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
18910100METHODS AND MOBILITY APPARATUS FOR PREDICTING AGENT BEHAVIOR FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVINGOctober 2024March 2026Allow1700NoNo
18777484UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE ASSISTED POSITIONINGJuly 2024February 2026Allow1910NoNo
18639421Automated Cut-In Identification and ClassificationApril 2024July 2025Allow1420YesNo
18615690MACHINE-LEARNING-BASED FLIGHT DATA PARAMETER ESTIMATIONMarch 2024January 2026Allow2210YesNo
18598990VEHICLE CONTROL METHOD AND VEHICLE CONTROL DEVICEMarch 2024March 2026Allow2410YesNo
18590950VEHICLE CONTROL SYSTEMFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2310NoNo
18590139INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR VEHICLE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR ESTIMATING AN ESTIMATION VALUE OF TOTAL WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLEFebruary 2024January 2026Allow2310YesNo
18588060IN-VEHICLE EQUIPMENT SETUP DEVICE, IN-VEHICLE EQUIPMENT SETUP METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUMFebruary 2024October 2025Allow2000NoNo
18522431SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AVIATION NOTIFICATIONSNovember 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18501794CREATING A REPRESENTATION OF VISIBLE SPACE AROUND A MACHINE USING A PREVIOUSLY DETERMINED COMBINED OCCUPANCY GRIDNovember 2023October 2025Allow2310NoNo
18385020OPERATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND OPERATION MANAGEMENT METHODOctober 2023November 2025Allow2410YesNo
18384095Determining Emotion of a Driver During Driving AssistanceOctober 2023August 2025Allow2110NoNo
18489620ADAPTIVE SELF-SUPERVISED LEARNED MODEL FOR CONTROLLING A VEHICLEOctober 2023January 2026Allow2710YesNo
18366279DETECTION FUNCTION CONTROL DEVICE, DETECTION FUNCTION CONTROL METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMAugust 2023September 2025Allow2510NoNo
18344791SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF DETECTING FLUID RELEASEJune 2023February 2026Allow3220YesNo
18215662SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AN OPTIMIZED ROUTING OF AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES WITH RISK AWARE MAPSJune 2023September 2025Abandon2710NoNo
18334599SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE PAYLOAD FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLEJune 2023August 2025Allow2600NoNo
18255405CORRECTING DRIVING FORCE OF A SADDLE TYPE VEHICLE ACCORDING TO ATTITUDE OF A DRIVERJune 2023September 2025Allow2710NoNo
18326834PERCEPTION AND UNDERSTANDING OF VEHICLESMay 2023July 2025Allow2510YesNo
18315862ASSISTANCE METHOD AND ASSISTANCE SYSTEM AND ASSISTANCE DEVICE USING ASSISTANCE METHOD THAT EXECUTE PROCESSING RELATING TO A BEHAVIOR MODELMay 2023July 2024Allow1420YesNo
18143884NAVIGATION IN VEHICLE CROSSING SCENARIOSMay 2023February 2026Allow3320NoNo
18140815VEHICLE THAT DETECTS ROAD SURFACE INFORMATION USING CONTACT DETECTORS AND CONTACTLESS DETECTORSApril 2023August 2025Allow2710NoNo
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
18097810TRAFFIC PATTERN CONTROL OF UAVS AND AUTOMATED DOWNWIND EXTENSIONSJanuary 2023July 2025Allow3020YesNo
18082859VEHICULAR ENCLOSED AREA DETERMINATIONDecember 2022March 2025Allow2710YesNo
18079764UNIFIED MAP FOR DRIVING EFFICIENCY AND SAFETYDecember 2022October 2025Allow3420YesNo
18073618SYSTEM, METHOD, AND MACHINE FOR POSITION DETERMINATION OF THUMB BUCKETDecember 2022April 2025Allow2910YesNo
17992067VEHICLE SENSOR DATA PROCESSING METHOD AND SYSTEMNovember 2022July 2025Allow4220NoNo
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
17866961APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING VEHICLEJuly 2022April 2025Allow3320NoNo
17866916VEHICLE DRIVE ASSIST APPARATUSJuly 2022March 2025Allow3220YesNo
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
17808262SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR BI-DIRECTIONAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ONE OR MORE VEHICLES AND A CLOUD BASED COMPUTING SYSTEMJune 2022August 2025Allow3840NoNo
17841330PLANNING-IMPACTED PREDICTION EVALUATIONJune 2022May 2025Abandon3520NoNo
