USPTO Examiner GILBERTSON SHAYNE M - Art Unit 3665

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18639421Automated Cut-In Identification and ClassificationApril 2024July 2025Allow1420YesNo
18315862ASSISTANCE METHOD AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING ASSISTANCE METHOD THAT EXECUTE PROCESSING RELATING TO A BEHAVIOR MODELMay 2023July 2024Allow1420YesNo
18307870PHANTOM OBJECTS IN SENSOR DATAApril 2023June 2025Allow2610YesNo
18298697PARKING ASSIST APPARATUSApril 2023March 2024Allow1110YesNo
18178777AUTOMATIC STEERING DEVICE, AUTOMATIC STEERING SYSTEM, AUTOMATIC STEERING METHOD, AND AUTOMATIC STEERING PROGRAMMarch 2023April 2025Allow2610YesNo
18170988SIMULATED SHIFTS AND MODES FOR BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE DRIVINGFebruary 2023February 2025Allow2410NoNo
18099349Vehicle Remote Safety Device Control SystemJanuary 2023May 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18082859VEHICULAR ENCLOSED AREA DETERMINATIONDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710YesNo
18073618SYSTEM, METHOD, AND MACHINE FOR POSITION DETERMINATION OF THUMB BUCKETDecember 2022April 2025Allow2910YesNo
17985537VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICENovember 2022February 2025Allow2710NoNo
18053119RECOVERY AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM FOR AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE FLEETNovember 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
17922047HAUL VEHICLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND HAUL VEHICLE MANAGEMENT METHODOctober 2022June 2025Allow3220NoNo
17972162NOTIFICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MOVING BODY PASSENGERSOctober 2022March 2025Allow2810NoNo
17919177METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AIDING EMERGENCY RESPONDERS IN RETRIEVING A PATHOctober 2022February 2025Allow2810NoNo
17941313PREDICTION FOR DRIVING MANEUVERS OF OTHER VEHICLESSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17929069METHOD OF OIL PRE-CONDITIONING FOR AN ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN OF A VEHICLESeptember 2022February 2025Allow3010NoNo
17887905SYSTEMS AND TECHNIQUES FOR SIMULATING MOVEMENT OF ARTICULATED VEHICLESAugust 2022December 2024Allow2810NoNo
17866916VEHICLE DRIVE ASSIST APPARATUSJuly 2022March 2025Allow3220YesNo
17866961APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLEJuly 2022April 2025Allow3320NoNo
17862170COMMUNICATION SYSTEM WITH CONSOLIDATED USER INTERFACE FOR DATALINK MESSAGESJuly 2022November 2024Allow2810YesNo
17856326Center Path Estimator for Agricultural WindrowsJuly 2022February 2025Allow3111NoNo
17856813DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND DRIVER ASSISTANCE METHODJuly 2022February 2025Allow3220NoNo
17841330PLANNING-IMPACTED PREDICTION EVALUATIONJune 2022May 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17837336METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEADLIGHT SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLEJune 2022October 2024Allow2820YesNo
17728268ROUTE MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESApril 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17728117METHOD FOR MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION BASED ON AIR VEHICLE AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAMEApril 2022May 2025Allow3721YesNo
17717557SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENABLING A USER TO RETROFIT A VEHICLE WITH AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE PRODUCTApril 2022January 2025Allow3321YesNo
17702192HOME DELIVERY DEVICEMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17698377OCCUPANT STATE DETECTION SYSTEMMarch 2022December 2024Allow3320NoNo
17694015REPEATED DIAGNOSTIC REASONER USE THROUGHOUT SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE OF A VEHICLEMarch 2022July 2024Allow2810NoNo
17693507DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICEMarch 2022September 2024Allow3020YesNo
17693625SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING FIXED-BASE OPERATOR (FBO) AVIATION SERVICES USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2022June 2025Allow3940NoNo
17690228SLOPE BRAKE PRESSURE DETERMINING METHOD AND DETERMINING SYSTEM, AND VEHICLEMarch 2022April 2025Allow3730NoNo
17682732APPARATUS, METHOD AND ARTICLE TO FACILITATE MOTION PLANNING OF AN AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE IN AN ENVIRONMENT HAVING DYNAMIC OBJECTSFebruary 2022September 2023Allow1930YesNo
17650542Methods and Systems for Automatic Problematic Maneuver Detection and Adapted Motion PlanningFebruary 2022May 2024Allow2710YesNo
17649624TAXI VEHICLE AND TAXI SYSTEMFebruary 2022June 2024Allow2920NoNo
17589147DYNAMIC ADJUSTMENT OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE SYSTEM BASED ON DEEP LEARNING OPTIMIZATIONSJanuary 2022November 2023Allow2100NoNo
17578233SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING FRICTION CIRCLE FEEDBACK FOR VEHICLE SAFETYJanuary 2022August 2024Allow3130NoNo
17565232Automated Cut-In Identification and ClassificationDecember 2021January 2024Allow2510NoNo
17620835MOVING BODY, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAMDecember 2021February 2025Abandon3820NoNo
