 2020July 2023Allow3410NoNo
16980222TRAVEL SICKNESS ESTIMATION SYSTEM, MOVING VEHICLE, TRAVEL SICKNESS ESTIMATION METHOD, AND TRAVEL SICKNESS ESTIMATION PROGRAMSeptember 2020December 2023Allow3910NoNo
17013868METHOD FOR OPERATION AND INDUSTRIAL TRUCKSeptember 2020December 2022Allow2710YesNo
17012532SPINNING OUT VEHICULAR MICRO CLOUDSSeptember 2020January 2024Allow4030NoNo
17010224ACCESSING INFORMATION REGARDING AN UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLESeptember 2020April 2024Allow4330YesNo
17009697METHOD FOR CONTROLLING A MOTOR VEHICLE REMOTELYSeptember 2020March 2024Allow4240NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
5
Examiner Affirmed
2
(40.0%)
Examiner Reversed
3
(60.0%)
Reversal Percentile
83.8%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 60.0% 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
11
Allowed After Appeal Filing
3
(27.3%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
8
(72.7%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
37.1%
Lower 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, 27.3% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is below the USPTO average, suggesting that filing an appeal has limited effectiveness in prompting favorable reconsideration.

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 shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M works in Art Unit 3665 and has examined 311 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 90.7%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 28 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M's allowance rate of 90.7% 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 BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M receive 1.39 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 30% 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 BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M is 28 months. This places the examiner in the 53% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +6.7% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M. This interview benefit is in the 35% 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, 35.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 75% 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 33.8% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% 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, 40.0% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 36% percentile among all examiners. Note: Pre-appeal conferences show below-average success with this examiner. Consider whether your arguments are strong enough to warrant a PAC request.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 61.5% of appeals filed. This is in the 34% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 50.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner shows below-average willingness to reconsider rejections during appeals. Be prepared to fully prosecute appeals if filed.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 31.6% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 24% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are rarely granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Ensure you have a strong procedural basis before filing a petition, as the Technology Center Director typically upholds this examiner's decisions.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 34% 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 35% 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:

  • 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.

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.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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