17837303AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS AND METHODSJune 2022August 2025Abandon3830YesNo
17837336METHOD FOR OPERATING A HEADLIGHT SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLEJune 2022October 2024Allow2820YesNo
17835416THRESHING CONTROL SYSTEMJune 2022November 2025Allow4120NoNo
17728268ROUTE MANAGEMENT METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLESApril 2022July 2024Allow2710NoNo
17728015PRE-CONDITIONING CLIMATE CONTROL BASED ON USER'S CALENDAR AND DAILY ROUTINEApril 2022August 2025Abandon3930NoNo
17728117METHOD FOR MULTIMODAL TRANSPORTATION BASED ON AIR VEHICLE AND APPARATUS FOR THE SAMEApril 2022May 2025Allow3721YesNo
17659961SYSTEMS FOR MONITORING AND USING MAT THICKNESS AND BALE GROWTH RATEApril 2022September 2025Allow4110NoNo
17717557SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ENABLING A USER TO RETROFIT A VEHICLE WITH AT LEAST ONE VEHICLE PRODUCTApril 2022January 2025Allow3321YesNo
17702338EFFICIENT POWER TRANSFER TO ELECTRIC VEHICLESMarch 2022October 2025Allow4310YesNo
17702192HOME DELIVERY DEVICEMarch 2022March 2025Abandon3620NoNo
17698377OCCUPANT STATE DETECTION SYSTEMMarch 2022December 2024Allow3320NoNo
17693625SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING FIXED-BASE OPERATOR (FBO) AVIATION SERVICES USING A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICEMarch 2022June 2025Allow3940NoNo
17694015REPEATED DIAGNOSTIC REASONER USE THROUGHOUT SERVICE AND MAINTENANCE OF A VEHICLEMarch 2022July 2024Allow2810NoNo
17693507DRIVING ASSISTANCE DEVICEMarch 2022September 2024Allow3020YesNo
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
17610177INCENTIVE-DRIVEN ROADWAY CONDITION MONITORING FOR IMPROVED SAFETY OF MICROMOBILITY DEVICE OPERATIONNovember 2021September 2024Allow3420YesNo
17523448AIR SEEDING TURN COMPENSATION USING YAW RATE FROM SENSOR ON TOWING VEHICLENovember 2021March 2025Allow4020YesNo
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
17447493PROCESS FOR RELIABLE DETECTION OF THE TOP EDGE OF THE HEADING FACE OF A PILE OF PRODUCT(S) FOR ANIMAL FEEDING, FROM AN EXTRACTION VEHICLE AND SUCH A VEHICLE FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID PROCESSSeptember 2021October 2025Abandon4910NoNo
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
17369876Apparatus, Systems And Methods For Grain Cart-Grain Truck Alignment And Control Using Gnss And / Or Distance SensorsJuly 2021September 2025Abandon5040NoNo
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

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
9.4%
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 101 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 67.3%, this examiner has a below-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 37 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M's allowance rate of 67.3% places them in the 29% 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 2.61 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 76% 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 37 months. This places the examiner in the 34% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly slower than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a +20.1% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by GILBERTSON, SHAYNE M. This interview benefit is in the 64% 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, 26.5% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 44% 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 22.0% 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.

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 87% 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 98% 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 74% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions show above-average success regarding this examiner's actions. Petitionable matters include restriction requirements (MPEP § 1002.02(c)(2)) and various procedural issues.

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 2.9% of allowed cases (in the 73% 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.

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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