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
18838443METHOD FOR OPTIMISING THE ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF A MOTOR VEHICLEAugust 2024March 2026Allow1910YesNo
18727378VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLEJuly 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18767042Detecting General Road Weather ConditionsJuly 2024February 2026Allow2010YesNo
18737769DATA STORAGE AND TRANSFER DEVICE FOR AN AGRICULTURAL INTELLIGENCE COMPUTING SYSTEMJune 2024February 2026Allow2110NoNo
18638289SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE WHEEL DETECTIONApril 2024February 2026Allow2210NoNo
18638233Method and System for Annotating Graphs of Vehicle DataApril 2024November 2025Allow1910NoNo
18616679VEHICLE CONTROL APPARATUSMarch 2024October 2025Allow1910NoNo
18612064CONTROL DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2024September 2025Allow1810YesNo
18689013ACTIVATION SYSTEM FOR WORK MACHINE, ACTIVATION METHOD FOR WORK MACHINE, AND WORK MACHINEMarch 2024October 2025Allow2010YesNo
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
18432757TRAINING METHOD FOR AN AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE AUTOMATION SYSTEMFebruary 2024December 2025Allow2210NoNo
18428668SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRIC PROPULSION PERFORMANCE MONITORINGJanuary 2024March 2026Allow2520NoNo
18579163SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FEATURE-BASED FORWARD COLLISION DETECTIONJanuary 2024January 2026Allow2420NoNo
18567620METHOD FOR DETECTING AN OBJECT IN A ROAD SURFACE, METHOD FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING AND AUTOMOTIVE LIGHTING DEVICEDecember 2023March 2026Allow2720YesNo
18530125METHODS AND VEHICLES FOR CAPTURING EMOTION OF A HUMAN DRIVER AND CUSTOMIZING VEHICLE RESPONSEDecember 2023December 2025Allow2410NoNo
18382140DISPLAY CONTROL DEVICE FOR A VEHICLEOctober 2023September 2025Allow2310NoNo
18489514USER PRIORITIES FOR PERFORMING FARMING ACTIONSOctober 2023January 2026Allow2710NoNo
18241576SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VEHICLE OCCLUSION DETECTIONSeptember 2023October 2025Allow2510NoNo
18457418MAPPING LANE MARKS AND NAVIGATION BASED ON MAPPED LANE MARKSAugust 2023August 2024Allow1110NoNo
18236236SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR INCREASING THE SAFETY OF VOICE CONVERSATIONS BETWEEN DRIVERS AND REMOTE PARTIESAugust 2023January 2026Allow2930YesNo
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
18134449NAVIGATION VIDEO GENERATION AND ACQUISITION METHODS AND APPARATUSES, SERVER, DEVICE, AND MEDIUMApril 2023November 2025Allow3110YesNo
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
18103585MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL DEVICE, MOBILE OBJECT CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2023December 2025Allow3510YesNo
18147865CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLEDecember 2022October 2025Allow3310NoNo
18071997SPECIFIC TRAVERSAL PLAN FROM GENERAL PLAN AND ACTUAL TRAVERSAL OF LATTICENovember 2022July 2025Allow3210YesNo
17993609DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICENovember 2022September 2025Allow4421NoNo
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
17988839Exchange Of Data Between A Navigation Device And A Data Cloud For A RouteNovember 2022August 2024Allow2110NoNo
17987907DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICE, DRIVING ASSISTANCE METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING DRIVING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMNovember 2022December 2025Allow3711YesNo
17925269INFORMATION COLLECTION METHOD, DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUMNovember 2022October 2025Allow3520YesNo
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
17942445VEHICLE TRAVELING REMOTE CONTROL SYSTEMSeptember 2022July 2025Allow3510NoNo
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
17901498DRIVING FORCE CONTROL APPARATUS, SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD THEREOFSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3510NoNo
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
17873096SYSTEMS FOR TRANSFERRING USER PROFILES BETWEEN VEHICLES USING CLOUD SERVICESJuly 2022February 2025Allow3111NoNo
17795111VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEJuly 2022August 2024Allow2510NoNo
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
17715011PERSONALIZED VEHICLE LANE CHANGE MANEUVER PREDICTIONApril 2022October 2025Allow4211NoNo
17657965Method and System for Annotating Graphs of Vehicle DataApril 2022January 2024Allow2110YesNo
17711482SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CALIBRATING A MAP OF AN AUTONOMOUS ROBOTApril 2022January 2025Allow3311YesNo
17711994SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUSES FOR AUTOMATED CROP MONITORINGApril 2022November 2024Abandon3211NoNo
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
17602127Device For An Electronic System For Checking The Pressure Of The Tyres Of A Motor VehicleOctober 2021September 2025Allow4730YesYes
17449174SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COORDINATING DEVICE ACTIONSSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910YesNo
17487875SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REPAIR OF VEHICLE BODY DAMAGESeptember 2021June 2023Allow2020NoNo
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

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
6
Examiner Affirmed
2
(33.3%)
Examiner Reversed
4
(66.7%)
Reversal Percentile
87.5%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 66.7% 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
15
Allowed After Appeal Filing
4
(26.7%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
11
(73.3%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
38.9%
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, 26.7% 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 259 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 75% 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 1.47 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 25% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues significantly fewer office actions than most examiners.

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 70% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +5.3% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by BRUSHABER, FREDERICK M. This interview benefit is in the 31% 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, 35.8% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 81% 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 35.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 53% 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, 57.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 49% 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 64.7% of appeals filed. This is in the 45% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 45.5% 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, 37.5% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

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.

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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