17540408ENHANCED BIOMETRIC AUTHORIZATIONDecember 2021March 2025Allow3930YesNo
17523448AIR SEEDING TURN COMPENSATION USING YAW RATE FROM SENSOR ON TOWING VEHICLENovember 2021March 2025Allow4020YesNo
17610177INCENTIVE-DRIVEN ROADWAY CONDITION MONITORING FOR IMPROVED SAFETY OF MICROMOBILITY DEVICE OPERATIONNovember 2021September 2024Allow3420YesNo
17609259BRAKING OR ACCELERATING METHODS AND APPARATUSESNovember 2021July 2024Allow3310YesNo
17509287METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS DRIVING OF VEHICLEOctober 2021February 2024Abandon2710NoNo
17495326SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATICALLY GUIDING A MOTOR GRADER WITHIN A WORKSITEOctober 2021April 2024Allow3010NoNo
17491717CONTROL DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, ACTUATOR SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM, AND VEHICLEOctober 2021August 2024Allow3420NoNo
17489326TRACTOR PARAMETER CALIBRATIONSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910YesNo
17487861AGRICULTURAL MACHINE SPEED CONTROL BASED ON WORK QUALITY METRICSSeptember 2021March 2024Allow3010YesNo
17483593Vehicle-to-Everything (V2X) Misbehavior Detection Using a Local Dynamic Map Data ModelSeptember 2021February 2024Allow2910NoNo
17477920RISK ESTIMATION IN AUTONOMOUS DRIVING ENVIRONMENTSSeptember 2021February 2025Allow4140NoNo
17447817METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CREATING A ROAD MODELSeptember 2021December 2024Abandon3940NoNo
17467353DRIVING CONTROL DEVICESeptember 2021April 2024Allow3110NoNo
17404784SYSTEMS FOR CHARACTERIZING A VEHICLE COLLISIONAugust 2021October 2023Allow2610NoNo
17389600DEVICE AND METHOD FOR REDUCING COLLISION RISKJuly 2021June 2024Allow3530YesNo
17383598FLIGHT SYSTEM, FLIGHT ROUTE DETERMINATION METHOD, AND FLIGHT ROUTE DETERMINATION DEVICEJuly 2021February 2024Allow3020YesNo
17370540METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATED GUIDED VEHICLEJuly 2021May 2024Allow3421YesNo
17343491Systems And Methods For Operating Drone Flights Over Public RoadwaysJune 2021January 2024Allow3130YesNo
17290790PRODUCTION SYSTEM FOR MACHINING WORPIECESMay 2021June 2024Abandon3810NoNo
17245934Vehicle Assistance or Control System, as Well as Its Use as GuidesApril 2021October 2023Allow2910YesNo
17287123DEVICE AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING A PUBLIC SAFETY AGENCY COMMAND ISSUED TO A VEHICLEApril 2021March 2024Allow3510NoNo
17281739INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAMMarch 2021May 2024Allow3820NoNo
17219624SMART MOBILITY LINK SYSTEMMarch 2021December 2024Allow4440NoNo
17218051TOP-DOWN SCENE DISCRIMINATIONMarch 2021August 2023Allow2910YesNo
17213647VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND VEHICLE CONTROL METHODMarch 2021July 2023Allow2810YesNo
17209270VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE, VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMarch 2021June 2023Allow2610NoNo
17249919Detecting Vehicle Infotainment User PositionMarch 2021April 2024Abandon3730NoNo
17191274UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ASSISTED POSITIONINGMarch 2021April 2024Allow3830NoNo
17172750Systems And Methods To Employ An Unmanned Aerial Vehicle To Sanitize A VehicleFebruary 2021July 2023Allow2910NoNo
17265590MOVING ROBOT, MOVING ROBOT SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR MOVING TO CHARGING STATION OF MOVING ROBOTFebruary 2021December 2024Abandon4630NoNo
17162932DYNAMIC CONFIGURATION METHOD BASED ON ROLE ASSIGNATION AND MULTI-AGENT PLAN EXECUTION DEVICEJanuary 2021December 2023Allow3410NoNo
17160773VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR VEHICLE CONTROLJanuary 2021January 2024Allow3630YesNo
17149828METHOD FOR ESTIMATING TIRE GRIPJanuary 2021October 2023Allow3320NoNo
17144241CONTROL SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, VEHICLE, AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMJanuary 2021September 2023Allow3220NoNo
17120615Multipurpose Electric Vehicle Control SystemDecember 2020July 2024Allow4300YesNo
17114528Method and Device for Loss Evaluation to Automated DrivingDecember 2020November 2023Abandon3520NoNo
17100793PERCEPTION ERROR MODEL FOR FAST SIMULATION AND ESTIMATION OF PERCEPTION SYSTEM RELIABILITY AND/OR FOR CONTROL SYSTEM TUNINGNovember 2020March 2024Allow4040YesNo
16951459SYSTEM FOR EXTENDING FUNCTIONALITY OF HYPOTHESES GENERATED BY SYMBOLIC/LOGIC-BASED REASONING SYSTEMSNovember 2020July 2023Allow3220YesNo
17080016DRIVING SURFACE FRICTION CHARACTERISTIC DETERMINATIONOctober 2020September 2022Allow2320YesNo
17033211METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BUILDING ROUTE TIME CONSUMPTION ESTIMATION MODEL, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ESTIMATING ROUTE TIME CONSUMPTIONSeptember 2020June 2023Allow3220NoNo
17023743AUTOMATIC OPERATING APPARATUSSeptember 2020May 2024Abandon4440NoNo
17012384Autonomous Parking with Hybrid Exploration of Parking SpaceSeptember 2020May 2023Allow3230YesNo
16947246HYBRID HUMAN/AV DRIVER SYSTEMJuly 2020April 2023Abandon3330NoNo
16921008METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS VEHICLE TO PASS THROUGH CURVE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND MEDIUMJuly 2020January 2023Allow3010NoNo
16894671VEHICLE, CONTROL SYSTEM OF VEHICLE, AND CONTROL METHOD OF VEHICLEJune 2020January 2023Abandon3120YesNo
16756723PROTOCOL DESIGN FOR UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS) TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (UTM)April 2020August 2023Allow4020NoNo
16844562METHOD FOR REAL-TIME MONITORING OF SAFETY REDUNDANCY AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM (ADS) OPERATING WITHIN PREDEFINED RISK TOLERABLE BOUNDARYApril 2020April 2024Abandon4860YesNo
16646958A FEEDBACK BASED REAL TIME STEERING CALIBRATION SYSTEMMarch 2020March 2023Allow3620NoNo
16816161SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING AIRCRAFT SAFE TAXI, TAKEOFF, AND FLIGHT READINESSMarch 2020March 2023Allow3630NoNo
16803652MAINTENANCE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND TERMINAL USED IN THE SAMEFebruary 2020June 2022Allow2810NoNo
16803433ASSISTANCE METHOD AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING ASSISTANCE METHOD THAT EXECUTE PROCESSING RELATING TO A BEHAVIOR MODELFebruary 2020February 2023Allow3630YesNo
16788613VEHICLES, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR VEHICLE RETARDER CONTROL AND DISPLAYFebruary 2020August 2022Allow3030YesNo
16781153SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIND TUNNEL TESTING A UAS IN A FULLY AUTONOMOUS OPERATING MODEFebruary 2020September 2022Abandon3120NoNo
16726999VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMDecember 2019May 2024Abandon5360NoYes
16726607AUTOMOTIVE SENSOR INTEGRATION MODULE AND SYSTEM USING THE SAMEDecember 2019September 2023Allow4541NoNo
16717934METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTONOMOUS AGENTS USING SELF-REINFORCEMENTDecember 2019April 2022Allow2810YesNo
16716198OPTIMIZING A PARAMETRIC MODEL OF AIRCRAFT PERFORMANCEDecember 2019August 2023Allow4430NoNo
16709220NAVIGATION IN VEHICLE CROSSING SCENARIOSDecember 2019January 2023Allow3830NoNo
16692777PLATOONING SYSTEMNovember 2019August 2022Abandon3320YesNo
16685517UNMANNED AIRCRAFT RETURN FLIGHT CONTROL METHOD, DEVICE, AND UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLENovember 2019February 2023Abandon3930NoNo

Appeals Overview

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

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
5
Allowed After Appeal Filing
0
(0.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
5
(100.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
7.6%
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, 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.

Strategic Recommendations

Filing a Notice of Appeal shows limited benefit. Consider other strategies like interviews or amendments before appealing.

Examiner GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M works in Art Unit 3665 and has examined 136 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 75.0%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 34 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M's allowance rate of 75.0% places them in the 32% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M receive 2.33 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 80% 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.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M is 34 months. This places the examiner in the 24% percentile for prosecution speed. Applications take longer to reach final disposition with this examiner compared to most others.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +14.9% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M. This interview benefit is in the 58% 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, 28.3% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 41% 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.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 30.0% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 35% 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, 133.3% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 86% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 100.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 97% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 75.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 66.7% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 84% 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 Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 35% 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 2.0% of allowed cases (in the 65% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions more often than average when claims are allowable but formal matters remain (MPEP § 714.14).

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

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

  • Expect multiple rounds of prosecution: This examiner issues more office actions than average. Address potential issues proactively in your initial response and consider requesting an interview early in prosecution.
  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.
  • Plan for extended prosecution: Applications take longer than average with this examiner. Factor this into your continuation strategy and client communications.

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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